1981 Food Processor
 

Evening All

Just thought I'd share some photos of a Food Processor my mother had until a few months ago.

It was manufactured in 1981 (Date Code on the underside of the Mixer) and I remember it been used many years ago frequently.

It was got rid of since it was no longer of any use and had not been used for over 20 years (shame really but there you are).

Regards

Re: 1981 Food Processor
 

I'll see your

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and raise you my

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What's the problem with it?

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Whos?
Hillwalker's has gone to food processor heaven, mine is still in the kitchen but does not get used often, although I did shred some brockley with it a couple of weeks ago.

If I want to "wizz" something, usually soup, I reach for this:

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it was sold as a smootie maker, from Argos.
I didn't have high expectations, It's not a real Kenneth Wood Kenwood, but it's been very good indeed, and less hassle than the big one.

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It seems that was another fad like the bread machine. I see a lot of those items at the charity shops. I guess the novelty wears off after a while.
A lot of users feel it's more work to clean it up after using.
Dave, USradcoll1 always opinionated. :soapbox:

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You could be right about food processors. I don't think the novelty has worn off about bread makers in the UK, in fact, I was thinking about buying one.

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That's where they are going wrong. You don't need to clean them - at least not every time; I use mine (Panasonic) every 3-4 days and just knock the bread out, put the bowl back in and shut the lid until next time. Probably clean the bowl once every couple of months or so - its just a bit of flour residue!

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We've used the food processor for years now - a Philips.

As for making bread machines, we've been making our own bread since the bread strike many years ago - never used 'plastic' bread from supermarkets for years.

We are on our fourth bread maker, so it's not a fad here!

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Is that a mixture of crockery and broccoli? Bet it wrecks the machine! ;)

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The problem with '80s plastic 'food processors' is that they are 'tat'.
Use once...
Use twice...
Take to car boot sale...

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I've got an early 80's food processor as well. Originally a Braun given to me by my old boss, I saw another at the car boot sale with better accessories and bought it for a fiver.

I use mine alot. Definitely not some fad. Home-made chips, home made crisps, sponge cake mix, scone dough, whipping cream, merringue, grating large amounts of cheese, you name it.

Not cheap tat, I've seen it in an archived argos catalogue at around £75, a considered purchase in those days!

The older one went bang one christmas while using the 'pulse' facility to chop chestnuts. Just the triac short circuit, an obsolete TAG type that I replaced with a modern BTA16.. series.
The car-boot one has a modified motor board with ic-based/mosfet speed control.

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That's a nice one, Granada Graham.

But the photo is a bit tantalising - I want to see the plug!

I think I know which plug it is, but can't really tell from just seeing it peeking around the side of the machine ;D

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I usually dismantle any appliances that fail for useful parts: switches, indicator lamps, brackets, motors, lengths of coloured wire, sheet metal etc.

I had a Braun food processor with two separate chambers, one much smaller than the other. Can't remember the date but bought it the day Princess Diana was killed.
It was heavily used and lasted me until 2016. The lock on switches when the lids were sealed failed. I disassembled it for the powerful motor and toothed belt / pulley system.

A few soldering tweaks made the electronic speed controller useable. I have shelved the sub assembly for some future use. If nothing else it looks cool on the shelf in the "study"

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We still use a Kenwood A701a. It was the subject of a thread when I did my second repair since bought around 1975.
When my daughter moved house about 3 years ago she gave me her Breville bread maker. She only used it 2 or 3 times and didn't like the bread it made as far too dense and heavy.
No wonder. A 1000g loaf recipe made in a tin about half the size of an 800g shop loaf!
I reduced the ingredients pro rata to 360g flour and it is all we use now.
Trouble is, with lockdown all the yeast has been hoovered up from supermarkets now by everyone wanting to have a go for fun rather than a bread shortage prompting them to.
Lidl have the strong white flour back in stock now but have discontinued the yeast.
Rob

Re: 1981 Food Processor
 

Top Tip for all you bread bakers!

Just ask at the bakery counter in your supermarket for a bit of their yeast. They'll let you have some!

They just chop off a bit for you and put it in a little bag. Flour, too, if there's none on the shelves.

They do that at my local Morrisons anyway.

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My mum’s got one of those Kenwood Gourmet food processors, it must be as old as me!! She’s had it ever since I can remember, and it still gets used. It had a visit to the workshop last year after it filled the kitchen with thick smoke, mum thought it was terminal! Guess what it was?! Yep, a Rifa hiding on a PCB... replaced it and all is well again!

There are 3 bread machines here!! 2 in almost constant use, a Panasonic and a Millers Choice, there is a Morphy Richards too but the belt has perished in that one.

Regards
Lloyd

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We've got a late 80's Braun Multipractic here, rarely used though. My Gran did have a Kenwood of some description, would like to say early 90's, had a liquidiser attachment that fitted on the top. Replaced with an impressive (and powerful) modern Philips unit (european machine iirc, not sold in Britain) with every accessory under the sun, though it gets primarily used as a citrus juicer, which it does very well.

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I remember the first one that ever appeared in our shop in the early 80s was called a Magimix .

We never thought in a million years it would sell especially alongside the traditional Kenwood Chef, but hey ho , we couldnt get enough of them !!!

I believe they are still in existence today but more the higher end market .

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We have my Mum's old Kenwood A701A from the seventies - still working fine.

I also have a Trader Service sheet for the original 1950 Kenwood Chef.

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Good Evening

As far as I am aware, there was nothing actually wrong with it, although it hadn't been used for well over 20 years.

My mother was having a clear out and decided she probably wouldn't use it again with it not been used for so long.
Personally I would like it to have been kept, but of course it was not actually my Food Processor.

Regards