Text 39109, 75 rader
Skriven 2010-06-18 15:29:12 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 39054 av Stephen Haffly (1:396/45.27)
Ärende: Dog gone, Kitchen Aid                                    [1]
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Hi Stephen,

>> either one large loaf or two smaller ones. Given that home made bread
>> doesn't stay as fresh as store-bought bread, that works well for us.

> Yes, I should have gone with my instincts and paid the extra for the
> Viking or Cuisinart mixers.  I went with the American brand, hoping that
> some of the problems had been addressed and they were making them better
> again.  Unfortunately, I was wrong.

IIRC, the Bosche has a more powerful motor than all of them.. but I could be
wrong.  Wow, just checked, and the Viking is 1000W :) That's something :)

> We are going to get it fixed.  However, if it breaks again, we will be
> investigating alternatives, possibly the Bosch, or perhaps the Viking.
> I'll have to check and see which one(s) have the better reliability.  I
> guess I should not have spent so much on accessories.  I wouldn't feel
> so bad then.

I know what you mean there :)  Well that is the good thing in having the two
mixers here right now.  They both use the accessories I originally bought for
my older KA.  I don't need the next bread kneading mixer I get to do
"everything" as I've used my older KA - to make macaroni dough and macaroni,
stuff sausage, mill flour, mix cake batter or juice oranges.  I can use the old
KA for those things if I want to or need to.  All I need is a reliable mixer to
knead dough from flour that I mill here.

I have a feeling that these flours that we're using (that we've milled) could
be the cause of the wear on these mixers that don't have strong enough motors -
even though KA has even included recipes for it IIRC.  I'll have to look at the
recipe book that came with the Professional.

>> Understand.  My old Kitchenaid sounds like it growls at slower speeds,
>> but it does work well otherwise..

> Growling is one thing. Clunking is something entirely different. :(

Indeed.  Doesn't give you much confidence in the mixer :(  The day that my
Professional's bowl jumped out of the stand was quite a shock.. Being the klutz
I can be, I'm amazed I didn't get caught up in it :)

>> From what I've read about the "newer" kitchenaid parts, etc., there is
>> a part in it that has been replaced with a plastic one in the head of
>> the mixer in the later or newer models, so you're probably right about
>> what is causing the rattling.

> I had read about that, but had heard also that due to so many breaking,
> they had revised the part to make it stronger (metal gears, but
> apparently, the case for them is still plastic.) :(

That's miserable.  Especially for the $$ that KA charges for those mixers :(

>> contemplating selling the Professional and using that money to get a
>> bosch mixer that I'll only use for home-ground loaves of bread.  We're
>> a little strapped for $$ right now, so it will probably be a while
>> though until I do that :)

> Yes, it is sad that a once-great brand has sunk to such levels.

I guess if all we used it for was angelfood cake we'd be ok (vbg)

>  I don't
> think that it would sell for too much on the used market, not enough to
> pay more than a fraction toward a Bosch.

I've seen the Bosch advertised for around $300.00 - not the combo type (mixer,
blender, etc.).. just the bread dough mixer.  If I can sell the Professional
for even $150.00, I'd be happy (grin).  Someone who doesn't mill their own
flour would most likely have no problem with it.

Take care,
Janis

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