thread: Kitchenaid vs Sunbeam Mixmaster vs Kenwood Chef

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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Sep 2008
    Gold Coast
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    Oh wow, go to KA site and they have video demos of all attachments. They have some pretty cool stuff.

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Victoria
    7,260

    Kenwood all the way!

    My feelings on this are well known - having used a KA extensively in a commercial environment and also a KW, the KW wins hands down as the most reliable, most user friendly, has the attachments you want (as does the KA) and KW is all around better quality - in my humble opinion.

    Never had a KW burn out on me, gone through 3 KA motors - on a commercial machine.

  3. #3
    2013 BellyBelly RAK Recipient.

    May 2007
    Brisbane
    5,310

    So... sausages... talk to me about sausages...! Seriously, how do you make sausages? Can you do it with a KW? What do you need for the outside bit?

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Victoria
    7,260

    Yes you can with both KA and KW.

    This is one aspect where motor power and the parts of the machine (plastic or metal) really make a huge difference.


    Sausages are very easy if you have the right ingredients, you cna put anything just about in them - but a truly good sausage will be at LEAST 35% fat, more likely 40-45%, you can buy this from good butchers, and you use pig fat.

    ETA: you should be able to get casings from the butcher too, I prefer to steer clear of them though due to the horridly wasteful way they are produced in Australia. But you can also use stomach lining - it is like a clear film with 'veins' of white fat running through it, you roll them up in it, wrap them in glad wrap and poach them before frying them in the pan.

  5. #5
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    Jun 2003
    Ubiquity
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    *steps into the ring with LimeSlice*

    I love my KA. Kenwood pfft. I would steer clear of a sunbeam they are not built the way they used to be. Unless you can get your hands on a refurbished 1950's model don't bother.

    (FYI for anyone who doesn't know Limey and I have friendly banter over KA vs. KW it's all in fun )

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Victoria
    7,260




    Wondered when you were going to put in an appearance...
    Of course, you all know to ignore her completely


    ETA: mmm refurbished Sunbeam...mmm

  7. #7
    Registered User

    Nov 2008
    727

    I have no experience with KA but have a KW and am pretty happy with it. If you decide to go with a KW keep an eye out for their redemption offers, they seem to have them pretty regularly. We got ours for $780 (RRP $1,000) and it came with blender and food processor attachments and mincer and juicer attachments under the redemption offer.