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by FrancescoP » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:09 pm

How good is it?

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Re: kitchen Aid

by Paul Winalski » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:45 pm

Could you be more specific? Do you mean the appliance company? Which particular appliance? Or the company in general, and its service to customers?

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by FrancescoP » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:03 pm

I thought that Artisan is the company and KitchenAid the whipping machine ... I refer to the appliance.

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Re: kitchen Aid

by Mike Filigenzi » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:39 pm

Traditionally, the Kitchenaid Artisan mixer has been considered a wonderful machine. Kitchenaid was (I believe, and someone correct me if I'm wrong) the arm of Hobart that dealt with appliances for home use. Hobart is a company that produces heavy-duty appliances for restaurants and other commercial applications. We have a Kitchenaid Artisan mixer that's at least 12 years old that has never had any problem whatsoever and works beautifully. My mom bought one back in the '70's that still works well. Kitchenaid is now owned by Whirlpool, however, and I don't know if the quality is still as high as it used to be or not. I would guess not, but perhaps someone here has some experience with their more recent products.

EDIT: Further research shows that Kitchenaid was bought by Whirlpool some time before we got our mixer. My suspicions on the quality of current models may be unfounded.

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by Steven Noess » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:11 pm

FrancescoP wrote:I thought that Artisan is the company and KitchenAid the whipping machine ... I refer to the appliance.

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by Jenise » Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:30 pm

They're wonderful mixers, Francesco, strong and sturdy. They last forever, and in particular their ability to do jobs like kneading bread make certain laborious kitchen tasks a breeze. Can't imagine life without one.
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Re: kitchen Aid

by FrancescoP » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:28 pm

Then, we will probably leave it in the wedding list ... I was doubting. they look beautiful, was wondering if they life long and get used much.

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by Cynthia Wenslow » Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:42 pm

I purchased one of the professional series for my best friend and her new husband as a combined wedding/Christmas gift. They use it every other day or so.

I am really impressed with it and am now trying to figure out how to justify buying myself one!
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Re: kitchen Aid

by Jenise » Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:58 pm

Francesco, I'm sure you'll love it. You won't use it often, but when you do, you'll be doing things easily that you used to avoid doing because they were such pains. I had to make five cheesecakes at Christmas for a big dinner, and when I wasn't happy with the way the first ones turned out I made five more--never would have gotten through the first five let alone mustered the energy to whip up five more without my trusty Kitchen Aid. Wish I had the pro model, though.
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Re: kitchen Aid

by Thomas » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:42 pm

Cynthia Wenslow wrote:I purchased one of the professional series for my best friend and her new husband as a combined wedding/Christmas gift. They use it every other day or so.

I am really impressed with it and am now trying to figure out how to justify buying myself one!


Get married around Christmas time and maybe your friend will buy you one in return...
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Re: kitchen Aid

by Cynthia Wenslow » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:52 pm

Thomas wrote:Get married around Christmas time and maybe your friend will buy you one in return...


They actually got married on Summer Solstice (21 June). I was waiting for Witness #1 to decide if he wanted to join with me (Witness #2) in this and I finally just went ahead and got it myself! Luckily one has a year from the date of the wedding...
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Re: kitchen Aid

by Ryan D » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:35 am

Regarding the brand in generaly, I am not too happy with a KitchenAid set of knives we purchased. Almost immediately they showed signed of tarnish. You have to treat them like they're fine china.
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