I've tried using Mom's mixer for cakes and desserts but I'm looking beyond that. I'm trying to forget about the messes I created doing those things and see the other possibilities. I want to use it for it's dough hook. I want to add a pasta attachment.
Then I stop and think. I've done fine mixing doughs by hand. A bag of pasta is not much more than a dollar. So do I really need a $300 mixer with a $300 pasta attachment? A waste of time? Hardly. A waste of money? Most definitely.
Problem solved. Ten minutes ago I was searching online to find the best deals. It took two sentences of a blog post to change my mind. Everything should be so easy.