I have never been happy with one aspect of my KA stand mixer: the flat
beater doesn't clean the sides or bottom of the bowl. I have to stop
it periodically and run a rubber spatula down the sides and bottom to
bring in the unincorporated ingredients. It also makes a clanging
noise, but I can't figure out what it could possibly be clanging
*against* if it's not cleaning the bottom or sides of the bowl. The
manual says it's "adjusted at the factory so that the flat beater just
clears the bottom of the bowl" and then gives instructions for
adjusting the clearance if it's too far away from the bowl, which it
appears to be, *but* what's making the clanging sound?

I will cheerfully admit that I am the least mechanically ept person I
know (my boss is ever alert to my occasional physical assaults on
various pieces of recalcitrant office equipment, as my "fix-it"
repertoire is limited to giving the offending equipment a good whack).
But given the "clanging," dare I use the suggested method of turning
the screw slightly to the right? And how "slight" is "slightly"? 1/4
turn? 1/2 turn? I have visions of getting it so utterly out of plumb
that I might as well throw it out and start over ;-D

TIA,
Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

Squeaks wrote:

> I have never been happy with one aspect of my KA stand mixer: the flat
> beater doesn't clean the sides or bottom of the bowl. I have to stop it
> periodically and run a rubber spatula down the sides and bottom to bring
> in the unincorporated ingredients. It also makes a clanging noise, but I
> can't figure out what it could possibly be clanging *against* if it's not
> cleaning the bottom or sides of the bowl. The manual says it's "adjusted
> at the factory so that the flat beater just clears the bottom of the bowl"
> and then gives instructions for adjusting the clearance if it's too far
> away from the bowl, which it appears to be, *but* what's making the
> clanging sound?
>
> I will cheerfully admit that I am the least mechanically ept person I know
> (my boss is ever alert to my occasional physical assaults on various
> pieces of recalcitrant office equipment, as my "fix-it" repertoire is
> limited to giving the offending equipment a good whack). But given the
> "clanging," dare I use the suggested method of turning the screw slightly
> to the right? And how "slight" is "slightly"? 1/4 turn? 1/2 turn? I have
> visions of getting it so utterly out of plumb that I might as well throw
> it out and start over ;-D

The problem is endemic to KitchenAid mixers. An enterprising manufacturer is
taking advantage of that problem by selling a beater which *will* clean the
sides of the bowl:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...l/-/B0015TMHFG

Bob
P.S.: I think the opposite of "inept" is "adept," not "ept." Merriam-Webster
didn't come up with a definition of "ept," but I think it's a brand of
pregnancy test.

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> Squeaks wrote:
>
> > I have never been happy with one aspect of my KA stand mixer: the flat
> > beater doesn't clean the sides or bottom of the bowl. I have to stop it
> > periodically and run a rubber spatula down the sides and bottom to bring
> > in the unincorporated ingredients. It also makes a clanging noise, but I
> > can't figure out what it could possibly be clanging *against* if it's not
> > cleaning the bottom or sides of the bowl. The manual says it's "adjusted
> > at the factory so that the flat beater just clears the bottom of the bowl"
> > and then gives instructions for adjusting the clearance if it's too far
> > away from the bowl, which it appears to be, *but* what's making the
> > clanging sound?
> >
> > I will cheerfully admit that I am the least mechanically ept person I know
> > (my boss is ever alert to my occasional physical assaults on various
> > pieces of recalcitrant office equipment, as my "fix-it" repertoire is
> > limited to giving the offending equipment a good whack). But given the
> > "clanging," dare I use the suggested method of turning the screw slightly
> > to the right? And how "slight" is "slightly"? 1/4 turn? 1/2 turn? I have
> > visions of getting it so utterly out of plumb that I might as well throw
> > it out and start over ;-D
>
> The problem is endemic to KitchenAid mixers. An enterprising manufacturer is
> taking advantage of that problem by selling a beater which *will* clean the
> sides of the bowl:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...l/-/B0015TMHFG
>
> Bob

Yep, there are a few new-fangled 'beaters' with silicone-like baffles
that will fit the stand mixer, subject to the specific model. Check
around because the prices vary significantly.

