Studied agriculture & engineering. Moved to automotive industry - marketing & PR for Renault, then ...
Studied agriculture & engineering. Moved to automotive industry - marketing & PR for Renault, then Subaru.
Ex Rolls-Royce Military & Diesels Division Head of Public Affairs.
Currently Feature Writer for leading UK marine magazines.
Member since:03.10.2005
Reviews:4
If I was totally honest it would be fair to say that I needed a new Kenwood like a hole in the head - after all how many virtually retired batchelors really need a food processor?
But over the decades I collected unpteen very usefull accessories and no less than four Kenwood mixers of mixed vintage, all of which were excellent for one task or another. However none were compatable with all the tools I owned, and visa versa!
In a fit of enthusiasm last Christmas I hunted the Internet and decided to treat myself to a new Kenwood. Days of deliberation [and umpteen special deal offers later] I plumped for a Kenwood KM 010 Titanium.
When it arrived, in a positively huge box, I really enjoyed myself unpacking every item and comparing the impressive new machine with its stainless steel accessories to the many "antique" versions in my collection. I also tried the old accessories to see if any would fit the new machine - zilch!
In one fowl swoop I gave away [nearly] all of my vintage Kenwood equipment safe in the knowledge that the new machine will probably out live me!
So now I had a really powerful modern Kenwood with a [free] food processor, large glass liquidiser, superb stainless bowl, and all the traditional tools, to which I have added a new mincer.
The machine is an utter joy to both own and use. The sheer power of the motor, the infinitely variable speed, the four power outlets, and the Kenwood's simply majestic presense in the kitchen makes mere plastic food mixers pale into insignificance.
I'd like to be able to say that I have used it to make fantastic culinery creations, but I haven't. What I have done is to feed horrendous amounts of meat , gristle,and chicken carcases through the mincer to feed the "hound", produce gallons of "smoothies", and chop and shred field fulls of vegetables without a single murmour from the Kenwood.
It prepares and mixes almost half a washing up bowl of Black Country bread pudding in one go, creates stunning dough, and then sits almost majestically awaiting its next task. In the meantime I am slowly working my way through the fabulous recipe book supplied with the machine.
Whether the Kenwood KM010 is worth the premium price over its lesser but equally long lived similar branded siblings is a matter of conjecture. But you can find these machines at such bargain prices now it seems crazy not to simply buy the best!
All I have to do now is carefully re-engineer my old bean shredder, and tin opener, to fit the KM010, and I can rely on the Kenwood to do the jobs my arthritic hands will no longer do - just as my mother and grandmother did before me!
The only dissapointing thing is that Kenwood did not include a rear window sticker for my car. I simply can't resist asking reaward cap wearing hot hatchback drivers why they insist on advertising food mixers on their incredably noisy little cars. The totally blank look on their faces is a source of constant joy!
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