KITCHENAID UNBOXING

If I had to give up every gadget in my kitchen but one, which would I keep?  MY KITCHENAID!

I bought my white classic machine over 28 years ago and I use it every time I bake, which is often. At the time I didn’t have much money and I was a new mommy trying to stay home to care for my baby girl. One of the ways I was able to contribute to the bills was through baking.

I took some cake decorating classes at a local cake shop in Rowland Heights, California, small suburb of L.A.  With that knowledge I began baking cakes and to my delight people liked them and commissioned me to make graduation cakes, bridal shower cakes, baby shower cakes and even wedding cakes.

After my first few cakes, my little $10 hand mixer blew up and I splurged on this heavy duty mixer that to me and my circumstances was extravagant. Spending those hard to come by dollars wasn’t a mistake. This well loved kitchen gadget has been so useful and has proven to be well built I’m still baking with it after almost 3 decades later.  I consider it to be the most important small appliance in my kitchen. So much so that when each of my daughters married, I purchased each their very own KitchenAid in the color of their choice.

That being said, I’ve never really indulged in the gadgets. Mine did come with the grater and I do use that on occasion. However, after my cooking class at Eataly, I decided to purchase some pasta attachments.  The package arrived today and while I am not feeling my best (got the flu) I am too excited to put off the unboxing! Here is my video - share in my joy and check out my shiny new kitchen toy.