Another KA Mixer Thread

[louvac]

CountryGuy (Gary)

I believe your formulas are incorrect because:

you said Volts = Watts / Amps I said Volts = W x A
you said Watts = Amps x Volts I said Watts = Volts/Amps
Algebraically, when you have V = W x A in order to solve for
W you have to isolate W which means both
sides have to be divided by A. Therefore,
I /A =W

Can a licensed electrician verify these formulas for us? Toggleswitch is on the same page as I am CountryGuy becuase he also said that volts = watts x amps.

 

[countryguy]

Check out this link for the formulas for amps, watts, volts

How to Convert Watts to Amps Simplified -- Converting Amps to Watts the easy way

Tutorial on how to Convert Watts to Amps, or how to convert Amps to Watts, conversion at fixed voltage or fixed current, how many watts in a volt, how many volts in a watt

www.powerstream.com

 

[bajaespuma]

Pastry Chef puts in two cents:

Folks, I've used many KitchenAids and a couple of the Hobart "Whipped Cream Makers" (as they were dubbed by dealers). In the old days, restaurants that wanted to obey the letter of the law, shelled out 2000.00 for the Hobart 5 quart mixer because it was NSF approved, whereas the KitchenAids weren't, so Hobart could command such a premium. As anyone who has used one will attest, you ONLY need that kind of power for kneading dough and Hobart's dirty little secret is that none of their ratings even on their gear-driven models for yeast dough capacity are true. I've had this problem with 20 quart and 30 quart Hobarts.
Any good planetary governor-controlled mixer should handle the creams, meringues, batters, mashed potatoes, etc. for a good long time although I still think nothing beats the vintage Hobart-made KitchenAid mixers, except maybe a vintage Kenwood.
If you're going to be kneading a lot of yeast doughs you should be looking at an Electrolux dough mixer with the spiral hook. It's designed like the huge spiral mixers that artisan bakeries use exclusively for yeast doughs.

What Hobart is doing here is very smart: they're cashing in on the hoards of stupid Bush-rich bitches who want to outfit their kitchens with the ultimate pieces of equipment so they can prove to their friends that they are truly superior people. See: Viking Stoves.

 

[sudsmaster]

For what it's worth, if you visit the KA mixer web site, they have an NSF approved 5 qt 450 watt Commerical stand mixer - list priced about $130 above their regular 5 qt Professional model.

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www.kitchenaid.com

 

[bajaespuma]

I have to add:

They just bought me a new 6-quart KitchenAid stand mixer at work and I have to say, even though it's not Hobart made, I quite like it. I like the bigger bowl and I especially appreciate the "slow" start-up; it has spared me many messes. Let's see how long it lasts although I've observed that the motor has a self-cooling fan that keeps the housing from overheating during a 15-minute high-speed Italian meringue cool-down.

 

[rp2813]

Well, I went out this morning and found the juicer attachment at Sur la Table for the same price as at Target. I'm generally pleased with how it works and the job of juicing a lot of oranges goes faster than with my manual juicer. The strainer does clog quickly but it takes all of a couple of seconds to pop it out and dump it in the same garbage receptacle you're using for the rinds. I find the KA is much more thourough about using all of the orange to get as much juice as possible extracted frome each one. This may be why the strainer clogs so quickly. I should be getting a technique down as I process more oranges.

 

[sudsmaster]

The latest Professional KA mixers come with spiral dough hooks. And you can buy one to fit an older stand mixer for all of $20.