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Post by truthbound on Nov 4, 2015 4:56:09 GMT -5
Actually, Cooks Illustrated gave comparable reviews to the Cuisinart as the KitchenAid. I never saw them review a Bosch. We did look at the Cuisinart, but I seem to remember it being more expensive. Once upon a time. The gears in all KA were made of metal, but this is not the case in the newer models. I think they are still made of metal in the Pro, maybe the Artisan (you need to research this) but in the lower priced models, they are made of plastic. This is going to be the weakest link. I would take an older model over a bigger, newer one for this purpose. You want to pay attention to the amount of power in the model. If you are planning on making a lot if bread doughs, then you really want the more powerful motors. I think that the Pro model is upwards of 600, where the lessor models can be as low as 175. The difference is significant. I have a pro version and the gears are all metal. That's why I have that one because my brother researched it. Mine is definitely more heavy duty than the tilt head ones. Glad I have the pro versus the cheaper ones. It was definitely not one made in the last few years. They are all plastic geared now.
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Post by snapdragon on Nov 5, 2015 12:23:37 GMT -5
This thread made me have to check. I have a Sunbeam mixer. I don't use it a whole lot though. I also have a Sunbeam. I use it quite often and I got a great deal on it about 10 years ago. It was normally about $100 and it was on sale for $70. I have looked at KA but I figure I won't get anything until after the the Sunbeam dies. Hopefully not for several more years. beergut - I'm glad the present has worked out for the both of you.
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Post by dannylion on Nov 5, 2015 19:15:24 GMT -5
Yum. Focaccia.
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Post by Shooby on Nov 5, 2015 20:56:49 GMT -5
Let's see if these pics come out: the birthday present The first thing created using the mixer: focaccia bread Yay!
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Nov 5, 2015 21:48:25 GMT -5
I just checked, since we're going to get it anyway. At Costco, The pro-line has a 6-quart bowl. It's regularly $350. There is a $60 off coupon that is good for October 29 - November 29. On Kitchen Aid dot com, the pro-line has a 7-quart bowl. It's regularly $700. They don't have the same power. The pro 600 design that Costco sells has 575 watts. The pro line at KitchenAid has 1.3 HP...... which is nearly 1000 watts. Thus the difference in price. Ah, that makes sense. Well, we got the one at Costco last week. We've used it twice, once for cookies and once for a pecan pie. Those would have been fine with the classic version, of course. DH is excited to make bread this weekend though. DD is also excited that she can make triple batches of cookies in one round.
Hopefully 575 watts is enough to handle DH's bread making. I hate to have to spend $700 for the Pro-Line.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Nov 5, 2015 22:02:34 GMT -5
So, the comparable one at Costco vs. Kitchaid is $289 vs. $569. I could have gotten a different color if I hadn't gone the Costco route, but I don't think YM approves spending almost $300 just for a different color.
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Post by beergut on Nov 6, 2015 3:50:08 GMT -5
Hopefully 575 watts is enough to handle DH's bread making. I hate to have to spend $700 for the Pro-Line. 575 should be fine. My mother has a Classic, which was 275, and I made two loaves of focaccia and three loaves of Italian bread with it. No issues. GF's Artisan is 325 hp. No issues making the focaccia.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Nov 6, 2015 10:51:24 GMT -5
Hopefully 575 watts is enough to handle DH's bread making. I hate to have to spend $700 for the Pro-Line. 575 should be fine. My mother has a Classic, which was 275, and I made two loaves of focaccia and three loaves of Italian bread with it. No issues. GF's Artisan is 325 hp. No issues making the focaccia. It isn't the fact that it can't work, the problem is that the stiff dough is rough on the plastic gears, and it will go belly up faster. An occasional loaf of bread isn't going to do it, but making it regularly will. That is why they suggest in Cook's Illustrated and other sites that you need to consider what you want to do with it before making a decision what model to purchase.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Nov 7, 2015 20:01:02 GMT -5
575 should be fine. My mother has a Classic, which was 275, and I made two loaves of focaccia and three loaves of Italian bread with it. No issues. GF's Artisan is 325 hp. No issues making the focaccia. It isn't the fact that it can't work, the problem is that the stiff dough is rough on the plastic gears, and it will go belly up faster. An occasional loaf of bread isn't going to do it, but making it regularly will. That is why they suggest in Cook's Illustrated and other sites that you need to consider what you want to do with it before making a decision what model to purchase. Yeah, that's what became our issue with the Classic--frequency and intensity of use. DH has for the last year been making some time of bread product every few weekends. Three or so months ago, the Classic started walking around the counter!
Beergut, I do think if you were going to give us a picture of yourself, it should not have been headless.
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Post by beergut on Nov 8, 2015 21:28:35 GMT -5
Beergut, I do think if you were going to give us a picture of yourself, it should not have been headless. I thought the fun house mirror effect it had on my legs/torso is amazing. I seriously didn't notice the reflection until a professional photographer pointed it out to me.
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Post by Shooby on Nov 8, 2015 21:40:16 GMT -5
I made fettuccini today with my KA pasta attachment.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Nov 9, 2015 10:19:51 GMT -5
Anyone heard if the KA Artisan will be on sale at BB&B for Black Friday? I just realized that I have about $60 in gc's for them and with a 20% off coupon, it could be really reasonable.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Nov 9, 2015 10:51:06 GMT -5
Anyone heard if the KA Artisan will be on sale at BB&B for Black Friday? I just realized that I have about $60 in gc's for them and with a 20% off coupon, it could be really reasonable. You might not get a decreased price, but I have seen them throw in attachments with a purchase. It's worth waiting around to see.
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Post by beergut on Nov 11, 2015 1:50:41 GMT -5
I made fettuccini today with my KA pasta attachment. I have a manual pasta machine for fettuccine and spaghetti. The pasta extruder attachment has caught my eye, though.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Nov 11, 2015 6:56:48 GMT -5
I was talking to a friend yesterday and he was saying he makes pappardelle and ravioli with the pasta attachment. He puts the dough through the attachment and then uses a pizza cutter to cut it into pappardelle strips. I had pappardelle with a meat ragu while in San Diego last month and want to try that. I have a recipe for the ragu, so now I can't wait to buy the KA!
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Post by wvugurl26 on Nov 11, 2015 8:16:20 GMT -5
I was talking to a friend yesterday and he was saying he makes pappardelle and ravioli with the pasta attachment. He puts the dough through the attachment and then uses a pizza cutter to cut it into pappardelle strips. I had pappardelle with a meat ragu while in San Diego last month and want to try that. I have a recipe for the ragu, so now I can't wait to buy the KA! I'll have to try that. I snagged the pasta roller thing for $27 at Kohl's. At that price I figured I could cut it into strips on my own. I even bought the right flour and its in the fridge.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Nov 11, 2015 10:39:58 GMT -5
Let me know how it comes out. I'm waiting for Black Friday sales since I have the gc's and coupons which will make it more in my price range.
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