"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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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.

Wayne Boatwright

==

I had a new Kenwood Chef in the early 60s and totally wore it out. I bought
a new one around 25 years ago and it is still going well. It is a real
workhorse

It was some of those beaters etc that get messy if they get put into the
dishwasher by accident. Touching them make everything black, but I learned
that scrubbing them in hot soapy water gets rid of all that and they are
good as new

It is still going well and it gets used a lot. The attachments are a bit
shaky but the main stuff is great. It gets used a lot)

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