When I graduated from trade school and became a qualified cook last November, I bought myself a treat I’d had my eyes on for some time: a bright red Kitchenaid mixer. Most cooks know the value of these precious bits of a machinery and how big of a dent they can leave in your bank account. I decided to cut corners and have one sent to a US address and pick it up while I was travelling through the country over the holidays. I went online, placed the piece of machinery in my shopping cart and purchased it. Once we actually met in person, we found out she was too heavy to take as carry on baggage, so we took a trip to the post. I posted my little mixer and away it went to Australia arriving not more than 2 weeks later. Weeks and weeks past, as my little mixer sat in its original packaging, just wishing someone would whip up some pavalovas or make a gorgeous bread dough.
It didn’t occur to me that purchasing a voltage converter to support 325 watts of power here in Australia would set me back nearly $200! The purchase, plus shipping, plus the converter that arrived today via FEDEX still cost me half of what these little gems go for at David Jones, but not quite as cheap as I’d hoped.
Mission accomplished: I know have 500 watts of power to feed my little mixer and I’ve cleared off a space on my bench top just for her.
KitchenAid is a home appliance brand owned by Whirlpool Corporation. The company was started in 1919 by The Hobart Corporation to give restaurants
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