Watch This Before Getting A Kenwood Mixer!!

My old Kenwood Major doesn’t work anymore, so I’ve finally gone out and purchased a new one, the Kenwood Chef XL Titanium. But not everything goes according to the plan, and it over heats!

[ergo_____]

This video helps unite people together because it proves that people all around the world, not just in your home country, doesn't read the manual)

[Triplechorus]

My parents bought an A 901 D in 1987 and I remember it was an expensive purchase. Two years later my mother died. A few months ago I received the machine from my father who hasn't used it since about 2003 but put it in storage. The electronics were broken but today I fixed them, cleaned everything and filled the gearbox with food grade grease. The machine that forms a strangely earthly connection to my mum will be put back into service tomorrow after so many years of inactivity. Many greetings from Germany!🇩🇪🤝

[mickyalexandru]

Hi, I just bought a standing Kenwood mixer, Chef XL 1700 W. The service guy told me from the beginning to use LOW speed for dough, small or large quantity. I did as told and the results were perfect. Following instructions, can help !!!!

[martinhindle]

The dough hook should not be touching the bowl. Check the dough hook height adjustment. All Kenwood mixers have to be set correctly before use. This should be in the instructions. If the dough hook is too low, it will overload the motor. Run the dough hook with no ingredients in the bowl on slow, and if it touches the sides, it needs to be raised a little. This also applies to the whisk and the k beater.

[margaretvanson]

My mother bought one in the 1950s. I've used it for 30 years and passed it on to my daughter with all its attachments. I now have a kenwood cooking chef (the one with the induction element under the bowl.) I LOVE it. It can do everything I want. Plus all the attachments that come with it make it a totally versatile kitchen appliance.

[carpediem]

Dude it's a kitchen mixer not a Cement mixer. 😂

[rachaels]

My Mum bought a Kenwood in the late 60s and it still works. I broke the bowl when I was a kid and we had to walk 15 miles into the main town to get a new bowl after ordered it and waited for weeks. It finally arrived one week before my Dad was coming home on leave from the RAF and to this day, he's unaware that she spent that much money covering up my actions. They just celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary.
The newer models from any brand are not as durable as the older ones were.
My Kitchenaid walked off the counter kneading dough. It has a huge dent in it and the arms that the bowl circles are damaged. Still mixes but I'm kinder to it these days.

[jasminwillner]

Read the manual! For this maximum speed is 1!!!
The machine is very good. I have it since more the 2 years..

[davidbgreensmith]

Considering that you melted the guts out of the poor thing I'm quite impressed it still works. I'd get it serviced though to make it safe. Might be worth talking to Kenwood and confessing user error. They might offer a replacement or repair as goodwill.

[rosmith]

A few weeks ago I was in a rush to make bread, turned my trusty Titanium Chef up too high...and it walked itself off the worktop and crashed onto a tiled floor 😱 Still works perfectly 😀 Kenwoods never die!

[logothaironsides]

LOL your dog's expression! He was saying 'Yup that's my human.I told him it was too heavy . Im so embarrassed'. On the plus side, that mixer still worked afterwards. I've just been given an old one for free. Cant wait to get it busy.

[ushadravid]

My 50 year old Kenwood mixer broke, so bought a new one 20 years ago. But I hung on to the old whisk and K beater. The whisk from the new Kenwood mixer gave me trouble, and melted, so I am using the whisk FROM MY 50 YEAR OLD MIXER! Old is surely gold!!!!

[ΡίαΦώτη]

My mom has the red one (in white) for about 45 years! It still works perfectly! Happy Easter from Greece!

[dmitriybelov]

Just a real man's kitchen!
Great job and nice video!

[tjokolat]

"Hi I'm E, I'm a farmer and I just got a new standing mixer."

I love this guy already!

[BlushSmith]

The most funny video about mixers I've ever seen!

[MindbodyMedic]

Did you just wreck a good mixer on purpose for a youtube vid?

[Verusik]

As a baker, this hurts my soul XD Aside from using a way too high speed for this, i think kitchen robots are meant for kneading wet dough and developing gluten in them. It's easier than kneading it yourself for like 20 minutes. Old, traditional recipes like "fastelavnsboller" is actually a much tougher dough, because they are meant to be knead by hand, so to me it's actually easier to do by hand XD The drier and tougher a dough is, the more difficult it is to knead with a mixer.

[johngrobbelaar]

Hydration plays a big role here, normally I would not drop below 65% looking at the video tells me it was likely in this area, then I will suggest to run the machine on its lowest speed. good rule of thumb is to stop mixing when the dough does not stick to the bowl either due to lack of hydration or if the gluten developed to the point of making the dough less sticky. I have a low end Brabantia mixer 2000W (very cheap workhorse, almost 1/4 of the price of a Kenwood) it's been working daily in my kitchen for 5 years now, making all kinds of dough from low hydration/high hydration. and self servicing the device is relatively simple. would definitely suggest this great Video!

[mikesr]

Liked the video! I have a older Kenwood Chef Major that didn't blow up yet. It did fly apart on me one time while mixing up a batch of cale batter. I fixed it and it has never failed since.