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shadowgypsie
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Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:53 pm |
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Has anyone used their dough hook with their KA to blend and knead their MMF? I was wondering if it would work. |
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Texas_Rose
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Joined: Feb 26, 2008
Posts: 892
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:02 pm |
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I make mine that way. The bowl and hook need to be well-greased for it to work. |
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LauraLanier
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Joined: May 26, 2007
Posts: 21
Location: Savannah, GA
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:07 pm |
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That is how I do mine, but really grease it up. |
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moxey2000
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Location: Andros Island, Bahamas - Supporting Our Troops!
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:13 pm |
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I use one bowl, one wooden spoon, and my hands. No mess, only 3 things to clean. |
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Molly2
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:16 pm |
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The instructions I have tell me to start with the paddle then when I add the remainder of the sugar it tels me to change to the hook attachment My MMF comes out great
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cindww
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Joined: Nov 22, 2005
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Location: Northern New Jersey
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:16 pm |
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I only made it once in my heavy duty mixer and the MMF nearly fried it. I make it by hand now and find it really easier to put together that way. |
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jwrenn
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Joined: Feb 22, 2007
Posts: 103
Location: Euclid, Ohio
Birthday: Oct 15
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:18 pm |
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Oh yes I will never go back to try and mix it any other way. Just make sure to grease everything, and halfway through switch to a dough hook. It works awesome! |
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EmilyGrace
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Joined: Mar 16, 2007
Posts: 194
Location: British Columbia
Birthday: Jan 04
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:29 pm |
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I tried it a couple times and could never get the consistency right so I went back to mixing it by hand. That way I can feel when it's right! I even tried mixing some of the PS in using the dough hook and the rest by hand and it still didn't turn out right (to much cracking). |
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flowers40
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Joined: Mar 15, 2007
Posts: 103
Location: Indiana
Birthday: Apr 01
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:31 pm |
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I used my KA to mix my MMF and it works fine. I think it is a good idea to grease everything really good though. Because I tried to knead my MMF with out greasing the bowel, and guess what, it broke my KA. I had to go right out and buy another. Talk about a expensive mistake! I found that I could also use my food processor to mix MMF. I mixed up and it's still a little moist. Then I take it out and hand knead with the rest of the powdered sugar to get the right consistancy. I would much rather run the risk of burning the motor up in my food processor than my KA. |
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shadowgypsie
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Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Birthday: Nov 07
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:21 pm |
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Thank you all for your answering, I was very curious if it would work. Today I was making it by hand and thought about using my KA but wasn't sure it would work. |
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kimmypooh79
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Joined: Jun 24, 2008
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Location: Middle Tennessee
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:39 pm |
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| EmilyGrace wrote: | | I tried it a couple times and could never get the consistency right so I went back to mixing it by hand. That way I can feel when it's right! I even tried mixing some of the PS in using the dough hook and the rest by hand and it still didn't turn out right (to much cracking). |
me too.......I'm just going to use my hands. |
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ceshell
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Joined: Feb 05, 2006
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Location: Sunny Southern California
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:58 pm |
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I've seen lots of threads about this in the past, and it seems to run 50/50 with some people having great success, others absolutely burning out their KA's. I always wonder, for those of you who have success, what wattage KA do you use? I would imagine the power of your machine would affect whether or not it gets fried? |
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milissasmom
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Location: Apple Valley, Ca
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:14 pm |
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I have only made it by hand. I have thought of using my KA but was always scared it would burn out the motor!!!! After reading this thread, I think I'm gonna certainly stick to doing it by hand unless I get a new mixer and use my older one to try it out! |
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Molly2
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:22 am |
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ceshell
My KA is 350 wattage and it works great
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vickymacd
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Location: Michigan
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:39 am |
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I've made it both ways, with or without the KA.
I started with the KA mixing it up till it got a bit clumpy, but then worried about so many people saying it burned up their KA, so at that point I took it out and finished it by hand. The initial mixing was done with the KA which made it so much easier. But I love my baby and didn't want to burn it out! |
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