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Skriven 2010-05-08 20:18:35 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 37478 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: Dog gone, Kitchen Aid
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Hi Janis,

>> hehe.. we have the mattress in the bedframe, but on the floor if that

 JK> > Better, too, if one of the dogs decides to jump on and hits the weak
 JK> > spot on the slats.

 JK> And they do that all the time.. at least Sophie and Indy do it every
 JK> day (g). Toby does as well, and he weighs quite a bit though he looks
 JK> like a smaller black lab - he was the runt of his litter so he has
 JK> short legs, but he's a pretty well packed guy :) )

Short but strong legs on that dog.

 JK> We inititially did it to keep the kitties from going under the bed and
 JK> tearing up the fabric on the box springs.. turned out to be a good
 JK> idea all around :)


Yes, because it's hard seeing the damage kitties can do to box spring
fabric.  Either have to just about stand on your head or lie flat on the
floor & look up.  Neither way is comfortable.


 JK> > At least the dog is microchipped if they can't go after him &
 JK> someone > else finds him.

 JK> Is he neutered?  Sometimes the wandering issue is solved if dog is
 JK> spayed or neutered.  We had to spay Priscilla just for that reason.

He was a rescue dog; neutering was included in the adoption process.

 JK> We had it done when she was about 6 or 7 years old.. that's when
 JK> Midnight, her sister, died.  The two of them would not stop tearing
 JK> down- actually bending - the fence we had in Louisville and going for
 JK> runs.  Unfortunately, though we were renting a house on 4 1/2 acre
 JK> property in the city,  we were real close to a major highway :(

Factos that are trouble, even with the best of fences.

 JK> Midnight was really a big girl, and she'd lay on the top of the gate
 JK> so the two of them could jump over it..  Normally, I'd call them to
 JK> get them back in, and they'd listen, but this time we were at my Dad's
 JK> funeral and my mother-in-law was "doggie-sitting" :(  When we got to
 JK> NY, we spent the $$ on the fence you saw here at the picnic..
 JK> chain-link.. quite a bit tougher than the one the owner had put up in
 JK> Louisville.

Harder for the dog to even think about getting out. (G)

>> Yep, that's true.  More choices perhaps, but some older companies have
>> had to cut corners.

 JK> > Good ones keep up the same level of quality.

 JK> Well, you'd hope so.  Hobert (the company that initially made KA
 JK> mixers) used to make such quality appliances.  One of my sisters had
 JK> to return a number of KA appliances she purchased for a new home
 JK> they'd built in NY.. that was sad.  She was pretty upset.  Her
 JK> dishwasher, double-ovens, range etc. were all KA and all had
 JK> problems..  I was especially shocked at this because at the time, my

That was a very reliable name in kitchen appliances too; I'd be quite
put out over it.

 JK> KA mixer (the old one) was going strong, working so well, and I also
 JK> had purchased a KA dishwasher a few years before that also worked so
 JK> well. Shortly after I bought the dishwasher though, Hobart was bought
 JK> out by another company
 JK> (Whirlpool, I think).. and that's when the quality started to suffer.

OTOH, my Whirlpool dryer is 18 years old & going strong; the washer is
now 7 and still working well.


>> You just lift up the cover, unscrew the bolt on the outside, and put
>> the attachment in the opening that's under that cover.  That covering

 JK> > OK, I think I see it.

 JK> It's just a metal ring there, with the medallion sized piece that
 JK> flips up to reveal the "insert" spot.  I've also had to have them
 JK> replace that bolt that screws into the ring.  Thankfully they did that
 JK> for no charge.  It was very soon after I got the mixer that it broke.

They made good there.

>> try to > pop off, I'm right there to take care of it.

>> Yes, that's what I do now, but I have never had to do that with my
>> kitchenaid machines.. the less powerful model is not a stand mixer
>> though, the bowl screws into the bottom of the machine.. that's the
>> difference there.  It's also less powerful that the professional..and
>> would be a problem with all the doughs, etc. I make, especially the
>> hand milled flour breads.

 JK> > Mine is a stand mixer.

 JK> Figured.. :)  The Professional only comes as a stand mixer.

But it does come in all sorts of interesting colors too.  Not all ones
I'd associate with kitchen appliances.  I went with the pewter (darker)
grey.

 JK> >  I think part of it is that I am coming close to
 JK> > the maximum amount of whole wheat flour that is suggested.

 JK> Yes, you have to be careful with that.

I am, believe me.  Don't want to have to replace this any time soon.


 JK> >  I could stop
 JK> > it a bit earlier & knead it more by hand if I feel that would help.
 JK> > Have to think about that.

 JK> The thing I do, is start the kneading, then break it into thirds..
 JK> leaving only 1/3 to knead and continue.  When that 1/3 is done, I wrap
 JK> it in plastic and continue with the other "chunks".  In other words, I
 JK> don't do the entire amount at once.  It does work so fast still, it's
 JK> not a bother.

I'd probably do it in halves if I had to split. Right now I can do the
entire amount of dough if it's a short time on kneading needed.


>>> I have a feeling that particular chunk of dough might have stretched
>>> the metal clip that is used to secure the bowl.. I really should send
>>> it in for service but I'm not sure if that would be worth it
>>> moneywise..

>> > If there's a good guarantee, it's well worth it.  My band only goes
>> > about half way around the bowl.

>> I'd have to check when the warranty expires.. with my luck, it was


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