Accessories Reviews

If you want to take the time to grind twice just for one loaf that's okay,BUT, if you are interested in grinding 5 or more pounds at once this is not the mill you want. Try the Grainmaster with the lifetime warranty.

Generally I've been satisfied with all Kitchen Aid attachments, but this one is a little different. For the price I could buy myself a stand alone grain mill with more features and save the load on my beloved workhorse.

I have had the pleasure of milling all the wheat we use for bread with this mill for almost 5 years. It does a terrific job. I have never double milled and do not find that step necessary. The resulting flour makes the greatest bread.

I received this as a christmas present from my in-laws, and I really like it. We used to have an electric opener that did the job, but it was loud and couldn't handle any big size coffee can. I like this one because it can open any size can with ease, it makes a smooth rim around the interior of the can (no cut spatulas), and it's actually very quiet compared to most electric ones. It's also really great when you have to open several cans in succession, because it's just so fast.

I think the only thing you could improve on it would be to have a turn handle on the back, in case the power goes out :)

My family and I are long time KitchenAid users. I have been using my mixer for 30 years, with the can opener attachment. I only remove it when I want to use a different attachment or clean the can opener. It works great! I can hardly cook a meal without it (is it a two can or three can dinner tonight??). If you leave the can opener attached, just remember to lift the handle so it is not in the cutting position.

This attachment is well worth the money! I shop in bulk, and this can opener opens the larger cans with ease.
I leave it attached and now that I use it almost daily I don't feel so bad about not using my expensive mixer as much. Attaches easily and you can tell it is quality.

After having an under counter, (unsightly) a manual,(wrist problems) and a cordless can opener (battery died after 6 mos.)
I refuse to use anything else.

I bought one of these several years ago and have used it quite a bit. It is very handy for straining, if a bit slow and messy. The big gripe I have with the product is -- one of the first times I used it (straining blackberries) the seam down the side of the strainer cone split. I continued to use it for a couple of years, but it finally split completely and became unusable. I called about a replacement and the customer service representative told me that they do not reccommend straining blackberries in it, for just that reason. I looked in my manual. I couldn't find a warning to that effect, although in all fairness the straining instructions contain a list of fruit and blackberries are not listed. At any rate I think it is really sorry that this fruit strainer self destructs over blackberries. The real clincher to my poor review is that the strainer cone, just that one dinky peice, costs $$$$$ to replace. I was in too much shock to even ask about shipping costs....

Makes much easier work of processing tomatoes (home grown or farmer's market) for tomato sauce, and I am looking forward to processing fall apples for apple sauce for canning. I wish the instructions were more helpful. Tells you how to assemble and clean it, but no instructions and just a few recipes. I had to find out for myself that I need to put the tomato waste through three times to get the most juice and pulp. You have to experiment with it. We are going to try it with grapes this fall, for juice and wine.

The attachments that are available for KitchenAid mixers are worth their weight in gold. This is the most recent attachment I've purchased for my mixer. I can't tell you how much time was saved when making apple butter and apple relish for the holiday season. This time of year, saving time is a good thing when there doesn't seem to be enough time for everything on your LISTS!!! Happy Holidays!

I see some people complaining about the paint chipping on this beater. I have had mine for almost 7 years with no problems, but I was told by a professional pastry chef to never put the beater in the dishwasher, or even let it soak for a long period of time. I haven't and it's been fine. I am finally getting around to getting a second beater to go with my second bowl.

When this beater was offered in my gold box shortly before Christmas I snapped it up. This is the third beater I own for my beloved Kitchen Aid stand mixer. When you do as much baking as I during the holidays it's lovely to not have to wash up between each batch of cookie dough. One is never enough.

I have had my Kitchen aid for about 12 years, I love it! THe problem, as stated before, is the fact that the "metal" turns "bubbly" under the paint and the paint then starts to crack. This is not a favorable aging process. It does take several years to "turn", but when it does make you feel a little cheated, the price you pay for these machines shouldn't warrant this low-end occurance. While the beater lives it is SUPER! I make bread a lot in combo with the dough hook and it works great! Cookies, cakes , anything from scratch, you KNOW you'll be able to mix! Even something heavy or with nuts.. no problem! Kitchen-aid.. if you are reading this... Why ?! Why does this happen! The dough hook is still in prefect condition. I have other attachments and they are all heavy duty and GREAT!

This item could be better, but for the price it's okay. I found it easy to assemble the first time, but I needed to take it apart to move and had trouble reconnecting it. It serves its purpose well if you just need something to keep your wine bottles out of the way, but I would definitely purchase something better next time.

