Does anyone have a kitchenaid as well as a TMX....

[Ayla]

Hmm, ok thankyou! I might go have a look at one, not sure if I will get one yet.

[Ayla]

Ahem, we bought one today It's the limited edition candy apple red, but I don't get it until xmas - hubby is going to wrap it and give it to me as a combined xmas/bday pressie (my bday is in 5 days).

[judydawn]

Lucky you Ayla.

[meganjane]

I love my KA! There's no room in my kitchen, so it sits on my laundry bench as the laundry is connected. I have the boring grey as that's all they had at the time and I couldn't wait!
Thanks Maddy for that beater blade site. I'll be getting one of those.
I mostly use my KA for meringues. I made mini pav's for Xmas lunch and they were lovely. Also large sponges and cakes. Use the TMX for everything else.

[Merlin]

I have the Empire Red Kitchenaid mixer which used to take  pride of place on my kitchen bench until I bought my thermie- my brother in law has just named my thermie the  "cyclotherm". I cannot part with my mixer but , in all honestly, I haven't used it once since buying my Thermomix, except for making meringue, which I can't seem to do  successfully in the Thermomix. Also, I haven't tried that often, anyway! There is no way i would sell it, even though I hardly use it at the moment.

[zebraa]

I got a gorgy red Kenwood for Chrissy. Have christened it today with a carrot cake - it is on the bench next to TMX. I will use it a reasonable amount for bisuits and cakes as I think it mixes better then TMX and for cream etc. Will be god used in conjunction but if I had to choose one TMX wins hands down. I don't NEED the mixer with a TMX but it is good to have, wheras I don need a TMX.

I didn't buy a Kitchenaid because I only want something for cream and egg whites. Mixing cake batter is an extra that I will do between TMX and Kenwood depending on what else is in it. I could have got a cheapy Sunbeam and it would be just as good. Can't justify a $700 Kitchenaid for beating a few eggs occassionally..................................

[maddy]

Thanks Maddy for that beater blade site. I'll be getting one of those.

MJ......just to clarify, Andiesenji posted the link for the pourfect whisk, which showed the scrape-a-bowl......but don't get that one!


The beater blade is the better fit and design, and you can pick it up here online: http://www.fullybaked.com.au/products/beaterblade/  or alternatively you can sometimes pick them up cheaper on ebay 

[meganjane]

Thanks maddy. Don't worry, I right clicked your picture and chose "copy image location' and that led me to the fullybaked.com.au store in Aust where I bought one!

[maddy]

Oh that's good then    I didn't want you to get the wrong one!
They are fantastic, but you might just have to adjust the clearance to suit the bowl.....when the head is tilted you'll see the silver disk with a slot in it.  Just give it a slight turn with a coin or butter knife to adjust the fit.

[meganjane]

Thanks for the tip!

[andiesenji]

I agree that the Pourfect bowl scraper does not work as well as the beater blade. 

I've had the Beater blade 6L since it was introduced and also have a SideSwipe which I use for soft cake and quick bread batters that need only limited beating (to keep them from becoming tough) as it really mixes batters more rapidly. 

Some people reviewing the SideSwipe complained that bits of the silicone (bright blue) would come off into whatever was being mixed, but I've been using mine for 2 1/2 years without a sign of disintegration. 
It does constantly drive the batter down into the bowl better than the Beater blade, in my experience but it is not efficient for stickier or thicker doughs, such as for cookies, etc. 

I'm an inveterate gadgeteer and tend to buy new and interesting stuff just "because" and sometimes they don't work so well. 
I did get the Pourfect bowl scraper blade but returned it because the top part on one side drug too much on the bowl and the squealing sound drove me up a wall.  It needed some re-engineering to fit the bowl perfectly. 

However, the whisk beater I mentioned is an absolute gem.   It works as rapidly as the 24 wire whisk I had in my old 20 quart Hobart when I was still catering.  That could beat a quart of egg whites to perfect meringue in 40 seconds. 

[maddy]

I agree that the Pourfect bowl scraper does not work as well as the beater blade. 


I did get the Pourfect bowl scraper blade but returned it because the top part on one side drug too much on the bowl and the squealing sound drove me up a wall.  It needed some re-engineering to fit the bowl perfectly. 

Totally agree with you Andie!  I did the same.
And thanks for drawing my attention to the whisk attachment.....I hadn't seen that before  .......hmmmm......should I order one of those?  sounds brilliant.

[judydawn]

I'm sure you will maddy - you are Australia's version of Andie as far as gadgets go    JulieO is not far behind you though

[maddy]

LoL Judy!.......I don't know......Julie is a pretty good influence on my purchases 

[meganjane]

Think I'm up there in the Gadget Queen stakes!! I can't resist new stuff. But, I just don't have the time to use it all!