How old is my Chef? We are proud to be able to say that the Kenwood Chef and Major have been manufactured for over 60 years.

Bayonet with circular spring (" circlip beater"). A701A, A901/E/P, KM200/300/400/560 series and Titanium KM001/003 [2] :376–385 The 2006 range consisted of six different Chef models, differing mainly in power. [6] Recent model Kenwood Major, with stainless steel bowl The list below will help you identify how old your machine is. Your model number can be found on the underside of the machine.More powerful than the Classic version, the Kenwood Chef Premier has an attractive brushed-silver finish and is perfect for more adventurous cooks who want a stylish, but efficient all-purpose mixer and blender. The Premier benefits from 8 variable speed settings with pulse and folding functions and an automatic electronic speed control, which means that it maintains speed and power regardless of load. The A703C, of which few were made, most from Australia was based on the A701A but looked similar to the later A901; it had semi-electronic speed control same to the A901. [3] In 2004 the redesigned KM001 series was introduced, different both mechanically and in appearance. Models in this series had an extra power outlet, which enabled them to use a wider range of over 20 attachments. The first Titanium series- KM001 was manufactured in UK then future models moved to Chinese manufacture. [6]

The Kenwood Major (sometimes incorrectly referred to as the "Chef Major"), a larger model of similar general appearance to the Chef models but with a 6-litre bowl of the same diameter but higher than the Chef's 4.6-litre bowl, has also been produced. The Kenwood Major has versions specially made for commercial use which include extra features as required by increased Health and Safety requirements, such as no-voltage dropout 'Start' and 'Stop' buttons in addition to the standard speed control/off dial, and a safety guard above the bowl. There also is a version which has a cook-and-stir function, that is called "Cooking Chef" but has the bowl size of a Major type machine. [6] If your Major begins with "A9" - e.g. A901 - it was built in the late seventies and early eighties. Most attachments will fit your machine, although an adaptor is required for slow speed attachments. A further complication is that, due to its extra height, any accessory fitted to the orbital hub of the Major must be longer than its Chef counterpart, so Major and Chef attachments for this hub are incompatible. This includes beaters, which need to reach to the bottom of the bowl, potato peeler, ice cream maker and others. [ citation needed] Attachments [ edit ]We chose bestselling stand mixers sold at UK retailers and tested to see how well they mixed, whisked and kneaded. We bought all the stand mixers we tested. How well they mixed All models in the A700 and A900 series were supplied with the "K-Beater" (for standard mixing, beating, and folding), dough hook, and whisk as standard. Some models (particularly the "Super Chef" and "Chef Deluxe") included the liquidiser attachment (which in some models was made of glass and in others plastic). A much-needed splash-guard cover for the bowl was introduced for the Chef in the early 1980s; before this, there was a tendency for ingredients such as flour to be thrown from the open-top bowl, especially if too high a speed was used before they were mixed in. [2] Offering great flexibility, the Premier has 3 power outlets, which include: a slow speed outlet suited to mincing, grating and pasta-rolling; a high speed outlet which is ideal for any blending, juicing or high speed slicing and shredding tasks; and a bowl attachment outlet which acts as a planetary hub to give unparalleled results even when mixing small quantities.

If your Major model number begins with "A7" - eg A707 - your model was likely built in the 1950s and is not compatible with current attachments. Many attachments (e.g. coffee grinder, slicer and shredder, cream maker, grain mill, liquidiser, tin opener, potato peeler etc.) are available. [2] We used the following attachments on each stand mixer and timed how long it took for each mixture to come together: We rated how easy it was to clean the stand mixer bowl and attachments by hand after each use. Energy consumption

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The kitchen machine remains very popular across the UK and Europe, and is slowly working into the US market where the KitchenAid, which is a similar kitchen tool, has a greater market share. [ citation needed] Most stand mixers come with a splash guard, so we assessed how easy this was to attach and pour ingredients through. Ice-cream maker This is usually a freezable bowl which you can use with the main mixing tool to make your own ice-cream.