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BonnieJW

(3,159 posts)
10. My daughter is a pastry chef
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 07:06 AM
Sunday

She inherited my mother's Kitchen Aid which my mother received as a wedding gift in 1946. It still works, but my daughter just keeps it on display in the kitchen

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Another Very Loud Shout-Out to KitchenAid wyn borkins Sunday #1
Ours still works as well. Dunc Sunday #2
A fine example Whip-poor-will Sunday #3
They are TANKS! BumRushDaShow Sunday #4
Ours is about 30 also. AverageOldGuy Sunday #5
Things aren't built to last anymore. Bumbles Sunday #6
Yes they are magnificent. FarPoint Sunday #7
Mine is 20+ years old so a newbie. Lonestarblue Sunday #8
Pasta roller- - my grandfather was born it Italy. In the fall, my grandmother bought bushels of tomatoes and spent days 3Hotdogs Sunday #9
My daughter is a pastry chef BonnieJW Sunday #10
Love my Kitchen Aid Mixer, too! HeartsCanHope Sunday #11
next on my wish list (n/t) MissMillie Monday #20
Both my 30 yr. old Kitchen Aid stand mixer and 40 yr. old Cuisinart food processor work perfectly. Diamond_Dog Sunday #12
Man... buzzycrumbhunger Sunday #13
My Mom gave me her Kitchen Aid mixer Marthe48 Sunday #14
Mine is about 40 years old and now lives in Costa Rica. sinkingfeeling Sunday #15
Mine's about the same age chowmama Sunday #16
Unfortunately the latest standard machine isn't powerful enough to do bread dough anymore. You have to buy the big one. Alsteen Sunday #17
Mine is about 35 years old, and I had to repair it ... surrealAmerican Sunday #18
Yep MissMillie Monday #21
Do you have any maintenance? Morbius Sunday #19
The one thing I DIDN'T inherit was the owners manual MissMillie Monday #22
Mine didn't last very long Old Crank Monday #23
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