Sky

--
Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice

On Feb 26, 2:30*am, Sky > wrote:
> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> > Squeaks wrote:
>
> > > I have never been happy with one aspect of my KA stand mixer: the flat
> > > beater doesn't clean the sides or bottom of the bowl. I have to stop it
> > > periodically and run a rubber spatula down the sides and bottom to bring
> > > in the unincorporated ingredients. It also makes a clanging noise, but I
> > > can't figure out what it could possibly be clanging *against* if it's not
> > > cleaning the bottom or sides of the bowl. The manual says it's "adjusted
> > > at the factory so that the flat beater just clears the bottom of the bowl"
> > > and then gives instructions for adjusting the clearance if it's too far
> > > away from the bowl, which it appears to be, *but* what's making the
> > > clanging sound?
>
> > > I will cheerfully admit that I am the least mechanically ept person I know
> > > (my boss is ever alert to my occasional physical assaults on various
> > > pieces of recalcitrant office equipment, as my "fix-it" repertoire is
> > > limited to giving the offending equipment a good whack). But given the
> > > "clanging," dare I use the suggested method of turning the screw slightly
> > > to the right? And how "slight" is "slightly"? 1/4 turn? 1/2 turn? I have
> > > visions of getting it so utterly out of plumb that I might as well throw
> > > it out and start over ;-D
>
> > The problem is endemic to KitchenAid mixers. An enterprising manufacturer is
> > taking advantage of that problem by selling a beater which *will* clean the
> > sides of the bowl:
>
> >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...l/-/B0015TMHFG
>
> > Bob
>
> Yep, there are a few new-fangled 'beaters' with silicone-like baffles
> that will fit the stand mixer, subject to the specific model. *Check
> around because the prices vary significantly.
>
> Sky
>
> --
> Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
> Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

For the 5 Qt. bowl lift model, $29.95 or thereabouts is the only price
I found among 6 or 7 vendors. Not too much difference, I'd say. The
tilt-head mixer model beaters are about $5 less.

N.

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> I have never been happy with one aspect of my KA stand mixer: the flat
> beater doesn't clean the sides or bottom of the bowl. I have to stop
> it periodically and run a rubber spatula down the sides and bottom to
> bring in the unincorporated ingredients. It also makes a clanging
> noise, but I can't figure out what it could possibly be clanging
> *against* if it's not cleaning the bottom or sides of the bowl. The
> manual says it's "adjusted at the factory so that the flat beater just
> clears the bottom of the bowl" and then gives instructions for
> adjusting the clearance if it's too far away from the bowl, which it
> appears to be, *but* what's making the clanging sound?
>
> I will cheerfully admit that I am the least mechanically ept person I
> know (my boss is ever alert to my occasional physical assaults on
> various pieces of recalcitrant office equipment, as my "fix-it"
> repertoire is limited to giving the offending equipment a good whack).
> But given the "clanging," dare I use the suggested method of turning
> the screw slightly to the right? And how "slight" is "slightly"? 1/4
> turn? 1/2 turn? I have visions of getting it so utterly out of plumb
> that I might as well throw it out and start over ;-D
>
> TIA,
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
Go to alt.bread.recipes. There is a poster there that regularly takes apart
his KA for maintenance and has published directions for various problems
somewhere on the web. I can't remember which male poster it is. If Dee Dee
is reading this, she may remember.
Janet

On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:32:24 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> wrote:

>Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> I have never been happy with one aspect of my KA stand mixer: the flat
>> beater doesn't clean the sides or bottom of the bowl. I have to stop
>> it periodically and run a rubber spatula down the sides and bottom to
>> bring in the unincorporated ingredients. It also makes a clanging
>> noise, but I can't figure out what it could possibly be clanging
>> *against* if it's not cleaning the bottom or sides of the bowl. The
>> manual says it's "adjusted at the factory so that the flat beater just
>> clears the bottom of the bowl" and then gives instructions for
>> adjusting the clearance if it's too far away from the bowl, which it
>> appears to be, *but* what's making the clanging sound?
>>
>> I will cheerfully admit that I am the least mechanically ept person I
>> know (my boss is ever alert to my occasional physical assaults on
>> various pieces of recalcitrant office equipment, as my "fix-it"
>> repertoire is limited to giving the offending equipment a good whack).
>> But given the "clanging," dare I use the suggested method of turning
>> the screw slightly to the right? And how "slight" is "slightly"? 1/4
>> turn? 1/2 turn? I have visions of getting it so utterly out of plumb
>> that I might as well throw it out and start over ;-D
>>
>> TIA,
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>>
>Go to alt.bread.recipes. There is a poster there that regularly takes apart
>his KA for maintenance and has published directions for various problems
>somewhere on the web. I can't remember which male poster it is. If Dee Dee
>is reading this, she may remember.
>Janet
>


