I have to say that my KitchenAid mixer is the most used tool in my kitchen. I bought it when we were first married. B was in graduate school, and we lived in government subsidized housing. It was a very extravagant purchase at the time, but I have used it almost every day since, so it turned out to be a wise investment. I even use all of the attachments.I make bread with the dough hook. The two bread recipes I make most are the French Bread and English Muffin Loaves in the recipe book that came with the mixer. I use the dough hook to knead the bread. Then, I oil the bowl and replace the dough and it rises in the same bowl. That makes for easy clean up.I use the whisk attachment to whip butter, cream, and sometimes egg whites.The flat beater is used the most. I use it for anything that needs to mixed. Mostly cookies... but also for pie crusts, scones, cakes, quick breads, and even meatloaf. I use it so much that I have worn through the white coating on two beaters. I am on the third beater in 20 years. I think creaming the butter and sugar that does that. I remember creaming the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon when I was growing up; that was a lot more work. Now I can measure other ingredients while the mixer does the work.
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