Need FReeper advice: KitchenAid Mixmaster What attachments do you NEED?

[Pukin Dog]

Okay, here it is:

Girlfriend is a budding pastry chef, who made a subtle hint yesterday about wanting a Mixmaster. I'm thinking "thats no big deal, what the hell?" So, I go up to Amazon, and theres all these colors, and all these freakin attachments, and DAMN that thing is expensive!! I thought I was going to get away cheap on this deal, ya know?

So, you owners of these things, what is so great about them anyway, and what attachments should I buy with the thing, and what freaking COLOR and, and, and, by the time I'm ready to buy, should I just give her the cash?

Why is this thing so much more expensive then the other brands? Does food taste better with this thing? Is this some female status symbol or something? I could buy a lot of man stuff with that money, so ladies, tell me what's so great about this sucker, before I get her a gift certificate instead!

[paulat]

But Lurker convinced me, since after I am long gone, she will have the mixer to either torment her or give her good memories. LOL.

I am on the last knife of a knife-set the almost-mother-in-law got me....memories galore!!!

[paulat]

Thanks, 3cb!!

[Lurker]

If your Mixmaster has a USB port, get compatible one-slice toaster.

But you will need the optional adaptor; available on-line only.

L

P.S. I hereby predict this thread will hit 500 replies by Wednesday afternoon.

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

I love my kitchenaid, or actually, all my kitchenaids -- I have a REALLy old one - really ugly -- from the 40's I guess -- almost all the paint is gone and it has a glass bowl. I have another one that's probably 30 years old, it also has a glass bowl. I have ANOTHER one that's also sort of old. I want to give to my ds when I find a beater for it. Then I have two new ones, a red and a black. I make wedding cakes occasionally, so having the two new ones comes in handy for that reason.

The two oldest ones I sort of inherited from my mom, and the next one I bought at a second hand store for $25. The last two were a Christmas present and a points bonus purchase respectively.

They really are great machines, and do last for years. You can mix really heavy things, and they can run quite a while without overheating, which is their biggest plus to me with the wedding cake frosting.

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

Oh, forgot to mention that there IS a large one with a 6 quart bowl.

[Rte66]

OMG - I could've lived for 5 months on what you spent for that &^$#~^ thing. I will never see the appeal of KitchenAids as long as I live.

All the stuff gets bunched up on the beaters and there's nothing left in the bowl to mix. You're lucky you can even mix anything in it, because there's no room to dump anything into the bowl to begin with - you have to do this kind of upside down wrist maneuver to put anything more than a Tablespoon of something into the bowl.

Can't lift it, so wherever somebody big and strong puts it, there it stays. Forever. Do not put it away, because you will never get it out to use it again. I do lots and lots of cooking and baking - not professionally, which, if I did, I might like these hulking monster mixers - but I hate the damn things.

Huge waste of time and money, IMHO. I'd rather have more Henckels myself. Merry Christmas!

[Andy'smom]

You did great. The pasta attachment is awesome!

[codercpc]

Get the KitchenAid. She will love it!

As for attachments, they have a set of bowl guards that are great when adding flour, and other dry ingredients. They are plastic and fit like a collar on the bowl.

My husband bought mine for me a couple of years ago, and I use it for everything. Best gift in a while, something I really wanted, but wouldn't have thought to buy for myself due to the price.

[ken5050]

I just had to chime in on this..Dude, you are so lucky..she sounds like a really great lady..Most SINGLE women, if you gave them a "domestic appliance" for a Christmas gift, would pick it up and throw it at you..They usually want perfume, lingerie, JEWELRY....but this one, she's serious, practical, and obviously grounded..and if you haven't figured it out, it's a great gift to BUY, because it's the gift that "keeps on giving"..back to YOU..you're gonna get delectable goodies for as long as you know her..and there is almost nothing better to come home to than the smell of freshly baked bread in the kitchen..

Do make sure it's the KITCHEN AID..the only one to get, it lasts forever...and get the best model, the one with the adjustable bowl level.

While I'm busy dispensing advice, let me suggest that you offer to try and do some cooking with her on occasion..Believe me, open a bottle of wine, and make something together..dude, it's possibly the MOST fun that a man and a woman can have with their clothes on and all four feet on the floor..I had to kind of "clean that up" for the poster police...it's really quite sexy...look, view it as foreplay...

Believe me, get her the super delux Kitchen Aid mixer with every possible attachment, and you BOTH will have a very merry Christmas..

One last point...don't worry about the color. Just make sure that where you buy it will allow her to exchange it for a different color..Sometimes they don't want to do that if the box is open..

[ShadowDancer]

Yep, there is a WORLD of difference between a store bought piece of stoneware and Pampered Chef stoneware. Pampered Chef stoneware is made of 100% pure clay, no fillers of any kind and is vitrified to 2000 degrees. Both of these ensure stones that are virtually non-porous so no oils or odors will be absorbed into the stone, regardless of what you bake on them. You can put fish on it and then turn around and bake cookies on it and you will get no transfer of flavor or odor from the fish at all. I couldn't live without my stones. Got to agree with you there, the husband would go before the stones would. Hahahaha

And yes, I'm a Pampered Chef consultant but I chose PC because of how much I love their products.

[Pukin Dog]

Most SINGLE women, if you gave them a "domestic appliance" for a Christmas gift, would pick it up and throw it at you.

Then I am glad to have bought something difficult for her to lift! Besides, previous experience has shown me that this relationship will last until say, Super Bowl halftime. It usually takes that long for a gal to discover that our relationship reached its peak with buffalo wings and beer, and gets no better from there.

LOL.

[Pukin Dog]

OMG - I could've lived for 5 months on what you spent for that &^$#~^ thing.

5 months?

You must LOVE Top Ramen!

[Lurker]

This does violate the 'never give them anything that plugs in' rule but since she asked for it.

There's only one other plug in appliance one should give a woman for any occasion.

Don't ask. I don't want a time out.

Morning PD!

L

[Pukin Dog]

So, I should spring for another $20 for the rock- uh, I mean stone? No fishy cookies, you say? I am getting a real education. Okay, where do you get that thing?

[Pukin Dog]

Mornin, L.

As you can see, this process is effecting my sleep. I'm worried that this purchase will be interpreted as a giant engagement ring.

[cajungirl]

LOL!

She is gonna puff up on him too.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Nah, get her the pampered chef stoneware for Saint Valentines Day. Nothing say like like fired clay products.

[Lurker]

I'm worried that this purchase will be interpreted as a giant engagement ring.

Look at it this way. If she uses this thing in lieu of a ring you'll probably be able to outrun her.

At least you better hope you can anyway.

L

[cajungirl]

I would say look for an accent color.

The poster needs to give us a report on the wall color, appliance color, floor tones, napkins, mats, candle holders, mixing spoons and light fixtures.

Then we can try to chose the color.

[cajungirl]

pukin,I just have to comment here that if my husband gave me a mixer or any kitchen appliance for Christmas, he would regret it.