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Wood Pussies

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VikingVagine · 24/02/2012 15:43

Carrying on from Chat.

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ViviPru · 01/03/2012 16:38

Are they the Nigella ones, WhoKnows?

HuevosRancheros · 01/03/2012 17:02

Oh, I would never consider grating the butter by hand, as you say, it would be quicker just to rub it in. But with the food processor attachment, as yet unused.....

I tend to avoid American recipes If I have to use one, I convert all quantities. So I should not need the Tala measure... what's the chances I end up getting it anyway?

I think I have bought Prospero at the wrong time of year.... we have spent the whole afternoon in the garden, he's not been used. I'm making an Italian bread cake tomorrow, so he will be beating egg whites again, but I think that's it.

TunipTheVegemal · 01/03/2012 17:06

but then you would have to wash up a greasy fp bowl.
One of my reasons for wanting a stand mixer was that it's so faffy washing up a food processor after making pastry in it.
(though maybe when my new Bosch dishwasher comes to replace the Indeshit next week I'll feel differently....)

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VikingVagine · 01/03/2012 17:24

I had no trouble rubbing the butter in with the k beater. As I said the butter was room temp and cut into little cubes.

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HuevosRancheros · 01/03/2012 17:43

I will try again. Quite fancy an apple pie :)

The butter was at 'room temp', in that I left it out of the fridge overnight. So I guess it would have been a bit cold, we had no heating on. I will make it later in the day next time, and cut the butter up smaller.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 01/03/2012 18:06

Yes, that was one of my reasons for wanting a stand mixer was far less washing up than using the FP. I am going to try microwaving the butter slightly next time.

The cup measures were Tala too cups. Annoyingly I noticed that the outer one had a huge crack in it today so I have had to throw it away (couldn't really take it back with no receipt and no label and used, I have no idea how it happened). WIll have to use 2 x 0.5 cup measure instead now.

ViviPru · 01/03/2012 18:24

Oh they're nice, WhoKnows Thanks for the link :)

Caz10 · 01/03/2012 20:17

Mmmmmmm I can thoroughly recommend Nigella glitzy choc puddings, I was lured in by the opening line which is something like "if you have a stand mixer..."!
Easy peasy and very tasty. I am going to be fat as a wee barrel. Chef also did a lovely job on the mash!
Room temp butter cut into little cubes was abs fine with the k beater btw, but it you forget to take the butter out the grater trick is good in an emergency.

Can you use any apples for apple pie or does it have to be cookers? I have a few in the fruit bowl that are a bit past their best!

Somersaults · 01/03/2012 20:22

Result!

Spoke to Kenwood who confirmed that no mill exists for the Prospero as yet and that the Amazon listing is incorrect (which we knew!). She did however say that when the KM 280 is released it will have a mill which will fit the 265.

Spoke to nice man at Amazon who apologised and refunded me £20 which knocked it back £100 - same as Sainsburys one was. He said he could have put a note on my account that they had to send me a mill when the 280 is released or he could refund. I opted for the refund seeing as though I didn't ever expect a mill. Lovely man.

Oh and the Kenwood lady is sending me a cd too.

TunipTheVegemal · 01/03/2012 20:26

the new mill will fit? That's even better!

I think I shall get in touch, then, and if they give me the same options I can opt for getting sent the mill. Assuming it costs £30 the same as the one of the Chef, that's a better deal, and it would mean that one would have forgotten all about it and then one day a mysterious package would arrive....

ViviPru · 01/03/2012 20:26

That is indeed a result, Somersaults. Excellent tenacity.

I'm now bursting with curiosity re: this 280 of which you speak...

sharenicely · 01/03/2012 20:50

So what exactly will a mill do? I'm going to email Amazon re mill and cd but need to know what it is and if i want one?

Somersaults · 01/03/2012 21:23

Does it grind things like coffee maybe?

The 280 is just the newer version of the 265 I think but a mill comes included with it. It might be a higher power but I'm not sure. The Kenwood lady definitely said the mill will fit my 265 when it is released though but she didn't say whether it would be available separately from the 280 straight away on release.

I honestly think it will depend on who you speak to at Amazon what options you will get. They gentleman I spoke to was lovely and while I was on the phone looked up their prices for mills that do actually exist to get an idea of what kind of amount hr could refund. They ranged from £20-£30 and he offered the £20 which made it the same price as the sainsburys one but with the addition of the food processor so I just agreed. I couldn't guarantee you'd be given the same options if you spoke to a different advisor though. I flagged it up good and proper though and he said they would need to do some work to prevent it happening again so perhaps it will have been flagged up and they mIght have been advised what they can and can't offer if customers ask about it. Try it. It was definitely worth a couple of phone calls for me.

TeaOneSugar · 01/03/2012 21:40

whoknows Are they American cup measures? I have a set of cups, but discovered recently that they are european cups rather than american.

I've been working on the principle that the proportions will still be the same if everything in a recipe is measured in cups, but really I'd like an American set.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 01/03/2012 21:51

Yes, American, cup = 240mL.

TheScottishPlayer · 01/03/2012 21:52

If any of the little people in your life are hassling you for a go on your Prospero you could always get them their own... ken wood

TeaOneSugar · 01/03/2012 21:52

Brilliant, thanks.

HarryRedknappsDog · 01/03/2012 22:01

Can I join your quiche?

Santa brought me a Titanium for Christmas, and I love love love it. I use it for pancakes nearly every morning for the DCs, I use the blender for soup and smoothies, I make cakes and cookies every weekend and use the processor for chopping veg.

I haven't read the whole 2 threads all the way through yet, but I will.

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VikingVagine · 01/03/2012 22:17

Of course you may join, although we will all be very very of your Titanium!

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Caz10 · 01/03/2012 22:27

Another for your titanium here! Am laughing at the toy one that is either brilliant or madness!!

TheScottishPlayer · 01/03/2012 22:38

The toy one is titanium - actually, maybe not wise to get one for any DC

Somersaults · 01/03/2012 23:26

The toy one makes batter for pancakes - why did I spend £100 on the Prospero?!

ViviPru · 01/03/2012 23:41

Careful, it's a slippery slope, love

Somersaults · 01/03/2012 23:53

Viv your link didn't work :(

But I am browsing on my phone so maybe that's why.

ViviPru · 01/03/2012 23:58

Nah doesn't work now I'm on my phone either. You're not missing anything important, just a bit of Ken-love nonsense :)

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