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

jackieb

diddly74 wrote: »

I have an old Kenwood Chef, kindly donated to me by my MIL. It doesn't have any of the attachments (blender etc.) except for a spare bowl and I have the dough hook, beater and whisk, but that isn't why I don't use it a lot - I hate the way the flour goes everywhere and the bottom of the mix never seems to be incorporated properly.

I only have a mini food processor, and have to do stuff in that in batches, and for cakes I use my hand mixer and the cakes always seem to come out nice!

Put a clean tea towel over the top of the bowl when you're mixing flour or icing sugar. I have a cover for mine but my Mum doesn't, and this is what she does (her machine is older than me and i'm 43, and it's used weekly.)

Also, you can adjust the nut on the beater, whisk and dough hook. This should help with ingredients that aren't getting mixed in.

jackieb

mildred1978 wrote: »

For the same reason I have pretty pictures on the walls - life is too short to look at ugly things!

My poor husband. :rotfl:

mildred1978

cobbingstones wrote: »

This thread is reminding of the psychological inpact I suffered on Christmas day...

I hinted and hinted for one of these lovies, and DH mentioned that he knew what I was talking about. Then on Christmas eve he was saying that he thought the red one looked much nicer than the purple one I asked for. OK I thought red is good....I was sooo pleased that I had my lovely new mixer under the tree we had 'special cuddles' ;-)

Roll on Christmas morning....What did I bloody get a RED kitchen weighing scale and no mixer to mix the ingredients in!!!

Still not happy.

Oh dear!!! :rotfl:

diddly74

Sorry guys just had to post this link!
http://pinterest.com/pin/136163588703660200/

Pretty (maybe not sensible)

lol.

building_with_lego

Oooh, crunchy cakes when they fall off :eek: Ouch!

lapis_lazuli

mildred1978 wrote: »

For the same reason I have pretty pictures on the walls - life is too short to look at ugly things!

Yeah, but pictures aren't designed to mix cakes! :rotfl:

I know what you're gettiing at and to an extent I agree, but...for such an expensive item, functionality (at least for me) takes precedence over looks, and I'd go for the Kenwood because you get the best bang for buck. The machine is cheaper and more versatile, and the attachments (if you ever want them) are cheaper too, so it is better value in both the long and the short term. The only real advantage that I can see of the Kitchenaid is that some people like it's looks. I don't (to me they look ugly and graceless) but that's a matter of personal taste. It's the versatility and the cost that really does it for me in this scenario.

lapis_lazuli

cobbingstones wrote: »

This thread is reminding of the psychological inpact I suffered on Christmas day...

I hinted and hinted for one of these lovies, and DH mentioned that he knew what I was talking about. Then on Christmas eve he was saying that he thought the red one looked much nicer than the purple one I asked for. OK I thought red is good....I was sooo pleased that I had my lovely new mixer under the tree we had 'special cuddles' ;-)

Roll on Christmas morning....What did I bloody get a RED kitchen weighing scale and no mixer to mix the ingredients in!!!

Still not happy.

Sounds like you need one of these:

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I stopped sitting on my hands and have ordered a kmix stand mixer in almond. It will arrive next week and I have put all baking on hold until it arrives, I already have a kmix hand mixer and it is very robust and useful so I am expecting the same high standards. I`ll just need the grater attachment now

Erme

I'm just on here cos I managed to get the following yesterday from the charity shop for £24 :j :j :j

Yes folks...it's a kenwood km201....:D

Came with whisk and k-beater... Made the most amazing meringues just with icing sugar and egg whites.....Tad noisy but still. No I don't have room for it but never mind. Hoping the Magimix FP will go where the popcorn maker currently is....Can't afford the price of slicing disks right now (magimix is just a le mini). Not prepared to lift it on and off the worksurface so have found DV a cover for it off ebay cheap (just a vintage one...Like those those noticed someone making CK ones on ebay)....

Also got instructions for it for 50p here (this is the KM201 google) and what not

Now just need to get goodies off ebay LOL...use my magimix every day near enough. Hope this purchase will significantly improve my baking and bread making

E

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congratulations erme, the chef certainly is an excellent workhorse. Dd has mine and I expect it will go on for years and years, they have children so it is perfect for them

My kmix is a dream and has a much smaller footprint than chef and I did get the grater/fruit juicer and mincer/sausage maker, which I have managed to fit into a cupboard above the kmix, so it is all to hand. I have made sausages with bits from tongmaster, so easy to do and very delicious. I`ll be making bread today. I do like the way the stand mixer has slotted into my food prep so easily, ie no conscious effort and a use for all my gadgets

Its lovely to look at

Re sausages, I used 400g of left over frozen sausage meat (good stuff) and next time will make at least 5lb using fresh meat as freezing sausages is the way forward