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Talk to me about buying a KitchenAid Stand Mixer

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BudgetFoodie · 07/01/2024 13:41

I cook a lot and currently use a 1970s Kenwood Chef. I've been given some money to treat myself and I think I want to get a new mixer.

I'm looking at this one

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I don't care about the colour, I'm buying it to use and not as decoration!

Advice is appreciated from anyone who uses one.

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OP posts:
TeaAndTrifle · 07/01/2024 23:10

I've had mine for seven years and it brings me so much joy every time I look at it. It's in my favourite colour, a Sage Green. It's the first stand mixer I've had (so can't compare to others) but it makes baking so easy. I agree with others on getting a second bowl. The glass one is useful as you can use it in the microwave if you need to.

It stays on our worktop all the time, despite not having the largest of kitchens!

Mindyourfunkybusiness · 07/01/2024 23:14

I have both (not in the same house lol) and kitchenaid - make sure they're dishwasher safe the mixer bits. Some cheaper options if I recall said wash by hand - hah.
I find kenwood much more sturdy but have a chef type (can't remember which) and its super bulky on the kitchen counter.

In my smaller kitchen I have a kitchenaid and it's nice.

I honestly cannot say I have a preference. If I had to choose one, I don't think I'd mind whichever. The pasta shape maker in kenwood is worse than kitchenaid. The kenwoods food slicer weakened quite quickly but it went through a lot of use. Kitchenaid accessories are okay so far but they don't get as much use as the kenwood.

To be honest op, you'd be happy with either. Like someone above said though, kitchenaid is quite easy to tighten up and instructions say something along those lines if I recall correctly. Grab a pdf online and have a quick read, I think you can align.

My kenwood gives some odd bangs and I'm unsure what to do, probably would just replace with a newer chef model or something that matches the current attachments.

I think I prefer kenwoods more sturdy feel OH and having both I 10000000% prefer the way kenwood lifts and is sturdy, I find kitchenaids head is so heavy haha like lifting it and dropping isn't as smooth is kenwood. That annoys me but its something I live with.

Depends what you plan to make etc. And which attachments are better. Although I think kitchenaid attachments universal and kenwod you have to make sure it fits into your specific kenwood and I recall searching under it (or maybe that was coffee machine) for its specific make/code.

And don't quote me but delonghi and kenwood same family? I remember calling for repairs for coffee machine and it was mad expensive and it got me thinking how much they'd want to fix the banging in the kenwood and thought I'm probably better off replacing it eventually. Still mixes well.

Procrastination4 · 08/01/2024 00:21

NameChangePoP · 07/01/2024 23:01

I bake a lot and when my Kenwood died I bought a KitchenAid. Let's face it, it's a beautiful piece of kit. Anyhow, after a couple of months I just wasn't happy with it. As a basic mixer it's fine. But if you compare how it works and does the job to a Kenwood you will be very disappointed.
In the end I gave it to my daughter and bought another Kenwood Chef Pro XL.
In short:
Aesthetics = KitchenAid
Function = Kenwood

When I did a cookery course (at a renowned cookery school in Ireland) this was the tutor’s opinion too. At the time, I was rather hoping that my Kenwood Chef (over 25 years old now) would give up so that I could buy a KitchenAid. However, it’s showing no signs of giving up any time soon (I use it A LOT) and when it does, I think I’ll be replacing it with another Kenwood. A previous poster’s comment about having to scrape the KitchenAid bowl has copper fastened this idea. That would drive me nuts! Function over Form, every time, for me.

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