tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post732338098286313958..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Kitchen AidDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-54756949294732385562014-04-15T22:27:42.425+01:002014-04-15T22:27:42.425+01:00Preaching to the choir! I git an extra bowl too an...Preaching to the choir! I git an extra bowl too and it's been really useful (it's the one that is jug shaped). If you like baking a good stand mixer is - well a luxury, but a very useful one, and if you're going to have one it might as well be the prettiest one right?Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-81966279974254846732014-04-15T21:59:30.856+01:002014-04-15T21:59:30.856+01:00Stand mixers, especially ones by Kitchen Aid, are ...Stand mixers, especially ones by Kitchen Aid, are worth the money. My sister had never been much of a baker, but when a friend gave her a used one she suddenly found a whole new avocation. When John bought me mine for Christmas one year he also got an extra mixing bowl which I wouldn't have thought of but glad he did.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-34510198263077432712014-04-13T12:12:41.680+01:002014-04-13T12:12:41.680+01:00It's by way of being my guilty pleasure - I co...It's by way of being my guilty pleasure - I could well have done without one and it's not the kind of extravagance I normally commit or encourage but I guess we all have our blind spots and this is mine! I had to get rid of my microwave to find space for it and I don't use it nearly enough but it still makes me happy!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-29156548936681987332014-04-12T11:05:31.073+01:002014-04-12T11:05:31.073+01:00I don't do much that needs a proper mixer - I ...I don't do much that needs a proper mixer - I rely on a hand one. Beautiful though it is, I'd begrudge it the worktop space (much as I do my rarely used bread machine). Annabel (gaskella)http://gaskella.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-55481549983257137482014-04-11T21:12:35.886+01:002014-04-11T21:12:35.886+01:00I love mine so if all it needs to keep it happy is...I love mine so if all it needs to keep it happy is regular exercise I'm happy to indulge it. I really love the colours and can never decide which one (other than the dark blue I have of course) is my favourite. There's a pistachio shade I really like, but then all the yellows and oranges are great, and then all the greens, and can you go wrong with the classic red or cream? But then I've seen a pearly one that's rather fine... I've had a small leak with mine (see above) but it seems to have been totally fixed by rather more regular use. truly though it's been brilliant, I love having one. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-27404609008533223792014-04-11T20:58:15.244+01:002014-04-11T20:58:15.244+01:00I got mine 2 years ago, when I was still making up...I got mine 2 years ago, when I was still making up my mind what to go for and reading lots of reviews the oil leak issue came up in a few comments, then when I started Christmas baking last year and after mine hadn't been used for a few months I noticed a very small oil leak from the back. When I read more about it, it seems to be easily fixed by running the machine regularly, I've made sure I've used mine more regularly since and I've had no more problems. I doubt it's a problem with all of them but it does seem to be reasonably common so I was pleased to find it was easily fixed/avoided. If yours is a bit older it may not be an issue at all. <br /><br />And blue - definitely the best colour ;) Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-27320226904887123352014-04-11T20:40:08.199+01:002014-04-11T20:40:08.199+01:00That fills me with hope, I understand that since t...That fills me with hope, I understand that since the company was taken over (?) a few years ago the quality isn't what it was, but on the other hand mine is hardly over used so it may last a long, long time. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-412925999636536942014-04-11T20:33:16.758+01:002014-04-11T20:33:16.758+01:00But it does such a beautiful job of it!But it does such a beautiful job of it!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-84708025324218887452014-04-11T16:35:37.514+01:002014-04-11T16:35:37.514+01:00I love my kitchen aid. And they come in such fun ...I love my kitchen aid. And they come in such fun colors! I don't think I could live without it. I second what anon. says. Those things seem to last a lot longer than many appliances (don't get me started on the iron). And I didn't know that the kitchen aid would leak oil! I guess I use mine enough that it doesn't sulk. CGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256456742503046710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-8564107727700099072014-04-11T14:28:29.946+01:002014-04-11T14:28:29.946+01:00Mine is the same color. I didn't know they sho...Mine is the same color. I didn't know they should work regularly. I don't use mine very often (it can't sit on the counter, so I have to lug it out of a cabinet, hoist up onto the counter and back again each time), but perhaps now I will. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111736625664327019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-15701811856500385172014-04-10T17:11:01.677+01:002014-04-10T17:11:01.677+01:00A new shiny kitchen tool is such fun! And you may...A new shiny kitchen tool is such fun! And you may be surprised at how long it lasts - I've had mine for at least 25 years. They are extremely well made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-26542804256312758292014-04-10T10:02:25.210+01:002014-04-10T10:02:25.210+01:00It is such a beautiful object in itself - we have ...It is such a beautiful object in itself - we have a pale pink one which my dad and I got my mother a few years ago: such a pleasure to look at, and I do think it is a miracle for whipping anything. I suspect we're mostly using it as the world's most expensive cream beater most of the time... skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-49673770554924883202014-04-09T21:39:58.320+01:002014-04-09T21:39:58.320+01:00Is it a deep eggy yellow or a paler primrose kind ...Is it a deep eggy yellow or a paler primrose kind of a shade. I love all the colours they come in, rather hanker after something really bright, but also love the blue. I love using it and love looking at it, it makes me absurdly happy. Reading this back it's obvious there's a whole lot of love going on. It's one of those touchstones that on a grim day remind me that I'm basically a lucky woman in the general scheme of things. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-90151613763553391612014-04-09T16:20:33.381+01:002014-04-09T16:20:33.381+01:00So happy you have it, and are enjoying it! I love ...So happy you have it, and are enjoying it! I love mine. And it is the queen of the counter in terms of beauty! Mine is yellow.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.com