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Prepare fresh apple or tomato sauce, baby food, freezer jams and chutneys. Includes the required Food Grinder. Fits KitchenAid stand mixers Both strainer and grinder attach to all KitchenAid household stand mixers Prepare fruit and vegetable sauces, chutneys, and jams Grind meats, dried fruits, vegetables, cheese, and bread crumbs Strainer and grinder assemble easily without tools 4 inches long
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- Both strainer and grinder attach to all KitchenAid household stand mixers- Prepare fruit and vegetable sauces, chutneys, and jams
- Grind meats, dried fruits, vegetables, cheese, and bread crumbs
- Strainer and grinder assemble easily without tools
- 4 inches long
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By fing (New York)
Bought this set for my son, a chef-in-training. He is very happy with all of the
pieces, and I am happy with the number of food processing options that this set
offers. And that junior is happy with the gift. The testamonial in itself.
JF, New York
By FatOrangeTabby (Lansing, MI)
I asked for this attachment pack for Christmas since I love applesauce and I do a lot of canning. I had never seen one used before so I had no idea what to expect, other than what people said in the reviews here on Amazon. The instructions for this are horrible; I had to look up an online video to know how the pieces were supposed to fit together. Maybe this is apparent to other people when they first unpack it, but I didn't understand. The instruction book is for the food grinder, fruit and vegetable strainer, and the pasta attachment and this set does not include the pasta attachment. Nowhere in the instructions did it say that all the pieces included in the box were not used at once. After I got everything hooked up properly to the mixer (thanks to the video) I started loading my cooked apples in the tray. I agree with everyone here that the tray should be bigger, or the larger tray attachment should be included. Why not throw in the big tray to begin with? Once I got everything going, I realized the attachment "poops" out the front, meaning all the peels and waste comes out the hole in the front of the attachment in a long tube of pulp. I was not ready for this and now I know to put a smaller bowl under the hole to catch the waste.
The attachment seems very efficient, comparable to the old Foley food mill I'd been using. The texture is very similar. For my trial run, five large apples yielded 2/3 of a quart of applesauce. Much cleaner than using the food mill, since I didn't have to worry about constantly dumping out the waste, it just came out the front. The directions don't say what speed setting to use for making sauce; I guessed and used speed 6 and everything seemed to be great. It took me about 2 minutes to put the five apples through and it was effortless. As long as you keep the apples in the tray and don't dump them down the sides, you shouldn't have much mess at all. When I was finished I unhooked everything, disassembled the pieces and dumped them in a sink full of soapy water. Everything comes apart and is very easy to clean. The hardest thing to get all the apple bits out of was the metal cone.
I can see this being my favorite attachment come summer when canning season begins. This is easy enough to set up and use for small batches of applesauce anytime. Why can applesauce when it's this easy to make? I will eventually use this for jam and baby food. If not for the horrible instructions (or lack thereof) I would give this five stars. How hard would it have been to include a step by step guide to assembling the pieces and include the correct speeds for the attachments? Maybe I'm missing part of my instructions? I don't know, but it shouldn't take a half hour online to figure out, especially when I'm usually pretty savvy at figuring out this kind of stuff.
By Mom-Unit (Michigan)
I've used a food grinder and fruit/veg strainer for almost 30 years with my old Oster kitchen center, so I'm very used to the concept and application. The Kitchenaid strainer is considerably smaller and has less output than my Oster's attachment. The top feed tray and the diameter of the input hole are tiny in comparison. Whoever designed this unit did not plan on someone home-canning a large quantity of food... it is designed for an occasional pressing/straining of baby food or light duty use. This is disappointing.
You will definitely need to purchase the additional optional food tray!
As for the strainer, with common sense and care it should do very well. You just have to cook any fruit which isn't already totally soft or cooked until completely mushy. I do like the backward pour-out design of the strainer unit.
Also, the picture shows a wooden pusher; the unit now comes with a plastic pusher which doubles as a wrench for a too-tight twist holding nut. It also is molded with places for your fingers, which is nice.
I like the quality of the Kitchenaid plastic. My old Oster finally gave up after almost 30 years; the motor's still going strong but the plastic Oster attachments are broken :( Let's see how the Kitchenaid holds up after 30 years of hard use.
The Kitchenaid food grinder metal plates and blade are smaller, thinner and less well made than my old Oster's. I am slightly disappointed with the design.
Please don't think I'm unhappy with my choice of replacement for my faithful but retired Oster. It's just that I was expecting an upgrade in design because of the hype and cachet of the Kitchenaid brand.
By R. Gifford (Minnesota)
This seems like an expensive attachment, but it is essential for making homemade applesauce and freezer jams. It was so easy and the attachment pieces are very durable. I can't believe that I was ever without this!
By J. Perino (Buffalo Grove, IL United States)
The only thing I used this for was straining fresh stewed tomatoes. It makes short work of the process, although a little messy without planning ahead. It removed seeds and skin very well. The sauce I made with it was excellent; better than anything off the shelf.
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