I needed (kneaded?) to replace my bread machine, but while I was researching reviews of various breadmakers, I came across the suggestion that a KitchenAid would crank out dough just as easily, but provide a lot more than a bread machine in versatility. This turned out to be true.
The first thing I made was a loaf of regular honey white bread. It took three minutes to knock out a great dough using the dough hook. The bowl and hook are not hard to clean. From there, the dough rose in a pottery bowl and was dumped into a loaf pan. While this is not quite as easy as the dump-and-go method in a bread machine, it is simple enough. (We don't use the bread machine overnight for the "wake-up-to-bread" method as the thumping on the counter wakes us up. If you like unattended breadmaking, the KitchenAid won't be as care-free.)
Then I made mashed potatoes. I peeled potatoes, microwaved the slices in water, then dumped them into the KitchenAid bowl with the paddle attachment. Added butter, milk, salt. They came out great.
There are a number of attachments that go right on the front. Since we like homemade bread from home-ground flour, we got the grain mill. We also make our own Italian sausage, and there is a grinder set with a slicer, and sausage-stuffer tubes. So all you need is this one device on the counter to do a lot of things for baking and cooking. There are a lot of attractive colors to choose from, but we got the white one as it goes with any kitchen. We just love it.
I needed (kneaded? ) to replace my bread machine, but while I was researching reviews of various breadmakers, I came across the suggestion that a KitchenAid would crank out dough just as easily, but provide a lot more than a bread machine in versatility. This turned out to be true. The first thing I made was a loaf of regular honey white bread. It took three minutes to knock out a great dough using the dough hook. The bowl and hook are not hard to clean. From there, the dough rose in a pottery bowl and was dumped into a loaf pan. While this is not quite as easy as the dump-and-go method in a bread machine, it is simple enough. (We don't use the bread machine overnight for the "wake-up-to-bread" method as the thumping on the counter wakes us up. If you like unattended breadmaking, the KitchenAid won't be as care-free. )
Then I made mashed potatoes. I peeled potatoes, microwaved the slices in water, then dumped them into the KitchenAid bowl with the paddle attachment. Added butter, milk, salt. They came out great. There are a number of attachments that go right on the front. Since we like homemade bread from home-ground flour, we got the grain mill. We also make our own Italian sausage, and there is a grinder set with a slicer, and sausage-stuffer tubes. So all you need is this one device on the counter to do a lot of things for baking and cooking. There are a lot of attractive colors to choose from, but we got the white one as it goes with any kitchen. We just love it.