Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!davidson From: davidson@sdcsvax.UUCP (Greg Davidson) Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: Kitchen-aid mixers? Message-ID: <1050@sdcsvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 20:14:47 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.1050 Posted: Mon Aug 19 20:14:47 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 04:44:56 EDT References: <5575@tekecs.UUCP> <235@sdcarl.UUCP> Reply-To: davidson@sdcsvax.UUCP (Greg davidson) Distribution: net Organization: EECS Dept. U.C. San Diego Lines: 35 Summary: I've used a Kitchenaid K45 mixer for about ten years now, and love it. I use all three elements (regular, whisk and dough hook) and find them perfectly suited to their job. The regular element is much easier to clean (or lick!) than conventional beater elements. The whisk does sometimes accumulate unmixed material in the center, but its easy to dislodge such with a spatula or, as Rusty says, by speeding up the motor for a moment. Unlike Rusty, I've never had trouble with dough climbing up the hook, but of course, every dough recipe has different physical properties. I use it mostly to kneed dough for making noodles (no, I don't use the Kitchenaid noodle extractor, I use a hand cranked noodle maker which presses and cuts the noodles - much nicer than extrusion). I've looked at the K5 model, but its only very slightly larger, and seems clumsier to me; yet I've met lots of people who swear by it. I've also looked at the food processor attachments, but (1) they seem very expensive, and (2) I have a Cuisinart. Gee, its nice to be spoiled! The only thing which the Kitchaid mixer doesn't do is mix things on the stovetop. When needing to mix something being cooked, or something being heated in a double boiler, I use a hand mixer. I think that there's a heated water jacket attachment for the K5, but so far I've never encountered a recipe calling for mixing anything very difficult at the stovetop. The Kitchenaid's strength allows me to mostly ignore the order in which I mix ingredients; I just throw them in (I do use a pouring shield when adding flour, as it likes to fly back up at you). When making candy, the Kitchenaid doesn't mind either the heat or the thickness of the mixes. You do have to watch out with things like chocolate chips or nuts; add them last, or the mixer will mix them in - I mean homogeneously! _Greg Davidson Virtual Infinity Systems, San Diego