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Review on Kitchen machine Kenwood Cooking Chef XL KCL95.004SI by Ada Dymowska ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Full compliance with the manufacturers assurances, high quality.

I gave my wife a Kenwood Chef XL with additions in the form of various nozzles, further from the words of my wife: "This is not my first planetary mixer, but the first" spaceship ". The first experience of using it was kneading dough for porous ciabatta on poulish according to Peter Reinhart's recipe. kneading time, the first thing that caught my eye was the ease with which Chef kneads the dough on speed 3, allowing the gluten window to develop without heating up at all. However, the ciabatta then came out porous, fragrant and with a crispy crust. Well, after Chef became an indispensable assistant in the preparation of biscuits, meringues and creams. Here, as in kneading dough, the function of setting the time during which it will knead / whip and do many different tasks depending on the nozzle used is very pleasing. Cooking creams and meringues has become a real pleasure - you do not need to be distracted for a while so as not to over-whisk if there is cream cheese or cream in the composition. "

Pros
  • The function of the built-in scales is very pleasing, and the weighing takes place even if the product does not fall into the bowl, but onto the nozzle. The quality of the bowl itself is beyond praise - thick walls, there is a measuring scale; the bottom is narrow enough so that the nozzles capture even the smallest amount of products and mix, which is not the case with all planetary tanks. There are "protective covers" that help to reduce the amount of splashes from mixing liquids or from the "flour cloud" of bulk to almost zero. The bowl and attachments are easy to clean in the dishwasher. Chef's interface is simple and intuitive, and the touchpad is responsive. The design is beautiful and concise - will fit into any kitchen. The ability to use all the Chef's advantages as a multifunctional device is a significant savings in money and usable space (for example, a meat grinder attachment or an ice cream maker, which take up much less space than a separate electric meat grinder).
Cons
  • the weight of the device is not at all small, so a woman will be able to move it from place to place, but it is very difficult and inconvenient, which is why the best solution would be to give the Chief a personal corner in the working area.