Barry Harmon
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

The Cook wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:32:24 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> > wrote:
>
snip
>> Go to alt.bread.recipes. There is a poster there that regularly
>> takes apart his KA for maintenance and has published directions for
>> various problems somewhere on the web. I can't remember which male
>> poster it is. If Dee Dee is reading this, she may remember.
>> Janet
>>
>
>
> Barry Harmon
> --
> Susan N.
Thank you -- my memory is like a sieve these days. Still a decent resource,
don't you think???
Janet

On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:37:09 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> wrote:

>The Cook wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:32:24 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
>> > wrote:
>>
>snip
>>> Go to alt.bread.recipes. There is a poster there that regularly
>>> takes apart his KA for maintenance and has published directions for
>>> various problems somewhere on the web. I can't remember which male
>>> poster it is. If Dee Dee is reading this, she may remember.
>>> Janet
>>>
>>
>>
>> Barry Harmon
>> --
>> Susan N.
>Thank you -- my memory is like a sieve these days. Still a decent resource,
>don't you think???
>Janet
>

Absolutely. I need to take mine apart and add grease. He has the
whole procedure with pictures.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:59:44 -0500, The Cook wrote:

> On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:37:09 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> > wrote:
>

>>Thank you -- my memory is like a sieve these days. Still a decent resource,
>>don't you think???
>>Janet
>>
>
> Absolutely. I need to take mine apart and add grease. He has the
> whole procedure with pictures.

i thought for a second there you were talking about your memory.

your pal,
blake

In article >,
Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:

> I have never been happy with one aspect of my KA stand mixer: the flat
> beater doesn't clean the sides or bottom of the bowl. I have to stop
> it periodically and run a rubber spatula down the sides and bottom to
> bring in the unincorporated ingredients. It also makes a clanging
> noise, but I can't figure out what it could possibly be clanging
> *against* if it's not cleaning the bottom or sides of the bowl. The
> manual says it's "adjusted at the factory so that the flat beater just
> clears the bottom of the bowl" and then gives instructions for
> adjusting the clearance if it's too far away from the bowl, which it
> appears to be, *but* what's making the clanging sound?

Start it up dry, and slide a piece of paper down the side; you'll
quickly find out where (or if) the beater is hitting anywhere. That'll
tell you how to adjust that little screw.

Isaac

On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:45:10 -0800, isw > fired up
random neurons and synapses to opine:

>Start it up dry, and slide a piece of paper down the side; you'll
>quickly find out where (or if) the beater is hitting anywhere. That'll
>tell you how to adjust that little screw.

Well, glorioski, Sandy - what a ripping good (and simple) idea. I
wouldn't have thought of this in a hundred years. Thank you. Did I
mention my mechanical aptitude stinks?

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

In article >,
Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:

> I have never been happy with one aspect of my KA stand mixer: the flat
> beater doesn't clean the sides or bottom of the bowl. I have to stop
> it periodically and run a rubber spatula down the sides and bottom to
> bring in the unincorporated ingredients. It also makes a clanging
> noise, but I can't figure out what it could possibly be clanging
> *against* if it's not cleaning the bottom or sides of the bowl. The
> manual says it's "adjusted at the factory so that the flat beater just
> clears the bottom of the bowl" and then gives instructions for
> adjusting the clearance if it's too far away from the bowl, which it
> appears to be, *but* what's making the clanging sound?

> TIA,
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Oooooh, I think CI recently reviewed some 3rd party beaters designed to
solve just that problem. Google "beater blade for Kitchen Aid." Lots
of hits.

