Looking back, I wonder how I ever got along with my ancient hand mixer that was a "hand-me-down" on top of everything.
My husband, being a practical type of guy, gave me this for Christmas about 8 years ago. It was a very appreciated gift, and one that is used constantly.

I have always wondered why you cannot buy something that will last. No doubt you have purchased a kitchen product only to find out that in a couple of years it just does not work anymore. You will not have this problem with any Kitchen Aid Mixer.

Although there are newer versions, with higher powered motors, this one just "keeps on running", and will probably never wear out. My model comes in several pretty color, white, dark blue, green, and red , and I have the basic white.

It comes with several different beater attachments, a wisk type that is great for whipping creams, blending soft foods. I have found that this is one that gets used at least half of the time. The second attachment is for more solid products, or when you are adding flour or an equally dense substance. These attachments are easy to put on and take off, with little if any effort. When you are ready to turn the mixer on, there is a locking device on the right side to make sure that it will not slip loose while operating.

Probably the greatest single used has been as our bread machine. I can whip up a loaf a my homemade french bread in about five minutes. If you would like the recipe here it is:

2 Cups warm water
1 Package yeast
1 T. Salt
5-6 Cups flour (your choice)

Combine the yeast with the warm water, and wait about ten minutes. Add salt. Add two cups of flour and mix until well combined. Switch to dough hook and gradually add remaining flour. Make sure to keep the dough workable, and not too dry. Remove from mixing bowl and let rest on floured area. Knead just enough to make into a nice round shape. Place in large lightly oiled bowl, cover, keep in a warm place. When it has doubled in size punch down, and let rise once more. After the second rising you are ready to shape into two or three long and narrow loaves on a cookie sheet. Make diagonal slices on the top, cover and let rise until at lease double in size. Bake in pre-heated 425 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Take out, and eat with lots of butter.

This has been a major use of our Kitchen Aid mixer, and never has let us down.

My husband purchased the food grinder attachment for making our own ground deer meat. Again, this never let us down and did the job with total perfection.

If you are shopping for a mixer, you will never be unhappy with a Kitchen Aid regardless of the model.

Oh, let me know how you liked the bread! It's fat free, just not the butter.


Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 250