Kate Connally wrote:
> laurie wrote:
> >
> > between a KitchenAid Mixer and a nice food processor, which would you choose
> > and why?
> >
> > A major use for either item will be for pizza dough.
> >
> > Thanks for your recommendations.
> >
> > laurie
>
> You couldn't pay me to take a KA mixer. I hate the
> things. Sure they have powerful motors but you can't
> get at the stuff in the bowl to scrape the sides or
> add ingredients. I've never seen such poor design.
>
> Many years ago my aunt had a Hamilton Beach stand mixer
> which was perfect. The disc on which the bowls sat was
> connected to a lever. You could move the bowl in and
> out so that, when using the large bowl, the beaters would
> move from the center to the outer edge of the bowl. The
> movable disc was really meant to be moved to accommodate
> both the small bowl and the large bowl, but it had the
> unintended (I think) advantage that you had more coverage
> in the big bowl by moving it in and out. Also, the
> motor housing did not stick out over the entire workbowl
> area so you could easily stick your rubber scraper into
> the bowl to scrape down the sides. And you had plenty
> of space to add ingredients without the motor housing
> in the way.

The newer models have cured that dimple in the bottom problem. Just
FYI. I love my KA, but it took me a while to get used to it. I, too,
liked the old "move the bowl in and out" rotating tray at the bottom of
the mixer stand.

N.