"Ronin" > wrote in message
...
> Spouse is thinking about getting some small appliances. Anyone have
> recommendations for mixer, processor, or pasta maker? Something that I am
> not going to want to replace soon, but also not industrial grade, covered
> in gold foil, if you catch my drift...
>
> Thanks, all.
>

Just from personal experience:

Processor: KitchenAid 11-cup. Mine has run problem free for eight years so
far. I prefer the sealed buttons to the Cuisinart's lever switches.

Pasta Maker: Atlas manual. Just make sure your countertop has enough lip to
hold it, or you could do what Alton Brown suggests and attach it to a
specially modified ironing board. If you really don't want to turn the
crank, you can get an electric motor attachment. I make the pasta dough in
my Vita-mix.

Can't help on the stand mixer.

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