KitchenAid Reviews

This brush is for basting food...not for paining your house. I tried to paint my house with this and it took forever! Basting food took no time at all. Don't paint food though. It tastes funny when you do that.

I once had a basting brush that was great the first two uses, but after that the bristles started pulling out and those that were left became terribly stiff. After weekly use, this one is still in perfect condition. The bristles are soft enough that they don't deflate the bread when I paint on an egg wash, and it washest out easily. Also the handle has a nice heavy feel to it so it is comfortable to hold. I also think the variety of colors that KitchenAid offers for its utensils is a big plus.

I have three other Kitchenaid appliances... a stand mixer, a food processor, and a stick blender. I purchased this because I had high expectations from the Kitchenaid brand name. I intended to use it to grind spices. Although it does grind very well, it makes a small mess. I ground cinnamon sticks into a medium fine powder. Some of the powder escaped through a gap between the lid and the base, coating the grinder and the counter. The good news is all this can easily be cleaned up. The bowl disconnects from the base so you can wash it. I cleaned the dust off the base with a pastry brush. Bottom line, this will do the job, but there are probably other units that will do it better (or cleaner).

This is a decent grinder, but don't think you are movin on up to the cadillac with this model. While it does a good job grinding coffee, the shroud type lid dumps grounds onto your counter and more importantly onto the two little switches on the side of the unit. You activate grinding by pressing down on the lid, that is until the switches fill up with tiny bits of ground coffee. I almost threw the grinder out until I realized what had happened.

Next time I think I will get a burr type with a hopper.

I have this brush for over two months, and my experience has been very positive. The bristles have not deteriorate with the use and washing, the finishing is as inmaculate as when I first bought it. I've used it for everything, from meat to fish. Higly reccommended.

Another blue KA tool I like. It feels like I'm painting the turkey. Once you get by the initial shedding this will work nicely. I wonder if it stains with red sauces though? Hope not.