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I am snervous and nesting
I am waiting for surgery on the 10th. Peter got called to Tawain the day we returned from Hawaii. His father had a massive stroke. I have painted and accessorized the bathroom, ripped out a clunky counter for stools and began decorating for Christmas. Last night I did a marathon bake for no one in particular but its keeping me off the streets.
Just like the vinegar soda and buttermilk for the Red Velvet cake, I am impatient.
I am waiting for surgery on the 10th. Peter got called to Tawain the day we returned from Hawaii. His father had a massive stroke. I have painted and accessorized the bathroom, ripped out a clunky counter for stools and began decorating for Christmas. Last night I did a marathon bake for no one in particular but its keeping me off the streets.
Just like the vinegar soda and buttermilk for the Red Velvet cake, I am impatient.
You're Dead Wrong!
I worked for Sunbeam the year after they introduced the MM series. Customer after customer berated me behind the counter for Sunbeam making plastic junk. Why if they'd had any idea we woere going to make cheap plastic junk made in Japan they's have bought the previous model while they were still available! BLAH BLAH BLAH
Hail the mighty MM. They were the first mainline Sunbeam in the line up with a permanently lubricated motor. The prototypes had been quietly tested on the Vista series and the refinements made for the MM.
I worked for Sunbeam the year after they introduced the MM series. Customer after customer berated me behind the counter for Sunbeam making plastic junk. Why if they'd had any idea we woere going to make cheap plastic junk made in Japan they's have bought the previous model while they were still available! BLAH BLAH BLAH
Hail the mighty MM. They were the first mainline Sunbeam in the line up with a permanently lubricated motor. The prototypes had been quietly tested on the Vista series and the refinements made for the MM.
Protected Port
Since the mixer didn't need lubrication the juicer port was further protected in early run models by a cap on the juicer port to prevent any liquid from getting into the spindle. After market tests showed homemakers popped them out to use the juicer or to see what it was and then tossed them. It wasn't worth the extra directions in the manual or the expense of plastic cap.
Since the mixer didn't need lubrication the juicer port was further protected in early run models by a cap on the juicer port to prevent any liquid from getting into the spindle. After market tests showed homemakers popped them out to use the juicer or to see what it was and then tossed them. It wasn't worth the extra directions in the manual or the expense of plastic cap.
Nothing quite like a good baking session
when feeling stressed or even "blue". That is as long as everything turns out OK
It must have been a feat of organisation co-ordinating all those Mixmasters not to mention that you must have:
1. One hell of a big oven
2. One hell of a big freezer
3. Lots of cooling space
And of course after they are done then there is the frosting to do .....
On a related note, have you had any TV programs by an Irish cook called Rachel Allen, probably on PBS? She has a book out called "Bake" - which is quite excellent. I found those recipies more to my taste even than Nigella's "How To Be A Domestic Goddess" - like many of us need instruction in that art LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Al
when feeling stressed or even "blue". That is as long as everything turns out OK
It must have been a feat of organisation co-ordinating all those Mixmasters not to mention that you must have:
1. One hell of a big oven
2. One hell of a big freezer
3. Lots of cooling space
And of course after they are done then there is the frosting to do .....
On a related note, have you had any TV programs by an Irish cook called Rachel Allen, probably on PBS? She has a book out called "Bake" - which is quite excellent. I found those recipies more to my taste even than Nigella's "How To Be A Domestic Goddess" - like many of us need instruction in that art LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Al
Bullet Proof
The MM series proved to be the most trouble free and least repair prone of any previous mixer. My first MM was a Sandalwood with copper escutcheon and brown handle, dial and turntable. I used it day and night for 35 years and it never needed a repair. I gave it Sara in 2002 when I got my first Artisan. Sara used it until I gave her an Ultra for college graduation and she gave it to Mike's sister. I doubt it gets much use to it should make it to a 100.
The MM series proved to be the most trouble free and least repair prone of any previous mixer. My first MM was a Sandalwood with copper escutcheon and brown handle, dial and turntable. I used it day and night for 35 years and it never needed a repair. I gave it Sara in 2002 when I got my first Artisan. Sara used it until I gave her an Ultra for college graduation and she gave it to Mike's sister. I doubt it gets much use to it should make it to a 100.
Although I have model 10, 12 & 15
I do quite like the chrome one shown above, took me a few years but I got one for £12.50 or $20
Al
I do quite like the chrome one shown above, took me a few years but I got one for £12.50 or $20
Al
My plate
From the last photo you see the buffet I'm eating from! The kitchen is closed, no big mess, no need for runner scrapers and mess everywhere. I start slow and pul the bowl backwards to add in the rrant clums and then set heer free for the job she is so well designed.
Good night, The kitchen is now closed. The 10, I slept with as a child, the 11 made me yearn for the modern style, I thought of illegal ways to get a 12 but it was the design of the MM that get calling me back with it's siren song.
From the last photo you see the buffet I'm eating from! The kitchen is closed, no big mess, no need for runner scrapers and mess everywhere. I start slow and pul the bowl backwards to add in the rrant clums and then set heer free for the job she is so well designed.
Good night, The kitchen is now closed. The 10, I slept with as a child, the 11 made me yearn for the modern style, I thought of illegal ways to get a 12 but it was the design of the MM that get calling me back with it's siren song.
My first Sunbeam was an MM. I bought it at London Drugs in Vancouver back in the day, so pre 1986 when we moved to Calgary. I could'nt resist because there was a bonus juicer attachment, a new for the time bonus Sunbeam digital thermometer (mouth/butt type lol) and something else I forgot now came with it. I gave it to my SIL about 4 years ago when we moved here, then she moved east as well and now a mutual friend back west has it.
Too bad there wasn't internet back then, I'd have come over for cake!!!
Too bad there wasn't internet back then, I'd have come over for cake!!!
Petey!!!!!!!!!
It's good to hear from you, I hadn't seen you posting lately. It's just getting time to make a Vancouver or Seattle scatch and sniff.
Peter and I in Hawaii with Seattle Friends who have the ideal party house on a cliff over Puget Sound. I can start buttering them up. They also have a large house on the Washington Coast for the ultimate getaway.
It's good to hear from you, I hadn't seen you posting lately. It's just getting time to make a Vancouver or Seattle scatch and sniff.
Peter and I in Hawaii with Seattle Friends who have the ideal party house on a cliff over Puget Sound. I can start buttering them up. They also have a large house on the Washington Coast for the ultimate getaway.
There's somebody on ebay lives in White Rock BC (near Blaine) who occasionally seems to have a mixer etc, Braun KM32's . Can't think of the name at the moment though. Not too much new in my mixer colletion.. got a nice little chrome Dormey not too long ago and that's about it.
ronhic
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Well good....
...Sunbeams go for BIG money here on Ebay. I have just paid AUD$172 plus postage for an MXF - Australian made version of the MM above in white with black trim (beater ejector/handle and speed control)....
...but then it is hardly used, still has it's original box AND the juicer is still in plastic....
To replace this with the Breville version would cost as much $$200) but wouldn't give me anywhere near the satisfaction or lifespan....
...Sunbeams go for BIG money here on Ebay. I have just paid AUD$172 plus postage for an MXF - Australian made version of the MM above in white with black trim (beater ejector/handle and speed control)....
...but then it is hardly used, still has it's original box AND the juicer is still in plastic....
To replace this with the Breville version would cost as much $$200) but wouldn't give me anywhere near the satisfaction or lifespan....
