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Kenwood Chef KM336 kitchen machine | 
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| Brand: Kenwood
Category: Kitchen
List Price: £199.99
Buy New: £131.99
You Save: £68.00 (34%)
New (22) Used (2) Refurbished (1) from £99.95
Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Kitchen & Home
Shipping Weight (lbs): 21.9
Dimensions (in): 25.9 x 14.4 x 11.8
MPN: KM336
EAN: 5440106823205
ASIN: B000Q7ZCFK
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Powerful 800w motor | | • | 4.6litre bowl capacity | | • | Gloss white | | • | Includes kbeater, balloon whisk, dough hook | | • | Comes with 1.5l Liquidiser and Splashguard |
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Product Description
The KM336 multifunction mixer from Kenwood is a useful tool that saves you loads of time and effort as you prepare basic or even elaborate recipes. The KM336 multifunction mixer is equipped with a pastry kit designed for blending, whisking and beating mousses, creams, eggs, and pastry dough of all types and textures. The bowl has a 4.6L capacity for less mess and more versatility.The electronic speed command and pulse function ensure a constant mixing speed no matter what the consistency of your batter. What?s more, the accessories can be changed quickly and the mixing bowl is easy to move around.The KM336 multifunction mixer will soon become an essential part of your kitchen!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Old technology but works beautifully March 4, 2008
joc66 (United Kingdom)
49 out of 49 found this review helpful
I've recently purchased this stand mixer which is the current cheapest model in this classic brand. Not the newest or the most glamorous kitchen appliance, but instead a simple yet effective design that has stood the test of time.
This package contains the three basic attachments, the famous 'K' beater (in a non-stick finish) for creaming, rubbing fat into flour, mixing (and I use it for mashing potatoes), balloon whisk for whipping eggs and beating egg whites, and dough hook for making bread. In addition, there is an acrylic liquidiser in the box which connects to the high power connection on the top. This works fine, although I will probably stick with my hand blender most of the time as it creates far less washing up. The stainless steel bowl (which is quite large - a 4oz cake mix will look a bit lost in it!) is easy to clean, as are the 3 basic accessories. A splash guard made of plastic is also included. I found cleaning the liquidiser a bit more of a fuss, but no more so than a food processor. Whilst it is true that you can't put the attachments in the dishwasher, it only takes a moment to wash them by hand.
The Chef is quite noisy in operation - I was quite surprised the first time I switched it on, but it does a very good job of what it does, (better than a do it all food processor) and it is easier to use than a hand mixer, particularly with larger quantities of ingredients. Its motor seems to work well, and even at lower speeds, the chef moves quite quickly. Processes such as making pastry do take rather longer than food processor, but not ages. There is also a pulse setting if you need a bit more control. To give you some ideas about what your chef can do, there is a comprehensive recipe book included, although for some of the recipes you need additional accessories. In reply to an earlier reviewer, the first few times I used my Chef I found that it wasn't mixing properly, but after some slight adjustments to the height of the 'K' beater and balloon whisk, it works beautifully. A pair of pliers or a spanner was needed - it tells you what to do in the instruction book. Quite why they can't send the machines out from the factory properly calibrated is a bit beyond me.
This is a versatile machine - you can get lots of accessories to add on, but they are quite pricey, but out of the box, as a classic stand mixer, this is a very good buy at the current price on Amazon.
 A Great Machine! October 4, 2007
Mrs. A. Curtis (Oxford, England)
45 out of 47 found this review helpful
I had a Kenwood Chef ten years ago and I have never looked back. It has been reliable, useful and makes light work of the most tedious kitchen tasks. It makes fabulous light cakes if you mix ingredients as you would by hand but using a very slow speed to fold in the flour. You can't put the beaters in the dishwasher but this is a very small disadvantage. You can buy extra items like graters and slicers and ice cream makers for it and the Kenwood service staff are very helpful if you have a question or want to buy an accessory. All in all a great machine!
Will nearly last a lifetime ! November 20, 2007
Keith Roberts (Northampton, UK)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
Bought an earlier model 0ver 30 years ago. Has just given up the ghost, so had to buy another straight away. Highly recommended.
 Kenwood Chef - very poor design December 29, 2007
Suzanne M
17 out of 29 found this review helpful
I recently purchased this machine. The blender works fine, but to my surprise, and particularly considering the price, the mixer is hopeless. I've tried it with large and small quantities, more viscous/less viscous mixtures, smaller and larger volumes, all it does is stick the cake mixture to the side of the bowl without mixing it. You need to keep stopping the motor very frequently to scrape the mixture back into the middle of the bowl and eventually it will blend, rather poorly. It takes about three times as long as my previous, 25-year-old mixer to acheive inferior results. I'll be returning this model shortly. I have never previously written reviews on Amazon as I am a very busy person but I was so appalled with the poor design I wouldn't wish anyone to make the same mistake as myself. Definitely not recommended for anyone who wants to bake cakes, whisk egg white, cream etc. probably OK if you only need to blend and chop, but then you could get something much cheaper anyway.
KM336 Food Mixer January 3, 2008
Maggie Baker (Scotland)
9 out of 26 found this review helpful
I was given one of these for Christmas 8 years ago. I didn't use it any more than 3 or 4 times a year, often using it for whisking cream, making light sponge cakes, banana bread and one Christmas cake a year.
Not a lot of use for such an expensive machine, from a manufacturer that I had always held in high regard!
When I was little I always wanted to own one, however, I took it out early December to make pastry, I had just made finished using it at the minimum speed when it started to smoke and burn out.
My electrician was in the house and he said, forget about fixing that they're rubbish throw it away!
I must say given that it certainly wasn't used much, I don't think it was worth the 199 price tag that my husband paid for it!!
I know it was 8 years old, but it hadn't been used a lot, so I think I will buy a cheaper mixer next time then I would expect too much from it.
Would I buy another? I don't think!
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