On Apr 20, 11:37*pm, "Del Cecchi" >
wrote:
> "Anthony Cuttitta, Den 1 Leader" > wrote in
> ...
> On Apr 20, 1:49 am, jt august > wrote:
>
> > I'm thinking a restaurant grade Hobart is going to outlast you, so
> > if
> > you can afford it, I say go for it. But also, check eBay and
> > Craigslist. I've seen used restaurant gear on both, and used will
> > save
> > you a bit. Also, a vintage, steel geared KA might be there in great
> > shape for a better price, as well as your Kenmore of days gone by.
>
> > jt
>
> Any idea of a resource / listing of the models that are those steel-
> geared KA's?
>
> The new KA Pro 600 or what ever they are called with the corkscrew
> dough hook are said to have steel gears. *They are sure noisy so I bet
> they do. *I think there are some deals floating around on them at this
> time.

"They are sure noisy so I bet they do."

Ha! My old KSM sounded like a backup generator when I had it cranked
up to full tilt for kneading. Noise is nothing to me.

Thanks for the input everyone!