tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994892631393503388.post1947373637112457865..comments2024-02-19T21:05:08.122-05:00Comments on Tupper Cooks!: KA Bread.........Tupper Cooks!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13230176012993069224noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994892631393503388.post-30602232430357055152011-11-17T03:54:43.063-05:002011-11-17T03:54:43.063-05:00I've always wanted to make bread, but never ha...I've always wanted to make bread, but never had the courage to. At the moment, on top of my wishlist to make is green tea bread, wish me luck! Thank you again for such lovely comments on my blog and for referring to it in the seriouseats website, that's so lovely of you.cooking. eating. carousing.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11662115195383200493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994892631393503388.post-54055019049722189542011-10-29T14:27:09.935-04:002011-10-29T14:27:09.935-04:00Hey Doc! It just says KitchenAid USA, so I'm g...Hey Doc! It just says KitchenAid USA, so I'm guessing it's not a Hobart. It does weigh a ton.<br /><br />I'm figuring it was made after the transition.Tupper Cooks!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13230176012993069224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994892631393503388.post-35360078667433574352011-10-28T10:20:49.186-04:002011-10-28T10:20:49.186-04:00Look on the back of your KA booklet and see if it ...Look on the back of your KA booklet and see if it says, Hobart as the parent corporation. In the old days, KA was owned by Hobart, and their machines were much better than those made today - they had metal gears and were very heavy - they also said Hobart on the bottom plate of the machine.<br /><br />In 1986, Whirlpool bought KA from Hobart, and redesigned the mixer to use plastic gears instead of metal. I think the early Whirlpool KAs still used the metal gears. The upshot of all this is that the old KAs could handle bigger loads than the newer machines can.<br /><br />Your machine may well be a Hobart KA, in which case you should count yourself lucky, since those old machines sell at a premium on eBay. However, mine, although a pretty old machine (K5-SS), is not a Hobart KA - but it has never had a problem with anything I ask it to do - but I never use more than 8 cups of flour in it.<br /><br />Hope you get many chances to give your KA a workout!drfugawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900196927710065042noreply@blogger.com