Kenwood Chef - which to buy?

doreen47

Hi
l bought a A901 at a car boot today. l only paid £10.00 for it, in case it didn't work. However, it seems fine, but l found the bowl which is stainless steel was very hard to fit & the K mixer seems to be touching the base all the time. Any ideas? Also, could any one help me as to the age of this machine.
l also have a Kenwood Chef Excel, which l bought from a car boot several years ago. lt looks like l can interchange the attachments, which is great, but l don't know how old it is or if the Excel was a more expensive model than the A901.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.:beer:

Pitlanepiglet

Well done Doreen! I'm new to this Kenwood stuff but you can adjust the attachment so that it doesn't touch the bottom, helpfully I don't know how you do it but I know you can!

From my research, I think the 9 series takes the same accessories as the current models.

(PS - welcome to the Old Style forum!)

poohbear59

I have been considering buying a Kenwood Chef on ebay as I have a range of disabilities which make cooking some things quite difficult. I like to cook everything for my family and have found recently that my breadmaker is far too slow. I have been making the dough, kneading in the breadmaker then baking in the oven to save time. I would like a mixer that can handle kneading dough. Does anyone know what quantity of dough a Kenwood can knead in the bowl.

I also like to make my own soups broths and carrot cake but am unable to grate as I have problems with my hands. I have worn out two food processors this year and hoped to find a Kenwood, if that is the best machine for me, that has a grater attachment and also a mincer.
I have looked at some 701s on ebay but can't find out the kneading quantity or if they have graters and mincers that can be attached or that can be bought.

I hope some Kenwood cook can help me please. We don't have a lot of money so I would have to buy second hand on ebay.

argamemnon

the 701a & A701 are Brilliant so much better than my crapie new Kenwood Chef wish i'd kept my old one, motor was better on old one and so was the quality there is no way mine will still be going in 30 years unlike some of the older kenwood models

poohbear59

Do you know if it is possible to buy grater and liquidiser attachments for the 701a or A701?

poohbear59

Does anyone know what the difference is between the major and the chef? Are they both the same size bowl?

MrsE_2

poohbear59 wrote: »

Does anyone know what the difference is between the major and the chef? Are they both the same size bowl?

I "think" Majors are much bigger.

I bought a new Kenwood Chef & I've bought some attachments on ebay for mine:D

I use mine loads.

I bought a Magimix food processor at a bar boot sale for







£5:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

Bella79

Ive been looking into this, im going to go for the kenwood chef titanium 1400kw, with this one you also get the liquidizer and the food processor

D&DD

There are 5 of us and the chef is big enough to cope with most stuff I make
I did look at the titanium series but read somewhere the food processor attachment is a little small I bought the chef and shredder att etc instead

redlady_1

I have been looking into these too and just want something small as I dont have the work surface. I wondered about the prospero.