I need a new stand mixer, and am seriously considering a KitchenAid. Are
there any other brands I should consider?

If I di get a KitchenAid, any advice on which model? My DH is a
grunt-grunt-more-power type of guy, and thinks I should get the Professional
600 model because it has a bigger motor. Is the bigger motor worth the
extra $ and weight?

I do bake bread frequently, so I need a mixer heavy-duty enough to knead a
couple of loaves' worth of dough at a time.

Anny

Anny Middon wrote:
Are there any other brands I should consider?

No.

Is the bigger motor worth the extra $ and weight?

Yes.

Put it this way... You know the old question, if your house caught on
fire and you only had time to rescue five things, what would they be?
Well, assuming that my family members could hold their own, my
KitchenAid definitely wouldn't be feeling the heat. My husband bought
it for me 15 years ago because I couldn't bring myself to drop that
kind of cash; it would have been a bargain at twice the price (or
more). One of the few things I've ever owned that has never ever *ever*
let me down.

Go for it.

Scooter

Scooter wrote:
Anny Middon wrote:
Are there any other brands I should consider?

No.

Is the bigger motor worth the extra $ and weight?

Yes.

Put it this way... You know the old question, if your house caught on
fire and you only had time to rescue five things, what would they be?
Well, assuming that my family members could hold their own, my
KitchenAid definitely wouldn't be feeling the heat. My husband bought
it for me 15 years ago because I couldn't bring myself to drop that
kind of cash; it would have been a bargain at twice the price (or
more). One of the few things I've ever owned that has never ever
*ever* let me down.

Go for it.

Scooter

I'm with Scooter on this, great tool for the kitchen.

--

Joe Cilinceon

"Scooter" wrote in news:1150412313.162501.83180
@h76g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:


Anny Middon wrote:
Are there any other brands I should consider?

No.

Is the bigger motor worth the extra $ and weight?

Yes.

Put it this way... You know the old question, if your house caught on
fire and you only had time to rescue five things, what would they be?
Well, assuming that my family members could hold their own, my
KitchenAid definitely wouldn't be feeling the heat. My husband bought
it for me 15 years ago because I couldn't bring myself to drop that
kind of cash; it would have been a bargain at twice the price (or
more). One of the few things I've ever owned that has never ever *ever*
let me down.

Go for it.

Scooter


Scooter,

Too funny!!! You painted a clear picture! Thanks,

Andy

Anny Middon wrote:

I need a new stand mixer, and am seriously considering a KitchenAid. Are
there any other brands I should consider?


Kenwood is another great line. Probably better than KA, but
it depends on what you like.

If I di get a KitchenAid, any advice on which model? My DH is a
grunt-grunt-more-power type of guy, and thinks I should get the Professional
600 model because it has a bigger motor. Is the bigger motor worth the
extra $ and weight?


You mean the pro 6? I prefer it over the other KA models because
it has the most power. I burnt out a few of the smaller ones.

--
Reg

Scooter wrote:

Anny Middon wrote:

Are there any other brands I should consider?


No.


Why not?

--
Reg

Reg wrote in
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Anny Middon wrote:

I need a new stand mixer, and am seriously considering a KitchenAid.
Are there any other brands I should consider?


Kenwood is another great line. Probably better than KA, but
it depends on what you like.

If I di get a KitchenAid, any advice on which model? My DH is a
grunt-grunt-more-power type of guy, and thinks I should get the
Professional 600 model because it has a bigger motor. Is the bigger
motor worth the extra $ and weight?


You mean the pro 6? I prefer it over the other KA models because
it has the most power. I burnt out a few of the smaller ones.


Reg,

It shows the Pro 600 as a 14 cup mixer on the KitchenAid website. The
top-end o' the line for KitchenAid.

Never thought to stand mix mashed potatoes but it's one of that mixer's
stats.

Andy

Andy wrote:

Reg,

It shows the Pro 600 as a 14 cup mixer on the KitchenAid website. The
top-end o' the line for KitchenAid.

Never thought to stand mix mashed potatoes but it's one of that mixer's
stats.

I liked the Kenwood for power and durability. I went with KA
because the bowl lifts up into the head, a configuration I
like better. With the Kenwood it's the opposite, the head
pivots down into the bowl. Hope that makes sense.

KA also has pretty good attachments. I use the grinder and
pasta rollers almost every day.

Plus KA has great customer service. When I burnt them out,
they kept sending me new ones, no questions asked. Heh.

--
Reg

Reg wrote in news:_7mkg.148292$F_3.102050
@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net:

KA also has pretty good attachments. I use the grinder and
pasta rollers almost every day.


Reg,

Yepper. I went mad with the pasta attachments!

FRESH PASTA!?!? Unheard of in my kitchen until then.