Clanging sound? Ida Know.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
Glorified Rice 2-24-2009

On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:37:36 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>I have never been happy with one aspect of my KA stand mixer: the flat
>beater doesn't clean the sides or bottom of the bowl. I have to stop
>it periodically and run a rubber spatula down the sides and bottom to
>bring in the unincorporated ingredients. It also makes a clanging
>noise, but I can't figure out what it could possibly be clanging
>*against* if it's not cleaning the bottom or sides of the bowl. The
>manual says it's "adjusted at the factory so that the flat beater just
>clears the bottom of the bowl" and then gives instructions for
>adjusting the clearance if it's too far away from the bowl, which it
>appears to be, *but* what's making the clanging sound?
>
>I will cheerfully admit that I am the least mechanically ept person I
>know (my boss is ever alert to my occasional physical assaults on
>various pieces of recalcitrant office equipment, as my "fix-it"
>repertoire is limited to giving the offending equipment a good whack).
>But given the "clanging," dare I use the suggested method of turning
>the screw slightly to the right? And how "slight" is "slightly"? 1/4
>turn? 1/2 turn? I have visions of getting it so utterly out of plumb
>that I might as well throw it out and start over ;-D
>
>TIA,
>Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

This may not be helpful but... our KA made a clanging sound when the
wire whisk was used, but not with the paddle. Turns out that one of
the wires of the whisk was bent. The paddle is too stout to bend, but
I wonder if perhaps the shaft on which the paddle fits is worn, or
perhaps a gear is worn that is allowing the paddle to tilt off-axis.
Just a guess.

As I understand it, turning the screw merely raises or lowers the
mixer head, it's not like it's something that can't be undone. If 1/4
turn doesn't work, do another 1/4 turn, and another, etc., keeping
track of the number of quarter-turns. If there is no improvement
after a turn or so, turn the screw left the same amount that it was
turned right. You should be back where you started.

Best --- The Other Terry

"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
>I have never been happy with one aspect of my KA stand mixer: the flat
> beater doesn't clean the sides or bottom of the bowl. I have to stop
> it periodically and run a rubber spatula down the sides and bottom to
> bring in the unincorporated ingredients. It also makes a clanging
> noise, but I can't figure out what it could possibly be clanging
> *against* if it's not cleaning the bottom or sides of the bowl. The
> manual says it's "adjusted at the factory so that the flat beater just
> clears the bottom of the bowl" and then gives instructions for
> adjusting the clearance if it's too far away from the bowl, which it
> appears to be, *but* what's making the clanging sound?
>
> I will cheerfully admit that I am the least mechanically ept person I
> know (my boss is ever alert to my occasional physical assaults on
> various pieces of recalcitrant office equipment, as my "fix-it"
> repertoire is limited to giving the offending equipment a good whack).
> But given the "clanging," dare I use the suggested method of turning
> the screw slightly to the right? And how "slight" is "slightly"? 1/4
> turn? 1/2 turn? I have visions of getting it so utterly out of plumb
> that I might as well throw it out and start over ;-D
>
> TIA,
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> --
We have, unfortunately, both the K5 and the K45 mixers, and they both are a
hunk of junk. They do the above regardless of whatever you do. You can spray
the bowel with PAM for momentary relief, or add oil for slightly more
relief. Otherwise you have to stand there with the rubber paddle and scrape.
Also, both our KA's vibrate and will fall off the counter if they're not
attended constantly. I understand that inside that tough looking exterior is
a lot of plastic. That's also true of my KA Proline coffee grinder. Inside
that's loaded with plastic parts, ready to self destruct as soon as the
warranty expires.

For all looking at either product, be wary, and look at alternatives.

Ed


>
> "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
> old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
> waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
>
> - Duncan Hines
>
> To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"
>
>
>
>

I recently noticed a new addition to the KA line. It's a mixing paddle
with what looks like windshield wiper blades on the sides. It would
scrape the sides of the bowl instead of you having to do it yourself.
They cost $25 to $29, depending on the size of your KA.

I kind of like the idea, but have no intention of spending almost $30
dollars for a new gadget.

I saw these attachments at 2 kitchen gadget stores.

Denise