I prefer an appliance garage over a lift.

I love my mixer lift. I don’t have a plug in the counter and have never had a problem with the cord. This is one of those things where once you have it, you wonder how you ever lived without it.

No, you keep it on the lift while in use. No need to move it, that’s the whole point.

Is the idea that you use it on the lift, or that you move it onto the counter to use? I’m confused by the plug in comment, but that lift also doesn’t look sturdy enough to handle the way I use my mixer!