by daveyb » Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:11 pm
I have a hatred of all Kitchenaid products. They are copies of commercial machines usually and have awful customer service levels and seem to fall to pieces quickly. they are much prettier than kenwood (on the whole). I have had a range of Kenwood machines including fully restored 1950'smodels which really are attractive, but, not upto the modern standard when it comes to eating what you have baked!
I use a Kenwood Kmix now for a variety of things and it copes well....even 20 minutes on high to make custard for ice cream mixes. That said, last week the single screw which holds the planetary head on fell into the batter in the bowl closely followed by the whole assembly, but, with a 3 year warranty and a Kenwood repais centre a few miles away, I was soon up and runn ing again. I guess you could say that any modern machine which is rekiable will be a good buy. The only reason you see all the TV chefs with Kitcheaid is product placement
Regards
Daveyb