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<blockquote data-quote="skullmask" data-source="post: 1450940" data-attributes="member: 18968">I have a beat up old kettle I use for tea and coffee, some cheap no-name I bought years ago. I certainly didn&#039;t pay as much as I would have for a Braun. Yet it has none of the issues you describe. Unfortunately the accountants that run corporate brands don&#039;t seem to care about ruining the brand reputation. Kitchenaid is another example. I bought a new stand mixer a year ago, only to find out my new mixer was inferior to the quality of mixers made years ago. Also the stoppers that set things on hinge were out of alignment, causing the mixer to not properly lock in place with the locking latch. I also found out that the latch used to be spring loaded. Kitchenaid allegedly thinks that spring is unnecessary. I have no idea how much they save by cutting that part out, but they certainly don&#039;t pass it on to the customer. And they obviously never had to knead a heavy dough in testing. Without the spring the latch can slowly work its way free mixing heavy dough, forcing me to have to keep an eye on it during the mixing process.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skullmask, post: 1450940, member: 18968"] I have a beat up old kettle I use for tea and coffee, some cheap no-name I bought years ago. I certainly didn't pay as much as I would have for a Braun. Yet it has none of the issues you describe. Unfortunately the accountants that run corporate brands don't seem to care about ruining the brand reputation. Kitchenaid is another example. I bought a new stand mixer a year ago, only to find out my new mixer was inferior to the quality of mixers made years ago. Also the stoppers that set things on hinge were out of alignment, causing the mixer to not properly lock in place with the locking latch. I also found out that the latch used to be spring loaded. Kitchenaid allegedly thinks that spring is unnecessary. I have no idea how much they save by cutting that part out, but they certainly don't pass it on to the customer. And they obviously never had to knead a heavy dough in testing. Without the spring the latch can slowly work its way free mixing heavy dough, forcing me to have to keep an eye on it during the mixing process. [/QUOTE]

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