Food processor :(

EmmaJ_3

My favourite attachment for my food processor just died I use the whipping attachment loads for making cakes and things, the other day it started making a louder noise than usual when it was going, and today it snapped completely

It's a fairly old machine that came to me 2nd hand from my nana, when I went to university 6 years ago and she'd moved into sheltered accomodation and didn't use it anymore. It's a Braun CombiMax 600, I've been onto the manufacturers and rang a few suppliers and apparently all the replacement parts are discontinued

The machine still works for all its other functions, but I'm really going to miss just being able to whip up cakes quickly!! And meringues will be a nightmare now

Is it worth buying a new machine just because I've broken the one attachment?? I hadn't budgeted for a new food processor.

tooting_jane

Could you just get the Tesco value handmixer for under a fiver?

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.100-2025/btnResultSort.x%3d36/btnResultSort.y%3d12.aspx

Or the Cookworks one for under £4 from Argos?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4220295.htm

DawnW

Just a thought, but is it worth asking on Freecycle, or even looking on ebay to see if you can get a replacement attachment. A long shot I know, but you never know.

Karnam

trying making a meringue with a whisk, it only takes 5 -10 mins.

jordylass

I really sympathise with you Emma, this thread came up in a search I did on google for exactly the same replacement part. I bought this processor for £1 at a boot sale a couple of years ago and love it. It's used pretty much daily, and I was making meringues when the whisk went.

purpleivy

I hope the tesco hand mixer is better than the stick blender!