Kitchenaid mixers
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| 1 | On the market for a new one. My kenwood burned out. New machine needs to handle at least 1 kilo of heavy yeast dough. Frequent bread baker here Breadmakers just won’t do lilyfield - 2019-08-20 16:53:00 |
| 2 | Don't get th KSM150, artisan. Not sure about other models, but I found out that it has a sacrificial part (sprocket thing) which will sacrifice itself when mixing things like bread dough/pasta. Not sure if I was unlucky, but I would go a bigger model. (Pasta and bread now get made by hand again, but not often). unknowndisorder - 2019-08-20 17:28:00 |
| 3 | My sister got a top of the line kitchenaid and as I was in the market for a new cake mixer I asked for her view on it. Her opinion and hers gets used once to twice a week was do not touch kitchenaid. I was told to go and buy a good quality kenwood because she was throwing her kitchenaid out and was also off to buy a kenwood. While the kitchenaid looks pretty compared to the kenwood the kenwood is doing everything I want it to do including mincing paua. strathview - 2019-08-21 14:18:00 |
| 4 | Interesting comments lilyfield - 2019-08-21 15:49:00 |
| 5 | lilyfield wrote: Me. But only on the basis of a hand held electric beater I bought. I used it twice before I gave up. The beaters were just thin wire basically and they didn't mix enough to actually cream soft butter, let alone successfully mix in any other ingredients. I could do it by hand faster. But even modern day Kenwoods have their flaws. There is a nut on the K beater. Mine broke. I showed it to my DH who said it was a cheap die cast nut and, in his words, "what a load of junk". He proceeded to pull the top of the beater apart and said it was all made out of cheap metal. Breville and Sunbeam bench mixers will have exactly the same issue of cheap materials I think. But I still prefer Kenwood. It is not as pretty but does the job. I got one with the highest wattage. I make the Vogel's style loaf that Pickles posted on here yonks ago. I use less water so it can be kneaded. It is a really really heavy dough and each batch weighs up to 2kg, depending on how much starter I use. I make two batches (separately of course) at the same time and then split the proofed dough into three 1.43kg loaves. The Kenwood handles the kneading, but I do the first knead (so I can test the amount of liquid in the dough)and last 10mins, of each by hand, so that I can get a good feel for the dough and to ensure it has a good stretch before the first proof. The bran, wholemeal, seeds and kibbled grains make it hard to get a decent stretch which is why I use the Kenwood. If I had space and money I would just get a proper kneading machine but that is never going to happen. buzzy110 - 2019-08-21 16:24:00 |
| 6 | Buzzy, lilyfield - 2019-08-21 16:35:00 |
| 7 | lilyfield wrote: I haven't looked at them for a while. Not since I got my new Kenwood (maybe 15 years ago). I just bought the one with the most wattage. I don't even know what model it is. But we have the internet now and when I buy stuff now I look at customer reviews. buzzy110 - 2019-08-21 16:52:00 |
| 8 | I have had a Kitchenaid for nearly 8 years now and love it.I use it quite a bit for baking,making dough,pasta etc and it has never missed a beat. carriebradshaw - 2019-08-21 18:32:00 |
| 9 | I'm using my mother's old Kenwood & it's never missed a beat either & it must 40-50 years old. samanya - 2019-08-21 18:47:00 |
| 10 | Don't buy the cheaper Kenwoods especially if you do lots of baking and other cooking. I got a Chef XL sensor. I think it was around the $1000 but I got it on a special. (Yes I love a discounted price) Got lots of bits and I can use the old ones from my Mum's old machine that blew up. That one was over 50 years old and was a real cracker until the motor blew up. strathview - 2019-08-21 20:47:00 |
| 11 | Briscoes have Kenwoods on sale atm...half price. samanya - 2019-08-23 13:26:00 |
| 12 | I have had my ken wood since 1967 and it is still going strong. laura.bag - 2019-09-02 12:19:00 |
