Kitchenaid Classic – Mixer Stands Up in Kitchen

Kitchenaid Classic would make a great surprise for your home chef or for yourself.  Hey, why not surprise yourself!?  You deserve it. It’s the kind of thing the creative home chef can use almost every day.

Bring restaurant style cooking into your home with a Kitchenaid Classic Plus Stand Mixer.    Since the introduction of the company’s first stand mixer in 1919, products have been introduced and improved in response to evolving tastes in design and function.  Many recall the white classic Kitchenaid from childhood. Once a passionate cook has used a Kitchenaid, there may be no turning back.

The Classic series model includes a 250-watt motor, a stainless steel bowl with a 4-1/2 quart capacity, and a mixer head that tilts back for easy access to both the bowl and beaters.  The Classic Plus has a larger, 275-watt motor, sharing the same size stainless steel bowl  and the tilt-back mixer head.  Both models are packaged with a Balloon Whisk, Dough Hook, Flat Beater and Instruction Manual.

This piece of equipment, the Classic, weighs approximately 22 pounds, whereas the shipping weight of the Classic Plus is closer to 25 pounds.  Both have a 10 speed solid state slide control, direct drive motor, a power hub for extra attachments, safety lock to prevent the head from rising when mixing, and the capacity to knead two loaves of bread.  Additional attachments offered by Kitchenaid for stand mixers include a sausage stuffer, ice cream maker, food grinder, stainless steel bowl with handle, ravioli maker, pasta sheet roller, pasta cutter, pasta maker, fruit and vegetable strainer, citrus juicer, rotor slicer and shredder, food tray for feeding into various attachments, pouring shield, and bowl and mixer covers.

This multifunction kitchen appliance warrants a permanent place on the counter, as the weight deters constant lifting or bending to place it in a cabinet.  The dimensions are 14.1 inches long by 8.7 wide and 13.9 inches deep.  The zinc enamel surface is easy to clean and the beaters and bowl are dishwasher safe.   The rubber feet prevent slipping and sliding while mixing the biggest batch of cookie dough.  A one year manufacturer total replacement warranty gives the cook of any skill plenty of time and opportunity to test the limits of the Kitchenaid Classic Plus Stand Mixer.

A benefit of using a stand mixer over a hand-held mixer is the cook’s freedom to use both hands for other tasks, such as assemble ingredients, while the stand mixer works away.  Additionally, several beaters are provided for whipping, blending, and kneading in contrast to the dual metal beaters common for hand held mixers.  The heavy base keeps it in place without holding, even at the highest speeds.

The Kitchenaid beater attachments are designated for specific batters.  The flat beater is for normal to heavy mixtures such as biscuits, mashed potatoes, cakes, creamed frostings, cookies, quick breads, and meat loaf.  The wire whip is used to incorporate air as with eggs, egg whites, heavy cream, boiled frostings, sponge cake, angel food cake, mayonnaise, and some candies.  And the dough hook is for kneading and mixing yeast doughs as in buns, breads, coffee cakes, and rolls.  The manufacturer notes that the mixing times indicated in conventional recipes may need to be reduced as the Kitchenaid Class Plus Stand Mixer is more powerful than standard mixers.  Expand cooking horizons with this versatile kitchen appliance while rediscovering grandma’s comfort foods.