We want something that beats and whisks obviously. Shel makes a lot of doughs (pizza, bread), so the dough attachment is the majoring drawing card here, and she is also wanting to get in to make pasta for us (you know what they say, once you go fresh you never want to go back!).
The mincing is another bonus that we'd be interested in!
Because of Jazzy's intolerances to flabours, preservatives and colours we pretty much have to make most things at home by hand. We've been a bit boring but are wanting to do more (like the fresh pasta) and more sauces and homemade things. (blah Friday night, lost my words, but I'm sure you know what I mean)
What's the difference between Kitchenaid, Keenwood Chef, and Mixmaster? And what are the other things that they can do? Do they do anything else?
I only know my KA, sorry leash! I love it! My brother has a kenwood and his big whinge is that mine came with the dough hook and he had to purchase his (and cost him a pretty penny too!) separately.
Depending on the attachements you get with the KA you can, whip, blend, knead, mince, puree, make sausages, pasta, (macaroni, lasgne, spaghetti, noodles etc) shredding, make icecream, and heaps more but my brain aint working either, cant find the book either...hopefully someone else will come along and help you out!
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I just Layby-ed a Kitchen Aid at Browns Plains for $699, if you decide to go that way.
TBH, I didnt really do much research, I just always had my heart set on the KA LOL.
But I have heard that the Kenwood is heaps noisy-er.
This is a bit of an omen I think..this is the third thread on BB I have read today about Mix Masters.
All the positives are for the Kitchen Aid..I also read you can do everthing including juices.
So it's looking like I too need to get one of these!
I only have a KA too, but I have all the attachments you mentioned. The dough hook came with it but the mincer and pasta attachments were extra (read a lot extra).
I'm pretty sure it's Limeslice, but someone here swears by the Kenwood. I remember them posting that it has a more powerful motor.
My mum has a Kenwood and since they're roughly the same price for the machine I would have gotten one, but the KA looks so much nicer and TBH nothing I do really requires a more powerful motor than the KA. I think when I looked the Kenwood attachments were roughly the same price as the KA.
I didn't even look at the Sunbeam. I have their basic model and the exxie one was no-where near as powerful as the other two.
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.
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.
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 )
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.
I have my mum's kenwood which I think is well over 35 years old and it is awesome!! It still is as good as a new one and has the dough hook, liquidiser and even a coffee grinder attachment!
I do have a KA blender though which I love cause its soooooooooo pretty LOL (and its a good blender too)
Join the kenwood club- they send discount vouchers out.
Christy works for KA as a demonstrator so she should be able to answer any KA questions.
Kitchenaid vs Sunbeam Mixmaster vs Kenwood Chef
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and TBH nothing I do really requires a more powerful motor than the KA. I think when I looked the Kenwood attachments were roughly the same price as the KA.
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.
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