Kenwood Chef is a food mixer developed by Ken Wood in England. It is a single machine with a number of attachments that enable it to perform many functions. The Chef, based on the previous A200, was introduced in 1950. Kenwood mixers, along with most other Kenwood products were originally produced in the UK by Kenwood Limited (not to be confused with Kenwood Corporation of Japan producing audio equipment). Through globalization and ownership change, the production of all products except the Main Chef and mixer is moved abroad; but even all mixers are now made in China rather than in Havant. Mixer Chef is an instant success in the UK and is still the top seller of kenwood today. Kenwood Ltd has been owned by the Italian company De'Longhi since 2001.
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Ken Wood began trading as Woodlau Industries Ltd. in 1947. The goal was to produce the luxury items that would soon be seen as necessities. He began to market a toaster and a food mixer with two beats. The original mixer marketed as "The Kenwood Electric Food Mixer", designed in 1947 is very similar (perhaps too similar) to the Sunbeam Mixmaster Model 3, an American mixer made between 1936 and 1939, and he faces serious competition and may object. He completely redesigned the mixer, which was then launched at the Ideal House Exhibition in London in March 1950. This mixer is no longer just a mixer, as he has added several other functions, and he calls it Kenwood Electric Chef. It sells for  £ 19 10s. 10d. (Ã,  £ 19.54).
Since it was first introduced, Kenwood Chef's basic design has changed slightly, with most of the changes being cosmetic. The A700 is the first model, replaced by the A700D with slight cosmetic differences and internal updates. In 1960 Chef was redesigned by Kenneth Grange. During the 1960s the familiar A701 series was introduced in white with gray trim. Other standard and special versions of the A701 have different colors.
A703C, which is slightly made, is based on the A701 but looks similar to the later A901; it has an electronic speed control instead of a centrifugal controller used since the A700.
During the mid-1970s the A901 series replaced the A701. The shape is basically similar but with a slightly slimmer appearance. The design of the machine was completely new. The original A901 has a redesigned centrifugal speed controller, replaced in A901P (Chef Deluxe) by a new electronic speed control that was first seen on the A703C. Standard A901 is white with black trim, orange "Super Chef" with chocolate pieces, and "Chef Deluxe" in cream color with chocolate pieces at cost around Ã, Â £ 10 more. These more expensive models come with stainless steel bowls (also sold as optional additions, especially for baking) rather than standard plastic bowls. In about 1983 the white color with silver and maroon ornaments cut the "Chef Excel" with little change in appearance was introduced. Then the Excel model is white with light blue trim, and finally all white.
In 1997, the Special Edition KM500 SE was launched, to celebrate 50 years of Kenwood. The model, based on KM200 but with all-metal upper arm, is completed in Aubergine with special limited edition 'special edition' plate, and stainless steel mixing bowl. The packaging also contains a special booklet detailing Kenwood's history.
In 2002 the redesigned KM001 series was introduced, differing both mechanically and in appearance. The models in this series have extra power plugs, allowing them to use more than 20 attachments. Since this date, all models are made from China.
The 2006 range consists of six different Chef models, differing mainly in power.
The Kenwood Major (sometimes incorrectly referred to as the "Major Chef"), a model larger than a common appearance similar to the Chef model but with a 6 liter bowl of the same diameter but higher than the 4.6 liter Chef bowl, has also been produced. Kenwood Major has custom-made versions for commercial use that include additional features as required by increased Health and Safety requirements, such as 'Start' and 'Stop' dotted buttons in addition to standard speed controls/off dial, and security guards above the bowl. There is also a version that has a cook-and-stir function, called "Cooking Chef" but has a Major type of machine bowl.
Chef and Major have four points of attachment:
- High-speed outlet (top rear) for liquid and soft food diluents.
- Medium speed outlet (top center) for juice separator.
- Low speed booth (front) for mincer, hard-food factory, pasta maker etc.
- Orbital hub for shaker, potato peeler or ice cream maker.
The Classic Chef and the newer Premier Chef do not have medium speed outlets.
A much smaller model (which is not similar to Chef or Major at all), Kenwood Chefette, has also been produced. Chefette is basically a hand mixer on a stand, and for the A340 version, the bowl is spun by the action of the tools and the rotation of the food. The newer version may have a power driven bowl. Liquidiser fillers and coffee grinders are available for that.
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Compatibility
The auxiliary channel is standard for all A700 machines, and then updated to A901. Some attachments for the A701 look very similar to those for the A901 but have different fittings: they are incompatible and can not be adapted. The older appendices for A701 that can be found in the second hand tell the box that they are for "All Chefs and Main Models", true at the time but no longer so.
There are three shaft mounting designs to the orbital hub [1]:
- The cross-cut slot above (only very old machines). A700, A700D. A701.
- Bayonet with a circular sphere ("circlip beater"). A701A, A901A/E/P, KM200/300 series.
- Bayonet without a circular spring (current engine). KM0 Series **.
Early A706 The main models have another fitting, where the device is sliding into the groove on the socket at the center of the planet, after which the metal arm will fall over the socket ensuring the hitter stays in place.
A further complication is that, due to the extra height, any accessory that is attached to the center of the Major orbital must be longer than its Chef counterpart, so the Major attachment and Chef for this hub are not compatible. These include shakers, which must reach to the bottom of the bowl, potato peeler, ice cream maker, and others.
Attachments
Many attachments (eg coffee grinder, slicer and shredder, cream maker, wheat mill, liquidiser, can opener, potato peeler etc.) are available.
All models in the A700 and A900 series are supplied with "K-Beater" (for standard mixing, beating, and folding), dough hooks, and shaker as standard. Some models (especially "Super Chef" and "Chef Deluxe") include liquidizer enclosures (which in some models are made of glass and other plastics). The much needed splash-guard cover for the bowl was introduced to Chefs in the early 1980s; Prior to this, there was a tendency for ingredients such as flour to be removed from open top bowls, especially if too high a speed was used before it was mixed.
Kenwood's contemporary cooking chef includes all of the following attachments in the purchase price as standard: K-Beater, power whisk, spiral dough hook, stirrer, flexi hammer, food processor, steamer basket and blender.
Other brands
The kitchen machine remains very popular in the UK and Europe, and is slowly working into the US market where KitchenAid, which is a similar kitchen appliance, has a larger market share.
In North America, DeLonghi DSM5 and DSM7, and Kenmore Elite Kitchen Machine (re-badged DSM5), are the same tools as Kenwood Chef and interchangeable accessories.
Bibliography
References
External links
- The Kenwood Company Site
- Kenwood Food Mixer
- Kenwood Chef Norske forhandlere
- Official Innovative New Cooking Chef website
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