Well, I’ve had my kChef for 3 months now, or thereabouts.
It has fully fitted into my teeny home. It has kept its plcae on the kitchen counter, and it has also enabled me to make great bread, cakes and batter. Even broken down rock salt in the liquidiser with it.
But I haven’t cracked pastry – yet.
I’ll get there, though.
…my cake sunk.
Was I operating in a lack of faith? Or just laziness, because I didn’t want to use big mixer for little cake.
Be honest with me. I pleaded and begged G_D for that mixer, even set up this blog, and I got my wish.
I acted in unbelief.
Lesson learnt. Use what G_D has allowed me to have.
…and not much more to say.
What do you do when you reach the end of the road?
I now have my mixer. I have used it on average three times a week over the past 31 days for bread making (and kneading), cake mixing and grinding rock salt to a more manageable form using the blender (once so far).
I made a cake for Mum’s church’s “HalleluYah Party / Black History Day”. And I have now seen the DVD that came with the mixer about a dozen times now.
The excitement has worn off, and my little friend’s place on the kitchen counter is assured.
But – I must be honest – it was a bit of a gamble. The kChef is rather a luxury and I now see that wanting a mixer was an act of faith.
I do feel lazy at times when I use the kChef.
But I never regret having bought it.
Watching most of Masterchef: The Professionals a few minutes ago, I couldn’t help but notice the incredibly prominent product placement of the ‘American mixer’ throughout the programme.
How much did Whirlpool pay for the oyster shot of its flagship product?
At one point (hit the clip at 36:00 for a few seconds) it dominates the screen while Messrs. Roux and Wallace decide the fate of the young ‘pro’ chefs.
What about the poor Kenwood Chef? Is there no TV food guru willing to plead its cause?
(I’ve just made a cover for mine…)
Will be watching the price of the kChef over the next couple of weeks – as I have claimed a new discount (not quite as much as the previous price drop, but hey! £16.25 off is a lot more that £0.00 off, no?).
As for me, I’m going to make one more cover for my little helper. Then that’s it. Only clothes sewing from now on – in case I do land that great job.
Here is my first cover for my kChef.
Not going to win any prizes, but it’s made out of remnants, scraps and leftovers from various sewing projects.
The next one I make will have rounded corners. Much easier to negotiate on the sewing machine.
(which I had to clean out and mini-service due to my over-enthusiasm and lots of lint in the cogs)
It does its job, and has a lovely handle to it – slightly ‘washed’ feel on the cotton that can be thrown in with the jeans when it gets dirty.
My first loaf of bread that was made with my new stand mixer.
It sounds as hollow as an empty mansion when you knock the bottom of it.
It looks almost too good to eat.
I shall have to pay for my new helper somehow.
It’s really great.
But it is also very noisy at top speeds.
Ah well – you can’t have everything.
(the liquidiser is also cracked at the top, but I shall wait until Saturday to take it back -
my Sunbeam blender is better and bigger. Not too much of an ask)
Well, it came today – half-past 12PM ish…
And it is large (but not that large).
I might not get the £20 discount after all as the price went back up on Wednesday.
But even with all that, my new arrival is most welcome.
The item did come with a splashguard, which was a pleasant surprise as I had been told by an advisor that the Classic was no longer sold with one.
But it will need a cover, which I will make.
And the top bit is plastic – not quite as robust as the old-school Chefs, but no doubt it will knead my dough. Can’t wait to make a loaf tonight.
Welcome, friend.
Had an inkling to check the web site of my favourite store -
and the price of my mixer-to-be has dropped by £20!!!
Must race to claim my discount, as the store’s policy of never being undersold would be put to the test by me!
I can do it, as the new price is also being charged in-store.
But…
…I have got to get the paperwork from the purchased goods (in this case my mixer when it shows up later this week), then I hotfoot it back to the store to get my money back.
For £20 GBP, it’s definitely worth the fuss.
I’ve bought my mixer.
Yes, my new mixer.
“At last!” I hear you cry (the one person apart from myself who reads this undistinguished blog)…
…and you want to know which one I got, right?
Fair enough. I will tell you when I get it delivered next Thursday morning.
After all, I haven’t even told my Mum yet. This is a big deal for me.
Not joy (yet), but relief and calm. I did get the green light from up above.
Now I will have to go through some red lights in order to pay for it.
HalleluYah
