kitchenaid

Hi, I'm new to the site though have been living here for 4 years. Came as a student but am now marrying a Brit. We received a US Kitchenaid mixer for my bridal shower and I'm dying to bring it over here. I don't mind paying for a transformer as I expect it may still be cheaper than buying the UK equivalent Kitchenaid. However, I want to make sure I'm not doing the wrong thing. Has anyone out there tried this? We're both in academia so we expect to spend a good part of our lives going back and forth between US/UK so we don't mind investing in a good transformer.

You can get a converter for something like 20 quid from ...errrr...   darn, the name is eluding me at the moment, but its a big chain computer/electronics store.
I got one there and used it for a year without any troubles and intend to bring it back to use for my battery charger.