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SueMaid ~ I have a pie maker......... it's great for making small quiches & frittatas :-)

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There you go Scozz - horses for courses :-D

I've only used it a couple of times for making pies :-( didn't like it

The pies looked OK, but they were only half full. If you put too much filling in the pies they leak everywhere, and it's messy to clean up..... the top rises really well, but what's the point if the filling doesn't reach the top crust?

I have had a Kenwood since the 1960s! It has the dough hook, mincer and liquidiser attachments. I did get the potato peeler attachment as well, but it took ages to clean it so I sent it back. I then got a food processor, thinking it would do all that the Kenwood did and not tip the flour over the edge of the bowl. Also it would save a lot of cupboard space! Wrong........I ended up keeping both as the Kenwood is still best for doing some things. I ought to get rid of both as I hardly do any cooking now! :-S

I also have a sandwich toaster that has never been used. As soon as I bought it I decided I ought to eat more salad on my sandwiches and less meat and cheese........salad doesn't toast well does it? :-S

I have just bought a nutribullet...I have used it twice and must admit it grinds everything at a much faster speed than my old kenwood and It doesn't take up much room...think it will be used quite a bit for smoothies...we will see!!
I'll give my old one to one of my grandchildren as I don't do a lot of baking these days..
Having said that I've just made a load of scones as had some milk and dried fruit to use up...,but they were just done in the bowl in no time
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Like Annx I've had a Kenwood Chef sine the early 60s which came with lots of attachments. I gave the potato peeler away as it took so long to peel the spuds and even longer to clean that it drove me mad. Rarely peel potatoes these days anyway. I broke the mincer trying to be clever and mince barley in it for wine making. But the basic bowl with whisk and dough hook and also the liquidiser are still used regularly.

Also like Annx I have a toasted sandwich maker that is sitting in the garage. I tried it a couple of times but found that if I put in the amount of filling I want in a toastie it leaked out everywhere.

A couple of years ago I was bought a small ice cream maker and I do use that quite a lot. Tomorrow I am going to use up half a jar of passion fruit curd I bought in a mad moment. Might taste OK as an ice cream flavouring. We particularly like marmalade ice cream using home made marmalade (less sweet than the shop ones). It makes a yummy "grown up" ice cream . :-D :-D :-D