Kitchen aid - any good?

miffyhugmuffin

Hello,

I would like to buy one gadget that does everything, for baking, chopping/grating, blending etc. Can anyone recommend the Kitchenaid over the Kenwood chef to someone who currently has neither? I know this is an old debate but I just can't decide (even after reading thethreads on here)! Does someone have a definitive answer?? Importantly which is the easiest to clean (no dishwasher) and use in terms of changing attachments?

They have the Kitchenaid reduced on Amazon at the moment - it's £180 quid (thanks Grabbit board!):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... IN=B000744SZW

Is this a good deal or would you still go for The Chef?

Thanks a lot
Miffyhm

whatatwit

Does the one on Amazon come with the attachments to chop and grate?

The link i looked at only seemed to have a beater/whisk & dough hook.
Have you got room in your kitchen for it to be out all the time, one of the reviews comments that it is heavy to be moving about.

I don't have a proper mixer like this, just a little handheld 2 beater electric jobbie and that's a new purchase.

rockie4

I've got the Kenwood Chef - 32 years old, still going strong and I love it! Easy to clean, I keep mine in a cupboard but it's easy to get out, it's used regularly for bread and cakes - it copes easilly with large amounts for a batch bake.
I wouldn't be without mine!

seraphina

The Kenwood Chef is far superior, IMO.

We were fortunate enough to get the KM001 as a wedding present - it came with a blender as well as the usual attachments for the bowl.

It has a far more powerful motor (1000W vs 300W for the Kitchenaid IIRC), feels far more robust and I think has a wider range of attachments. You can pick up the Kenwood Chef attachments on eBay as well as from usual shops - they seem easier to get hold of as well.

It's in use daily and I wouldn't be without it!

maypole

Had my Kenwood chef for 26 years, still going strong. Got it free when I bought an oven, the oven is no longer with us;)

Lily-Lu

I really wanted a Kitchenaid a few years ago. The review were very positive. However, at that time, the cheapest I could find was around £350:eek: . There was no way I could afford that, so even looked at pricing for getting one shipped from the States - hugely expensive.
I was doing a bit of reading around on various mixers and came across a Delonghi mixer (sold in the States) it had great reviews from people. Some were actually saying how much better it was than the Kitchenaid. Guess what - it looked suspiciously like the kenwood major. So, some more digging led me to find that Delonghi America bought Kenwood a few years back. The fact that some reviewers raved about its superiority to the Kitchenaid was enough for me to go for a Kenwood.

I had an amazing stroke of luck while doing my daily check of Kenwoods on Ebay. Came across an auction selling a KM400 that had been given as a present, but never used. The liquidiser was included, and it was on a buy-it-now for the princely sum of £35:eek: . I could barely believe my eyes and read the ad through several times to make sure it wasn't actually just the liquidiser they were selling. So, I snapped it up and it's been everything I expected it to be - and more. I love it:D

FunkyFairy

I have a kitchenaid. It is fab. Would not be without it. It makes the best bread.

I also have a kitchen aid blender which is fab.

I looked at both and decided on the kitchen aid as it looked nicer to me.

miffyhugmuffin

Just been looking at the Kenwood website, they seem to have so many models which all look quite similar. Can anyone reccommend a particular model? I would like something in the middle-to-top-end of the range as I only want to buy one once in my life! Thanks

miffyhugmuffin

Gosh Lily-Lu sounds like you had a super bargain with your Chef, very lucky! I couldn't find anyone selling that model at the moment though.

One vote for the kitchenaid, thanks FunkyFairy! I also like the 'looks' of the Kitchenaid.

Hearing so many good things about the Kenwood mixers though....
KMC560 looks ok, looking to spend about £250 so maybe my decision will be made on price rather than anything else. Are the top-end models £350+ just more powerful/bigger?

FunkyFairy

I brought my kitchenAid from here. I have the Brushed Chrome Nickel Finish one but the coloured ones are £318.99 on the site.

http://www.beststuff.co.uk/kitchenaid_ksm150.htm