On 2017-12-04 4:40 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 04 Dec 2017 03:21:35p, graham told us...
>
>> On 2017-12-04 1:08 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Mon 04 Dec 2017 08:21:22a, graham told us...
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> One of the things that has arisen is that the speed control on
>>>> my ~50year old mixer has deteriorated even further and is now a
>>>> single speed machine. I could import a new set of components but
>>>> with all the hassle, I think I will buy a new one. Now the
>>>> research starts! is it KA or Cuisinart?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Also check out Viking, Kenwood, and Breville.
>>>
>> Thanks! What do you have?
>>
>> The current one is a Kenwood, made in the UK, of course. The new
>> ones are very expensive and boast on the box: "Proudly engineered
>> in Great Britain". However, in small print: "Made in China".
>> I have a few attachments such as a coffee grinder, meat grinder
>> and a cream maker. The latter turns U/S butter back into cream! Of
>> course they won't fit the current model.
>> I'm not sure if the Viking is still being made. When I saw one
>> some years ago, it struck me that it was being made in the Kenwood
>> factory as there were so many points in common.
>> I'll certainly look at the Breville. I hadn't considered it.
>> The machine will be used for cake and cookie making only. I have
>> another heavy duty mixer for bread that is too large for, say,
>> whipping a few egg whites for macarons.
>> Graham
>>
>
> I have a KItchenAid K5a that I bought in the late 1960s. It has had
> regular heavy use all those years, and I have a few attachmnets for
> it.
>
> There was a period of tiee when some of the gear assembly was made of
> plastic parts and there were numerous failures. However, KA
> abandoned that and everything is metal now.
>
A few years ago I bought my D-I-L a Cuisinart after favourable review in
Cooks Illustrated and after hearing of all the problems with the plastic
gears. However, the KA is better now and along with the Breville,
apparently whips egg-whites better than the Cuisinart. A small detail
perhaps, but I find that important when making macarons.
Of course, regular use of any of them does have one deleterious effect:
expanding waistline!