OFF TOPIC - stand mixers

Originally Posted by Cheryl Isaak

Thanks Dianne - I want the larger one if the family really wants me to
make the apple cake more often.

I want the one with the lever to raise/lower the bowl
Cheryl

One thing to think about if you want a real deal. I found my KitchenAid on Craiglist for $40 from a young man who was selling his grandmother's stuff. I had to pay another $50 for the dough hook, but that is still a great deal for a powerful mixer. Mine is the type with the lift bowl and was very gently used. I've added more dings to it than it got for the years the previous owner had it.

I make bread once or twice a week in it - watch out when you add flour or liquids because it will throw them out! I saw an episode of Good Eats where Alton Brown pulsed his KA and that works very well to keep things in the bowl.

Anne

On 2011-11-25, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
I have gleefully smoked the all in one mixer, blender, food processor I
got years ago as a gift (not something I'd have bought)

who has a favorite stand mixer? and why


I"m getting a new one for the holidays

Cheryl

I love my Kicthen Aid stand mixer. It's 10 years old and going strong.
My Mom's is 25 years old and used for her cake business as well as home
and it is also goign strong. I use mine for the heavy bread doughs,
cookies, making saugage, pasta, and ice cream. I have the attachements
for all those. It's pretty much used for everything.
-Margaret in MA
--
Margaret St. John

On 2011/11/28 04:01 PM, Margaret St. John wrote:
On 2011-11-25, Cheryl wrote:
I have gleefully smoked the all in one mixer, blender, food processor I
got years ago as a gift (not something I'd have bought)

who has a favorite stand mixer? and why


I"m getting a new one for the holidays

Cheryl

I love my Kicthen Aid stand mixer. It's 10 years old and going strong.
My Mom's is 25 years old and used for her cake business as well as home
and it is also goign strong. I use mine for the heavy bread doughs,
cookies, making saugage, pasta, and ice cream. I have the attachements
for all those. It's pretty much used for everything.
-Margaret in MA

Isn't it wonderful when appliances really do a good job! I remember
when I first saw a food processor. It was very cheap, so I bought one,
and afterwards wished I'd bought one for my DDs as well! That one had
grater blades as well, which a later model didn't have. I thought I was
getting a bigger and better one, but that was not so.

Joyce in RSA.

On 28/11/2011 14:01, Margaret St. John wrote:
I love my Kicthen Aid stand mixer. It's 10 years old and going strong.
My Mom's is 25 years old and used for her cake business as well as home
and it is also goign strong. I use mine for the heavy bread doughs,
cookies, making saugage, pasta, and ice cream. I have the attachements
for all those. It's pretty much used for everything.
-Margaret in MA

We found that the attachments were not really much use unless you were
cooking for a big family. For just the two of us it was not worth the
hassle of using the attachment then spending ages cleaning it
afterwards. We eventually sold all the attachments, apart from the
liquidiser, to a local hotel.
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
(Remove dentures to reply)

On 11/28/11 1:14 PM, Karen C in Calif wrote:
Bruce wrote:

On 28/11/2011 14:01, Margaret St. John wrote:

I love my Kicthen Aid stand mixer. It's 10 years old and going strong.
My Mom's is 25 years old and used for her cake business as well as home
and it is also goign strong. I use mine for the heavy bread doughs,
cookies, making saugage, pasta, and ice cream. I have the attachements
for all those. It's pretty much used for everything.
-Margaret in MA


We found that the attachments were not really much use unless you were
cooking for a big family. For just the two of us it was not worth the
hassle of using the attachment then spending ages cleaning it
afterwards. We eventually sold all the attachments, apart from the
liquidiser, to a local hotel.


As my ex found with the food processor he insisted on buying with some
of our wedding money. Cooking for two, by the time he got it out of the
cupboard, then washed/dried/reassembled and put it back into the
cupboard, I was long since done slicing/chopping an equivalent amount
with the old-fashioned knife washed/dried/back in the drawer. He played
with it a couple times soon after he bought it, and when we were in our
last apartment, it never got out of the packing box into the kitchen
because he'd realized it was more trouble than it was worth.



I challenge you to mix a shortbread dough by hand

On 2011-11-28, Bruce wrote:
On 28/11/2011 14:01, Margaret St. John wrote:
I love my Kicthen Aid stand mixer. It's 10 years old and going strong.
My Mom's is 25 years old and used for her cake business as well as home
and it is also goign strong. I use mine for the heavy bread doughs,
cookies, making saugage, pasta, and ice cream. I have the attachements
for all those. It's pretty much used for everything.
-Margaret in MA

We found that the attachments were not really much use unless you were
cooking for a big family. For just the two of us it was not worth the
hassle of using the attachment then spending ages cleaning it
afterwards. We eventually sold all the attachments, apart from the
liquidiser, to a local hotel.

