You can't beat the old Kenwood Chefs! (Kenwood Chef Foodmixer)

Member Name: Laraine Anne Barker

Product:	Kenwood Chef Foodmixer
Date:	18/07/09 (109 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: powerful, no scraping down of the bowl, quick

Disadvantages: Heavy and noisy

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 modern Kenwood mixers broke down on me after five years. I wasn't impressed.

Summary: I doubt they make them like this any more