IT CAN MIX IT
WITH THE BEST
Solid kitchen
workhorse
that quietly
gets on with
the jobTHE GADGET
Bosch Optimum
9GX5S21 £700,
John Lewis
TESTER Aggie MacKenzieWHY BOTHER? If you’re looking for
a fully-specced but gimmick-free,
grown-up, robust kitchen machine
that will fulfil all your food prep
needs, this should meet the mark.
WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT THIS ONE? It’s designed
for the serious cook. Built-in scales
(though they only measure in
5g increments so there’s a margin
for error in precision baking) and
built-in timer so you can preset the
(quiet) motor. It comes with a solid
glass liquidiser and a huge stainless
steel bowl (with cover) that takes up
to 12 egg whites/1.5kg flour. There’s
a neat retracting cable too. Useful
accessories such as a citrus press,in the know.
pasta maker and mincing
attachment are available, but you
have to pay extra for them.
ANY DRAWBACKS? Carries a fairly
hefty price tag. The mixing tools
go into the motor head at an
awkward angle, which takes a bit
of getting used to. I found it almost
impossible to take the liquidiser
apart for cleaning – it was a
two-person job. Afterwards
it was fiddly to reassemble.
THE VERDICT? If you’re
a serious cook and
want to invest in
a machine you’ll get
a lot of use from, this
is worth looking at.
If you have a John
Lewis near you, I’d
recommend asking
them for a
demonstration
to get a feel for
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