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No 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 jus
by robin_reala 8y ago
No 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.
- Krasnol 8y agoJust to be sure we're talking about the same thing. This is how ours look like after something like a decade: https://imgur.com/a/ozd7MIY https://imgur.com/a/ozd7MIY There is some use to it as you can see at the bottom and a dent where I guess it fell down. But nothing compared to what you describe. I can't imagine what could break it. Maybe grinding bricks ;)
- robin_reala 8y agoYep, same thing. The white plastic chips off in the same way as it did on your base, then eventually the hook snaps. Kenwood equivalent is https://www.kenwoodchefrestore.co.uk/shop/image/cache/data/Chef%20Mixertools/712209-500x500_0.jpg https://www.kenwoodchefrestore.co.uk/shop/image/cache/data/C...
- nate_meurer 8y agoSort of tangential: it appears that many KitchenAid mixing blades have substantial lead contamination [1]. I've seen similar results in testing at my local county health office. 1 - https://tamararubin.com/category/kitchenaid/ https://tamararubin.com/category/kitchenaid/