We have a Kenwood Chef that is about 40 years old. My wife inherited it from her mother. It was going strong until the other day when it just wouldn't turn on anymore. According to the interwebs it may be as simple as the brushes in the motor being worn out, but I know my limitations and taking appliance motors apart is not my thing. Anyway, my mother had a somewhat newer Chef that she was not using anymore so she kindly gave it to us. Only ten years or so old and it still has a lot of life in it.
I was quite amazed when I saw the very old and the not so new one together. They are almost identical! The colors have changed and the motor looks a little different inside. The later model has a little green reset button underneath the motor but that is about it. The other difference is that the very old one has a stainless steel bowl and the not so new one has a plastic bowl. With a somewhat fragile lid. A bit of a backwards step, but the old bowl fits. The accessories seem to be interchangeable as well. :thumbs:
Just goes to show, don't mess with a success story. It would be interesting to compare the very latest Chef (selling for R6k or so) to these two and I will peruse it when I get to the shops again.
There is of course a certain turntable from a Scottish manufacturer that still looks the same, but they cheated by making radical changes on the inside over the years. In their defense, every upgrade can be retrofitted. Or so they say.
I was quite amazed when I saw the very old and the not so new one together. They are almost identical! The colors have changed and the motor looks a little different inside. The later model has a little green reset button underneath the motor but that is about it. The other difference is that the very old one has a stainless steel bowl and the not so new one has a plastic bowl. With a somewhat fragile lid. A bit of a backwards step, but the old bowl fits. The accessories seem to be interchangeable as well. :thumbs:
Just goes to show, don't mess with a success story. It would be interesting to compare the very latest Chef (selling for R6k or so) to these two and I will peruse it when I get to the shops again.
There is of course a certain turntable from a Scottish manufacturer that still looks the same, but they cheated by making radical changes on the inside over the years. In their defense, every upgrade can be retrofitted. Or so they say.
