[Sca-cooks] Which KitchenAid?
Martha Oser
osermart at msu.edu
Sat Dec 9 12:52:20 PST 2006
From my experience, I can say unquestionably that KitchenAid = Good.
My mother had one that she got as a wedding present nearly 40 years ago and
the only reason that she had to get a new one was that the flanges that held
the bowl in place gave out from mixing too much Lebkuchen batter over the
years.
Try to get the one with the 5-quart mixing bowl if you can. The 4.5-quart
one I have is sometimes a little small.
I would avoid the massive model with the big brackets that hold the bowl in
place (get one where the bowl twists into the base). The only way that you
can scrape the bowl or remove the bowl on the big model is to remove the
mixing paddle and take the bowl out completely. I have friends that have
that one and say it's a pain in the butt to use.
As far as attachments, I have the grinder/slicer attachment but have only
used it a couple of times. I'm hoping Santa-Mom will get me the pasta
roller attachment for Christmas!
-Helena
> I noticed that my local CostCo is selling a KitchenAid mixer. And i
> periodically see KitchenAid mixers marked down in various shops. But
> i don't know if they are worth the couple hundred bucks... I might be
> buying into a model that's too small (i'd be using it for feasts), or
> the low end model with a weak heart... errr, motor, or a version that
> can't take useful attachments...
>
> And which attachments are useful? I seem to recall a discussion of
> the sausage stuffer in which it appears that hand stuffing was better
> than the KitchenAid...
>
> Any hints appreciated.
>
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