"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" wrote in message news >
> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
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>>I have the five quart one with bowl lift (not tilt-head) which I bought in
>>the early 90s.
>> I used to use it quite a bit but not anymore since I am unable to spend
>> much time
>> in the kitchen. But I wonder why all the cooking competitions use ones
>> with glass
>> bowls, and when I tried to find a glass bowl like those, I couldn't find
>> one. Not with
>> the KA brand anyway. But it would be just a wasteful purchase now, since
>> my mixer
>> isn't used much.
>>
>> N.
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> They're pretty much everywhere, but I don't really see the point. I was
> watching a holiday baking competition recently and one of the contestants
> broke a large chip out of the KA glass bowl which ruined his recipe of
> course. These days I don't make many large amounts, so usually just use
> the
> hand mixer.
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> Cheri
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> Same here and when I make pastry, I just make 'rough puff' pastry. Easy
> stuff and we like it.
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> I rarely get my big mixer out.

Mine is always out, but seldom used.

Cheri