Contemplating replacing my Kenwood Chef

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It's about 15yo and is starting to grunt. I love it, and regularly use all three beaters and the mincer. I occasionally use the sausage-maker and the ice-cream-churner, too. I'm not convinced that the build-quality is worth investing in servicing it. TBH I'm surprised it's lasted this long, given how it judders and whines while mixing.

So, do I just get another Chef, or should I look at other models or makes?

Interested , so marking my place .

I bought another one when mine gave out after 25 years. I bought the cheaper one but it had parts missing. I bought it from supermarket and regretted it so returned it and bought a better one from Lakeland and I am thrilled with it. Worth the extra money.

What did you get, Bowerbird?

I replaced my Kenwood Chef this year. I love it but was torn between the Kitchenaid and the Chef; the attachments swung it for the Chef. I've not been disappointed so far and the build quality seems as good as (maybe better than) my previous model which was 40 years old.

I have a kitchen aid, it is my favourite thing in the house. It's so pretty (candy apple red) and I use it weekly for bread and various other things, there are a fair amount of attachments available for it but i have't got any extras yet, just the standard dough hook, paddle and wire whisk.

I have a Kitchenaid and it is one of my prized possessions. There are lots of attachments available for them. I wouldn't be without it and use it several times a week and it has never let me down!

When I bought my Chef I considered a KitchenAid, as they are so universally admired. What put me off was that you got so little for the price: just the stand mixer, basically. The Chef has two more power outlets, so you can attach any number of accessories. For less than the price of a KitchenAid, I effectively got four machines: mixer, blender, mincer, ice-cream-maker. And they take less space to store than four separate machines would.

I have a kitchen aid and a kenwood chef. The KA is so pretty, but to be brutally honest my old plastic KC is better!I find the KA jolts, and the bowl is often really difficult to release from the base.

Hi sorry couldn't find thread.
It is a Kenwood Chef Major Titanium from Lakeland Plastics.I spoke to one of the assistant who recommended it at the flagship store.
It has a processor and a few other attachments. If too expensive why not ask for vouchers for Christmas to put towards it. I had a surprise back cheque from council so spent it on mine.
It is nice and sturdy on the worktop.

If you can suck up the cost a thermomix is amazing. Takes a while to get the hang of it, but it does so much more than other machines without all the faff of attachments.

bosch mum
brilliant mashine
and pretty.

Not convinced by the Thermomix. It does look fun, but not large enough (if I get another Kenwood, it will probably be the Major). And - ouch - the price! I'm also a bit old-fashioned: IMO too much technology, allowing the computer to make too many decisions, often results in less flexibility. I simply want the machine to do the musclework - I'll do the creative work.

Bosch looks worth a look, but, again, concerned about capacity.

OTOH dc1 goes to uni next year...will I still need the larger capacity of a K Major? What are they like at handling small amounts?

I have the Major. I love it because it means I can batch bake etc and freeze (I do a bit of charity fundraising and home made bakes are popular). Just two of us here, but kids and grandkids visit and make short work of anything, frozen or fresh.
Re. small amounts - I don't often do small (if making a mess of the kitchen, I may as well make a big mess) but when I have it's been fine.
However, my one gripe with the Major is that there is only one size of bowl that will fit it; when doing small amounts it'd be handy to be able to use a smaller bowl.

I find it ok to do small amounts with the bosch mum.
made 150g flour ginger bread today.
it can easily cope with 1kg of flour for a heavy dough (2 loaves of bread)