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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 02:53 PM
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Used or New?
I sold several of my books from last semester at Culinary College.
I need some opinions on whether I should by a new cheap Kitchenaid Mixer or a used professional Kitchenaid Mixer.


http://www.moonbuzz.com Sells cheap reconditioned models and the Martha Stewart one is pretty.

I can't make the decision on which one I should buy.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 02:54 PM
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1. Used professional!
As long as they aren't beaten to death, the used model will offer you more features and will be able to do more.
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 02:55 PM
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2. I'd Buy A Reconditioned One
After all, you need the money for cat pee deodorizer.
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 02:57 PM
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3. LOL
Edited on Thu Sep-18-03 03:01 PM by corarose
If she got up near the motor she would pee on it. She's too old to jump on the kitchen countertops now and I am not going to lift her up and let her pee on things.
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:00 PM
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5. The reconditioned one is FINE.. I have The WHOMPER of
a Kitchenaid and I STILL hug it daily.

I love my Kitchenaide mixer, in a wierd, strange, non-cat-pee related way.

And I'm not a republican.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:00 PM
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4. NEW
kitchen/bathroom stuff should be NEW
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:00 PM
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6. Used Professional...Mos Def!
They last forever. Put 'em in a cage with some gorillas throwing it around for awhile...it's still work.

Shoot it...still work.

Rush Limbaugh sits on it... hell, he'd probably crank it to "whip".
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:08 PM
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7. I forgot to mention that we get 10% off at Chefs Cataloge Store
I need one real bad so that I can practice at home and the one that we use at College is a professional one that gets abused badly.

I usually go in and hook up 4 mixers and I take up one whole table. People think that I am nuts but I get all of my breads made and most of the other students don't finish on time.

If one dough is going and you have to make several others it's easier to make them all at once.
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:24 PM
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14. Any experience with artisan breads?
I spent one January with things fermenting all over the kitchen. Had a baking stone and a pan full of rocks in the oven.
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:32 PM
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17. I have some Sour Dough starter on my counter top if anyone wants some
I don't know what I am going to do with this stuff but I had to make it for a class project and you have to keep feeding it.
Well hell, I've got enough for everyone on DU to make Chicago Sour Dough bread.

I thought that I would change the name because I did make the stuff.

My last class was in Artesian Breads. Do you want some recipes?
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 05:14 PM
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21. I like the recipe I got from King Arthur...
...when I went to one of their bread-making seminars. They prefer a starter made a day ahead of time with just a pinch of yeast in a sponge. That's worked out better for me than a sourdough.

I used to keep a sourdough when I was home with the kids and had more time on my hands. Did you know you can use the sourdough starter in quick-bread recipes, too? Biscuits made with a thin sourdough starter substituted for buttermilk are just awesome. And I used to have a sourdough chocolate-cake recipe that was the moistest chocolate cake I've ever managed.
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:12 PM
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8. Should I buy it in Cat Urine Yellow?
Do they pee yellow? I know dogs do but I am not sure about cat's. I just wipe it up and hold my nose when Ramona does her business.
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:17 PM
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10. I've got the red one
matches my margarita maker (i mean blender)
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:17 PM
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11. Almond From Moonbuzz
It's cheaper, color-coordinates with the dough and cat piddle both.

Just don't store it on the floor.
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:16 PM
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9. Get the pro
If you plan on using this to knead bread then the pro is a must, the cheapie is fine for just about anything else.
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:22 PM
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13. Our bread recipes are for large amounts of bread
Sometimes the dough comes out of the top of the bowl as you are mixing it.
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:25 PM
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15. Smaller model holds a 6-cup recipe
Can't speak for the big one.
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:19 PM
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12. I prefer the smaller model
The head tilts back on it making it easier to get at the bowl and scrape the beaters. I can make a 6-cup batch of bread dough in it easy. I bake a LOT and mine has taken a lot of abuse but it just keeps on mixing. I love that thing.
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cally Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:31 PM
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16. Used Professional
I found one at a garage sale for $40. I had to shorten the cord but it has lasted another 10 years. It never breaks. The newer ones are not as powerful.
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 03:44 PM
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18. Visit a wholesale used restaurant supply house
They are open to the public now, and you'd be surprised at what is available. I can't see buying anything new when there are such great old workhorses avaliable, and such a huge variety to choose from, too. Floor models, table models...you can find just the right one if you search for it. They were built to last!
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 04:17 PM
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19. Thanks! There has to be a store in Chicago like that.
I will check into it before ordering the Martha Stewart model.
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 04:35 PM
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20. I would bet tickets to the Cubs playoffs...
that Chicago has more then one store that meets your needs. Even the 'new' restaurant supply houses have used equipment for sale.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 05:43 PM
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22. OhmiGod, CiaraRose, now I know what to ask Santa for!
Get the used professional model. I sold those Kitchenaids about 20 years ago, they beat anything else on the market hands down. And they last forever.

What a great site!
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-18-03 06:34 PM
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23. They sell them on ebay
That's how I found that website. You can get them even cheaper on eBay from the same company.
You use to sell them? Do you have a kitchen full of their stuff?
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