Funny how life works sometimes.  I complain about not being able to get an Electrolux DLX in Canada and a round trip ticket to the good old US of A gets dropped in my lap.  I'll only be in town for about 3 days, can anyone recommend a store that carries the Electrolux DLX?  It's a business trip so I won't have a lot of time for shopping around.

TIA

Sean

So I'm taking back my Cuisinart 7QT stand mixer to Sears tomorrow with a tear in my eye.  At least they'll still have to take it back because of the 30 day policy.  So my next problem is what to get to replace it.  I've been reading some of the posts here as well as elsewhere and the Electrolux DLX sounds like just the ticket.  The only problem, I live in Canada and it is not available here. I can buy it from the US and ship it up here for about $800 CDN or get it from one Canadian Web site for about $900 CDN. 

The problem is that Electrolux has terrible customer service.  I called them today to inquire about this product.  They insisted that I find the actual model number myself because they couldn't search for it, then proceeded to tell me that it was exclusive to the US and not available in Canada.  I asked about warranty information and they told me that they would not warranty it if I bought it and woudn't even provide me with parts if I needed to repair it.

If I hadn't bought this Cuisinart from Sears I'd be really stuck at this point having two of them crap out on me in less than 30 days.  It's not like Cuisinart has terrible customer service either, but if I had to send it back to the US for service everytime something went wrong it'd be a huge pain.

Are there any Canadians here that have the Electrolux?  How long have you had it?  What have your experiences been with it?  Have any of the Canadians gone through the same decision process that I am going through and decided on a different mixer?  Please weigh in.

Thanks,

Sean

I have the Electrolux Magic Mill and am in need of a food processor.  Has anyone tried the food processor attachments for it? I've been looking through the attachment list and can't for the life of me figure out what is used for what both in terms of what the individual shredding disks are used for but also how one would go about making something that needs to be more puréed than shredded: hummus or nut butter, for instance.  With a traditional food processor, I'd use the blade attachment, but with this I'm not sure.

Does anyone have these? Can you comment on how useful they are?

Thanks,

Jonathan

Hi,

I am looking for a good quality stand mixer and I would appeciate if you could share your experience about the Cuisinart 7 quart mixer. Even though cuisinart is better known for its excellent food processors, this machine looks very impressive - a powerful 1000 watt motor with a 5 year warranty, 3 year product warranty and a timer. But surprisingly, there aren't many posts about it. Would someone please share experience regarding this mixer?

Viking and Electrolux DLX are the other two stand mixers on my shortlist. Although they have favorable ratings from many users ( I saw some negative ratings for Viking , though), I would like to know how these two compare with the cuisinart.

I need a sturdy mixer that can handle dough for 6 loaves easily; but I also want it to be able to mix frosting and cake batters that need gentler mixing and folding.

I need the mixer mainly for bread dough. I don't mind mixing the cake batter by hand or with a hand mixer since the quantity is smaller, but it would be nice to have a mixer that can do both the jobs very well.

I am a home- baker so I am not looking for a commercial size mixer.

I have recently started baking thanks in part to some great classes as Johnson and Wales in Charlotte under Chefs Peemoeller and Reinhart. I currently use my wifes old Kitchenaid Artisan mixer. That however is stressing out under whole wheat and other heavy doughs. I did some research and was really impressed by the electrolux "magic mill". However I recently read a review from Americas test kitchen that stated...cookies, cakes, and even single loaves get lost in the abyss. The roller tool's grooves are a haven for butter, and the least intuitive user interface in the lineup had us constantly re-deciphering the manual before every task." 

This has left me a little apprehensive as it was the only mixer tested that was not recommended. Can anyone give me any feedback into the validity of this revew? Was it the "learning curve" that I have read about that kept the testers from getting the most out of the mixer? Does using the smaller bowl give better results with smaller batches? I am also considering a 600 series Kitchenaid. I Plan to cook lots of whole grains but not usually more than 2-4 loaves at a time.

Thank You for your input.

Mike