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KitchenAid Classic Series 4.5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer K45SS, Onyx Black vs PLUGRA BUTTER UNSALTED EUROPEAN STYLE (16 OZ) - PACK OF 4

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KitchenAid Classic Series 4.5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer K45SS, Onyx Black
#4 in Chef Knives

KitchenAid

KitchenAid Classic Series 4.5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer K45SS, Onyx Black

$399.00

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Pros

  • +Still going strong after 10-20 years
  • +Worth the money
  • +Enables bread making for people with arthritis
  • +Versatile (baking, meringue, whipped cream, pasta, mashed potatoes, grind meat)
  • +Does well with higher hydration dough (>68% up to 2.2kg)

Cons

  • -Heavy and awkward to move
  • -Takes up counter space
  • -Struggles with lower hydration and larger loads (for dough)
  • -Value lost if not using attachments
โ€œIt is almost 20 years old and still going strong. If you do any sort of cooking or baking, you will never look back.โ€
PLUGRA BUTTER UNSALTED EUROPEAN STYLE (16 OZ) - PACK OF 4
#6 in Chef Knives

Plugra

PLUGRA BUTTER UNSALTED EUROPEAN STYLE (16 OZ) - PACK OF 4

$59.00

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Pros

  • +Great for cooking
  • +Great for baking
  • +Preferred over kerrygold
  • +Cheaper than kerrygold (in some places)
  • +Better than kerrygold

Cons

  • -Second choice (for one user, after vital farms butter)
โ€œYou may like the Plugra butter. It's great for cooking and bakingโ€