Kitchenaid stand mixer

[Yoimbrian]

So I won an award at work that allowed me to pick a prize off this random website. Most of the stuff was crap that retailed for $100 or so, then I saw a kitchenaid stand mixer, the top end new one (retails for $400). So I have one of those coming in the mail.

Here is my question, and why I ask it here. I'm not a baker or cook in general, I usually grill or stir fry or frozen food. However I know for the last 50 years people RAVE about these things, and I know people that have them who say they couldn't live without them.

So for a normal non fancy cooking guy would I use it / like it? My wife cooks a little but not much, but it's MY prize so we are focused on me here

Option two would be sell it on craigslist, could probably get $300+ for an unopened new one and buy myself a more me focused prize (fish gear, computer upgrades, etc).


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[Modest_Man]

I use ours a lot more than I thought I would. It's been a solid investment.

 

[snake8myelbo]

Just keep it they are pretty cool?

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[SumoNinja]

if you're not gonna use it much, sell it

buy a cheaper one if you are gonna use it only once in a long while. pocket the rest

 

[Gill Blue]

well, at the pizza place we used ours for mixing dough and shredding cheese. off duty we made sausage with it.

 

[Inglorious]

There are a ton of attachments you can get for it to do things like grind meat, make pasta, juicer etc.

 

[Gill Blue]

search kitchen aid stand mixer on youtube. lots of stuff. how to make spaghetti, butter, sausage, ravioli, and pizza dough. all on the first page. including vids on several attachments.

 

[chefwill]

That is one amazing piece of kitchen gear, there's nothing you can't do with it, we have 2 of them at my work for things that don't require our floor stand mixer, nice score!

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[HikariDirect]

There are kitchen aid mixers that start at just $200, you might have won a low end one. Even if it's a $400 machine, you wont get top dollar . I say keep it because:

• You will make the best mashed potatoes in it.
• I use it for scrambling eggs on Sunday morning when Im feeding all the kids and their friends.
• You can make pizza dough with it really easily
• Real whipped cream, you betcha. Just work it in a cold bowl
• Real home made butter. No problem, just keep beating.
• Home made pasta- you can get a pasta cutter attachment and make killer fettuccine.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

if you're not gonna use it much, sell it

buy a cheaper one if you are gonna use it only once in a long while. pocket the rest

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