If I get one of these and have on display have I "made it" in life?

Good price for the 'Mummy' of mixers. A friend of mine is still using her grandmother's which is about 40 years old.

Dont forget you'll also need to aquire a set of the Le Creuset cast iron saucepans and a Dyson cordless vacuum.

And the free ice cream maker is worth over £70!
http://www.johnlewis.com/kitchenaid-ice-cream-maker-accessory-for-stand-mixer/p231452011?sku=231452011&kpid=231452011&s_kenid=6cb1f1ab-cf36-446b-920c-43ff9079b435&s_kwcid=402x1007506&tmad=c&tmcampid=73

John Lewis have put the £299 deal back on until 3rd April.
Mine arrived today, very happy, already baked a Coffee and Walnut cake. Love it!!

Thx Op :smiley:


http://www.johnlewis.com/kitchenaid-artisan-4-8l-stand-mixer-black-storm/p2369668

I'm a professionally trained baker/pastry chef, have always had KitchenAid as my home mixer.
I've worked with plenty of mixer brands (Hobart/Kenwood/KitchenAid/cheap generic brand).
Had the white classic mixer for years before getting the 6.9L mixer and I've never had a problem, I love the design and the construction makes them feel sturdy.
A word of warning however - the Classic and Artisan tilt heads should not exceed approximately 500g of bread flour when making dough as it causes stress on the nylon cogs.

I see the price as £469.95... ?:disappointed:

expired:( damn.

Deal expired now.

Out of stock

You get 2 years standard guarantee with John Lewis when purchasing electrical products but with the KitchenAid it states 5 years guarantee.

Just wanted to know what you mean by 2nd year important guarantee?

Don't start the Kenwood vs KitchenAid debate please folks, ..concentrate on the price as the deal if folk wish to partake.

look primarily at what you wish to do with it, how often, & does it have the attachments that let you achieve this?

Don't be sucked in by idealistic photography & the proliferation of freebies supplied for tv shows, that is merely cheap marketing trickery.
(& most uk kitchens need to stow items away due to size regardless of how pretty & chic they appear, ..although we use our Kenwood KM010 multiple times per week it still gets heaved onto a shelf in the walk in larder).

If you are not a regular baker / cook then with the lack of people actually making food from scratch then even a big mixer asa gadget is fast becoming the ice cream maker cupboard gadget if your approach is mere whimsy.

We're Asian, she uses it knead dough on a near daily basis to make chapatis.

Thanks guys. Ordered and collecting tomorrow, soooooo excited.

Just an FYI to those thinking of buying this - you'll shave even more money off the price buy buying John Lewis gift cards online from people reselling them.

I just bought £200 of vouchers online (Gumtree) which I negotiated down to £160 no problem with the seller, and she emailed me over the gift card numbers/pins straight away - which for me took this deal down to £259 overall which I think it a steal for this product.

Check out eBay/Gumtree, there's quite a few that are currently for sale and pop up every few hours it seems.

Sitting in a cupboard unused? .occasionally used? ..used 3-5 times per week over that timescale? context please, without it you lack credibility.

Thank you OP. Ordered one through flubit. Got £283.99.

If I get one of these and have on display have I "made it" in life?

Problem is it was expired/sold out even when you linked it and the next cheapest is £100 dearer.

Not baby blue but red, if you'd looked at my past post:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/smeg-fab32lfr-fifties-style-left-hand-hinge-freestanding-fridge-freezer-red-899-2359965

Ideally after you've exposed the brick on one wall in your kitchen, installed some vintage Edison bulbs hanging in a metal cage style fitting, and ordered your baby blue smeg fridge.

Haha you burned me

So I shouldn't mention my Dualit kettle then? :wink::smile:

Ah but to brag, is so nouveau riche...

I have finally arrived then as I have all of these, whoop!

Although my Kitchenaid is just the bog standard white one. Maybe I'm a nearly but not quite afterall?????

And global knives.

Great machines, I would definitely recommend :stuck_out_tongue:

Dont forget you'll also need to aquire a set of the Le Creuset cast iron saucepans and a Dyson cordless vacuum.

When I was looking at these - and they are very attractive - I was struck by the difference in power between these and the Kenwoods ie 300w vs 1000w+ but if you're not going to be mincing etc perhaps that extra power is unnecessary.

We have a Kenwood chef classic and find it very versatile, my wife swears by it, I think they are better value, also you take a metal plate off the top and you have a power take off unit for adding extras, we put a glass blender on to this for making smoothies, who needs to buy a nutri bullet?

prefer the kmix.

And the free ice cream maker is worth over £70!
http://www.johnlewis.com/kitchenaid-ice-cream-maker-accessory-for-stand-mixer/p231452011?sku=231452011&kpid=231452011&s_kenid=6cb1f1ab-cf36-446b-920c-43ff9079b435&s_kwcid=402x1007506&tmad=c&tmcampid=73

Heat added cos good discount.
But I'm holding out for a vitamix.

Tips:

Buy a spare beater blade and bowl. If you're making a cake, and lazy like me, the last thing you want to do is have to wash them up between making the cake and making the icing.

I wouldn't bother with the beater blade which has a silicone scraper, I have one and find that it makes some batter/icing etc raise above the beater level & is a pain as it doesn't mix so well. Stick with the traditional beater blade.

If you're making icing etc then pop a clean tea towel on top and around the bowl so that it doesn't create a cloud of mess!

Hot hot hot!!!

If you want one, buy it now rather than waiting a year ummming and ahhhing, and thus missing out of a whole year of use!

These are quite frankly amazing and I use mine several times a week. I have the 'classic' version which has a lower powered engine but it's still fantastic and if it died I wouldn't hesitate in buying a new one.

This price is great, the machine is superb & should last a lifetime.

they even look great sitting doing nowt.

Good price for the 'Mummy' of mixers. A friend of mine is still using her grandmother's which is about 40 years old.

I have this model, but in different colour and had to exchange it twice in within a couple of years. Fantastic machine, but one rusted and the replacement for that one had a faulty motor. Luckily, KitchenAid customer service is fantastic and sorted without any issues.

very tempting

Good deal. Not sure I would be willing to pay so much for a mixer, but my friend has this and swears by it.

excellent deal..got it just before Christmas from JL for this price and claimed a Joseph Joseph chopping board with knives set and kitchen scales

Reduced until 28th March. http://www.johnlewis.com/kitchenaid-artisan-4-8l-stand-mixer-black-storm/p2369668?sku=235088993&kpid=235088993&s_kenid=9832a760-9866-4556-8e30-0612601e0e42&s_kwcid=402x1569255&tmad=c&tmcampid=73