Vintage Braun KM32 kitchen center

This is a vintage 60's Braun KM32 mixer kitchen centre that was made in West Germany. I'm told it was designed and on the market in the late 1950's. Very sleek and modern for the time when you compare it to Sunbeams and KitchenAids of the era. They were on the market I believe up until about 1980. In Canada and the USA they weren't very well known and very pricey in comparison to domestic machines. Today they're quite sought after on Ebay.

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[beefycajun]

Nice design, personally find it too loud. I do not like plastic bowls. Shouldn't the gear (cog) be meshing against the grooves in the bowl? Wasn't the beater in your demo the general mixing beater and there was another with more and finner wires for whipping? Is there another beater socket that is slower and geared down for using the dough hook and beater for mixing doughs? How easy to get replacement parts? Replace a cracked bowl. beat beater etc.

[pkguy3]

It doesn't sound as loud in real life, I think the camera makes it louder for some reason. There is another finer wire whisk I didn't have when I filmed this. I have one now. The dough hook fits in one socket and the whisks in another,, same speed. Parts are getting harder to find but I have 4 of these mixers so probably won't run out

[lemueltay]

Very cool for us kitchen geeks. I remember this machine, my music teacher had one. But my mum got a Kenwood Chef, so I never got to play with the Braun.

But years later I treated myself to a K1000 food processor. Search for the K1000 and you will be stunned to see just how much of the KM32 is still inherent in the modern machine. Even the switch and overall shape bears a resemblance. What a machine, how ahead of its time it was!

[pkguy3]

Thanks.. do you have your mums Kenwood Chef or is she still using it? I have two Kenwoods though I gave the newer one to a friend of moms I kept the old 60's model which now that you've reminded me I'll video today or soon.

[kaxypop]

my grandma bought one of these, and now it's ours. she loved to bake and cook, and she kept it in wonderful condition. we've got: the meat grinder, blender, bowl, both whisk and dough hook, coffee grinder, food processor, and a juicer!

i don't think i'll ever replace it, i'll still hang onto it lol.

[zodybee]

I've been using the same unit since 1968 and still think it's the best mixer out there, far exceeding the Kitchen Aid as far as I'm concerned. In fear that it would die soon, I purchased a back up unit on ebay a while ago but my machine, which is constantly used, still hums along. I have to admit that yes, it does make a lot of noise but it's small compensation for it's versatility. BTW, I have ALL the attachments.

[bagelboi66]

Mum got one of these in the 70's and used it mostly to make bread. It sat proudly on display in the kitchen on the counter. It looked killer there, modern and futuristic and really European.

It was easy to use, I started my passion for baking using the thing. I never cared for the gears around the bowl because it was hard to clean cake batter out of them, especially if you didn't rinse it right away. Still they're great machines, mum has used hers going on 40 years now.

[hrubinst11217]

There are plenty of parts available on ebay.

[tonytang2222]

I need the spring for the meat grinder !!...do you know where I can get parts?

[batmanandbobbin]

I have this mixer...so cute that my niece broke the top white plastic cover. Any ideas on how or where to find a replacement?

[tonytang2222]

@beefycajun I've got one of these units and yes it has a separate dough hook insert...

[NuGanjaTron]

We have one of these still in regular use in the house. It's one year my junior (ca. 1970 vintage), and has held up remarkably well -- better than I have, in some respects. ;^)

We have all the attachments, including the grinder. I've replaced the cog and changed the oil in the gear block, but overall it's proved to be exceptionally robust.

Having said that, I can confirm that its whine is indeed *deafeningly* loud -- consider it a power tool and wear ear protection!

[suebilicious]

I got a KM32 as a gift in 1987 or so. Recently the bowl has begun to wear out. Tried everywhere to get a replacement, but apparently the bowl isn't available anymore. Arghhh!

[naz139]

Are you selling this dough mixer if so please do reply me at nazmoonkhan@shaw.ca  thank you