We ordered 3 boxes of the 10 click racks. 2 boxes contained only 9 racks. We e-mailed Vacu Vin Inc. and was told to return the boxes for new ones. We really didn't feel it was worth our time to ship it all back, so we will do without. They do fasten together easily and will fulfill our purpose.

I got this for my boyfriend to house his fledgling wine collection. The pieces snap together and are very secure once assembled. You wouldn't want to hang it on the wall, but we have a pyramid of six of them on top of the fridge, and one inside the fridge to safely chill a bottle of wine. For the price, it can't be beat.

I spend a good two-three days researching decanters, trying to find the right one to give as a Christmas gift; you now, something elegant but inexpensive. I ended up purchasing the WMF Captain's Glass Wine Decanter but found that it really wasn't what I was looking for. It is a bit clunky, and the opening is not smooth; that is, it has a straight, square cut (but not sharp). Granted, I was trying to find something elegant, which this is not, but, even so, it will serve very well as a casual decanter. A decanter to be used when hanging around one Sunday afternoon, having lunch, or even watching sports, since, with all the excitement of the game, its sturdy enough not to be knocked over (i.e., it has a very wide base).

Overall, I gave it 4 stars, which it deserves, but just be careful when purchasing it, that you don't assume it will be something that will complement a nice dinner, but it will complement a casual affair.

Excellent, but its awkward in its weight. Still very beautiful.

Things I really like about this Decanter:
1. Appearance - get a nice red in it under nice light and you can really see the colour in your vino.
2. Sediment - if you are drinking older wines and don't like "crunchies" in it I would recommend this
3. Aeration - Letting your wines 'breathe' a bit really enhances a lot of wines.
4. Coolness Factour - If nothing else when you bring your next date home, make her a nice meal and then serve your wine in this you should at least get a raised eyebrow or so.

I really like it. I really don't have anything I don't like about it. Quality wise it is what I thought it would be for the money. Very nice. Don't drop it. Don't be silly and dishwasher it.

The main reason I purchased this bottle was to have coffee available later in the day. I find that it does a poor job of keeping coffee warm after a couple hours, especially if you do not fill the bottle completely up to the top. After 6-8 hours, coffee takes on an odd taste.

Though I prewarmed the bottle with hot tap water, the effectiveness of keeping coffee warm didn't change. If I have to preheat the bottle with boiling water, I'd be getting to the point of doing too much work to have warm coffee!!

If you use the cap as a drinking cup, you'll lose heat as the pouring spout is made completely out of plastic. Warmth can be felt coming through the top of the bottle.

The outside of the bottle does start to get warm after a while.

The spout is neat, but is it really worth an additional $10-$20 over other types of vacuum bottles (e.g. thermos brand twist spout)? I'd say no.

I recommend cheaper alternatives. Not happy with the purchase.

The thermos bottle really keeps things hot for hours and hours, the size is nice and the handle is a handy feature. The only complaint I have is that the cap has started to malfunction and I can't get anything to pour out threw the pour-spout and have to take the whole cap off.

I've been very happy with this bottle. I bought it to replace my old green Aladdin which just wasn't cutting it anymore. This bottle is much smaller yet holds the same amount. I've popped it open 6 hours later and my coffee was still too hot to gulp. No complaints here.

This unit may work fine but it arrived in non-working condition. It had no power when plugged in. Haier was called and service person came out but could not get response from Haier. No call backs, no nothing. Haier parts and repair service is not satifactory. Unit is still unrepaired and will be returned after a month of trying to get part and response.

... this is the cellar! Especially if you are looking for a basic model to hold your growing wine collection. This model has standard features, nothing fancy: double-lined plastic? door (outer convex door is plastic, not sure about the inside door); basic shelves (I wouldn't slide them out, though); adjustable temperature (mine seems to run 2-3 degrees cooler than it's programmed for) that is easy to read. And it works just fine.

If you are on a budget, have limited space or are just looking for a basic temp-controlled, convenient place to keep your best wines, you can't go wrong with this. I haven't seen other 60-btl. chillers in this price range.

If you're thinking about getting a smaller model, consider upgrading to this 60-bottle unit. Your wines will add up quickly and, for the slightly extra cost and height, you'll be glad you have the storage available. My friends thought it was too much for me to get a 60-btl chiller (and I live in FL where temp control IS NEEDED), but they've come around as the cooler's become fuller. And a couple of wine novices are now interested in getting a cellar for their homes.

