Kenwood Standing Mixer w/ Induction Cooking

[ronhic]

Ok....

There was a comment about 'Needs Vs Wants' in the car comments....and I am very much a 'balance' person in this area...

UNTIL NOW.......

I WANT ONE....it can be a companion to my other mixers and keep the Kenwood company

 

[dj-gabriele]

I just had a look on the Internet and found out that the suggested retail price for the Cooking Chef Major is of "only" 1350€ (2000$)! Isn't that a little too much? But still I'd love to have it!

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[tomturbomatic]

The answer to the question that was never asked.

 

[bobbins]

I own a couple of Kenwood Mixers (1950's model and a 70's one too) - great robust mixers!!

Are the Viking High End mixers made by Kenwood? They are very similar in design...

 

[danemodsandy]

Bobbins:

Yes. DeLonghi make the Kenwood design with the Viking brand name on it, under contract. They also supply Cuisinart the same way.

 

[rayjay]

Cuisinart Mixer

Cooks Illustrated, (a great magazine and website), tests equipment, gadgets, etc. and came up with Cuisinart as being their winner of mixers. I think it costs a somewhat less than Kitchenaid and Viking.

Winner
Cuisinart 5.5 Quart Mixer
In addition to acing its way through heavy tasks like kneading bread and pizza dough and churning cookie batter full of oats, nuts, and dried fruit, this machine offers a host of modern updates—a digital timer with automatic shut-off, a fold function for incorporating ingredients delicately, and a splash guard attachment with a built-in feed tube.

 

[rayjay]

Kennwood Cooking Chef with Induction Cooking

I think if a person cooks and bakes a lot it would be a nice machine. You can do Creme Anglaise, (as Louis states), Zabalione, gravies, sauces, also melting chocolate while gently stirring, whipping potatoes and keeping warm.

 

[mixfinder]

Melted

The heating of hot foods and keepings things warm would be a great advantage. Melting chocolate and other additions to batters need to be tempered. If the bowl and metal mass around it was warm it would melt creamed mixtures and defeat itself in a baking advantage. Kenwood is a very good mixer. I have heard of drive belt failures but never experienced one myself. The newer machines have widened the bowl opening making the addition of ingredients much easier. Viking has an advantage of less removable trim and covers and the case around the mixer is heavier. Cuisinart has many rickety additions of trim and cover and over the long haul users are finding that a bother. Cuisinart mixers are gone from Bed Bath and Beyond in my area and Macy's has stopped sowing it as well. Cuisinart products are very good mid range performers, but they have the worst, worst, customer service and it's biting the mixer experience in the butt. I have an older Kenwood which I stopped using after Kitchenaid made wide bowl mixers. It's noise is on a par with Kenwood. Both are great at lower speeds and for prolonged high speed beating you need to leave the area or wear ear plugs.

 

[ronhic]

I've never seen an older Kenwood Chef Major.....