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Are KitchenAids worth it? If not, what stand mixer would /ck/ recommend?

>> No.17788230

>>17788221
people baked things for millions of years without BRAND

>> No.17788243

>>17788221
It's nice to have, but its overpriced, as are the attachments.

>> No.17788245

>>17788230
No shit, it's still extremely convenient.

>> No.17788246

I use one at work

It's the standard for mixing dough

Everything else is just 2nd best

>> No.17788251

>>17788230
BRAND provides positive emotions

>> No.17788270

I think baking anons prefer to do the kneading by hand. The kitchenaids is just a gift people end up receiving at weddings and they don't see much use

>> No.17788278

great for batters and wet stuff just okay for dough

>> No.17788279

>>17788251
CONSUME BRAND
>>17788221
Honestly if you do any dough/bread making I would pick one up, it's just way too convenient to ever go back. As far as attachments I would just go for the meat grinder one, the rest are way too overpriced ($220 for a fucking pasta roller attachment, or $130 for a spiralizer like come on now)

>> No.17788280

>>17788221
Amazon says I bought mine on December 12, 2010. I've lugged that thing around for almost 12 years now. No regrats.

>> No.17788307

>>17788230
You sound like an insufferable little fuckstick.

>> No.17788312
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17788312

>>17788307
>oh no he hurt BRAND's feefees!

>> No.17788321

>>17788270
Baking anon here,

If I don't have to drag mine out I won't, but for kneading a stand mixer not only saves time, but can actually result in superior quality doughs for some things.

>> No.17788330

>>17788270
You’re conflating anons who bake with anons who just make bread.
There is more to use a mixer for than rustic bread.

>> No.17788336

>>17788312
>literally shits his pants because small kitchen appliance
>also keeps saved soyjacks
Yup, definitely an insufferable fuckstick, and probably a zoomer too.

>> No.17788337

>>17788221
IF
>You do a lot of baking
AND/OR
>Have the money
YES.

>> No.17788367

>>17788243
This
I haven't looked into it but I think it's because they have deals with stores effectively giving them a monopoly on the consumer grade stand mixers
Kinda like how Texas instruments has made deals with colleges for the last 40 years to use the same two models of calculator, fucking TI-83

>> No.17788376

The meat grinder attachment is comically bad.

>> No.17788380

>>17788330
You can use a cheaper handheld mixer for easier task and you knead dough by hand.
What's the kitchenaids for?

>> No.17788383

>>17788380
You could use a spoon or whisk too. Why waste money on a handheld mixer?

>> No.17788387

>>17788383
Making stiff peaks with a whisk/fork hard

>> No.17788388

>>17788380
>>17788387
Why are you being purposefully stupid?

>> No.17788389

>>17788221
If you're talking about bread, first learn how to knead it by hand and then you decide.

I can't tell you how many videos I watch where people use KitchenAid or similar machines for kneading and they still end up with a dough that's not properly kneaded.

If you're talking about cakes and cookies, the advantage of a stand mixer of any kind is that you don't have to hold it while it does the mixing, as well as having beaters that do a better job than the stick models. However, buy a model that's useful for your needs in terms of size, because if you buy a large model and you don't make stuff in large quantities, the mixer will not work as well.

>> No.17788391

>He doesn't have a 60qt hobart

>> No.17788397

>>17788221
Chinese trash with plastic gears now. Get an older one from the 1990s or earlier. Even the smaller commercial ones are shit now.

>> No.17788400

>>17788388
Handmixer eggs/cream = same quality but easier
standmixer dough = easier but worse quality than kneading by hand

>> No.17788403

Try to find one with a DC motor instead of an AC. Yes, they're worth it if you bake a lot.

I bought a used DC motor one and I love it.

>> No.17788415

>>17788387
And it’s a lot more convenient with a stand mixer than a handheld.
Plus you can be doing something else while the mixer takes care of whatever.
It’s not as if almost everyone who buys stand mixers didn’t already have a hand mixer, because people can’t usually afford the latter when just starting out.
If an electric mixer is something you use fairly often, you really do appreciate the upgrade.

>> No.17788433

>>17788380
Why knead dough by hand when you can just let a machine do it

>> No.17788440

>>17788433
Because according to anons in previous threads knead by hand = better than knead by machine

>> No.17788441

>>17788433
Why let a machine do it when you could knead by hand?

>> No.17788445

>>17788397
>parroting the Chinese plastic meme
Nice blog, boomer.

>> No.17788446

>>17788433
>Why knead dough by hand when you can just let a machine do it
It's fun
It's a good exercise
It's an active instead of passive participation

>> No.17788495

>>17788441
Why use forks and spoons when you can just insert food into your mouth with your hands.

>> No.17788498

>>17788495
literally retarded take, here's your (you)

>> No.17788499

>>17788495
Why insert food into your mouth with your hands when you can cram it?

>> No.17788520

>>17788221
Depends on what you will use it for. I liked my Bosch universal back in the day but when I had to go low carb due to health issues, I got rid of it because I wasn't using it. I have never really liked KitchenAids but that's just my personal opinion since I liked how the Bosch kneaded the dough and was easier to add stuff to and see.

>> No.17788542

>>17788498
what can you do with a fork and spoon that you can't with your hands

>> No.17788552

>>17788445
>thinks it's a meme
OK amazon adbot

>> No.17788583

>>17788221
i like making shit with mine and I got it 15 years ago, still works fine

>> No.17788602

>>17788221
Every product the question is how much it's worth to you. I don't bake. I don't have one. My sister bakes all the time, it was an easy purchase.

>> No.17788617

>>17788221
my kitchenaid is almost 10 years old and my kids will use it long after i'm dead. well, not MY kids, but somebody else's kids probably.

>> No.17788627

>>17788617
You'll always be remembered in their hearts as their first.

>> No.17788638

>>17788627
> Anon dies, and at his estate sale some young family buys his KitchenAid
> The family uses it to make a pineapple upside down cake as >>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=git6DCXSqjE plays

>> No.17788740

>>17788542
Keep your hands clean
17788445
Not going to even give you a real (You) it's such shitty bait