Your stand mixer is one of the most versatile appliances you’ll ever own. If you’re a keen baker you’ll already be using yours regularly to whisk, knead and mix. But with over 25 optional attachments to choose from, there are so many other ways your stand mixer can help you create beyond the world of baking. From blending and mincing to slicing, grating and dicing; there’s a stand mixer attachment for pretty much every kind of dish. So here’s a guide to just some of the things you may not have realised you could do with your Kenwood stand mixer.
Mashed potato
Creamy, lump-free mashed potato, without the arm workout? Yes please. Just tip your cooked potatoes into the mixer bowl while they're still warm and then add butter and milk or cream. Insert our signature, stainless steel K-Beater and beat until smooth.
If you own a Cooking Chef XL you can also boil the potatoes in the bowl first too, which all helps save on washing up!
Shredding meat
Pulled pork sandwiches are a fail-safe crowd pleaser, and your stand mixer takes all the hard work (and mess) out of shredding meat. Cook a joint like pork shoulder and cut into medium-sized pieces before transferring to the mixer bowl while the meat is still warm. Use the K beater and turn the mixer on low, mixing until all the meat is shredded. You can also do the same with leftover roast chicken, beef or turkey and freeze to use later in stir fries, meat pies, salads or sandwiches.
Mayonnaise
There’s no beating the flavour and consistency of homemade mayonnaise.. It couldn't be easier to make using your stand mixer and the whisk bowl tool. A basic mayonnaise recipe gives you a blank canvas to add herbs and spices to add a new depth of flavour.
Making brown sugar
Next time you’re midway through a baking recipe before realising you’ve run out of brown sugar, fear not. Did you know you can actually make your own using your stand mixer? All you need is granulated white sugar and molasses. Add both to your bowl and blend with your K-Beater on a low speed for a couple of minutes until evenly mixed. You can play around with the ratios, but the more molasses you add, the darker your sugar and the stronger the flavour. If you haven't got molasses, treacle will also do the trick.
Making guacamole
Super quick and super easy, you can whizz up this fresh and zingy guacamole dip in minutes using your stand mixer’s food processor attachment. The intuitive speed settings give you complete control of texture so it can be as chunky or smooth as you like. This guacamole goes perfectly with the Mexican Turkey Burgers, which can also be used with the food mincer attachment.
Meringue
To truly master meringue you need some high speed mixing, so this is where using a stand mixer can take yours to the next level. Use the whisk to create perfectly stiff, glossy peaks, every time.
Mixing meatballs
Spaghetti and meatballs are an easy family favourite and you can make up your own homemade meatballs in no time at all using your stand mixer. Simply let your machine combine the ingredients for you, and if you have a food mincer attachment you can even grind your own meat first. Served with garlic bread, these mouthwatering cheesy baked meatballs are hard to beat.
Spiralise vegetables
Trying to up your daily fruit and veg intake? Use the spiralizer attachment to turn fruit and vegetables into spirals, noodles or ribbons and transform everyday dishes into more five a day friendly versions. The attachment comes with five different blades to enable you to create a variety of dishes, from thicker ribbons of cucumber or carrot to add some colour and crunch to a summery salad to long spaghetti-style noodles of courgette for a low-carb alternative to pasta. Or how about a healthier take on a takeaway favourite? These Vegetable Spring Rolls are packed full of veg and flavour with the dipping sauce.
Make sausages and Kebbe
With the right equipment homemade sausages are easy to make, and so much tastier (and healthier) than the shop bought alternatives. Fitting the Chef and kMix stand mixer models, the food mincer attachment enables you to mince large quantities of meat effortlessly. You can then customise your fillings to experiment with different flavours.
These beef and black pepper sausages are delicious cooked on the barbecue, but you can also try combining pork with crushed fennel and a dash of red wine for an Italian twist. For a vegetarian alternative, have you ever tried Kebbe? Created using the Kebbe attachment this Middle Eastern croquette, usually made with bulgur wheat and herbs and spices is a lesser known treat.
Preparar sumo de fruta fresco
Quer começar todas as manhãs com um copo de sumo de fruta refrescante? Que tal um Batido de Pera e Ananás para começar o dia? Utilize o nosso acessório centrifugador para fazer o seu sumo de fruta ou vegetais favorito sem qualquer confusão. Não precisa de descascar nem de tirar os caroços ou pevides da fruta. Para além disso o tubo de alimentação extralargo permite-lhe até usar maçãs inteiras. O bico de verter e o filtro de espuma significam que tudo o que obtém é sumo caseiro suave, sem pedaços.
Marshmallows
Marshmallows fofos, caseiros, tipo nuvem, são perfeitos mergulhados em chocolate quente e também são um excelente presente. A boa notícia é que são muito mais fáceis de fazer do que se pensa, quando se utiliza um robot de cozinha. Os nossos robots possuem motores potentes que variam entre 900-1700W, e que estão mais do que à altura da tarefa de transformar o xarope de açúcar naquela massa de marshmallow pegajosa. Somos fãs destes marshmallows com sabor a framboesa utilizando o Cooking Chef XL, mas pode adaptar a receita básica e divertir-se com diferentes sabores e ingredientes.
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