Originally Posted by
Geri B
I have a kitchen aid that I have had for many years. It is the mixer, blender, shredder, slicer, grinder, pasta maker....all various attachments....I have done so much with it over the years ...... Ground and stuffed sausage...made spaghetti, still make my own breadcrumbs as needed, of course mixer for baking, blender for smoothies...on and on. It was one of the best investments we made...mine is now over 20 yrs old...so it does have a long life...so pays for itself...may not use all the attachment often, but when I need them, they are there! I think cuisinart has something similar.
I, too, have the counter KitchenAid mixer & some attachments. Two that you didn't mention are the food grinder used with the juicer...I absolutely love it for apple sauce, tomato juice and other fruit juices. I had NO seeds in my Mulberry juice for jelly and what a great outcome for those who can't have or want seeds in their jelly!!! All my juice was thicker using these attachments in lieu of using the cone shaped juicer with the wooden 'squisher' (for lack of its correct name) on the tripod. The KA and its attachments are well worth the money in the long run.