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Sold my Kitchen Aid stand mixer!

KathyPet — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:48:46 GMT

About 10 years ago when I was having a middle of the night “I can’t sleep” episode I turned on QVC and they were selling Kitchen Aid stand mixers. Now I hate to cook and I certainly don’t bake but somehow I decided that owning one of these would somehow magically turn me into a mini Betty Crocker. I can only blame my temporary loss of sanity on sleep deprivation. I ordered one and in 10 years I used it twice. It has spent almost 10 years gathering dust in the deep dark recesses of a seldom visited kitchen cabinet. I needed space for my newly purchased Air Fryer and when I spotted the Kitchen Aid taking up all that space I knew it had to go. Posted a ad on our community FB page and within 30 minutes the new owner was walking out my door with it. I am $50 richer and it will have a new home with someone who,will use it. I still have and use my Kitchen Aid hand mixer and that works just fine for my needs.

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SharkE — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:55:47 GMT

Good deal for that gal !

Wish I could find more air fryer books. I have to look at 3-4 books just to

gain knowledge for the stuff I'd be making. Basics is all I want. Most cookbooks you have to pay 20 and up for and they will only have one or 2

recipes that is just for the home cook.

I'm not interested in Martha Stewart type of eating. Just basic french fries homemade and frozen Ora Ida, wings, salmon, potato chips.

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freakygirl — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:05:04 GMT

good for you! i bought one for the same reasons as yours (wah wah), and now i can’t wait to sell it! i didn’t touch it at all. i hope to have your good luck too.

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blackhole99 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:17:21 GMT

Oh man, the woman who got your like new stand mixer really got a bargain. I have mine for 25 years and have used it to death and it still has many years on it.

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mac116 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:21:50 GMT

I received mine as a gift, and I hardly ever bake. I've used it about 4 times in 8 years.

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QVCkitty1 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 20:00:51 GMT

@KathyPet wrote:
About 10 years ago when I was having a middle of the night “I can’t sleep” episode I turned on QVC and they were selling Kitchen Aid stand mixers. Now I hate to cook and I certainly don’t bake but somehow I decided that owning one of these would somehow magically turn me into a mini Betty Crocker. I can only blame my temporary loss of sanity on sleep deprivation. I ordered one and in 10 years I used it twice. It has spent almost 10 years gathering dust in the deep dark recesses of a seldom visited kitchen cabinet. I needed space for my newly purchased Air Fryer and when I spotted the Kitchen Aid taking up all that space I knew it had to go. Posted a ad on our community FB page and within 30 minutes the new owner was walking out my door with it. I am $50 richer and it will have a new home with someone who,will use it. I still have and use my Kitchen Aid hand mixer and that works just fine for my needs.

That's what I call a win- win.

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Carmie — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 20:03:13 GMT

$50...that was a great deal for someone. Heck I would have given you twice that amount!

My KA mixer was purchased in the late 70’s. It still works fine and I should have killed it by now. I used to burn out hand mixers to the tune of about three each year.

i have an air fryer, but I only it when the kids or grandkids are here. I have the one that was offered as a Q2 deal a few days ago, that I got at a better pice this past summer.

I was excited to get it, but it’s not so great for what we actually eat and takes up a lot of room.

Hey, I would have traded you your KA for my air fryer.

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cozyseeker — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 20:19:16 GMT

Go to You Tube and type in air fryer videos. There are so many good recipes there. Cooking With Doug does many easy recipes. I find all my newest recipes on You Tube even though I have a ton of cookbooks.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 21:20:55 GMT

I have one of those top of the line Nutri Bulletts I bought from HSN about a year ago and I've never taken it out of the box. I paid $100.00 for it as a TS.

My county has a garage sale site on FB and I keep saying I'm going to sell it on there. My SIL sells all kinds of stuff on that site.

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BeccaLou — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 22:43:01 GMT

Heh! If we are looking for a little happiness in life, lets get a beach chair, and go to the beach holding a big Margurita !! Sounds better than being suzy homemaker anymore.Anyone in on this??

