Make the Most of Your Stand Mixer With These KitchenAid Attachments

So prestigious, it may as well be considered the Rolls-Royce hood ornament of any covetable kitchen, the KitchenAid Artisan is our pick for an overall stand mixer. It’s best for anybody who desires this powerful status symbol that, hey, is also actually a wildly versatile machine for home cooks and professional chefs alike. Behind that gleaming metal cap on the front, there’s a portal to a wide, wide range of attachments that utilize the KitchenAid’s powerful motor to do so much more than mix. From pasta roller to ice cream maker, these are our favorite KitchenAid accessories.

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Ice Cream Maker

You don’t need a separate ice cream maker taking up valuable real estate in your cabinets. Pop the bowl in the freezer for 15 hours to chill it, and then prep your ice cream ingredients. Whether you want to mix up a bowl of classic strawberry or get avant-garde with a batch of sweet corn ice cream, the KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker attachment makes up to two quarts per batch in about 30 minutes.

Flex Edge Beater

Ever use the KitchenAid’s standard flat beater to make a wet batter for pancakes or brownies? It mixes dry dough perfectly, such as for bread and most cookies, but it doesn’t reach the edges of the bowl, leaving unmixed batter on the sides. This substitute, dishwasher-safe beater features a flexible rubber edge that contours to the bowl’s edges, scraping every last bit of batter to be thoroughly mixed.

Citrus Juicer

It may look simplistic, but hiding in plain view are a few clever design touches, such as the strainer basket that catches stray seeds and pulp before they can drop into your drinking glass. This attachment will handle citrus fruits of any size, from small limes to grapefruit. And of course, it’ll handle the fruit in between, such as oranges and lemons.

Pasta Roller and Cutter

Few things come from the kitchen that are as heavenly as homemade pasta, so ditch the boxed spaghetti. This stainless steel three-piece set comes with a sheet roller that’ll make 6-inch sheets of pasta dough in one of eight thicknesses. Then pop on either the spaghetti or fettuccine cutter, depending on your mood. All three included attachments work smoothly and are particularly sturdy.

Pastry Head

Don’t let the name fool you. This head attachment does so much more than just break cold butter into tiny pieces for making pastry dough. It’s also perfect for shredding meats and mashing fruits and vegetables to make mashed potatoes, applesauce, mashed pinto beans, egg salad, and fruit preserves, as well as cutting butter into flour to make biscuits, scones, and tarts. You can also buy a version for the bowl-lift if your KitchenAid is a Professional model.

Food Processor

Want to cut your food prep time way down? Splurge for a food processor. None of the good ones are cheap, but consider not just the time saved from chopping your produce. You won’t have to wash a cutting board or knives, either. As quickly as you can feed it fruit, vegetables, and even cheese, it’ll dice, slice, shred, and julienne it. By running off the KitchenAid’s powerful motor, you don’t have to worry about it struggling with large volumes of produce for those epic meals.

Slicer and Shredder

Would you be willing to trade away the food processor’s versatility for a dishwasher-safe alternative more specialized for slicing and shredding ingredients into thin strands? This four-piece kit includes three blades: a 3-millimeter slicing blade for cucumbers, carrots, celery, and zucchini; a 4-millimeter medium shredding blade for cheeses and firm vegetables, such as carrots; and a 6-millimeter coarse shredding blade for more robust produce, such as cabbages and potatoes. There’s also a food pusher to keep your fingers safe as you feed this slicer/shredder’s insatiable appetite… and then feed yours.

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