Kitchen-Aid mixmaster
CMR
I have the heavy duty 5 quart mixer with the arms. When I read the
postings on mixmasters and a woman mentioned that the motor didn't lift
like on the 3 quart model, I was certain mine did (I have never used it; I
just moved into my apartment and got settled 2 weeks ago :) It was a gift
from my aunt and uncle when I graduated last year, but they just gave it
to me before I moved (I wanted all white and it was out of stock).
ANYWAY, my point is that I was messing around with it yesterday and I
started wondering how you get the tools off without making a mess? You
have to take the bowl off somehow, and *then* the tool if it is a shallow
and wet mixture. How do you keep the liquid from spilling out as you tip
the bowl? If it's heavier, sure, leave the tool in the mixture and remove
the bowl with the tool detached and inside the bowl. But what if I want
to rapidly change tools? This is turning out to be a huge pain (in my
imagination, at least)... I like the heavy duty model, but someone must
have some tips on using the thing without making a mess?
My mom has the 3 quart model and I love hers, esp. since the motor lifts..
This is what I used for 8 years or so when I baked (frequently). If I use
my model and am unhappy with it, can I return it to KitchenAid and get
another size? I will probably keep it since it *is* heavy duty. What I
need/want are some how-to's on the handling of the machine (and that
wretched handle on the bowl seems like it could turn out to be a pain).
Am I getting all worried for nothing? Or is there a special trick on how
to prevent spilling everything all over the place when taking the bowl
off? I really don't see any way to get the bowl off the arms without
spilling everything, without taking the tool off first :/
ACK!
Many thanks in advance,
Camilla
--
"Not loving is but a long dying..."
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Tom Russel
c.mo...@m.cc.utah.edu (CMR) wrote:
>Am I getting all worried for nothing? Or is there a special trick on how
>to prevent spilling everything all over the place when taking the bowl
>off? I really don't see any way to get the bowl off the arms without
>spilling everything, without taking the tool off first :/
>ACK!
I use the 5 qt Kitchenaid daily - and I agree that it's a pain to
change tools. I learned to loosen the tool I'm using, and lower it
into the bowl, then lift the bowl's FRONT (using the handle) to lift
it off the pins - it then slides out from the spring inthe back.
I'll keep using it because it's a real workhorse. If you give up on
yours, please give it to a church or soupkitchen.
Tom
Robin Carroll-Mann
c.mo...@m.cc.utah.edu (CMR) wrote:
>I have the heavy duty 5 quart mixer with the arms. When I read the
>postings on mixmasters and a woman mentioned that the motor didn't lift
>like on the 3 quart model, I was certain mine did (I have never used it; I
>just moved into my apartment and got settled 2 weeks ago :) It was a gift
>from my aunt and uncle when I graduated last year, but they just gave it
>to me before I moved (I wanted all white and it was out of stock).
>ANYWAY, my point is that I was messing around with it yesterday and I
>started wondering how you get the tools off without making a mess? You
>have to take the bowl off somehow, and *then* the tool if it is a shallow
>and wet mixture. How do you keep the liquid from spilling out as you tip
>the bowl? If it's heavier, sure, leave the tool in the mixture and remove
>the bowl with the tool detached and inside the bowl. But what if I want
>to rapidly change tools? This is turning out to be a huge pain (in my
>imagination, at least)... I like the heavy duty model, but someone must
>have some tips on using the thing without making a mess?
>My mom has the 3 quart model and I love hers, esp. since the motor lifts..
>This is what I used for 8 years or so when I baked (frequently). If I use
>my model and am unhappy with it, can I return it to KitchenAid and get
>another size? I will probably keep it since it *is* heavy duty. What I
>need/want are some how-to's on the handling of the machine (and that
>wretched handle on the bowl seems like it could turn out to be a pain).
>Am I getting all worried for nothing? Or is there a special trick on how
>to prevent spilling everything all over the place when taking the bowl
>off? I really don't see any way to get the bowl off the arms without
>spilling everything, without taking the tool off first :/
Calm down! Save your worry for truly serious matters, like the fate
of the environment, and whether or not to put seeds in your rye bread.
<g> My experience has been that the 5 qt. KitchenAid is fairly easy
to manage, once you get used to it. You do have to lower the bowl to
change tools, but I don't find it necessary to remove it from the
stand. Then again, I rarely have to change tools in the middle of a
recipe. I make all of my breads with the dough hook alone; I don't
bother starting out with the flat beater.
>ACK!
I think once you get used to the differences, you'll be happy with the
heavy duty model.
>Many thanks in advance,
>Camilla
>--
>"Not loving is but a long dying..."
>PLEASE: Do not send me email; posting works just as well.
Harper @%@%@ Robin Carroll-Mann
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Milan J. Merhar
>I have the heavy duty 5 quart mixer with the arms.
>ANYWAY, my point is that I was messing around with it yesterday and I
>started wondering how you get the tools off without making a mess? You
>have to take the bowl off somehow, and *then* the tool if it is a shallow
>and wet mixture. How do you keep the liquid from spilling out as you tip
>the bowl? If it's heavier, sure, leave the tool in the mixture and remove
>the bowl with the tool detached and inside the bowl. But what if I want
>to rapidly change tools? This is turning out to be a huge pain (in my
>imagination, at least)... I like the heavy duty model, but someone must
>have some tips on using the thing without making a mess?
>My mom has the 3 quart model and I love hers, esp. since the motor lifts..
>This is what I used for 8 years or so when I baked (frequently). If I use
>my model and am unhappy with it, can I return it to KitchenAid and get
>another size? I will probably keep it since it *is* heavy duty. What I
>need/want are some how-to's on the handling of the machine (and that
>wretched handle on the bowl seems like it could turn out to be a pain).