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CAcableGirl2 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 22:52:13 GMT

@BeccaLou Count me in! - I'll bring my halo so we can run my vitamix to make the drinks while we lounge in beach chairs!

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AnikaBrodie — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 23:00:55 GMT

@KathyPet -- Gee, I should do the same thing. DH bought me a Kitchen Aid (KA) stand mixer several years ago. I bake and cook often but use my hand mixer (also KA) nearly all the time. Sometimes I just use the whisk utensil. Thinking back I don't think I've used the stand mixer more than once or twice, if that, in the last year.

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ANewHue — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:52:59 GMT

@blackhole99 wrote:
Oh man, the woman who got your like new stand mixer really got a bargain. I have mine for 25 years and have used it to death and it still has many years on it.

@blackhole99 Same here. I keep saying when mine goes I want to get a nice color but it doesn't seem like it's going to happen any time soon. I love my KA!

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homedecor1 — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 04:35:12 GMT

congrats! Whoever bought it got the deal of a lifetime!!!

I keep saying i want to sell my Pro-600 because I'm not using like I had in years past. I don't think it's been out of the pantry since last Christmas - my KA hand mixer handles any job I have now.

Everytime I think now is the time (holidays) to sell it I change my mind. I would like to replace it with a tilt head "just in case"!

I know it would sell like yours quick!!!

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BeccaLou — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:13:47 GMT

I have a big question? Would a tilt head Kitchen-Aid stand mixer work under the cabinet? I always wondered. People have told me they are a hassle to use, either the bowl won't attach, or some crazy reason.

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Sooner — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:43:41 GMT

@KathyPet wrote:
About 10 years ago when I was having a middle of the night “I can’t sleep” episode I turned on QVC and they were selling Kitchen Aid stand mixers. Now I hate to cook and I certainly don’t bake but somehow I decided that owning one of these would somehow magically turn me into a mini Betty Crocker. I can only blame my temporary loss of sanity on sleep deprivation. I ordered one and in 10 years I used it twice. It has spent almost 10 years gathering dust in the deep dark recesses of a seldom visited kitchen cabinet. I needed space for my newly purchased Air Fryer and when I spotted the Kitchen Aid taking up all that space I knew it had to go. Posted a ad on our community FB page and within 30 minutes the new owner was walking out my door with it. I am $50 richer and it will have a new home with someone who,will use it. I still have and use my Kitchen Aid hand mixer and that works just fine for my needs.

I hope I never can't sleep and buy an RV. I'd say that would be just a tad less useful to me than your mixer! LOL!!!

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Financialgrl — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 11:46:52 GMT

Good for you!

Subject came up when I was thinking of buying a Vitamix. I've moved and walking every day for exercise to get healthier/lose weight. My sister said it's a lot of money for something that may just sit on the counter and collect dust and then she added - "like my stand mixer and a bread machine".

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SharkE — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 12:33:26 GMT

Yikes!

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faeriemoon — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:38:20 GMT

@BeccaLou wrote:
I have a big question? Would a tilt head Kitchen-Aid stand mixer work under the cabinet? I always wondered. People have told me they are a hassle to use, either the bowl won't attach, or some crazy reason.

Yes it does. I usually pull mine out a bit when I'm using it, but there is room to lift the head if I wanted to leave it in place.

I much prefer the tilt head to the lift bowl.

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okaywitheasypay — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:47:30 GMT

@KathyPet,wow, the person you sold it to did get a bargain , but then you did too since sometimes it is just better for us in many ways when we (as Kenny Roger's sang) 'know when to fold them ' !

Personally I love my huge counter hogging KA lift mixer , but mainly use it around holidays and when making items for neighborhood gatherings. I have a little mixer by WP that\ I use mostly or an immersion blender.

@SharkE I make use of the public library anymore to see if I like a cookbook well enough to spend $$s to own it . I sometimes go and get the hard copy book but mostly stream kindle copies and check them out.

Meridith Laurence (sp?) has a lot of air fryer info on this site and her own free web site google 'the bluejean chef' . One has how to make chips and one skinny fries.

I find soaking potatoes drying them with paper towels then cooking on a low temp then higher rather tedious , but well worth the effort.