"Peggy" > wrote in message
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mv:
> > Does anyone know if a Kitchen Aid Mixer can
> > be brought from the US and used in France?
> > Or if they are made in France for the particular
> > voltage there?

> If you bring one from the US, you'll need voltage
> adapters.

To clarify, you'll need a good quality step-down converter (not one of
the little travel adapters for, say, your hairdryer) which can handle
not just the wattage (which, for the mixer, is something like 180w),
but the cycles, as well. I paid about 1100 danish kroner (something
like 150USD at the time) for mine a bit over two years ago, when I
moved to Denmark and discovered that the cheap... err, less expensive
converters I'd purchased from Radio Shack were only useful to run my
christmas lights and my big fan (very disappointing). Well worth the
investment, considering the number of small kitchen appliances I
brought with me, and what it would have cost to replace them.

-j