Ka Pouring Shield - Useful Yes Or No
Decorating By Eileenscakes Updated 22 May 2008 , 2:43am by kjgjam22
Hello All!
I am hoping to get some feedback on this...
My DH bought me a KA 5q for my bday, it did not come with a pouring shield and I am finding it is a hard thing to actually find the correct model for the lift bowls. So...should I pay a crazy amount on ebay (29.99 + 12 shipping) or just use a cloth???
Thanks for your help!!! 
I don't like the pouring shield. I think it's more trouble than it's worth. It seems to make a bigger mess than when I don't use it. The powdered sugar "seeps" out from around the rim and really make a huge mess.
I just lay a kitchen towel over my mixer to keep powdered sugar and the like from "misting" out! It's much easier for me because I don't have to worry about taking that darn thing off! lol
mine came with the shield and I never use it, I just put a towel over my mixer.
ditto!
I use it all!
I use the pouring shield to help contain as much powdered sugar as possible, plus I use the cloth towel to drape over the mixer to contain even more of the powder sugar dust and I've start putting a sheet of foil under the mixer to make clean up even easier with the over spills.
But I do like the pouring shield -- now whether or not its worth the $$ is another question. I got mine off ebay too -- but it didn't cost that much. You might keep an eye open for one to be posted with a better price.
Suze
I agree with "KASCARLETT". If you have to add ingredients while beating they help but most of the time all my ingredients are in there before I turn it on. As mentioned things "seep" out with them on and it seems it's a bigger mess.
I never use mine. I prefer a towel. The one time I tried to use them it was a huge mess.
The only time I use mine is if my mixer is already going. If I'm making icing, I don't use it. Acutally the only time I really use it is when I'm making cheesecake. Thats when the mixer is already going and i'm slowling adding the extra milk and cake mix. HTH
I use to feel the same way about my pour shield and would just use a towel. after one shot i loved it! i still use a towel towards the back of the machine to contine ps dust that can escape from the back, but i really turely love the pour shield. however i'd keep looking for one on ebay and see if you can find a cheaper one.
Whew!!! I can stop feeling so guilty about hating the bleedin' thing!!!
I quit using the shield after a few uses, it was such a chore! If you put anything liquid before dry, it would became a mudslide to the bowl.
Mine came with the mixer, I wouldn't have paid extra for it.
I too use a tea towel draped over the machine - the shield is a PITA and it's one extra thing to wash up too! If I'm using my big Kenwood mixer for large yields, then I do use the shield that that came with because it is better designed - it has a lid that closes over the pouring part - so no overspray!
The shield is useless. It's one of the reasons why I want a Cuisinart mixer.
Thank all for the advice...I think I will save my pennies and buy a few more cake pans or something fun!!!
I don't use mine either! I make more of a mess w/ it than w/o it! 
I'm in the monority, apparently, but I like the pouring shield because it keep stuff from jumping out of the bowl. I will say that I just got a new 6 quart mixer, and it came with a one-piece shield, which I don't like as much as the two-piece shield. The one-piece has a big gap in the side, which defeats the purpose of the shield, IMO.
All of you who don't like your pouring shield can send them to me!!
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