"TammyM" > wrote in message
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> "graham" > wrote in message
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>> A recent Cook's Illustrated spoke *very* highly of the Cuisinart.
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> I've had my KA for over 20 years. I can no longer knead dough due to
> chronic wrist pain, so I use the KA a LOT to make bread - I refuse to
> shell out for store-bought bread, for the most part. My KA, which is
> probably only about 5 qts or so, has never "walked", the motor has never
> lugged, and it seems pretty much as good today as the day I bought it. I
> use the pasta making attachments and the food grinder from time to time.
> Given my less-than-wonderful experiences with my Cuisinart food processor,
> I'd be highly suspect of buying their mixer. Then again, things were made
> better when I bought my KA mixer, so maybe most everything in my price
> range is crap now (?)
>
When the price of an appliance remains stable for a very long time, despite
inflation, you have to wonder if the quality has been compromised.