It should be said -- as one of the reviewers below noted -- the compressor is not silent. You'll hear it kicking in. So don't get this one if you are looking for a quiet deluxe chiller.

Last note: kudos to Amazon for including this item with my Free SuperSavers shipping options! Not having to schlep the big box home from the store and up the stairs was worth it!!

Good Luck !

I bought this item after researching several other more well known brands. The price was hard to beat compared to competing products in the 60 bottle range.

Free shipping on a product of this size is great. Storing wine without refrigeration in Florida is not wise. Now we have an excuse to stock up.

The cellar looks very sleek in our kitchen. It sits right next to our refrigerator. I agree with other reviewers that the unit may be a little loud when the cooler cycles on, and that 60 bottles is more of a theoretical capacity.

Overall, I'd highly recommend this product.

This model does not feature UV protection on the glass door so it's useless for storing wine long term except in a garage or basement. If you plan on installing in your kitchen, get something else with UV protection. Haier has a higher end model that does feature UV glass. Too bad because I think it's very stylish and understated and actually nicer looking than the higher end model.

The main thing to remember here is that you need to either situate this in a dark place (a basement would be better than a garage since your electric bill will be less) or you need to plan on using it only for short-term wine storage -- very important fact to remember in deciding on models to purchase.

In spite of previous reviewer who obviously can't fit the bottles in right, I managed to store 47 (yes, 47) standard 750ml bottles. All you have to do is alternate the direction the necks point on the bottom two shelves, holding 4 each. I fit 9 on the top shelf alone, but it has to be the right bottle shape. The other five shelves will hold 6 bottles each - 5 in a row, plus a sixth at a right angle so you can see the label thru the door. It's a snug fit, but it can work...

I use this to store red wines, and it does a great job for my needs. I have a small apartment, and this unit's size was perfect. It keeps the wines at the proper temp, and yes there's a faint bit of gurgling noise when the compressor is operating, but no more noticeable that your household fridge.

For the money, this is really a great deal, esp. with the 5-year warranty. ...

Received as a Bridal Gift. Very nice, beautiful non-reflecting curved glass shows off our collection of Napa Wine.

I give this remote two stars for ease of installation, otherwise I'll be looking for another remote. The unit may or may not work, depending on the location of the handheld transmitter in relation to the receiver. This is not an out-of-range problem because the receiver might not pick up the signal even if the transmitter is only a few inches away. At first I suspected a weak battery but this was not the culprit. I have spent several hours orienting the antenna wire in every possible way and retesting the unit, and there are still dead spots in the room where the transmitter will not work, even though it works very dependably in other spots. Reading some previous reviews praising this unit, it sounds as if the manufacturer has a quality control problem regarding consistency. But it seems that we all agree on the unit's lack of ability to remember the last brightness setting -- when you turn off the light, regardless of where the dimmer is set, turning the light on again brings it immediately to the full setting... not very comfortable on the eyes after waking up in the middle of the night. You can only "dim down" the light -- starting from full brightness and going gradually to off. There is no way to increase from dim to bright. Overall, I am very disappointed.

I felt pretty much, how everyone else has, easy to install, works great, looks great, etc. Unlike the reviewer who said that the unit does not work while hanging on the hanger, his must be out of range, because mine works fine while hanging, in fact, i place my receiver antenna up inside the ceiling box, and i haven't found a place in our 2200 sq. ft house, that the thing will not work. AWESOME UNIT !!!!!

This is a great product! The one downfall, as one reviewer has mentioned, is the fact that it does not remember your light dimmer setting when you turn out the light. That's only a minor inconvenience, so this product still gets 5 stars. Installation is simple, and if ou have room in your wall behind your swithcplate (like I did) you don't even have to take down the ceiling fan. (Please note that the installation instructions and guidelines include no provisions for this type of install) This is a great solution if you only have one switch on your wall and want to control the fan and the light separately without pulling chains. This unit is actually designed for fans receiving only one live feed (you have only one switch on your wall to control both the light and the fan) but it can be used if you have separate live wires.

A final note is on the style and layout of the system from a design aspect. This is HEADS AND SHOULDERS above the other units as far as asthetic appeal. The remote has nice contours and the buttons are layed out in a manner that makes sense (unlike other units I've used). The handy mounting bracket for the remote can fit over top of existing switches or can be mounted in a more convenient location. The design of the clip is innovative and easy to use. Unlike other, bulkier basket type holders, the remote completely conceals the mount when it is hung up.

You'll LOVE this unit!