KitchenAid’s Key Ingredient: Investing in Workers

Post by war1025 » Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 3:01 PM UTC

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We got one for our wedding 6 years ago and hardly ever use the thing. Growing up, my mom had a Sunbeam mixer where the bowl spins and the beaters stay in place. Maybe just bias because that's what I grew up with, but I liked the way that mixer incorporated ingredients a lot better. Unfortunately, Sunbeam only makes super cheap products now, so I don't know that you can even buy such a thing anymore.

You can accomplish the same thing with a handheld mixer pretty much.

Post by war1025 » Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 3:36 PM UTC

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That thing looks really wild. Never seen one like that before. This is the kind my mom had: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxgSd59Z4Yo The lady in the video seems to not really understand how it works though, and is only making jello mix, which seems like a poor demonstration...

The other one is the latest generation of the original Electrolux Assistent, introduced in 1940.

Post by RickJWagner » Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 4:37 PM UTC

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I'd say their other key ingredient is the fact that this is a perfect product. It does what it should do perfectly and it will still do it in 50 years and more.

Post by Krasnol » Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 7:06 PM UTC

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We've been through with all kinds of machines. Either there were not strong enough or just seemed to die after their usual life time. After seeing one really old Kitchenaid machine at my SOs parents, I finally decided to buy one. Never regretted it. We make Pizza at least once a month my GF makes cakes once every 2 weekends. It is in use a lot. Especially the dough hook looks massive and I can't imagine a dough that…

No idea? They were plastic plated unforged metal; the plastic would gradually flake off into the dough then finally the hook would snap. I assumed there was just a bad batch of hooks in the market until the third one broke. The Kenwood hooks are forged stainless instead.

Post by robin_reala » Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 7:27 PM UTC

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No idea? They were plastic plated unforged metal; the plastic would gradually flake off into the dough then finally the hook would snap. I assumed there was just a bad batch of hooks in the market until the third one broke. The Kenwood hooks are forged stainless instead.

Just to be sure we're talking about the same thing. This is how ours look like after something like a decade: https://imgur.com/a/ozd7MIY There is some use to it as you can see at the bottom and a dent where I guess it fell down. But nothing compared to what you describe. I can't imagine what could break it. Maybe grinding bricks ;)