Four kinds of claim
A list of model numbers. The strongest ordinary form. The Presto sealing ring names three: 01260, 01340 and 01360. The T-fal Secure 5 gasket names two machines with their sizes. If yours is on the list, the question is settled.
A hub standard. KitchenAid’s attachments that bolt to the front power hub — the slicer and shredder, the grinder, the pasta roller — say “any” or “all” household KitchenAid stand mixers. That is a family rather than a list, and it is equally checkable: the hub is the same across the range, which is why a hub attachment fits everything and a bowl tool does not.
“Universal.” Meaningless on its own, useful with dimensions. Steba publishes every measurement of its raclette pans; the claim then becomes verifiable.
A published exclusion. The strongest of all, and the rarest — see below.
The kind that is none of them
“Compatible with X container replacement blades.” One blade on this site says exactly that and nothing else — no machine reference, no dimensions, no blade count. That cannot be acted on, and we say so on its page.
The strongest claim of all
A published exclusion. The KitchenAid KSMICM ice cream maker replaces the bowl rather than bolting to the hub, so it cannot fit everything — and it says so, naming seven mixers it does not fit. The Prestige Junior ring adds “Does not work with other brands or models” in a bullet of its own. A maker that tells you when not to buy has told you something a compatibility list cannot.
The method
- Read the number on the part you are replacing, or the model number on the appliance’s rating plate.
- Compare it to the numbers in the listing.
- Where there is no number, measure — and compare with published dimensions.
- Where there is neither, do not order.
What readers want to know
Which claim is strongest?
A published exclusion. The KitchenAid ice cream maker names seven mixers it does not fit — the Artisan Mini KSM3316 and KSM3317, the K5SS, KSM50, KSM500 and KSM450 bowl-lifts, and the Professional KSM90 and KG25H — and tells you twice to check your model number. A sentence that stops a wrong order is worth more than a list that only invites a right one.
Is "universal" ever meaningful?
Only when dimensions accompany it. The Steba raclette pans publish 8.1 × 3.1 × 1.1 inches overall and 3.9 × 3.1 × 0.7 inches for the pan itself, which turns "universal" into something you can hold a ruler against. Without the figures, it means only that the maker hopes so.
Where is my model number?
On the rating plate, almost always underneath the appliance or on the back: a sticker or embossed plate with the model number, the voltage and the wattage. On a pressure cooker it is on the base; on a stand mixer, under the base or behind the head. Use that number, not the name on the box — a maker can sell several generations under one name.
Last reviewed 17 October 2026