Should I buy a Kitchen Aid?

[Bonsoir]

My last kitchen multi-purpose machine with a zillion gadgets has been consigned to the bin in despair (all the bits broke/went blunt though the motor was still going strong).

I want something strong, beautiful and long-lasting. Should this be a Kitchen Aid? If so, what model/attachments do I need? Any other recommendations?

i have one. not super impressed tbh. teh bowl sticks in the holder, a knob broke off (cosmetic but still).

what do you use it for? a good food processer often is better value and more useful.

I wasnt impressed with mine either - it wobbled. But then I got the bigger one ( where the bowl is lifted up) and I have been much happier with thar.

I have had mine for 2 years now and it is still as good as new.

I would recommend getting the one with the bigger bowl and also get a lid/cover/pourer thing for it - I have the small bowl with no lid and have to wrap a tea towel round i when I mix icing sugar.

yes mine is the smaller one but still small should not mean shit quality

Mine is the small one and the quality isn't shit

YES!!

Mine came with a metal bowl, paddle, whisk and dough hook. When we bought our there was a promotion running so we got a free glass bowl and lid too.

If you are after more of a food processor than a mixer then a magimix is fantastic.

OK, so if I go for the Kitchen Aid it's going to be the big bowl version. Good to know.

Any particular Magimix?

I have this one and it is fantastic, exactly the same one as I have used in professional kitchens.

A friend speaks adoringly of her Bimby. Apparently it does everything in the kitchen apart from stack the dishwasher.

The Bimby is £800 though!

There is one on ebay here

Thanks Malvapoeding - I can get that exact same Magimix online at Darty, delivered to my door... always a selling point!

You might want to check out Kenwoods which are just as nice and effective for nearly half the price:

E.g. Kitchenaid Artisan

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Versus

Kenwood K Mix

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Or

Kenwood Patisierre (£150) which I have and it's great.

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Also, for a lot of things, a hand held electric mixer will suffice. Also I've found my Braun Multiquick set a lot more use than the full on food processor I used to have.

Oh, Darty!
Takes me back...

LOL at reminiscing about Darty