[_aavaa_]

Owning neither of these I don't see why the KitchenAid would be better as a multi-tool. Based on photos it looks like the Kenwood has the exact same shaft hookup for a meat grinder or pasta maker.

Coming only stainless being a drawback and the KitchenAid looking better are completely subjective.

I can totally buy it being heavier, but why would it be less approachable? It's a wheel versus a selector knob.

I wonder how the 1.7kW would handle mixing pasta dough.

[starkparker]

The multi-tool is a focus of the KitchenAid but just a feature on the Kenwood. If you have the money and space for a Kenwood Titanium, you probably have better tools for the more specialized jobs that the attachment ports on it offer.

Being heavier and taking up more counter space _is_ what makes it harder to use, less affordable, and less approachable. The Kenwood would not fit on the counter where I keep my KitchenAid without removing utensils I use while cooking or sacrificing what little prep space I have. If I wanted to store it in the cabinet under the counter when not in use, the extra 4-5 pounds vs. my KitchenAid would make it literally, physically harder to use.

And yes, the appearance is subjective. KitchenAid trades on that; they have more colors and finishes than features. That's important to people who don't care if the mixer can't knead a dense dough or mix a triple-batch of a recipe in one go.

[_aavaa_]

I get you, thanks.