Mixers/whisks

I too still use my Moulinex electric mixer, an engagement present 43 years ago! Good luck

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I'm bought my second Magimix after 20-years. If I needed another I'd buy the same make.

(I bought the second one as the model was being updated after 20-years and gave the first to my ironing lady. She's a professional wedding-cake baker and she's still using it. They really are marvelous)

I bought my first one just pre-marriage after reading an article in the Telegraph by the wonderful cookery writer and explorer Marika Hanbury-Tenison where she recommended them. She sadly died just a few years later in 1982 at the age of 44. I think of her whenever I use her cookbook that I bought at the same time as the first machine.

I wonder if any other Gransnetters remember her?
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I was heartbroken when my chefette died, I kept the bowl and bought a nice hand mixer that serves a purpose, then I happened to see a Breville in Sainsburys for about £40 its like the old fashioned hand mixer but on a stand with a bowl and does me fine. I read in which the best one of the new style mixers is the one in Lakeland and sometimes they are on offer, I keep on promising myself one and then they closed the store at Lakeside so now need to go to chelmsford

Just a thought; if your small hand mixer is too fast on slow speed, buy a plug in dimmer switch and try running it through the dimmer.

Allira could you use one of the paddles rather than two?

For your budget there is a Morphy Richards at £99 given good reviews in the popular magazine that tests lots of equipment. Quite a few with higher scores but these are two or three time more expensive.

DianaLouise

Allira could you use one of the paddles rather than two?

Good idea, I'll try that, DianaLouise

In fact I was just thinking of making a cake and trying to summon up some enthusiasm!

If not, I'll try the dimmer switch idea

Thank you.

I have just bought a Haden stand mixer from Amazon for 59 GBP. Have made some butter ( which is why I bought it) and it has done a great job so I am sure it will do other things just as well.

There’s loads for sale on FB Marketplace, I’d check for local bargains if I were you.

Late to the threads but would just add my Kenwood Chefette is 51 years old. Still use the blender side for soup. Best appliance I've ever had!

I had a Kenwood Chef and attachments for a number of years. Had the motor replaced once then it gave up altogether. Kenwood gave me a food processor which has met my needs 'going forward'. I also have a stick blender which is so versatile and a hand held mixer. None of these are as versatile as the Chef, but because they are lighter they are more usable

M0nica

I have a 50 year old Kenwood Chef. It sits on the worktop and doesn't need to be moved. I would be lost without it. I have the liquidiser and mincer attachments over and above the standard ones.

It is not that I use it a lot, but it is ideal when I do.

I lost my Kenwood Chef when my marriage broke up 25 years ago. (I lost everything that I couldn’t pack in my car!) I eventually replaced it with the KitchenAid stand mixer, but I never thought it was quite the same as the Chef. As far as I know it’s still going strong. I don’t miss much (and certainly not the abusive husband) but I do miss that mixer!

M0nica

I have a 50 year old Kenwood Chef. It sits on the worktop and doesn't need to be moved. I would be lost without it. I have the liquidiser and mincer attachments over and above the standard ones.

It is not that I use it a lot, but it is ideal when I do.

I lost custody of the Kenwood Chef when my marriage broke up 25 years ago….. replaced it with a KitchenAid eventually. But still miss that Chef (although not the abusive husband) 😉

I have a similar dilemma. I had a second hand cheapie mixer for years but it died eventually. And replacement (James Martin branded I think) only lasted two years.

I am thinking about splashing out on the Dualit (I particularly like the cord tidy function). A couple of grans have mentioned this one - I just wondered if it was a bit heavy? And is the slow speed properly slow? (I also had the problem of my last one splashing because the slow speed was insufficiently slow.)

My DH successfully mended our ancient Kenwood Chef - I think the motor was replaced. It’s still great.

Kitchen aid stand mixer it was expensive but hs paid for itself over and over again. They apparently last for years so I think it’s a great investment. Try qvc as they do great payment instalments