On Friday, March 11, 2016 at 9:20:55 AM UTC-7, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2016 01:08:16 -0600, MaryL
> > wrote:
>
> >On 3/10/2016 3:10 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >> On Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:14:42 -0600, jinx the minx
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Brooklyn1 > wrote:
> >
> >>> so I bought myself a big stand mixer for Christmas--the 5qt. bowl lift one.
> >>
> >> I hope you enjoy cleaning it... when I had a stand mixer I spent more
> >> time cleaning than mixing.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >My mother used one of the old Kitchen Aid stand mixer's when I was
> >growing up. She used it for her entire married life, and it was still
> >in good condition after my father died and I became her caregiver (she
> >moved in with me). Clean-up was easy! It was no more difficult than
> >cleaning a hand mixer. The only drawback was that it was big and heavy.
> >
> >MaryL
>
> It was heavy because your mother's old machine was probably made by
> Hobart. Today's Kitchen Aid stand mixers are crap, they have no
> transmission, they employ a dimmer switch/rheostat instead. Anytime
> an appliance company is touting Wattage they are pandering to least
> intelligent; Wattage is electricity consumed, NOT power output... and
> KA stand mixers are very inneffient, most of that high wattage is for
> producing heat, KA should be in the hair dryer business. Kitchen Aid
> knows that most people are buying their stand mixers to display, as
> status symbols, to make a statement that someone here knows how to
> cook even though most who display those mixers can't cook a lick, and
> KA knows that very well, which is why they produce their Toys R Us
> stand mixers in so many models and so many outrageous flavor of the
> month colors. If your mom's old mixer is working hold on to it. Still
> no way is it easier to clean a stand mixer than a hand held... I've
> had stand mixers, every time they're used they become covered in dust
> and spatter in all their nooks and crannies (why do you think KA sells
> spatter shields), it's not posssible to use flour without having dust
> all over. A hand held mixer's small motor housing only needs an
> occasional quick wipe with a damp towel. Unless someone is doing a
> lot of yeast dough baking or are too handicapped to knead a couple
> loaves worth by hand they don't need a stand mixer. I no longer feed
> an entire crew, my ABM is perfect for making up yeast dough, it's
> actually better at kneading than a dough hook, ABMs simulate a
> dedicated kneading machine of the type large bakeries use.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HHnbVUbrwI

I agree with Sheldon. My stand KA mixer has been in the upper cabinet for the last 6 years (since we moved to a smaller place). I can grab my KA hand mixer for any jobs I have for mixing and it works fine. I really need to find a nice home for my stand mixer and give to to someone who would use it. It is an older, quality model. I did not know my niece wanted one, and she already bought one before I could offer her my used one.

DaleP