Kenwood Chef Foodmixer

Sleek, stylish and completely sensible, this is an ultimate kitchen gadget. Whether you're making cakes or chopping carrots - the Kenwood chef has the potential for these and many, many more, but is it worth the high retail price? Brief History of Kenwood I always love to know how a product has developed alongside a classic brand such as Kenwood. Here is a condensed history of that brand, Founded in 1936 by Kenneth Wood (wonder where he got the name from...), he sold and repaired televisions and radios. However he is probably much better known for the Kenwood Chef, introduced in 1950. The shape is still recognisable to this day, proving ...  Read the complete review

My Kenwood Chef A701A must be 35 to 40 years old. It's what I wanted when I got married but it was way beyond my means so I opted for a Kenwood Chefette, which served me well for about 25 years. I bought my A701A second-hand and I don't know how I ever managed to live without it now. The only disadvantages it has are that it's noisy (maybe that's just age; maybe they didn't have the technology in those days to make a powerful motor quiet) and it's also very heavy. I can't leave it on my bench because I don't have a cover for it and don't have the room anyway, so it has to go in the pantry. I very much doubt today's Kenwoods are a patch on this grand old lady. Two small ...  Read the complete review

If there is one kitchen mixer which has withstood little cosmetic decoration but has earned a well rounded reputation, it has to be the Kenwood Chef. Perhaps spurned on recently by young chefs and cooks in the public eye, the Kenwood Chef is a machine which is used by food lovers regardless of whether you consider yourself a master chef or experimental. Appearing just before the 1950’s, the Kenwood Chef has been made with so many different bodies; it is still recognisable even from its first machine design. Forget Kitchenaid mixers for a start? Why? Because there aren't many aftermarket attachments available for use (there are only 10 similar attachments to ...  Read the complete review

This is a serious piece of equipment. Try lifting it! So the first point to make is that, unless you have much more storage space and much bigger muscles than me, it is going to be sitting permanently out on your work surface. Is it good-looking enough for that? Definitely. Light battleship-grey in colour, which adds to its serious, purposeful aura, and with shiny chrome trim, it's an asset to any kitchen. The Kenwood Chef has not changed a great deal over the years. There's a 30 year-old one in my family which is not very different from mine, give or take the colour, some new curves and re-designed accessory fittings. And that one is still going ...  Read the complete review

In Holland it is not easy to find a shop that sells new Kenwood kitchenmachines. I had to buy secondhand. An old Kenwood 901 with some attachments and an old Kenwood 701 with some other attachments. The machines are incompatible so I need to use the one for meatmincing and the other for vegetable slicing, etc. The number of new and secondhand available attachments is huge and the spareparts are available as well. Even for very old machines. That is why this sturdy machine will allways outlive other brands machines. Most attachments are made out of cast aluminum and plastic. The material will turn darkgrey when washed and used a lot, so paint is used to cover ...  Read the complete review