when asked what i wanted for my birthday ( wow, has it been one and a half months already?), i unabashedly asked for a kitchenaid.
it's an appliance i have always wanted since i got into serious baking. but the price put me off. what cost something like US$299 or cheaper when it's on offer in the states, retails for S$899 here!but things have a way of falling into place. just before my birthday, my trusty breadmaker kaput-ed on me. and i broke out into cold sweat.
almost rushed off to the nearest best denki to get a new one cos the thought of having to handknead the dough made me shudder. the thought of buying a loaf of gardenia bread made me shudder more...
at that point i knew buying a kitchenaid would be practical cos it kneads, mixes and whips. so no need for a separate breadmaker which i only use to knead the dough anyway.
then the question was popped by the in laws. as i said, things just fell into place. and the sweetener? the price had been slashed! CK Tang said it's whilst stocks last.
to cut a long story short, i am now the proud owner of a retro yellow kitchenaid that sits permanently on the counter. it's a heavy machine but that's to be expected of an aide that does practically all the hard work for you.
read somewhere that no respectable baker worth her salt should be without a KA.
ok, so this respectable baker wannabe had to experiment a bit in the first few weeks, not used i was to its power. what takes 10 mins on a normal mixer needs only two on this culinary monster.
i have since gotten the hang of it.
and some pics of what the KA can help me churn out:
our daily staple - organic wholemeal loaf
made these choc chip cookies to be given away as a gift.
bet you can't find this anywhere else.hawaiian pizza with fresh basil and buffalo mozarella - yes, i know it's new york meets singapore kind of pizza but isn't fusion anything the way to cook these days? *grin*
it also makes great, smooth mashed potato in record time.
thank you, mom, L and G for the great mixer.
am now eyeing attachments such as a pasta maker.....
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