Thread: Perfect Stand Mixer or not?

"lilycheese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I need to buy a Stand Mixer for my kitchen,and quite set on this Stand
> Mixer,just wondering whether it is the best bet for that price.
> 'Welcome to dealstudio' (http://tinyurl.com/3g6glm9)
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> lilycheese
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>
It looks like they're offering the 6qt model for $200 less than its list
price. That's a good buy, obviously. We have a 4.5qt and a 5 qt. Kitchen
Aid. I use the smaller one more than the larger one mainly because of the
quantity size for a recipe. Look at what you're going to use it for. For
bread I'd get the largest one. When I'm making pizza dough on the 4.5qt
mixer I have to watch it jiggle and make sure it doesn't fall to the floor.
My Breadman in the dough cycle makes pizza dough far more easily with less
tending than either Kitchenaid. Other than that they're a good solid
product, made in the good old U.S.A. You'll enjoy it!

Kent

"lilycheese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I need to buy a Stand Mixer for my kitchen,and quite set on this Stand
> Mixer,just wondering whether it is the best bet for that price.


You need one with sharp paddles to mix SPAM properly with the rest of your
garbage. Just more crap from foodbanter.

On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:52:16 -0700, "Kent" <[email protected]>
wrote:

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>"lilycheese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]. .
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>> I need to buy a Stand Mixer for my kitchen,and quite set on this Stand
>> Mixer,just wondering whether it is the best bet for that price.
>> 'Welcome to dealstudio' (http://tinyurl.com/3g6glm9)
>> --
>> lilycheese
>>
>>
>It looks like they're offering the 6qt model for $200 less than its list
>price. That's a good buy, obviously.

It *looks* like that. I didn't use her link because I suspect
lilyc.. gets a nickel for every sucker- but I went to dealstudio &
looked up the mixer, which they list for $255. Clicked on the link
and went to buydig.com where *that* link was no longer valid. they
are asking $399 for the KA 6qt today.

It was about $300 at Amazon last time I looked.

Jim

On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:52:16 -0700, "Kent" <[email protected]>
wrote:

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> "lilycheese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
> >
> > I need to buy a Stand Mixer for my kitchen,and quite set on this Stand
> > Mixer,just wondering whether it is the best bet for that price.
> > 'Welcome to dealstudio' (http://tinyurl.com/3g6glm9)
> > --
> > lilycheese
> >
> >
> It looks like they're offering the 6qt model for $200 less than its list
> price. That's a good buy, obviously. We have a 4.5qt and a 5 qt. Kitchen
> Aid. I use the smaller one more than the larger one mainly because of the
> quantity size for a recipe. Look at what you're going to use it for. For
> bread I'd get the largest one. When I'm making pizza dough on the 4.5qt
> mixer I have to watch it jiggle and make sure it doesn't fall to the floor.
> My Breadman in the dough cycle makes pizza dough far more easily with less
> tending than either Kitchenaid. Other than that they're a good solid
> product, made in the good old U.S.A. You'll enjoy it!
>
Thanks for saying the small one can handle pizza dough! I use my
Cuisinart processor for that now. The bread bakers discussions here
scared me away from even attempting to make dough with the small KA my
kids gave me last year. I'd never want anything larger for what I do,
but their comments made me think I would burn it out if I ever
attempted to make dough in it, so I continued to use the Cuisinart.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

