Hi, Dan & Paula
> From: Dan & Paula Erwin <dherwin@springnet1.com>
> Subject: personal reviews: Kitchenaid 6 qt. 525 watt
> Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 17:55:19 -0600
Just wanted you to know that a friend of mine recently purchased the same
machine from Macy's. She wanted to replace her older KA 300 watt Hobart
model. What a disaster. I'm not sure of all the details but she attempted
to mix a roll recipe (large amount) but only using white flour. Not only
did this new 525 labor and get hot, it quit on her.
The following day she returned it to Macy, went to Williams-Sonoma and
purchased the 6 qt 475 Epicurean model. Given her experience with the
higher wattage model, I'm not sure this was such a wise choice but her
rationale was that if anything went wrong with this model at least she
would get good service from Williams-Somona.
I will forward your e-mail re this problem to her sans your name and email
address. I think she will be most interested.
Currently I have two KA models. A Whirlpool 300 watt's called the Classic,
4 1/2 quarts, which I purchased about 6 years ago and my friend's
hand-me-down Hobart mentioned about. Strangely enough the Whirlpool model
does a better job with mixing and kneading heavy flours than the
Hobart..........go figure.
There's a number of websites on the Kenwood and other mixers you might be
interested in if you're thinking about replacing your KA lemon with
something else.
joni repasch