>Am I getting all worried for nothing? Or is there a special trick on how
>to prevent spilling everything all over the place when taking the bowl
>off? I really don't see any way to get the bowl off the arms without
>spilling everything, without taking the tool off first :/
The only reasonable way to change tools is to drop the bowl, reach in and
unhook the tool and drop it into the bowl, remove the bowl, fish out the tool,
then reverse the process with some other tool.
This is the #2 disadvantage of this design. ( #1 is its amazing ability to
toss flour into the air, if you combine the breadhook and a slightly
overfilled bowl.) In spite of these problems, it's still a good machine.
Since it will last at least 20 years, I guess they figure you'll learn to
adapt to it ;-)
In reality, you almost never need to switch mixer attachments.
If you're preparing a dough that needs to be kneaded, use the
bread hook. If you whipping cream or egg whites, use the wisk.
Use the flat paddle for everything else, including both the "combining" and
the "beating" portions of cake preparation, etc.
The only recipes that I need to switch attachments for are cakes that require
beaten egg whites. I bought a second bowl inexpensively at a KitchenAid
repair shop, so now I can beat the egg whites with the wisk in one, and mix
the rest of the cake with the flat paddle in the other. Before, I would beat
the whites with the wisk, remove the mixing bowl, dump the beaten eggs
temporarally into a glass bowl, put the mixing bowl back, and mix up the rest
of the cake using either the flat paddle or the wisk, depending on my mood.
Good luck in the new apartment, etc.!
Milan J. Merhar mi...@xyplex.com
idlewild
In article <milan.357...@xyplex.com>,
Milan J. Merhar <mi...@xyplex.com> wrote:
>
>This is the #2 disadvantage of this design. ( #1 is its amazing ability to
>toss flour into the air, if you combine the breadhook and a slightly
>overfilled bowl.) In spite of these problems, it's still a good machine.
>Since it will last at least 20 years, I guess they figure you'll learn to
>adapt to it ;-)
isn't there a shield w/a feed spout that one can buy as an attachement?
i could have sworn i saw 'em in some catalogue or another
-j.
Dave Walkden
Yep: There is a plastic shield for both KA models with a nice pour
spout that will stop the flour from going all over. Better yet, he
he, there is a machine listed in the King Arthur catalog for only $450
called the magic mill DLX by Electrolux of Sweden. They say it was
introduced to them (King Arthur) by Jim Dodge. It'l do 10 loaves at
one time (8 quarts!).
jos...@ellis.uchicago.edu (idlewild) wrote:
>-j.
Dave dwal...@snet.net
Warren Harding
sn't there a shield w/a feed spout that one can buy as an
attachement?
i could have sworn i saw 'em in some catalogue or another
There certainly is. It stops most of the flour dust from
covering your countertop.
Milan J. Merhar
Talking about KitchenAid's tossing flour out of the bowl in article
<DrwyH...@midway.uchicago.edu> jos...@ellis.uchicago.edu (idlewild) writes:>
>isn't there a shield w/a feed spout that one can buy as an attachement?
>i could have sworn i saw 'em in some catalogue or another
Yes, I have one, although I admit I don't use it much. It's just one more
thing to have to fit into place before attaching the dough hook or whatever,
and it doesn't completely eliminate flour-tossing. Since the real cause
of flour-tossing is overfilling the bowl when using the dough hook, there is a
second problem with trying to "solve" the problem by adding the splash shield
- when the large mass of dough climbs the hook, it will rub against the
splash shield, causing it to bang around and possibly cracking it.
I guess the real solution is to keep the amount of dough being made at one
time down to a more sensible amount......
The splash shield _does_ do a pretty good job getting rid of liquid splashes,
so its use is certainly recommended when beating chocolate cake batter!
Milan J. Merhar mi...@xyplex.com
Stacie Allred
>Milan J. Merhar mi...@xyplex.com
This is the only hangup I have about possibly purchasing this machine.
I don't want my flour or powdered sugar or other dry ingredients
blowing out of the bowl.
As a wedding gift, we received a Bosch mixer, and I have been pleased
with it's performance. The lid covers the bowl completely, and
nothing splashes, spills, blows, etc. out of the bowl.
Nancy Dooley
In article <4p6vgk$j...@news.asu.edu> Stacie...@asu.edu (Stacie Allred) writes:
>From: Stacie...@asu.edu (Stacie Allred)
>Subject: Re: Kitchen-Aid mixmaster
>Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 16:04:41 GMT
>>The splash shield _does_ do a pretty good job getting rid of liquid splashes,
>>so its use is certainly recommended when beating chocolate cake batter!
>>Milan J. Merhar mi...@xyplex.com
>This is the only hangup I have about possibly purchasing this machine.
>I don't want my flour or powdered sugar or other dry ingredients
>blowing out of the bowl.
I use my plastic guard around the KA bowl top regularly; I can mix a batch of
Tollhouse Choc. Chip cookies - in proportions to (properly) use a 24 oz. bag
of chips, and don't have any dry ingredients being thrown out of the bowl.
This would be - 4 1/2 C. flour and 3 C. sugar and 4 eggs...? OTOH, I turn
the mixer speed on low when I'm adding the dry stuff.
Nancy Dooley
"Celebrate our State." Iowa's Sesquicentennial year, 1846-1996.
Larry Zupancic
In message <31A842...@mail.magic.ca> - Warren Harding
<Warren_...@mail.magic.ca>Sun, 26 May 1996 12:38:07 +0100 writes:
:>
:>sn't there a shield w/a feed spout that one can buy as an
:>i could have sworn i saw 'em in some catalogue or another
:>There certainly is. It stops most of the flour dust from
:>covering your countertop.
The KPS2CL Pouring shield fits all models and is fairly inexpensive.
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