Can a food processor do cakes or do I 'need' a Kitchaid Artisan?

becky_sleaf

I've been lucky enough to receive a Kitchen Aid for Christmas I love baking & up until a few months ago when I did bake I'd have to do everything by hand. I then bought a food processor with some birthday money I had in September & that has been used more than if I'd done everything by hand then hubby saw me eyeing up the Kitchen Aid & shopped around & got me one for Christmas. I unpacked it last night & it now takes pride of place. I've not used it yet but will be doing before the week is out. Def worth shopping around as mine came with a glass & metal bowl. I think the glass bowl should have been an extra £60ish...Oh & I got a set of Stabatier steak knife & forks thrown in all for £400.

freyasmum

Course you don't need one, but they're ever so pretty aren't they Mine would be the artisan in candy apple red - it'd look completely amazing in my kitchen.

If you have the money and will use and enjoy it, then I don't see anything wrong with getting one. But it's definitely not a need

yorkshirecath

I'm after a Kenwood Kmix. Anyone know of any decent offers?

skintchick

THanks everyone. Good to know I'm better off with my cheapy hand mixer for sponges - I am known for my light sponges so I don't want to jeopardise my reputation!

Maybe when we get the kitchen done (as part of redoing the whole house) in a few years I will sneak one into the budget or keep looking for one second hand.

OH unexpectedly bought me an iPod for Christmas so he's not tight but we don;t have hundreds of pounds to spare right now, sadly.

mildred1978

skintchick wrote: »

THanks everyone. Good to know I'm better off with my cheapy hand mixer for sponges - I am known for my light sponges so I don't want to jeopardise my reputation!

I find mine are lighter with the KitchenAid. I've had several surprise me with how much they've risen - so much so that they didn't fit in normal cake boxes!

freyasmum

mildred1978 wrote: »

I find mine are lighter with the KitchenAid. I've had several surprise me with how much they've risen - so much so that they didn't fit in normal cake boxes!

oi, shhhhh :shhh: you're not helping matters :rotfl:

Spirit_2

I have a magimix I use for soups, grating, breadcrumbs...and now a kitchenaid which i use for mixing and pastry.

The kitchen aid looks fabulous and is a good simple easy to clean mixer so I use it quite a lot. I have only had it for about 16 months whilst having had magimix's for almost 30 years. Not noticed that cakes are better or not - just less washing up.

For us the kitchenaid is worth making room for.

skintchick

Do they ever appear on eBay or is that wishful thinking?

freyasmum

Spirit wrote: »

I have a magimix I use for soups, grating, breadcrumbs...and now a kitchenaid which i use for mixing and pastry.

The kitchen aid looks fabulous and is a good simple easy to clean mixer so I use it quite a lot. I have only had it for about 16 months whilst having had magimix's for almost 30 years. Not noticed that cakes are better or not - just less washing up.

For us the kitchenaid is worth making room for.

The ease of cleaning (and the prettiness :A) is the reason I want one. Ok, it's mainly the prettiness

I've commited myself to doing a grocery challenge. I set £2k for the year but then decided that's quite a high amount. So, anything that's leftover will go towards my new candy apple red kitchenaid with some attachments and another blender - the triblade one

Again, it's not a need, but if you want it, and can maneouvre some room in the budget, then it's a nice piece of kit to have.

Molly41

I have determined to get mine out of the box and use it as I realise I am very lucky:o