Mistral Professional ultimate kitchen machine
Good Points
- Excellent result for risotto and sorbet.
- Blue ON indicator light above digital display, turns red when finished processing.
- Digital display is blue and is bright and clear.
- Labelling is clear with written labelling and diagrams used.
- Measuring cap lid locks into jug.
- u0026#032 Easy to assemble and disassemble. Parts fit fairly easily and there are not too many parts.
- Spatula has protective guard so it can be used to assist stirring / pushing ingredients down while processing.
- Small blade can be removed easily. Therefore making it fairly easy to scrape out heavy loads, batters and cake mixtures.
- Suction feet prevent unit from walking along bench when processing on high speeds.
- Medium size jug with flat, wide base makes it relatively easy to remove ingredients.
- Graded measurements inside jug.
- Blade is fairly easy to remove for easier cleaning of the bowl and crevices in the blade. A plastic attachment clamp at the base of the jug is opened to release the blade.
- Ability to adjust time, speed and temp without stopping the machine.
- The maximum speed that can be selected in hot mode is 3.
Bad Points
- Only OK overall.
- Only OK for ease of use.
- Borderline for whisking egg whites and cooking a stew.
- Only OK for grinding.
- Considerable force required to lock lid.
- Jug can become hot during cooking.
- Manufacturers recipes require modification.
- Difficult to remove loads, especially batters and cake mixtures around blade.
- Unit is quite noisy when processing on high speed.
- Unmixed ingredients can remain under blade.
- Unit shakes on bench with heavy loads.
- If you press the off button or open the lid during processing, the timer, temperature and speed setting will be lost and needs to be reprogrammed.
- During chopping and mixing ingredients are pushed up onto the lid, need to scrape the lid and bowl during processing.
- Scales are unbalanced and can tilt if load is unevenly placed, which can lead to inaccurate measuring.
- Scales have a very small surface area, unable to accommodate jug and in turn cover the digital display.
- Some discolouring in the cavity, possibly due to heating of the bowl.
- White plastic exterior may stain over time.
- Exterior has cracks and crevices where bowl sits on the base. A hole in the cavity drains any spills. OK to wipe out cavity.
- Controls are not completely sealed some cracks and crevices can trap dirt and grime.
- Rubber seal sits loosely on blade.
- Seals on jug lid and steamer tray may need replacing over time.
- Rubber seal around lid awkward to replace.
- Safety issue; Advised not to exceed speed 3 when using mixing tool, however does not prevent you from increasing speed during processing when using mixing tool in place.
- Butterfly whisk can be difficult to clean with food getting in cracks and crevices.
- Strong smelling foods can leave the jug smelling need to soak with bicarb soda to remove any odours.
- No cord storage.
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