Mixers

[giles]

My wife has worn out 2 kitchen aid mixers over the last 20 years. We burnt up the first one grinding burger from a moose i killed. It didn't really kill it kill it but it was very weak and loud after that. So we inherited her dad's commercial grade kitchen aid a couple lf years ago. It slowly gained the same issues. It had lasted her dad many years but was only used a couple lf times a year. It has been used multiple times a week since she got it. She started bugging me a month ago about a new one. I refused to buy the same thing. I told her to find something better and I didn't care about cost. She found a brand and then found a place that sold them. So today we took the 1.5 hour drive to go look at one. She fell in love and they had the color she wanted in stock. So it rode home with us. I think Nancy @Jamie is the only person I know that bakes like my wife. I figured I'd share anyways.

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[giles]

 

[Jamie]

Nancy still using the Kitchen-Aid mixer I bought for her on our first anniversary. Several years ago I bought her the larger commercial version, which she only uses when the larger capacity is needed. It is loud AF. Inherited a like new Kitchen-Aid mixer from my Mom. Methinks we won’t live long enough to wear out all three of these, but you never know. Looks like a superb mixer you got.

I tried grinding venison with the mixer when we first got it nearly 30 years ago. Luckily, I recognized within seconds that I would have killed it if I kept going. Bought a 1HP grinder with which I have ground a few thousand pounds of meat. Kitchen-Aid might survive grinding a pound or two of meat once in a while, but not really designed for that job on a large scale.

 

[giles]

I agree and take full responsibility for the first one. This second one is loud AF, lol. The new one is almost silent and the design seems much better with the bowl being a moving part. Has a scraper inside that keeps it from building up on the edges. Pretty neat unit. I'll likely try and rebuild this kitchen aid at some point. At least pull it apart and see why things don't work smooth anymore. (Latch is a bear)

 

[Dustinb80]

Mine doesn't get used nearly as often as yalls do. I haven't had any issues with my kitchen aid. I'm glad to hear that yall do though. They get their workouts

 

[giles]

This is not a complaint about kitchen aid mixers, more less trying to step up the game for her. The new one is almost silent in comparison, has a timer, and the bowl scraper. This machine will also take an attachment to make our own flower. That part falls in line with my future eating plans

 

[hickslawns]

Good input. We killed a KitchenAid grinding deer as well. Replaced it. Has done everything we have asked. We don't ask it to grind burger anymore. That's not a bash. More of a "hey don't try to grind burger with it if you want it to last."

 

[Hedgelj]

We have a kitchen aid like the black one you posted. Use it a time or three a month. Never ground with it because I've heard it's not heavy duty enough for more occasional use. Have a dedicated grinder for that. Have the grain mill attachment in my Amazon cart waiting for extra money or a great sale.

 

[giles]

We have a kitchen aid like the black one you posted. Use it a time or three a month. Never ground with it because I've heard it's not heavy duty enough for more occasional use. Have a dedicated grinder for that. Have the grain mill attachment in my Amazon cart waiting for extra money or a great sale.

After my experiences with that mixer and attachments, I do not have faith in that. This new mixer is a worm drive design. It should be able to withstand the harder jobs of doing more than mixing.

 

[Sauger]

I use the kitchen aid as well, works good for the job intended for. Grinding a moose would kill most box store meat grinders let alone a mixer.

 

[giles]

She made a bunch of French and regular white sandwich bread yesterday. My sourdough cinnamon raisin bread is headed for the oven now.

 

[giles]

 

[Mike]

I've got my grandmother's Kitchen Aid and use it to grind. She gets warm.

 

[Chancegriffis]

Backyard butcher pro 2hp grinder. Kitchen aid mixer.

 

[Hedgelj]

My 1hp #22 rebadged (gander mountain) lem grinder was definitely warm while grinding today. I also was working it hard as most of meat was partially frozen. The part containing the auger and blades was cold too thetouch and had condensation on it, the motor was warm to the touch.

 

[Jamie]

Large, powerful, better-quality grinders often (usually) have hardened steel gears. They get hot when working hard for any length of time. I have a Cabela's 1 HP #22 head grinder that is 20 years old. It actually has a sticker on the motor that says it will get hot during use and that it is normal. I have run this grinder hard and to its full potential over and over again with no ill effects for many years. It does get pretty hot. I don't like it, so I freeze or chill the entire head assembly and lay a frozen gel-pack on the part that gets hot if I'm doing some serious grinding. I try to always have whatever I'm grinding half frozen, especially fatty pork or beef.

 

[jagermeister]

Large, powerful, better-quality grinders often (usually) have hardened steel gears. They get hot when working hard for any length of time. I have a Cabela's 1 HP #22 head grinder that is 20 years old. It actually has a sticker on the motor that says it will get hot during use and that it is normal. I have run this grinder hard and to its full potential over and over again with no ill effects for many years. It does get pretty hot. I don't like it, so I freeze or chill the entire head assembly and lay a frozen gel-pack on the part that gets hot if I'm doing some serious grinding. I try to always have whatever I'm grinding half frozen, especially fatty pork or beef.

I’ve owned the same 0.5 hp Cabelas commercial grinder (#8) since 2007 and have always experienced the same… motor gets warm/hot, but she always performs like I need her to. Best $350 I ever spent. Might be time to upgrade though with my kids growing and getting into hunting and more venison going through our bowels. lol. I suspect a new 1.0 to 1.5 hp is in our future.