Close to the ATL of $465. I was able to price match at JB Hi-Fi (not including shipping)
Kenwood Titanium Chef Baker XL Stand Mixer KVL65.001WH, Includes 7L Stainless Steel Bowl and Splashguard, Beater, Whisk and Dough Hook Tool, 1400W, White
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As far as I could tell the only difference was that the black one had an extra bowl (5L), a creaming beater and a spatula. Is the creaming beater worth it?
I have the Chef XL Sense which comes with the creaming beater, and I have never used it, because I don't bother to put icing on my cakes.
However, someone who makes a lot of cakes (I use mine mostly for bread dough) would probably appreciate the creaming beater.
You can, of course, make things like buttercream frosting without the creaming beater (using the standard K beater instead), but you will have to periodically scrape down the sides with a spatula
Been holding out for ages for a Kenwood mixer but can never decide what model to end up with.
Happy with a Kenwood over a KitchenAid.
I had heard Kenwood was great but on looking I can't tell why. What's the advantage over KitchenAid?
Better motor, if you're doing a lot of bread making Kenwood is the way to go
Thanks!
Better in what way ?
If you're making a lot of bread I recommend a dough mixer. Especially for stiff doughs like bagel, it really stresses the motor.
KitchenAids are much higher quality machines, however the standard Artisan line is limited to 1.1kg when mixing dough - used within that limitation it should outlive any modern Kenwood 5x over.
Kenwood's advantage lies in a more powerful (but lower quality) motor - you can do about 2.5kg of dough at a time in this machine. Kenwood's support is great, and these have a 10 year warranty, so you'll at least get that.
I'd buy this but it just looks kind of povvo. I know it sounds lame but if something is going to sit on my benchtop forever I want it to look nice. Kitchenaids looks nice whereas this doesn't. Shoot me for this opinion I know it's the 'better mixer' but its just so goddamn ugly.
You do you I guess - If you're going to look at it, Kitchenaid all the way, if you're going to use it for anything with some real resistance in it, definitely get this thing.
kitchennaid does have better design work, however it's a bit retro for my taste.
I would rather have mixer that looks like mixer thn Texas road restaurant from the 60th.
Save up for a Hobart.
sounds lame but if something is going to sit on my benchtop forever I want it to look nice.
Do you not have cupboards?
Unless you're running a woman's weekly cooking show from your kitchen, who leaves a mixer out on their bench all year :/
Benchtop real estate isn't a valuable commodity for us. We've got a pretty big kitchen so it's easier to just leave larger and heavier objects out.
I have this and it works really well. Only issue I have so far is I can't find nice cookie attachments but i haven't looked around that much.
I bought a 6.6 ltr Kitchen Aid few weeks ago. It feels like a toy (I Own Bakery and bought for my smaller mixes)
I have since heard that Kenwood is better.
Any feedback on this.
Is kenwood good for bread dough? My current breville is pretty crap, the dough just spins around in the middle.
Anskarsrum is the only other home use mixer that seems to knead dough properly, but is pricey.
Good price. However, if you need more functionality, go for the black version. It is pricier.