I purchased my Kitchenaid Classic K45SS in Jan of 2003, used it for a little while and put it on a high shelf and used it very little for the past 10 years. I didn’t like that I had to scrape the sides of the bowl so often when mixing a cake batter and the flour flying around if I wasn’t careful to start it on stir and quickly turn it off and on for the first 30 secs or so.
Well last week I pulled it down to knead some bread dough. I was so pleased with the results that I put the Dualit toaster up on the same shelf and put the K45 in the Dualit spot (there isn’t room for both). I figured the Dualit is light and easy to pull down when I want to use it, the K45 is heavy as hell and better left out if I’m going to use it regularly.
I ordered a Flex Edge Beater and a pouring shield. I’ve made two cakes using the new Flex Edge Beater and it is the bomb! I don’t have to scrape the bowl at ALL and it mixes everything completely, even the very bottom of the bowl which on a K45 can often not mix at all. The pouring shield cuts down immensely on the contents flying out of the bowl, although its still a good idea to pulse on stir a few times before letting it rip.
Yesterday I made the Chocolate Pound Cake recipe from the owners manual and it mixed the batter thoroughly and the cake came out beautifully.
So for now I’ve got a new/old toy to experiment with. Making bread is a snap and much less mess.
Eddie



Well last week I pulled it down to knead some bread dough. I was so pleased with the results that I put the Dualit toaster up on the same shelf and put the K45 in the Dualit spot (there isn’t room for both). I figured the Dualit is light and easy to pull down when I want to use it, the K45 is heavy as hell and better left out if I’m going to use it regularly.
I ordered a Flex Edge Beater and a pouring shield. I’ve made two cakes using the new Flex Edge Beater and it is the bomb! I don’t have to scrape the bowl at ALL and it mixes everything completely, even the very bottom of the bowl which on a K45 can often not mix at all. The pouring shield cuts down immensely on the contents flying out of the bowl, although its still a good idea to pulse on stir a few times before letting it rip.
Yesterday I made the Chocolate Pound Cake recipe from the owners manual and it mixed the batter thoroughly and the cake came out beautifully.
So for now I’ve got a new/old toy to experiment with. Making bread is a snap and much less mess.
Eddie


