Kitchen Mixer? Mother's day help!
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Jason Snyder
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My wife has a Wolfgang Puck, but I honestly can’t tell you how it compares to a Kitchen Aid.
Mojave
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Yes get a Kitchen Aid.
You should be able to buy one from Costco or Sams Club for 20-40% of the cost they normally are during Mother's Day Sales and during Thanksgiving.
I have a Pro I gave $180 for in 2022 during Black Friday.
We don't use it all the time, but we use it way more than I thought we would have. My wife thought it was stupid intially but I am the cook and we do use it.
We also use the Ninja Blender/Food processor we got from Sams for $100. We also use a Vitamix we bought 13 years ago for $400.
They have similar functions.
On the Kitchen Aid try and find someone that knows what attachments work with which model. The Pro doesn't accept all the attachments that the standard model takes. The pro is more powerful, and doesn't have the same hinge. It works like a drill press.
You should be able to buy one from Costco or Sams Club for 20-40% of the cost they normally are during Mother's Day Sales and during Thanksgiving.
I have a Pro I gave $180 for in 2022 during Black Friday.
We don't use it all the time, but we use it way more than I thought we would have. My wife thought it was stupid intially but I am the cook and we do use it.
We also use the Ninja Blender/Food processor we got from Sams for $100. We also use a Vitamix we bought 13 years ago for $400.
They have similar functions.
On the Kitchen Aid try and find someone that knows what attachments work with which model. The Pro doesn't accept all the attachments that the standard model takes. The pro is more powerful, and doesn't have the same hinge. It works like a drill press.
Kitchen aid. Then you can buy the different attachments for it for future gifts.
My wife has both a bowl lift model and the artisan model (head tilts). She uses the artisan the most since it's lighter and easier to move. Uses the bowl lift for bread and larger batches.
My wife has both a bowl lift model and the artisan model (head tilts). She uses the artisan the most since it's lighter and easier to move. Uses the bowl lift for bread and larger batches.
adamm88
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For context iv worked in commercial kitchens for 20 years
First you can get kitchen aides rebuilt, much cheaper than a new one
For counter top mixers kitchen aides are hard to beat, you get all the extra attachment and support will be there for ever, theres two basic models, tilt head and handle lift, at one time the handle was metal gears and tilt head plastic, im not sure that is still the same
Every kitchen iv worked in and in culinary school we used kitchen aides for small batches of stuff, for large batches we floor mixers but kitchen aides are workhorses and would be my suggestion.
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First you can get kitchen aides rebuilt, much cheaper than a new one
For counter top mixers kitchen aides are hard to beat, you get all the extra attachment and support will be there for ever, theres two basic models, tilt head and handle lift, at one time the handle was metal gears and tilt head plastic, im not sure that is still the same
Every kitchen iv worked in and in culinary school we used kitchen aides for small batches of stuff, for large batches we floor mixers but kitchen aides are workhorses and would be my suggestion.
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If I get her a Kitchen Aid for Father's Day then I can get her the Tikka for Mother's Day after all!
SWOHTR
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KitchenAid 7 quart and don’t look back.
ResearchinStuff
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Thanks for the heads up on the sale, stacked that with the 10% off for new users and got a very good price on a new 7 qt that I'd been wanting for a while
5MilesBack
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We bought a Vitamix in 1999 and I've used that thing a lot since the day we bought it, at least a couple times a week. Lots of shakes, smoothies, and salsa. And it's still running strong. Bought the Kitchen Aid mixer right around the same time and it runs and looks like new. I wouldn't be as confident with a new one these days, but who knows.
Mojave
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This is the stone cold secret on the best salsa in the world.
1 pound of tomatillos with the 2nd skin on (shell).
1 pound of poblanos chiles
1 pound of anaheim chiles
Throw everything whole in a 2 galon bag and dump a couple table spoons of olive or avacado oil in there and make sure all the veggies are coated.
Roast in the oven on a cookie sheet until you have complete cook through, if you are using a fan. Ensure you are not burning it.
Most Mexicans cook salsa on the stove top. I am not Mexican, I am kind of New Mexican but 100% non Spanish so this is what I call a Gringosalsalito! Little American salsa!
When you are done roasting everything, throw the entire pan except the stems from the chiles and shells from the vitamix or a regular blender and rip it down to a consistant liquid.
Important!
Salt and Pepper heavily to taste.
Do not get Tex-Mex and put something stupid like cilantro, lime or garlic in it. You can try that later, but trust me this salsa is heaven on earth. I will judge you. If you go for the cilantro you will have ruined it, as it ruins all food and we won't be friends.
Poblanos are the key ingredient. But you can also do Hatch chilies or Jalapenos if you want more heat. Or if you are a sadistic bastard you can add Habaneros or some kind of chile that has the word death in it's name. There are quite a few.
1 pound of tomatillos with the 2nd skin on (shell).
1 pound of poblanos chiles
1 pound of anaheim chiles
Throw everything whole in a 2 galon bag and dump a couple table spoons of olive or avacado oil in there and make sure all the veggies are coated.
Roast in the oven on a cookie sheet until you have complete cook through, if you are using a fan. Ensure you are not burning it.
Most Mexicans cook salsa on the stove top. I am not Mexican, I am kind of New Mexican but 100% non Spanish so this is what I call a Gringosalsalito! Little American salsa!
When you are done roasting everything, throw the entire pan except the stems from the chiles and shells from the vitamix or a regular blender and rip it down to a consistant liquid.
Important!
Salt and Pepper heavily to taste.
Do not get Tex-Mex and put something stupid like cilantro, lime or garlic in it. You can try that later, but trust me this salsa is heaven on earth. I will judge you. If you go for the cilantro you will have ruined it, as it ruins all food and we won't be friends.
Poblanos are the key ingredient. But you can also do Hatch chilies or Jalapenos if you want more heat. Or if you are a sadistic bastard you can add Habaneros or some kind of chile that has the word death in it's name. There are quite a few.
Boarmaster
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Kitchenaid for the win in my book.
5MilesBack
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I'm not a big tomatillo fan. But when I want to change things up a bit, I make my Habanero/Mango salsa. Good stuff.
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