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I'd say their other key ingredient is the fact that this is a perfect product. It does what it should do perfectly and it will still do it in 50 years and more.
by Krasnol 8y ago
I'd say their other key ingredient is the fact that this is a perfect product. It does what it should do perfectly and it will still do it in 50 years and more.
- war1025 8y agoWe got one for our wedding 6 years ago and hardly ever use the thing. Growing up, my mom had a Sunbeam mixer where the bowl spins and the beaters stay in place. Maybe just bias because that's what I grew up with, but I liked the way that mixer incorporated ingredients a lot better. Unfortunately, Sunbeam only makes super cheap products now, so I don't know that you can even buy such a thing anymore.
- bsr203 8y agosee the videos in one of the tabs. https://www.ankarsrumoriginalusa.com/store/pc/Ankarsrum-Original-Mixer-AKM-6230-2p53.htm https://www.ankarsrumoriginalusa.com/store/pc/Ankarsrum-Orig...
- war1025 8y agoThat thing looks really wild. Never seen one like that before. This is the kind my mom had: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxgSd59Z4Yo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxgSd59Z4Yo The lady in the video seems to not really understand how it works though, and is only making jello mix, which seems like a poor demonstration...
- mongol 8y agoThe other one is the latest generation of the original Electrolux Assistent, introduced in 1940.
- kwhitefoot 8y agoI have an Electrolux Assistant that I use principally for bread making. Much better than the Kenwood and Kitchen Aid style stand mixers. Mine looks like this: https://cbsethumb.blob.core.windows.net/534x389/69/97/90/electrolux-assistent-rattvik-6352757.jpg https://cbsethumb.blob.core.windows.net/534x389/69/97/90/ele...
- jacobush 8y agoThese are HEAVY duty. Sometimes the power switch can crap out, but that can be fixed.
- war1025 8y agoThat's pretty nifty.
- pram 8y agoYou can accomplish the same thing with a handheld mixer pretty much.
- war1025 8y agoI believe on at least some of the sunbeam mixers you could detach the mixer part and use it as a handheld
- robin_reala 8y agoI had to replace snapped dough hooks three times with my KitchenAid and eventually the hinge started to go. Ended up going back to Kenwood and haven’t had any problems since. Anecdata though.
- Itaxpica 8y agoThe regular KitchenAid is so-so, but the Pro (with the bowl-lift mechanism) has a significantly better dough hook and a stronger motor; it’s well worth the extra hundred bucks (especially if you bake bread)
- dawnerd 8y agoJust don't throw the hook/beater/whisk in the dishwasher like this idiot did... And that's how I learned about aluminum reacting with dish detergent.
- robin_reala 8y agoAh! Maybe that’s what was causing my failures.
- Krasnol 8y agoWe've been through with all kinds of machines. Either there were not strong enough or just seemed to die after their usual life time. After seeing one really old Kitchenaid machine at my SOs parents, I finally decided to buy one. Never regretted it. We make Pizza at least once a month my GF makes cakes once every 2 weekends. It is in use a lot. Especially the dough hook looks massive and I can't imagine a dough that could break it. So what did you do with it? ;)
- robin_reala 8y agoNo idea? They were plastic plated unforged metal; the plastic would gradually flake off into the dough then finally the hook would snap. I assumed there was just a bad batch of hooks in the market until the third one broke. The Kenwood hooks are forged stainless instead.
- RickJWagner 8y agoMy wife asked for (and got) a KitchenAid mixer as a wedding gift. 21 years later, it's still good as new and gets regular use. Incredible machine.
- ravenstine 8y agoMy mom still uses the same one she had since I was a little kid, which means it's at least 25 years old and possibly older. They're a great piece of machinery, far exceeding today's expectations of how long a product should last with minimal maintenance.