Thread Number: 75790
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Kenmore Elite Ovation Mixer |
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Post# 996256 , Reply# 1   6/5/2018 at 07:08 (2,123 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Interesting design. The semi-closed bowl with a hole in the top of the unit for adding ingredients is certainly new. It has a pretty wide bowl so it will be fun to see how it does keeping the entire bowl evenly mixed.
I checked to see if Amy from Amy Learns to Cook had mentioned it and she did, last week. She's a cooking gadget collector and does reviews and instructional vids on YT. She is just a regular gal, loves food and cooking and has some pretty funny escapades in the kitchen unboxing and trying out her new gadgets. She sounds excited about the new Kenmore and is already working out the pricing and cost of this new machine to add to her collection. Check out some of her vids, especially the tour of her storage room -- it's astounding. |
Post# 996527 , Reply# 2   6/7/2018 at 21:36 (2,121 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)   |   | |
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I did see her video on the Sunbeam Mixmaster Heritage Series before but I'll have to check out her other ones too. |
Post# 996544 , Reply# 3   6/8/2018 at 05:22 (2,120 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 996562 , Reply# 4   6/8/2018 at 09:59 (2,120 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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That is really a neat mixer. My KitchenAid Mixer that is almost 30 years old is still going strong...but if I had to replace it, I might consider this one. Its not in the stores yet and its on preorder. I just wonder how many will use that hole on top without that funnel...just another hole to clean after....
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Post# 996686 , Reply# 6   6/9/2018 at 19:49 (2,119 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Hi Paulo.. I sort of agree.. although her husband Eric preferred the Bosch over the KA. She does give it a lot of credit and the preferred choice for big loads of dough admitting the KA can't keep up. She also neglects to say that the Bosch is much easier to handle, anyone can lift it up and put it away. Not so with conventional stand mixers. And it's also much easier to add ingredients to the Bosch and Ankos. You can see in some of the videos it's almost a struggle to add ingredients to many of those mixers.
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Post# 996694 , Reply# 8   6/9/2018 at 21:46 (2,119 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 996713 , Reply# 10   6/10/2018 at 06:50 (2,118 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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I did watch the Bosch mixer video and. I must say that does look interesting to say the least. I have always wondered how those worked. I did not realize how versatile they are and all the attachments that can be had and used on this machine.
I too wonder about Sears now since they have been closing stores here in Mass. it’s a matter of time before they are all gone. |
Post# 996752 , Reply# 11   6/10/2018 at 15:32 (2,118 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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I've made some seriously big batches of dough in my Bosch,,, handles it beautifully. I'd never worry that it would be over taxed. Another point with the Bosch is that it kneads so thoroughly in comparison that you can skip the 2nd rise. And it will whisk one egg white into stiff peaks ... I don't think any other regular mixer can do that.
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Post# 1002626 , Reply# 13   8/5/2018 at 18:30 (2,062 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 1002677 , Reply# 16   8/6/2018 at 01:25 (2,062 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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I love her videos, but at the same time i smoke non stop and bite all the nails i have, almost panicking wondering if at any moment she'll stop breathing and faint and somebody will run from behind the camera and put an o² mask on her because of her breathing. |
Post# 1002680 , Reply# 17   8/6/2018 at 02:37 (2,061 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 1002681 , Reply# 18   8/6/2018 at 03:35 (2,061 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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Yep, I know... You're absolutely right. BTW, before any misunderstanding happens. I didn't mean to be rude with her. |
Post# 1002686 , Reply# 19   8/6/2018 at 07:27 (2,061 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Rex, I thought the same thing about that attachment mounting, what a pain that would be with the speed control on the opposite side. I had to LOL when she started the water and yeast-honey mixture and the hook barely touched the surface of the liquid. None of the mixing attachments seemed to mate with that oversized bowl well at all.
I didn't have high hopes for this Sears machine from the first glance. I too, would hold everything up to a KithcneAid. Despite their (few) flaws, they still lead the pack. |
Post# 1002742 , Reply# 20   8/6/2018 at 15:33 (2,061 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 1002747 , Reply# 21   8/6/2018 at 16:33 (2,061 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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The Kitchenaid Mini is not exactly the best thing ever... Actually I think the KA mini is cute, but silly. |
Post# 1002750 , Reply# 22   8/6/2018 at 16:44 (2,061 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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I wouldn't trade my Bosch Universal for anything, well maybe a new Universal Plus but then it really doesn't do anything different than the old model. Watch this video making cookie dough with 20 cups of flour , 3 lbs of butter , doesn't miss a beat. I don't think , could be wrong, that any KA could compete with that. I've bought all my attachments from Carol at Healthy Kitchens great webstore.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO petek's LINK |
Post# 1002772 , Reply# 23   8/6/2018 at 22:12 (2,061 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 1002773 , Reply# 24   8/6/2018 at 22:25 (2,061 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA)   |   | |
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I like Carol's instruction. Funny. Good on screen personality.
At 7:15 as she's holding the lid on..."As my DIL would say this is insaaane. Why not? - If you can do it, do it!"
Almost makes me want to try my hand at a batch. I've never made cookies other than the kind you buy in a refrigerated roll and slice. And those aren't too great. |
Post# 1019207 , Reply# 27   12/27/2018 at 12:37 (1,918 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH)   |   | |
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Post# 1019261 , Reply# 29   12/28/2018 at 00:53 (1,918 days old) by man114 (Buffalo)   |   | |
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The Ovation seemed to be a hot holiday item. Our store had a lot of them and sold them all, they just got them back in. Amazon is sold out now it appears too. |
Post# 1045521 , Reply# 30   9/20/2019 at 21:10 (1,651 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)   |   | |
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Saw these in Sears today. First time I saw them and they didn't seem to show up until the store closing sale. The Kenmores and KitchenAids are 40% off here as part of the closing. |