[Sca-cooks] New mixing toy!

[Stefan li Rous]

> YIPPIE!!  Now for all the toys to use with it.
> Bear
>
> > Mentioned to him I was looking for a mixer and we ended up in his 
> private
> > stsh room and I came out with a brand new, in the box 6 quart 
> Epicurian 475
> > watt Kitchenaid.  For $100.00!!  YIPPIE!!~
> >
> > THLady Olwen the Odd
Is this one of the current models or an older one? I did find a chart 
of the current six or seven models but I don't know how to figure out 
what is really there when someone says they have an "xx"  model 
Kitchenaid for sale or what its pros and cons might be over the new 
ones. I've been using web searches, looking for comments and reviews, 
but there may be a better way. It looks like with the single power 
take-off shaft on the front that most of the accessories work with most 
models, although there are apparently some differences in dough hooks 
between models, at least recently.

Congratulations, Olwen. This sounds like a wonderful buy.

I've also seen a number of KitchenAid accessories for sale on eBay, so 
you might want to look there as your finances permit.

Since Olwen mentioned the mixer for marzipan, it is now making me 
wonder if I can use my new (300W) hand-mixer for mixing this or whether 
this is one of the things which is beyond it. Then again, I'm unlikely 
to ever mix up the size batch that Olwen probably is.

Stefan
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