"Peter Aitken" > wrote in
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> "Michael Horowitz" > wrote in
> message ...
> >
> > It started last Wednesday when I spotted a KitchenAid mixer in the
> > Thrift Shop for $45. I mulled over whether or not to buy it, but
> > all I could think of asking was "what would I do with it?" On the
> > rare occassion I feel an urge to make bread, I'll fire up the
> > bread machine, or do it by hand. I don't do much baking. I do
> > have an Cuisinart.
> >
> > So I GOOGLED the ng for previous posts concerning KA and sure
> > enuf, there is a lot of praise for the machine. Seem it's main use
> > seems to be making dough for baking, making mashed potatoes and
> > with the proper accessories, other stuff (sausage, pasta,
> > grinding).
> >
> > Don't get me wrong - I enjoy making bread; we just don't eat much
> > - bagel from the local bakery, no sandwiches. If I made bread for
> > supper, my wife would gobble it up, then accuse me of loving
> > 'rubenesque" wives.
> >
> > Which brings us to my question. Do you eat bread with your meals?
> > - Mike
>
> It depends entirely on the meal. Some call for bread, with others
> bread would be superfluous. And anyway, why on earth would you make
> a decision based on what other people eat?
>
> BTW, the KA mixer is useful for many things other than what you
> mentions - beating egg whites, making cake and cookie batter, and so
> on. And making mashed potatoes in the mixer is best avoided unless
> you want a sticky gluey result.
>
>

Yes ...excessive power tools and cooked potatoes just don't get along.
The results can be snot-like. Been there and bought several T-shirts and
a penant.

The main advantage of the KA mixer is you don't NEED to be right there,
while it does it's mixing thing. Close by or doing other things nearby is
good enough. It does the bowl holding and spinning as well as the mixing,
so you can be getting something outa the fridge or whatever. It just
needs to be supervised not controlled. That and it has enough power to
knead about 2 loaves worth of bread dough are it's main virtues.


$45 is a very good price, but only if you bake bread or do excessive
amounts of baking.
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No Bread Crumbs were hurt in the making of this Meal.
Type 2 Diabetic 1AC 7.3, 5.5, 5.6 mmol
Continuing to be Manitoban