cooking

[Mc Tool]

I baked a crumb cake and fixed the kitchenaid (again).

I call mine the handbrake ......she doesnt like it

 

[redneck joe]

I baked a crumb cake and fixed the kitchenaid (again).

What's wrong with the kitchenaid.

 

[Pmt133]

What's wrong with the kitchenaid.

The sacrificial gear in the drive lasts about 6 months now. The original went 35 years but the replacements aren't as good a quality it seems.

 

[Mc Tool]

The sacrificial gear in the drive lasts about 6 months now. The original went 35 years but the replacements aren't as good a quality it seems.

Or that aint the real issue .... post actual compression readings and serial #

 

[redneck joe]

The sacrificial gear in the drive lasts about 6 months now. The original went 35 years but the replacements aren't as good a quality it seems.

Yeah we got one for MIL a few years back and she never used it so we took it and it absolutely does not compare to mine which is circa 1997.

 

[Pmt133]

Or that aint the real issue .... post actual compression readings and serial #

Cylinder 1 was 45psi. Its rolling over backwards. Serial K5ss. Please advise.

Yeah we got one for MIL a few years back and she never used it so we took it and it absolutely does not compare to mine which is circa 1997.

Yeah. The unit itself is 89 or 91 but they definitely changed the material on the replacement gears. I've been looking at getting a true pro model or gear drive unit. Not like im beating the crap out of it though.

 

[redneck joe]

Does your change speed from stir to 2? Mine never has and a friend has one that does not as well. Same era, not new crap.

 

[tphoyt]

This is a bitter reminder for me. Mine was from the 80’s and I loaned to the chef where I work he left with it and I never saw it again. My currant one is probably 10 or 12 years old now. It’s never had a problem but I’m just waiting for the day to come. I feel like very few things are made to last anymore.

 

[Pmt133]

All 10 speeds work. The difference between 8 and 10 isn't all that much but stir-8 works just fine.

10 is really reserved for whipped cream for me and nothing else. I find it don't need much more than 2 for most things.

 

[Mc Tool]

My Mum has a "Kenwood chef" ( with accessories ) that is over 50 years old and still going strong .
I did replace all the grease in the trans and replaced all the TRS wiring ..... probly 20 years ago.

 

[Pmt133]

Another observation... anyone else have an old recipe they always go to? I've noticed, and had this conversation with my girl, that the old ones just plain work. Like cream puffs... the one I have is 40 years old. I've tried various ones on the internet with mixed results then found this one in an old recipe book and like first time bang on every time after too.

Were they just tested better or did the people writing it have a better understanding of the intricacies of it? Because that one is far from simple but does things in such a way that makes it more trivial than some other ones. Just a thought.

 

[Mc Tool]

Another observation... anyone else have an old recipe they always go to? I've noticed, and had this conversation with my girl, that the old ones just plain work. Like cream puffs... the one I have is 40 years old. I've tried various ones on the internet with mixed results then found this one in an old recipe book and like first time bang on every time after too.

Were they just tested better or did the people writing it have a better understanding of the intricacies of it? Because that one is far from simple but does things in such a way that makes it more trivial than some other ones. Just a thought.

Some peeps will always try to re-invent the wheel.

 

[aspeck]

I really only use cookbooks as "idea" books, but my favorite cookbook is a Mennonite Cookbook from the 50's. There are some slamming recipes in that book ... and everything is from scratch. Love it.

 

[FLATHEAD]

I really only use cookbooks as "idea" books, but my favorite cookbook is a Mennonite Cookbook from the 50's. There are some slamming recipes in that book ... and everything is from scratch. Love it.

No doubt, My wife’s grandparents on both sides were strict mennonites. For being “ plain” food those women cooked up some great meals, especially desserts. Kim has a pile of recipes of theirs.

 

[redneck joe]

I really only use cookbooks as "idea" books, but my favorite cookbook is a Mennonite Cookbook from the 50's. There are some slamming recipes in that book ... and everything is from scratch. Love it.

With lard.


Betty Crocker plaid, circa 1947, everything was lard

 

[Pmt133]

I have the family recipe book which is more a suggestion book. I really only use books for baking and even then... outside something like the cream puffs I've modified almost everything.

 

[Mc Tool]

We had Aunt Daisy's and the "Edmonds " cook books

 

[Pmt133]

Thinking about it... the crumb cake i follow to the T. Granted that has specific brands for ingredients so it is super dialed in. I don't stray on that one but also had to beg for it.