WHOHOOOO

[toploader55]

Thanks Nick...

Jon and I have a running thing about "Power Dicers".

So any chance I have, I ready myself for a "Kerslapp"... as a knife will do the same : )

 

[peteski50]

Congratulations Jon this is really great!

 

[tolivac]

That Kenwood mixer has the same sort of blades my Viking has.All SS.The Ronson Cook-&-Stir blenders were sold from lab supplies.Wanted to get one years-years ago from Fisher Science Co-in silver Spring Md but they couldn't sell it to me.Lab suppliers sold those machines.Come to think of it I would have had to buy a case of four!!Have bought other things from them.Would love to see those Ronson machines brought back!Other cooker blendwers sold can only blend or cook but not together.

 

[tolivac]

GE Schenectady,NY-Also the birthplace of our 3 GE 250Kw SW AM transmitters-one in operation right now!Their traansformers came from the GE transformer plant in Pittsfeild,Mass.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Kenwood ...

And theres me when you said " Fire Sale" I thought yad got yourself a new fireside log burner ha ha........all in the terminology !!

Look forward to seeing the best reviews & results, the scraper blade attachment gets rave reviews and so wish we could get the processor attachment for the older Chefs !!

Have fun !!

 

[foraloysius]

Kenwood

I recently bought a Kenwood kCook, a cooking processor. It was on sale for €175 ($195), the salesman took another €10 off because it was the last one in the store and the box was just a little damaged. They used to be around €400 here. It's very compact, but big enough for one or two portions of risotto.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Kcook

Oh Louis

Thanks for the info, havnt seen that one here its peeked my curiosity, looks simple to use and the fact you can use it as processor and steamer as well . I often do rissottos , puddings , sauces etc.

Just looked on the bay of e and with continental plug around £90 here ...

 

[foraloysius]

There are a few downsides in comparison to more expensive cooking processors (only three temperatures and not a real opening in the lid), but it's really value for money. The newer versions have more temperatures and programmes, but they also have the slicer/shredder tower, I didn't want that, it makes the machine bigger and I have enough machines that can slice and shred.

 

[foraloysius]

I still have a Tefal Le Saucier, I used to make it for small portions of risotto. It's much smaller than the kCook, but a very fun kitchen toy. Originally it was sold as a bechamel sauce maker. It stirs and heats, that's all.

 

[jetcone]

WOwe

This is something totally lacking in the US market cook N stir tech! I had no idea you have so many to choose from! And thats odd considering risotto has been a rage over since the 90's- its what killed Disco! Red wine and risotto!

 

Just made a cheddar cheese sauce for dinner tonight --- under 10 minutes-- look at that glaze !

 

[jetcone]

4 Days in

And the Kenwood has been used every day so far! Gonna have to come up with a name for it. Its moving in!

 

[jetcone]

So I heard back from a UK supplier

who has a big ebay site for Kenwood over here, she told all machines are now world machines with a 110/220 switch- Excellent news People, it also probably means that the boards are all interchangeable as these machines all rectify the Mains voltage to a set level before it enters the electronics in the machines. It also means that the boards are okay with 50-60Hz. Hola I didn't get a white elephant in the garage sale!

 

[foraloysius]

Name

Well, since it's from the UK and the name is Kenwood, what about Kenny? I suggest naming it after Kenny Everett, a wonderful British comedian.

 

[combo52]

Thanks To Westinghouse

We got automatic stirring in 1966.

 

[toploader55]

Chef Kenney ?

 

[petek]

THere are so many fun new appliances out there today I could easily go broke. I've never seen so many mixers and cookers and what nots . Months back I saw this multi cooker / air fryer on Amazon for a remarkably low price of about $75 Cdn, it was also on the US site for about $50 so why the heck not . It's called the Cook-a-riffic by Gourmia. A 10 in one stirring cooker. It heats the pan from below but also convection cooks by blowing hot air thru a channel and over the top of the dome. You can do stir fry, bake things, fry etc by removing the stirring paddle. I really like it and more surprisingly almost a miracle, Larry my partner, has even been using it. The only fault is that that dome doesn't come off for cleaning but with the hot air blowing over the dome it doesn't seem to get very dirty. I've seen other robot stir fryers on Amazon but none this cheap.., hopefully it lasts.

 

[petek]

Friday I was puttering around through a couple of thrift stores and saw this T-Fal Optigrill on the shelf for only $20. It looked virtually unused so of course I wasn't going to let it sit there. Once home I made a grill cheese sandwich in it and it worked well but it does squish the wonder bread.. Last night I made a couple of thick hamburger patties and they turned out excellent. No guesswork on how you want it done. Now I'm ordered to get rid of either it or my trusty old Breville Panini grill.I think I'll keep the opti grill and send the Breville over to my sisters LOL.

 

[petek]

I'd love to get myself a new THermomix T6 model but I'm not prepared to die yet.

Thermomix® TM6®: The All-in-One Cooking Robot That Does It All

The Thermomix TM6 is the ultimate kitchen appliance, with 28 cooking functions and access to over 80,000 guided recipes. Cook like a pro with the Thermomix TM6!

thermomix.com

 

[nmassman44]

That TFal OptiGrill went for close to $200 at Bed, Bath and Beyoncé a year or so ago. I was intrigued by it and I did see the infomercial about it.

That Kenwood mixer looks amazingly versatile. I did spend some time last night reading the cookbook for it. I was impressed by what it can do and also the attachments that one can get like that coveted “ dicer” . I keep telling myself that I do NOT need another mixer since I have three now...two KA mixers and a Sunbeam Mixmaster and I will get killed if I got another one.

Petek a question for you....that GE Profile smoothtop range you have, how do you like it? Reason I ask is that we are planning on moving to Florida this summer into a new home and I have a GE gas range that I adore but can’t bring since there is no gas lines where we are going so it has to be electric. I was looking at the Electric version of my range and the model you have.

 

[countryguy]

I'm on my 3rd Tfal Optigrill. The first one only lasted a couple of months and then the electronics went wonky. Sent it back to TSC and they replaced it. The 2nd one arrived dead so back it went and they sent a 3rd one. It has worked for a couple of years but now every so often the electronics go wonky on it as well. All the selection lights start flashing sequentially and it won't let me select anything. When it does work, it does a great job of grilling without having to constantly check the doneness.

Gary