It probably contributed 40 pounds to my weight in a year of 70lbs weight
gain. But it was such a fun mess!!!

Andy
Shed 50lbs since Sept. 1 2005. 20 left.
RATS!!!

GO FOR IT!!!!

I recently found a NEW Kitchen Aid 600 in an OUTLET store in Vegas for
about $ 200. I didn't bought it because of the airport troubles.

Mine is actually 15 years old working day to day giving us all our
bakery products for our Coffee House in Mexico.



Regards,


Chef Alex.:

Anny Middon wrote:

I need a new stand mixer, and am seriously considering a KitchenAid. Are
there any other brands I should consider?

If I di get a KitchenAid, any advice on which model? My DH is a
grunt-grunt-more-power type of guy, and thinks I should get the Professional
600 model because it has a bigger motor. Is the bigger motor worth the
extra $ and weight?

I do bake bread frequently, so I need a mixer heavy-duty enough to knead a
couple of loaves' worth of dough at a time.

Anny

You may want to take note that there is a (drastic?) height difference
between the KA 6qt and 5qt models of stand mixers. For example, the 5qt
model (Artisan) fits nicely on my kitchen counter under the cabinets,
but a 6qt model wouldn't work because it's too tall.

Sky

P.S. Currently, KA has a 20%-off sale with free shipping, ref.
http://www.shopkitchenaid.com/mixer20/.

Anny Middon wrote on 15 Jun 2006 in rec.food.cooking

I need a new stand mixer, and am seriously considering a KitchenAid.
Are there any other brands I should consider?

If I di get a KitchenAid, any advice on which model? My DH is a
grunt-grunt-more-power type of guy, and thinks I should get the
Professional 600 model because it has a bigger motor. Is the bigger
motor worth the extra $ and weight?

I do bake bread frequently, so I need a mixer heavy-duty enough to
knead a couple of loaves' worth of dough at a time.

Anny



decide by figguring what you'll be making in the next 10-20 yrs... Like
bread dough and use 4 or more times a week. If you figure to work the
beast hard get the larger motor.

If the beast is going to get occassional use and light stuff...like
whipping cream and mixing up cake mixes...get the smaller motor

--
-Alan

Anny Middon wrote:
I need a new stand mixer, and am seriously considering a KitchenAid. Are
there any other brands I should consider?

If I di get a KitchenAid, any advice on which model? My DH is a
grunt-grunt-more-power type of guy, and thinks I should get the Professional
600 model because it has a bigger motor. Is the bigger motor worth the
extra $ and weight?

I do bake bread frequently, so I need a mixer heavy-duty enough to knead a
couple of loaves' worth of dough at a time.

Anny


I have this model, and while I don't use it near as often as I bet most
of the others who've commented do, I absolutely love it. When I decide
to bake, I like to do monster batches and you can get a triple batch of
cookie dough in this thing. We've also picked up several of the
attachments in the last year and are enjoying playing with those too.
Personally, I consider this well worth the money. Oh, and if the KA
site isn't the best deal, usually http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/ is.
I got mine from there about 3 years ago and they had not only the best
price at the time, but they always have free shipping on orders over $25.

Anny Middon wrote:
I need a new stand mixer, and am seriously considering a KitchenAid. Are
there any other brands I should consider?

If I di get a KitchenAid, any advice on which model? My DH is a
grunt-grunt-more-power type of guy, and thinks I should get the Professional
600 model because it has a bigger motor. Is the bigger motor worth the
extra $ and weight?

Depends on how much you think you will use it, and what you will use it
for. I have 2 KAs stand mixers -- the standard 4 1/2 qt which I use
for smaller jobs and is small enough to fit under my kitchen cabinets
if I leave it out (which I don't generally do). My other one is the
600 professional line that is the 14 cup capacity. If I want to double
a recipe of cake batter, bread dough, whatever, that one can handle it.
It's big and tough and worth it if you can accomodate the size and the
$$. I also have a KA hand mixer. I've never had a single problem with
any KA mixers I've owned, so I can at least vouch for them in my
experience. My family bought me the 600 line as a Christmas gift 2
years ago from Amazon -- they were having a crazy-good sale. Shop
around and you may find a good deal somewhere.

Sandy

Anny wrote:

If I di get a KitchenAid, any advice on which model? My DH is a
grunt-grunt-more-power type of guy, and thinks I should get the
Professional 600 model because it has a bigger motor. Is the bigger motor
worth the extra $ and weight?

I don't think so. I had two households several years ago, and when I
outfitted the second household I got the Professional. First I discovered
that I didn't like the snap-on bowl or the raise/lower mechanism. Then one
of the internal gears snapped while kneading bread dough. It's all well and
good to have a powerful motor, but if the drive train can't handle the
power, what's the point? My lower-grade KA mixer works just fine; it's been
chugging away for nearly twenty years.

Bob