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Kitchen assistant<\/h3>\n

As we live in a pretty remote area and tend to buy meat in bulk (read typically buy half a pig or an eighth of a cow and moose at a time) my Electrolux Assistent is my absolute top of the list of machinery needed. It is one of the things I can not do without.<\/p>\n

It’s probably easier to list what it can’t do than what it can. I mainly use mine for bread dough and mincing meat but I also make my own sausages with it.<\/p>\n

Think it looks old? It is! As a matter of fact it turns 70 this year and it’s still going as strong at it did the day it was bought, or so I’ve been told. <\/p>\n

Now sold under the brand Ankarsrum<\/a>, it’s the same machine and all accessories made for modern versions fit the old.This is not a cheap piece of machinery. A new one of this brand will set you back around \u20ac650, but as long as you care for it properly it will last generations!<\/p>\n

Obviously there are other brands on the market. Some of my friends swear by their Kitchen Aid or Kenwood as I do by my Ankarsrum, and I can’t tell you which one is more reliable. What I can say is that I would rather save money every month for two years to be able to buy a quality brand than opt for a cheaper version. This is a very useful tool, but not strictly necessary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hand mixer<\/h3>\n

My Assistent or food processor can obviously beat whatever needs beating, but to be perfectly honest I can’t be bothered with washing up all the parts of them when this little beauty only uses two beaters.<\/p>\n

Grandmother was capable of beating both cream and egg whites to foam, but I must admit I’m far too lazy to even attempt a feat like that.<\/p>\n

One of these doesn’t cost much, and is a very useful tool – especially if you like to bake cakes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Food processor<\/h3>\n

Useful and versatile. It chops, grates, beats and mixes. <\/p>\n

You can do all these things by hand, but a decent food processor makes life a lot easier.<\/p>\n

I recommend buying a quality product with an engine power of at least 900 W. We once picked up a cheapo version at Lidl and ended up paying more in petrol to return it when it broke two days later, than it cost in the first place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Slow cooker<\/h3>\n

Definitely falls into the category “can live without, but don’t want to”.<\/p>\n

Quite a few recipes in the traditional Swedish kitchen requires slow cooking. If you work away from home, and want to spend your weekends doing something else than guarding the cooker, a slow cooker allows you to have these dishes. Just get it started in the morning and when you get home from work a meal is ready for you.<\/p>\n

Strangely enough slow cookers were pretty much unknown by most Swedish people up until a few years ago. I’d never heard of them before I moved to the UK in the 90’s. As the house-wife was a dying breed in the 70’s you’d think there would have been a demand for them.<\/p>\n

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