Bought a Hobart Kitchen Aid 4C Stand Mixer on - was it a mistake?
My fault if it was, since I did not do any research before bidding on eBay. It came to just over $100 including shipping, and should arrive this week. It is a tilt-head model (harvest gold, which is ironic since that was the color of the appliances when I bought my house 35 yrs ago and I gradually replaced everything with almond) with a bowl and wire whip. Once I won the auction, I went online to look for a paddle and dough hook, and read that the 4C came only with a whip because it is not powerful enough to handle dough. The eBay photo of the bottom appears to read 240 watts but I'm not certain of that - and wish I had looked more closely before bidding. I have been looking for a Hobart KA because of posts on this board about how the new models are not as well-made as the Hobart era machines.
I suppose I will spring for the online warranty ($12). Can anyone reassure me about this model's ability to handle heavier doughs, or am I doomed to using it only for batters? Should I even bother looking for the paddle, dough hook, or other attachments? If so, do the newly-made attachments fit old models? TIA
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BIGGUNDOCTOR
Jan 12, 2013 02:37 PM
For heavy mixing I use my Hobart A-120 12qt mixer. Found on Craigslist for $295 ---- yea me!
I still have Mom's C-3 that she bought in 1950 w/glass bowl which did good with heavy cookie doughs. Found an avocado green K-45 at a thrift store for $29.95 which I use for small tasks.
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Sounds exactly like my moms that I used growing up. Hers was harvest gold too lol. It's now my sisters because she replaced it with a new model. I haven't used hers in at least 25 years though so I can't comment on it's ability to make heavier doughs. She used it mostly for general baking like cakes and cookies which is also what I used it for when I lived at home.
If you want a stand mixer capable of handling heavy doughs I recommend the Electrolux now called the Verona assistent. I hear the Bosch compact and universals are also very nice for heavy bread doughs but I haven't used them. Don't you have a Bosch or am I confusing you with another poster?
I'd say, wait for it to arrive and try it.
My kitchen aid I bought in the early '90s has been in a box in the garage for a couple years now and I don't miss it. It still works.
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Standmixer Attachments
http://kitchenaid.custhelp.com/app/an...
Do not use the KGMA, KPEXTA or SNFGA with stand mixer models 3C, 4C and 3B due to the extra wear and tear they place on the motor.
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I asked the company about the attachments that fit in front under that little silver plate and they said all the attachments fit all the models.
The only bummer is I don't want to make sausage or coleslaw.
I wish they had an attachment for something I needed to do like juice carrots.But I love my 4-c. It's just the best for cookies and it is pretty strong. I put the butter in their cold, in chunks, and it beats it to softened.
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