Once you have one you wonder how you ever did without it. For anyone out there who is seriously considering purchasing a stand mixer I can’t recommend the KitchenAid KSM150 highly enough. Not only will it instantly expand your culinary repertoire but it will also inspire you to cook more often! It will soon become an indispensable part of your kitchen. The standard attachments include a whisk, beater and dough hook allowing you to whip up cakes, biscuits, breads, pizza dough, and sauces with the absolute greatest of ease. Most stand mixers on the market can do this but the KitchenAid really comes into its own when you look at all of the optional, extra attachments available. Each attachment slots into the front of the mixer and engages when the machine is turned on. The grinder allows you grind your own mince and together with the sausage stuffer tubes, make your very own sausages. I love the fact that I know exactly what’s in them. The same goes with the pasta roller. Unlike manual pasta machines, the rollers are turned for you (by the machine) freeing up both hands to feed through and catch your fresh pasta. The fruit & vegetable strainer makes fresh tomato passata in a matter of minutes and the shredder/slicer will slice and dice your other ingredients. It’s worth noting that even though KitchenAid does not sponsor or endorse chefs or food programmes, you’ll almost always see KitchenAid mixers being used by celebrity chefs/presenters. I don’t think there is any better endorsement than that!
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