Stand Mixer Useful For More Than Just Dough

Indianapolis, IN - Stand mixers can be used for more than just mixing doughs, whipping creams and beating eggs. Currently, there are over 50 different attachments, accessories and bowls that can be added to a KitchenAid stand mixer that allow the mixer to perform a wide variety of jobs in the kitchen.

The stand mixer becomes more than just a mixer when special attachments are added to the head of the machine, accessories are switched out for the standard beaters or hooks or when a special bowl replaces the original one. With just a few changes, the stand mixer can grind meats, juice citrus fruits, slice fruits, shred vegetables, roll and cut pasta, open cans, make ice cream or even stuff sausages.

One featured attachment is the food grinder. This attachment grinds a number of food items, including meats, firm fruits and vegetables, dry bread and cheeses. Use this attachment to ground meats together with bread crumbs to make a perfect meatloaf. Or, make fresh ground turkey or chicken without any additives.

Another featured attachment is the citrus juicer. It juices a wide variety of citrus fruits - from limes to grapefruits - and it features a strainer to help trap pulp and seeds. The attachment is especially handy in smaller kitchens that do not have the counter space for both a stand mixer and a separate citrus juicer. Use this attachment to quickly juice multiple citrus fruits to make fresh juice to serve as drinks, or to flavor cooked dishes.

The food slicer/shredder is another attachment available for stand mixers. The different slicing and shredding cones (included) allow the user to make thick or thin slices of firm fruits and vegetables and fine or coarse shreds of crisp vegetables, nuts and firm cheese. Like the citrus juicer, this attachment is valuable to smaller kitchens because it can perform many of the same duties as a food processor without the need for extra counter space. Use this attachment to make a fresh chef's salad without having to slice each vegetable by hand.

Of the attachments listed, Brian Agee, a Product Consultant at Central Restaurant Products, has one pick that is essential to any kitchen.

"Everyone can use this [slicer/shredder] attachment to slice or shred something, from vegetables to fruits. Not every kitchen has the need for meats or citrus, but they all have something that can be sliced or shredded," said Agee.

For additional information on a stand mixer, attachments and accessories from KitchenAid, visit Central Restaurant Products. To find out about some of the other attachments and accessories available from KitchenAid, contact one of Central's Product Consultants at 800.222.5107.

SOURCE: Central Restaurant Products