Off the all question....thoughts on the best stand mixer? Classic or Artisan? Kitchenaid? Thoughts?
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I have the Electrolux precursor model to this. I think it's amazing. But my wife would have preferred a more conventional Kitchen Aid. https://www.amazon.com/Ankarsrum-Ori...SIN=B00CA7GJJM
Me, I'm as happy as all those reviews!Last edited by EdF; December 8, 2018, 06:17 PM.
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We have the same Electrolux. It has been a workhorse.
Pleasant Hill Grains has some nice gear. It has been like a go to for my wish lists for years.
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CaptainMike maybe I shouldn’t knock it so much. I haven’t used it, I just see online reviews of it being difficult to use. Glad you like yours.
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I remember seeing those too, but when Herr Burgermeister HouseHomey said he uses his a lot that just sealed the deal.
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We have a Kitchenaide Artisan and think it's the best thing ever. Ours is bronze, but i think they call it Truffle Dust, or at least they do now. I want to get a meat grinder for it but haven't yet. Wife loves that thing, barely lets me touch it.
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I jus got a Professional 600 6-qt Certified Refurbished, fer $249.99, with an 4 yr ext warranty...
Bought a few accessories, with th savings.
Based on th reviews I've seen, I'd spring fer th Artisan... others here may have entirely different opinions, or experiences, based upon their use...
What prompted me was how many people had stripped out th (now plastic) gears, in some of th lighter duty models.
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Let me say this about that, the plastic gear is supposed to be a fail safe gear that fails before more damage is done to the drive train, I can't comment on normal wear and tear but every time I've had to fix my brother-in-law's, it's been because of operator abuse. Like thinking running a terry cloth towel through the pasta attachment was a good way to clean it abuse.
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Agree that terry cloth is not an intended item fer any mixer to encounter...!
Havin a fail-safe is generally good engineerin... I've worked in lots of scenarios where that made life, temper, an general productivity all improved...
Easy fix, back online, record time...
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I bought a kitchenaid pro 600 years ago. At the time I was dating my wife, and I got it for her. Or maybe we were already married? Can’t remember.
Anyhow fhe pro 600 is solid as can be. The gearset is all metal. As long as you don’t use it to mix cement it should last a long time. And since the bowl moves up and down (the head doesn’t tilt) it requires less counter space.
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I've got a KitchenAid pro 5qt 525 watts. Bought it at Best buy 299.99. I use it for dough and pulled pork and it does what is expected. I bought a slicer /shredder attachment on e-bay(new never used) all steel. I bought this attachment for mainly coleslaw and it is very disappointing. The feed hole is small and leads to more juice then sliced cabbage, pepper and carrot.
My intent was to use as a meat grinder / sausage maker also. The add on is not dishwasher friendly and will oxidize in the dishwasher. The meat grinder attachment seems to be a little high in height for the making of sausage. So excellent unit, great power but not a Jack of all Trades.
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I have the Pro 600, have had it for at least 10 years. I had some work done on it, gears replaced or something. I don’t remember. I use it quite a bit and just wore out something in the housing. It has been a work horse.
I have the pasta roller/cutters, pasta extruder, slicer/shredder, meat grinder and stuffing attachments. Of those, the pasta extruder is my favorite attachment. Rigatoni, macaroni, bucatini and spaghetti are all made with this. I love it!
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Kitchenaid Pro 600 for the stand mixer. Get the pasta attachments. Ever since we got those, we stopped using our old manual pasta maker. And a Cuisinart Prep 11 Plus food processor. Between them you can do just about anything that requires chopping, dicing, mixing, shredding, etc.
They will last your lifetime. if you still have kids at home, they will be great gifts to give them when they set up their own home. Which gives you an excuse to buy new ones :-)
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