Thursday, April 28, 2011

They Call It KitchenAid Love

From the time I was a teenager until I moved out I was constantly telling my mom that we needed a KitchenAid Stand Mixer. My heart always went pitter-patter when I would see one of my favorite Food Network Chefs use one. "Look mom, you don't have to stand over the bowl and mix for 4 minutes!" "Look mom, you can just pour in the ingredients as the mixer keeps mixing!" "Wouldn't that be great for those sticky cookie recipes?" 

Well my years of bugging paid off! My parents bought me a Cobalt Blue 5qt KitchenAid Stand Mixer as a wedding gift. I instantly fell in love! My mind raced with thoughts on how I could use it! After we got home, I immediately set it out on the kitchen counter. I couldn't stop touching it, admiring it. I finally had a KitchenAid Stand Mixer! To this day I still smile as I lovingly gaze at my KitchenAid Stand Mixer. It is by far the best appliance you can have in your kitchen. Now if it only did the dishes...

My stand mixer has been well loved over the past 8 years. I use it to make cookies, cupcakes, and cakes. This summer I plan on buying the ice cream attachment. And maybe some day in the far off future I will buy the pasta attachment and try to make my own pasta. Maybe!

Today I made chocolate chip cookies with my new KitchenAid Flex Edge Beater. With the regular beater you have to constantly scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure all of the ingredients are mixed together. With the new flex edge beater, you no longer have to worry about that!

I first had to whip together the egg and butter. I watched at the flex edge whisked away the butter and egg from the bowl. I was quite impressed! I had high hopes that the beater would continue to work its magic as all of the ingredients were mixed together. It did not let me down. I watched spin after spin as the cookie dough was taken away from the bowl and brought back into the main dough. The dough was also very smooth and mixed together well. I give this attachment two thumbs up!

There is a rival to this awesomely great attachment called the BeaterBlade. Unlike KitchenAide attachments, the BeaterBlade is made of plastic. The KitchenAide beater is solid metal and will last years! I would be afraid of the plastic breaking off and getting into the dough.

So give this new attachment a try. You will love it!



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