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Cooking & Baking

BonnieJW

(3,158 posts)

10. My daughter is a pastry chef

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 07:06 AM

21 hrs ago

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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I want to give a shout-out to Kitchen Aid [View all] MissMillie 23 hrs ago OP

Another Very Loud Shout-Out to KitchenAid wyn borkins 23 hrs ago #1

Ours still works as well. Dunc 23 hrs ago #2

A fine example Whip-poor-will 23 hrs ago #3

They are TANKS! BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #4

Ours is about 30 also. AverageOldGuy 22 hrs ago #5

Things aren't built to last anymore. Bumbles 22 hrs ago #6

Yes they are magnificent. FarPoint 21 hrs ago #7

Mine is 20+ years old so a newbie. Lonestarblue 21 hrs ago #8

Pasta roller- - my grandfather was born it Italy. In the fall, my grandmother bought bushels of tomatoes and spent days 3Hotdogs 21 hrs ago #9

My daughter is a pastry chef BonnieJW 21 hrs ago #10

Love my Kitchen Aid Mixer, too! HeartsCanHope 20 hrs ago #11

Both my 30 yr. old Kitchen Aid stand mixer and 40 yr. old Cuisinart food processor work perfectly. Diamond_Dog 18 hrs ago #12

Man... buzzycrumbhunger 18 hrs ago #13

My Mom gave me her Kitchen Aid mixer Marthe48 18 hrs ago #14

Mine is about 40 years old and now lives in Costa Rica. sinkingfeeling 17 hrs ago #15

Mine's about the same age chowmama 16 hrs ago #16

Unfortunately the latest standard machine isn't powerful enough to do bread dough anymore. You have to buy the big one. Alsteen 15 hrs ago #17

Mine is about 35 years old, and I had to repair it ... surrealAmerican 11 hrs ago #18

Do you have any maintenance? Morbius 5 hrs ago #19