Kitchen Aid mixer pour shield/accessories

beenbizzy

I use my KA mixer all of the time.  I was thinking of asking for an additional mixing bowl, lids and a pour shield as ideas for Christmas.  Does anyone have a pour shield and do you think it works well or an inconvenience? 

I do a lot of cake decorating and the powdered sugar is always messy.  Even though I have a system down of just a slow, steady pour.  The first turn of the mixer still "blows" the sugar.

Do you have any other accesories that I should consider?

saraeric

I have a pour shield and I really like it. It's really helpful when adding flour or powdered sugar to a recipe. I have a slicing attachment but I've never used it...

SJU1982

My KA mixer came with a pour shield, and to be honest, I never use it. I've tried it once or twice, but it didn't make much of a difference. A couple of years ago, my husband gifted me with the pasta extruder from Williams Sonoma. Initially, I loved it. I used it probably once a week. I really got into making pasta as a result, but the more I got into making pasta, the less I liked the attachment. There is no way to control the thickness, and the pasta was definitely on the thicker side. I've since since switched to a hand cranked Atlas pasta roller. i've played with the idea of getting a 2nd bowl. I use my mixer pretty often, and there are times where having a backup bowl would come in handy. I'm also eyeing up the ice cream attachment...I'm just worried that I'll get fat And the last attachment I'm thinking about is the juicer, but the reviews aren't very good. However, anything has to be better than hand squeezing a couple dozen lemons whenever I make lemonade in the summer.

KellyD01

I do a ton of baking and cake decorating. I have the shield and I think it's a pain for powdered sugar when making my icing. I do however like it when I'm making my chocolate cake because it's a very liquid recipe.