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icepixieHeh. I'm highly amused that out of everyone on my flist who's posted something exclamatory about gifts received, almost all of the posts, including mine, have been about kitchen appliances or bakeware. I guess you can tell that much of my flist is only a couple years out of college. :D
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Date: 2008-12-26 10:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-26 11:29 pm (UTC)I've heard people crow about standing mixers, but I'm not sure what they do that either a wooden spoon or a handheld mixer can't. For the prices they go for ($350???), they'd better clean the house and make dinner too.
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Date: 2008-12-27 12:51 am (UTC)Two words: Bread dough.
Yes, you can make it without one, but if you have even the slightest glimpse of carpal tunnel, you'll be in pain afterwards (or your hands/arms will go numb for a while, which is what happens to me). A wooden spoon is thus not always practical, and even a handheld mixer is best for stuff that's quick. The standing mixer is for the serious stuff, and for times when you need to have your hands free to prep other stuff/add ingredients while the mixer is running. A Kitchenaid mixer can also do a whole host of other stuff, from grinding meat to making pasta, so, yeah, it does a lot that you're not going to do on your own.
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Date: 2008-12-27 05:43 am (UTC)Aha. That would be why I've never seen why people like them. The only bread my mother or I have ever made was Irish soad bread, which does not need to be kneaded. I think the longest beating session I was ever in on was four minutes with the handheld for...a cake? Maybe?
A Kitchenaid mixer can also do a whole host of other stuff, from grinding meat to making pasta, so, yeah, it does a lot that you're not going to do on your own.
My goodness. The grocery aisle is so much more convenient, though...