There are only two of us too, but the cleanup is easy 99% of the parts
are dishwahser safe so the dishwasher cleans it up.
-Margaret in MA
--
Margaret St. John

On 29/11/2011 14:52, Margaret St. John wrote:
There are only two of us too, but the cleanup is easy 99% of the parts
are dishwahser safe so the dishwasher cleans it up.
-Margaret in MA

Maureen has just taken the plunge after 36 years of washing up the
old-fashioned way and our very first dishwasher (a slimline version)
arrived on the boat yesterday afternoon. Have ordered a few plumbing
bits & pieces which should arrive tomorrow evening whereupon our
handyman will pop around and fit it.
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
(Remove dentures to reply)

On 2011-11-29, Bruce wrote:
On 29/11/2011 14:52, Margaret St. John wrote:
There are only two of us too, but the cleanup is easy 99% of the parts
are dishwahser safe so the dishwasher cleans it up.
-Margaret in MA

Maureen has just taken the plunge after 36 years of washing up the
old-fashioned way and our very first dishwasher (a slimline version)
arrived on the boat yesterday afternoon. Have ordered a few plumbing
bits & pieces which should arrive tomorrow evening whereupon our
handyman will pop around and fit it.

Congrats on the new dishwasher. It makes things so much easier. I love
ours.
-Margaret in MA
--
Margaret St. John

On 11/28/2011 4:12 PM, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 11/28/11 1:14 PM, Karen C in Calif wrote:
Bruce wrote:

On 28/11/2011 14:01, Margaret St. John wrote:

I love my Kicthen Aid stand mixer. It's 10 years old and going strong.
My Mom's is 25 years old and used for her cake business as well as home
and it is also goign strong. I use mine for the heavy bread doughs,
cookies, making saugage, pasta, and ice cream. I have the attachements
for all those. It's pretty much used for everything.
-Margaret in MA


We found that the attachments were not really much use unless you were
cooking for a big family. For just the two of us it was not worth the
hassle of using the attachment then spending ages cleaning it
afterwards. We eventually sold all the attachments, apart from the
liquidiser, to a local hotel.


As my ex found with the food processor he insisted on buying with some
of our wedding money. Cooking for two, by the time he got it out of the
cupboard, then washed/dried/reassembled and put it back into the
cupboard, I was long since done slicing/chopping an equivalent amount
with the old-fashioned knife washed/dried/back in the drawer. He played
with it a couple times soon after he bought it, and when we were in our
last apartment, it never got out of the packing box into the kitchen
because he'd realized it was more trouble than it was worth.



I challenge you to mix a shortbread dough by hand


Cheryl -
I always do my shortbread by hand...but I can't do it without a good
pastry cutter! That's what I love about shortbread...it takes about 15
minutes from start to putting it in the oven, and it's so impressive
when it comes out. People think I slaved, and there's really nothing to
it. (But don't tell them!)

sue



--
Susan Hartman

On 11/29/11 8:28 PM, Susan Hartman wrote:
On 11/28/2011 4:12 PM, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 11/28/11 1:14 PM, Karen C in Calif wrote:
Bruce wrote:

On 28/11/2011 14:01, Margaret St. John wrote:

I love my Kicthen Aid stand mixer. It's 10 years old and going strong.
My Mom's is 25 years old and used for her cake business as well as
home
and it is also goign strong. I use mine for the heavy bread doughs,
cookies, making saugage, pasta, and ice cream. I have the attachements
for all those. It's pretty much used for everything.
-Margaret in MA


We found that the attachments were not really much use unless you were
cooking for a big family. For just the two of us it was not worth the
hassle of using the attachment then spending ages cleaning it
afterwards. We eventually sold all the attachments, apart from the
liquidiser, to a local hotel.


As my ex found with the food processor he insisted on buying with some
of our wedding money. Cooking for two, by the time he got it out of the
cupboard, then washed/dried/reassembled and put it back into the
cupboard, I was long since done slicing/chopping an equivalent amount
with the old-fashioned knife washed/dried/back in the drawer. He played
with it a couple times soon after he bought it, and when we were in our
last apartment, it never got out of the packing box into the kitchen
because he'd realized it was more trouble than it was worth.



I challenge you to mix a shortbread dough by hand


Cheryl -
I always do my shortbread by hand...but I can't do it without a good
pastry cutter! That's what I love about shortbread...it takes about 15
minutes from start to putting it in the oven, and it's so impressive
when it comes out. People think I slaved, and there's really nothing to
it. (But don't tell them!)

sue



which one do you have - the wooden handle on my grandmothers snapped (I
think she inherited it) and three different ones I've gotten aren't up
to pie crust. This dough it 2 eggs, 1 pound of cold butter, 1 cup of
sugar and 6 cups of flour. (It is straight out on my MIL cookbook)

C