"sf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:52:16 -0700, "Kent" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "lilycheese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]..
>> >
>> > I need to buy a Stand Mixer for my kitchen,and quite set on this Stand
>> > Mixer,just wondering whether it is the best bet for that price.
>> > 'Welcome to dealstudio' (http://tinyurl.com/3g6glm9)
>> > --
>> > lilycheese
>> >
>> >
>> It looks like they're offering the 6qt model for $200 less than its list
>> price. That's a good buy, obviously. We have a 4.5qt and a 5 qt. Kitchen
>> Aid. I use the smaller one more than the larger one mainly because of the
>> quantity size for a recipe. Look at what you're going to use it for. For
>> bread I'd get the largest one. When I'm making pizza dough on the 4.5qt
>> mixer I have to watch it jiggle and make sure it doesn't fall to the
>> floor.
>> My Breadman in the dough cycle makes pizza dough far more easily with
>> less
>> tending than either Kitchenaid. Other than that they're a good solid
>> product, made in the good old U.S.A. You'll enjoy it!
>>
> Thanks for saying the small one can handle pizza dough! I use my
> Cuisinart processor for that now. The bread bakers discussions here
> scared me away from even attempting to make dough with the small KA my
> kids gave me last year. I'd never want anything larger for what I do,
> but their comments made me think I would burn it out if I ever
> attempted to make dough in it, so I continued to use the Cuisinart.
>
> --
Start with a small recipe of a wet dough*, and then go from there. Use the
dough hook. As I mentioned, make sure you stand by to control the counter
"jiggle". The motor is very tough.

* 3 cups flour
1.25 cups water
2 tb olive oil
1 tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp Kosher salt.
As the dough initially kneads, it sticks to the round bowl somewhat. Use a
spatula to encourage dough ball formation. Once it forms things work pretty
well, although don't want away the first few times.

BTW: I bought a 2lb package of Red Star active dried yeast THREE years ago
at Costco. It was almost free! It's been in the freezer since. It works the
same now as it did when purchased, 1-2 tsp at a time from the freezer!

On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:39:18 -0700, "Kent" <[email protected]>
wrote:

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> "sf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
> > On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:52:16 -0700, "Kent" <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "lilycheese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> news:[email protected]..
> >> >
> >> > I need to buy a Stand Mixer for my kitchen,and quite set on this Stand
> >> > Mixer,just wondering whether it is the best bet for that price.
> >> > 'Welcome to dealstudio' (http://tinyurl.com/3g6glm9)
> >> > --
> >> > lilycheese
> >> >
> >> >
> >> It looks like they're offering the 6qt model for $200 less than its list
> >> price. That's a good buy, obviously. We have a 4.5qt and a 5 qt. Kitchen
> >> Aid. I use the smaller one more than the larger one mainly because of the
> >> quantity size for a recipe. Look at what you're going to use it for. For
> >> bread I'd get the largest one. When I'm making pizza dough on the 4.5qt
> >> mixer I have to watch it jiggle and make sure it doesn't fall to the
> >> floor.
> >> My Breadman in the dough cycle makes pizza dough far more easily with
> >> less
> >> tending than either Kitchenaid. Other than that they're a good solid
> >> product, made in the good old U.S.A. You'll enjoy it!
> >>
> > Thanks for saying the small one can handle pizza dough! I use my
> > Cuisinart processor for that now. The bread bakers discussions here
> > scared me away from even attempting to make dough with the small KA my
> > kids gave me last year. I'd never want anything larger for what I do,
> > but their comments made me think I would burn it out if I ever
> > attempted to make dough in it, so I continued to use the Cuisinart.
> >
> > --
> Start with a small recipe of a wet dough*, and then go from there. Use the
> dough hook. As I mentioned, make sure you stand by to control the counter
> "jiggle". The motor is very tough.
>
> * 3 cups flour
> 1.25 cups water
> 2 tb olive oil
> 1 tsp active dry yeast
> 1 tsp Kosher salt.
> As the dough initially kneads, it sticks to the round bowl somewhat. Use a
> spatula to encourage dough ball formation. Once it forms things work pretty
> well, although don't want away the first few times.
>
> BTW: I bought a 2lb package of Red Star active dried yeast THREE years ago
> at Costco. It was almost free! It's been in the freezer since. It works the
> same now as it did when purchased, 1-2 tsp at a time from the freezer!
>
Thanks, Kent. That's not too different from what I do now. The
jiggle factor doesn't phase me, I just don't want to burn the motor
out.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila