yeah it minimizes that noise as well..

I can remember learning that trick from watching my Gran in the kitchen years ago. Good tip for beginner cooks. Thinking about it Im not sure there are any cooks on here who are just starting out in the kitchen. The majority of the members here are pretty adept in the kitchen.

It's also nice to put a damp towel under a cutting board for certain tasks to stop it from sliding.

I've got a couple large bowls (OLD) that have handles for pouring and a pour spout with a grip-type bottom - they don't move at all!

I use the towel trick when mixing a moist dough in the KA. With the high speed and sticky dough the machine will walk right off the counter. The damp towel prevents that.

Speaking of DOUGH, IC... here's another helpful hint for any who may not know... when washing mixing bowls, dough hooks, etc. that have difficult-to-remove bread dough on them, place them in COLD soapy water versus HOT soapy water.

The chemical make-up of gluten- an ingredient in flour- causes it to immediately expand, cling and stick the moment it's introduced to warmth. Placing these tricky soiled items into COLD water causes it to stay put, even harden up and makes it MUCH EASIER to scrub off. Plus it's less pasty, less sticky and much easier to rinse out of your green/yellow scrubbie-sponges and scouring pads!

Try it- you'll be amazed!