KitchenAid® Sifter and Scale Attachment, White, KSMSFTA

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I just live. This works great because I bake a lot of cookies. The sifter doesn’t work if cookies have 3 cups of flour. At least for me. Smaller quantities work well. Great product.

My baked goods come out perfect once I get used to weighing ingredients. There is no need for an extra bowl for sifting dry ingredients. It is easy to clean.

My husband bought this for me. I used it yesterday. It’s a great job. I have a disease. Very helpful. I think it’s a good idea for baking lovers.

I wanted it as soon as I heard about it. The model I have is the Professional HD 6000. The model has a narrow bowl lift. The attachment works well with that model. The configuration of my model has a small gap between the planetary head and the bowl rim that makes it difficult to add dry ingredients. I do a lot of baking, mostly breads and cakes, so this was frustrating, but this is the best model for the heavy bread doughs I work with, so I dealt with it. WOW, since getting this attachment. Every bit of flour easily goes into the center of the bowl, so it’s consistently mixed with wet ingredients and doesn’t float out in a big cloud. I’m not over mixing doughs and batters because it’s taking too long to add in all the flour because it’s a faster and more consistent method. My breads and cakes have a better texture. Even for delicate macarons, this does the job. I found the entire unit easy to operate, clean and assemble/dissemble, and the scale was accurate when compared to my stand alone scales. It’s easier to remove excess weights when the ingREDIENT VALVE is closed. Give a quick stir and open the valve. If you want the shute to hit your bowl in the right spot, adjust the shute by using the black tab on the side of the metal shute. If you must do multiple recipes in a short period of time, you should clean the unit with a spatula or spoon handle, then brush out each part with a clean, dry paint or basting brush. Attach the attachment when washing. The scale section can be wiped with a damp cloth, while the other pieces should be lightly tapped over the sink to remove any hidden ingredients. If you don’t wash them first, they may cake or form clumps that will stick to the unit when dry. All pieces need to be completely dry before they can be used. Attach only the sifter/shute sections to the mixer. Attach the scale to the sifter unit, then stop the mixer, open the ingredient valve, and use the Hopper and scale on the counter to weigh your ingredients. Why? Unless you have one of the smaller models, or your mixer is on a table or shelf lower than a typical kitchen counter, it will be difficult for you to use this attachment for weighing ingredients while attached to the mixer. The mixer I use is 16. The person is 5 feet tall. The opening rises 6 when attached. The scale is above the top of the mixer. For me, that means the opening is between my counter and the floor. That is higher than the wall cabinet’s bottom shelf. I’m 5’9″, so it’s perfect for me, and brings the scale readout closer to my middle-aged eyes, which is great. A shorter person might find it difficult to view the scale at that height, and could find it difficult not to add ingredients, thus affecting the scale accuracy. King Arthur Flour has a great list of ways to convert volume measurements to weights for many different types of flour and other ingredients, as well as tips for adjusting dry ingredient weights to account for changes in humidity. There are a lot of great recipes.