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Most Recent Posts Chichwell - Prestige & Skyline UtensilsPosted Jun-21-08 12:19:06 PDT Updated Jun-22-08 14:19:30 PDT Ok here is a little bit of information for you regarding kitchen utensils: Skyline and Prestige utensils were both made by the Prestige company. Originally in England and then later under license in other countries the largest producer other than the UK was the USA - however, other countries did get the license later in the production. The Prestige utensils were considered the "top of the range" hence the "Prestige" labelling. These were ALWAYS made from the finest grade 18/8 stainless steel and ALWAYS had teak wood handles. The potato masher in this set had square holes in a circular masher area. The Skyline utensils were considered the "working class" items. Originally they only carried the "Skyline" name and "Made in England". However later in the production some were marked up as "Prestige" items. These were ALWAYS made from the chrome-plated high carbon steel and ALWAYS had pine wood handles - mostly painted although they did do a range that were wood stained. The potato masher in this set had the tick shaped holes in a oval masher area. The colours they came in altered as the years passed; from a pale cream with green lines - to a green with gold lines...then later to the most popular coloured/white series. ie Blue/white, Red/white, Yellow/white etc..in the 1960s/70s some "Gay" new colours were launched and the handles were made from the "New Fangled" plastic material. These were sold in sets in cardboard boxed. The Prestige range had a cellophane front so you could see the items in the packaging. The skyline ones were sold in a closed box, however, some were simply sold simply on a backcard. Chichwell - The Kenwood ChefPosted Mar-02-07 02:47:41 PST Updated Mar-06-07 14:51:45 PST We sell all the attachments for Kenwood Chefs and also complete Vintage Kenwood Chefs. We also sell Kenwood specific cookery and recipe books. Here is a little history for you pertaining to the Kenwood Chef. The Kenwood company was founded in 1947 in Surrey by Kenneth Wood. Its first product was a toaster, followed in 1950 by the first Kenwood Chef: an electrically-powered food mixer that did more than just take the bind out of making a cake. Ken Wood was one of the great salesmen, In the early post-war years he had the idea of bringing convenience to cooking in the home. Products like the Kenwood Chef were expensive and very aspirational, in a time of austerity. The Chef differed from its competitors
in that it featured multiple speed settings from very slow
to very fast indeed, three different attachments - the classic
'K' beater, a large-diameter whisk and a dough tool for bread
- and a 'planetary' mixing action. The 'K' beater attachment delivers
reduced beating time for cakes, pastry, icing and pasta. The
whisk's balloon-shaped design allows greater circulation of
air and, without it, it's quite possible that Britain would
never have discovered the delights of mousses, soufflés,
meringues and properly light cheesecakes. The revolutionary planetary
mixing action was, and continues to be, a feature that is
unique to Kenwood, and ensures that the mixture in the bowl
is consistent. The latest versions of the Chef offer multiple
features and attachments covering liquidising, mincing, shredding,
peeling and making juice, ice cream and even pasta - to name
but a few. The Kenwood chef is best thought of as a power source for all the attachments - a lot and I mean a lot of attachments can be used on it. The Chef has been the company's core product since its launch - according to Kenwood this is the only machine you will ever need in the kitchen. We stock all the attachments for the vintage Kenwood Chef - although sometime demand exceeds supply! Items we stock are: Attachments for the Kenwood Chef A901 and A701 K Beater, Balloon Whisk, Dough Hook, Mincer and the individual parts to make up a mincer, A989 Liquidiser (glass and acrylic), Mixing bowl (Glass, Stainless steel and Kenlyte), Coffee grinder, Grain Mill, Bean Slicer, Pea huller, Can Opener, High speed Slicer/Shredder, Slow speed Slicer/Shredder, Citrus Press/Juice Extractor Please note - We quote A901 and A701 - however these attachments also fit A901C, A902, A902C, A907A, A907, KM200 and A701A, A702, A702C, A707, A707A, KM400 If you require any vintage kenwood attachments accessories or even a vintage Kenwood Chef appliance please drop us an email: enquiries@chichwell.co.uk Regards Chichwell |
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