Text 37616, 122 rader
Skriven 2010-05-10 13:35:54 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 37535 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Dog gone, Kitchen Aid
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Hi Ruth,

>> And they do that all the time.. at least Sophie and Indy do it every
>> day (g). Toby does as well, and he weighs quite a bit though he looks
>> like a smaller black lab - he was the runt of his litter so he has
>> short legs, but he's a pretty well packed guy :) )

> Short but strong legs on that dog.

Yes, he's a muscle man (g).

>> We inititially did it to keep the kitties from going under the bed and
>> tearing up the fabric on the box springs.. turned out to be a good
>> idea all around :)

> Yes, because it's hard seeing the damage kitties can do to box spring
> fabric.  Either have to just about stand on your head or lie flat on the
> floor & look up.  Neither way is comfortable.

Most certainly.. The kittens started attacking it right away after we got them.
Not sure if they were the first ones to "start it" so to speak, or if one of
our earlier kitties had done that.. but we could hear them having quite a time
down there until we decided to do something about it (g).

>> Is he neutered?  Sometimes the wandering issue is solved if dog is
>> spayed or neutered.  We had to spay Priscilla just for that reason.

> He was a rescue dog; neutering was included in the adoption process.

Ah well..


>> Midnight was really a big girl, and she'd lay on the top of the gate
>> so the two of them could jump over it..  Normally, I'd call them to
>> get them back in, and they'd listen, but this time we were at my Dad's
>> funeral and my mother-in-law was "doggie-sitting" :(  When we got to
>> NY, we spent the $$ on the fence you saw here at the picnic..
>> chain-link.. quite a bit tougher than the one the owner had put up in
>> Louisville.

> Harder for the dog to even think about getting out. (G)

So far (g).. We're watching Indy because that boy can jump and climb over
things like we can't believe.  Forget the child-proof gates.. he climbs them
and all of a sudden I hear kitties yelling :)


>> they'd built in NY.. that was sad.  She was pretty upset.  Her
>> dishwasher, double-ovens, range etc. were all KA and all had
>> problems..  I was especially shocked at this because at the time, my

> That was a very reliable name in kitchen appliances too; I'd be quite
> put out over it.

She sure was.  I'd been thinking back then of replacing some of my appliances
with KA since the dishwasher was so good, but quickly changed my mind after her
experience.

>> KA mixer (the old one) was going strong, working so well, and I also
>> had purchased a KA dishwasher a few years before that also worked so
>> well. Shortly after I bought the dishwasher though, Hobart was bought
>> out by another company
>> (Whirlpool, I think).. and that's when the quality started to suffer.

> OTOH, my Whirlpool dryer is 18 years old & going strong; the washer is
> now 7 and still working well.

Perhaps a testimony to how well things were made 18-20 years ago?  But that is
a good thing.  And my Whirlpool appliances (think the new range is one) seem to
work well.

>> replace that bolt that screws into the ring.  Thankfully they did that
>> for no charge.  It was very soon after I got the mixer that it broke.

> They made good there.


Yes, they did. They put it in the mail right away. I guess I'm not anxious to
find out what the shipping will be for the mixer itself :)

>>> difference there.  It's also less powerful that the professional..and
>>> would be a problem with all the doughs, etc. I make, especially the
>>> hand milled flour breads.

>> > Mine is a stand mixer.

>> Figured.. :)  The Professional only comes as a stand mixer.

> But it does come in all sorts of interesting colors too.  Not all ones
> I'd associate with kitchen appliances.  I went with the pewter (darker)
> grey.

Think that's the one I have as well.. they do come in some fancy colors though
:)  I like the red one but for what it's worth, nothing in my kitchen was red
now.  Years ago I painted the kitchen in the first house we bought white, with
red trim on all the molding, etc..  It looked really nice because we also put
in a vermont slate floor, and the red trim went so well with the red tiles.

>> > the maximum amount of whole wheat flour that is suggested.
>> Yes, you have to be careful with that.

> I am, believe me.  Don't want to have to replace this any time soon.

Yes, same here :)  I'd miss it too much, that's for sure.

>> The thing I do, is start the kneading, then break it into thirds..
>> leaving only 1/3 to knead and continue.  When that 1/3 is done, I wrap
>> it in plastic and continue with the other "chunks".  In other words, I
>> don't do the entire amount at once.  It does work so fast still, it's
>> not a bother.

> I'd probably do it in halves if I had to split. Right now I can do the
> entire amount of dough if it's a short time on kneading needed.

I tried halves, and the bowl still jumped out :(  That's why I think the clip
needs to be replaced.

Take care,
Janis

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