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After a "watt" has been given to the marketing department they are folded and mutilated to the point where they are unrecognizable by engineers. When you connect a Professional 600 KitchenAid to a watt meter, it will typically run at 250 to 275 watts depending on load. I am pretty sure that...

Hi Rose, I have had some thoughts of doing laminated dough for some time and I like the size of the recipe you have posted. I need to see if I can find some European style butter and would probably use 2 grams of instant yeast instead of fresh yeast, but I will try to test it. I would...

Considering the 500 degree operating temperature of a baking stone, it is not drawing moisture out of the pizza or absorbing moisture from the dough that sits atop it. It is conducting plenty of BTU’s to the bottom of pizza, but a steel, aluminum, or cast iron can do the same thing with a...

The Original Professional 5 [KP 50 or KSM50 ?] does have a nylon worm gear and there is not an optional metal version available as a repair part. When a Classic mixer breaks, it is almost a certainty that the worm gear is the cause. You should be able to verify it by putting a paddle or...

One thing that will help graininess is to process the nuts thoroughly before adding the sugar. I use confectioners sugar and I have seen some recipes that use half cane sugar and half confectioners. Corn syrup often appears in recipes as well. I do not remember seeing at that use simple...

I got a 7¼ quart round LC pot just a couple of months ago and I have already used it more than I have used my 6.75 quart oval in the nearly ten years I have had it. I have have only used my 5 quart once since I have had the big pot. I have a lot of Cook's Illustrated magazines and recipes and...

I just ordered Mark Kurlansky's "Food of a Younger Land" from my local library. Descriptions lead me to believe that it is primarily about the 20th century before World War II. Can you recommend any titles that focus more on the 18th and 19th centuries?

I have found that I can reduce the amount of bag required for the sealing process by placing a cutting board in front of the Food saver. By raising the food and packaging closer to the vacuum slot, you can still get a seal without quite as much bag material. It may only save an inch per bag...

Since most clay and brick ovens have an active fire in them, they will always have the advantage of direct radiant heat from the fire source that speeds the heating and charring of the top of the pizza to help balance the intense heat of oven deck. In a conventional oven the only radiant...

The purpose of adding fruit or fruit juice to a beginning wild yeast starter is to acidify the water and flour mix to make it more friendly to yeast growth and less friendly to growth of an undesirable bacteria. Grapes or grape juice and pineapple juice seem to be more prevalent for this...

I do not believe that there are any health concerns as the aluminum in contact with the pizza cannot rise to any temperature higher than the pizza dough. The aluminum is soft enough that it cannot scratch a pizza stone. If there is an issue, it would relate to softened aluminum being...

In Jeffrey Hamelman's book, "Bread, A bakers book of techniques and recipes", he says, "If the window is completely clear and the gluten totally developed, the dough has almost certainly been overmixed. Appropriate gluten development does not necessarily mean full gluten development." For...

A food processor that is 11 cups or larger can make good bread or pizza dough and can usually knead it in two minutes or less. The downside of using a FP is that they do not have as much capacity as mixer and recipes designed specifically for a processor are not as numerous as those for a...

The head locking mechanism should be secure enough to prevent wobble and all that should be visible with heavy dough in the bowl is slight flexing around the hinge pin. You should be able to pick up a locked mixer by its head without feeling any movement. Check the hinge pin and make...

Parts availability issues with newer design KitchenAid mixers appears to be limited to early models manufactured between 2000 and 2002 and limited to the Original Epicurean model and early Professional 6 models. On the used market, I would avoid all Epicureans and look very closely at a...

My most frequently used pan is an All-Clad 4 quart saute with a lid and a helper handle that is very similar to the Multi-Clad Pro Cuisinart pan. With pan weight being an issue, helper handles can be a huge benefit. It might be beneficial to get a slightly bigger pan to get the helper handle...

Wetting a pizza stone is not necessary and will probably reduce its effectiveness. It will not heat to full temperature until all the water has evaporated. Just place the stone on an oven rack, preheat, and cook the pizza right on the surface of the stone. Assembling the pizza on some...

Copper has the best conductivity of any metal used in cookware. Whether that translates into making superior cookware is a matter of debate. It is very heavy and its conductivity makes heat control more important than with other material or it becomes very, very hot. The intensive care...

The tilt head KitchenAid that makes the most sense to me is the Artisan and the biggest reason why is the comfortable tubular ergonomic handle that comes with the 5 quart Artisan bowl. Some other tilt heads have bowls with either no handle or a thin strap handle that does is difficult to grasp...

When motor brushes are not installed correctly, the usual symptom is that the mixer will simply not run. Sparking at the armature could be cause for concern. In addition to placing the correct end of the brush in the mixer, it has to be installed in the correct orientation. Modern Solid State...

Here is a summary of what Cook's Illustrated said about convection ovens.... With so much depending on the oven and the type of food being cooked, there is not a universal answer that will work in all circumstances. It is important to know your oven and to watch for visual clues that an item...

The alkaline environment of a dishwasher will lead to a gray oxide coating on your uncoated aluminum paddle and dough hook that can then be transferred to your next batch of light colored food. While there are probably no food safety issues, cleaning the tools with Barkeepers friend and...

If a knife has been in use for very short time, it probably has "minor visual imperfections that do not interfere with the use or long life of the piece." that would qualify as "irregular". When irregular or seconds are sold, I assume that the blade or handle is marked in some way to identify...

It appears that there enough parts there to include the basic Food Grinder attachment with fruit and vegetable strainer add-ons. There are also parts for a Roto Slicer Shredder. Use and Care Guide: Roto Slicer Shredder Use and Care Guide: Food Grinder with Fruit and Vegetable Strainer

Because of the mechanical speed control on KitchenAid mixers, it is not unusual for there to be nearly imperceptible differences between adjacent speeds and does not necessarily indicate the need for a rebuild or repair if the mixer is running well otherwise. You can download a manual...