Okay, this won't be much of a review, seeing that I've been such a big fan of KitchenAid products for some time now, and I haven't been baking much too since I've gotten it (which is REALLY ironic, since the reason I got the KitchenAid was for baking. LOL!). It's been more than a month and sadly, I've only used it for maybe 3-4 times....*sigh*
Oh well...here's to hoping I get more free time (or I'll be able to make time more likely!) to bake more. *crosses fingers* Now, on to the review...I didn't take any photos of the real thing, since there are already such PRETTY photos of them everywhere. My cameras can't capture the glitter off the mixer, and usually when I take photos, it's already night time so lighting is really bad. But suffice to say that the real thing really does look like the photos =)
While it is shiny and pretty sitting on a tabletop, I have to say it's friggin' HEAVY! The machine weighs a few kg and gives quite a good 'workout' when I have to take it out to use =P (Due to space constraints, I had no choice but to move the mixer around every time I need to bake...need bigger kitchen!) But since it is a powerful tool that's originally built for industrial use, I suppose the weight is justified because the performance is incredible!
I've only used it for making test runs of sugar cookies so far (for my neighbor who ordered some for her baby shower), so I have yet to try it on other kinds of ingredients. Still, judging on how well it went for making the cookie dough, I would say it'll probably be the same result *grins* Usually what takes me more than a few minutes to cream the butter and sugar on my old mixer, now only requires 1-2 minutes on the KitchenAid. I LOVE the paddle attachment...so versatile and powerful! Can't wait to see how the whisk attachment fares...makes me want to make a lemon meringue pie JUST to beat the heck out of those egg whites. LOL!
Anyways, I love how it cuts the mixing time in half, and mixing is quite fun since I get to play around with it. Still need to get the hang out of using the huge mixing bowl, having to stop the machine and lift up the head in order to add other ingredients, and getting used to the different speeds. Will post more photos of the baking projects next time, but here are the photos of the sugar cookies I made =)
Although these were supposed to be 'test run' cookies, I decorated them for a Halloween party that I attended last week. Really tested my patience as I realized decorating cookies can be SO tedious and a pain. LOL! I DID like the effect of the spider web though, but will need to improve on outlining and flooding the decorations as some overflowed and the colors bled into each other....ewww. But I got good reviews from the people who tasted it, so the cookie recipe (as well as the faux royal icing recipe) is a keeper! The undecorated cookies kept really well in an air-tight container, and actually tasted BETTER after a couple of days! Still, I'm not too sure if I want to do this too much. I've only decorated 20+ cookies this time around, and it got me frustrated already....LOL! Really admire the people who sell cookies for a living...the amount of decoration and work! OMG! Well, we'll see...this is only my first 'sale'. Let's see how it goes next *wink*
Itching to bake other stuff so I can fully see the extent of this gorgeous machine, but I needs time...LOL! Can't believe I'm saying this, but CAN THERE BE MORE THAN 24 HOURS IN A DAY? =P
your cookies look so perfect. i love annie eats sugar cookie recipe