ANKARSRUM kitchen machine: a smorgasbord appeared in my kitchen! Day One.

I feel like a real European hostess, because I’m cooking with a Swedish ANKARSRUM cooking machine! I have an extensive program for the next four days. All the pages of the cookbook that I have in my active memory, I am determined to convert into mouthwatering dishes – with the help of the all-in-one processor. And what will work – test on your homemade. So: day 1.

Let’s meet ANKARSRUM, a Swedish subject

ANKARSRUM has a very solid appearance: the body is ivory colored, the bowl is made of stainless steel and has a lot of accessories for all occasions. The first thing that catches your eye: all the attachments and the appliance itself look solid and reliable. No odor when you open the box, indicating the high quality plastic and packaging material.

All detailed specifications of the ANKARSRUM kitchen machine can be found here:

Technical parameters of a ANKARSRUM kitchen processor

The body itself, the main part of the machine, is quite compact if you compare it to similar ones on the market. Of course, it’s better to find a place for it on your desktop, so that you have the device always at hand. Definitely won’t stand idle!

After taking out this kitchen machine, I realized that it can replace a whole bunch of kitchen appliances: juicer, mixer, blender, meat grinder. It’s also an excellent dough mixer, so it can partially take over the function of a bread machine. All in all, if you want to make a great gift for the newlyweds, you can’t think of a better one! One appliance to replace many, and more space in the kitchen.

There are a lot of accessories even in the standard set. You need a kitchen cabinet or a hanging shelf to store them. Ideally, if you can place them in a table under the housing of the kitchen machine, then everything will be at your fingertips.

TestT #1. Cooking pizza

I decided to start with an easy one – making pizza dough. I took the recipe from the brochure that came with it.

Installed a large bowl, a plastic knife, and a round nozzle. I used the picture in the instructions, there is a detailed step by step storyboard for installing each accessory.

I added the necessary ingredients to the bowl, turned on the ON button and put it on 1 speed. There were fears that the flour would fly around, as the mixture is quite dry. But the bowl started spinning very smoothly, gradually picking up speed, and everything around it stayed clean.

! A big bowl 7 l allows not only to cook for the whole family and the neighbors, but also not to be afraid that during the cooking some ingredients under the influence of centrifugal force may fly around the kitchen.

The pizza dough from ANKARSRUM

2 cups wheat flour, ½ hr .l. A pinch of salt, 2 tsp.l. baking powder, 50 ml olive oil, 150 ml milk.

Cooking time of the dough in the ANKARSRUM is 3 minutes.

You get one large pizza or two standard pizzas.

The dough easily comes off the sides of the bowl and the nozzles, it looks like such a elastic dough ball.

I divided the dough into two parts, distributed one on the surface of the baking dish and put the other in the fridge for the next time. Spread tomato on the dough, top with grated cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc.d. The last layer – grated parmesan I think everyone has their own favorite toppings .

Cooking time of pizza in preheated oven -7 minutes.

Time for two teenage kids to eat a ready made pizza is 5 minutes.

Assessment – empty plates, asking for more and saying “Mom, the dough is great”!”

Cooking surprises

I’ve already made the dough twice. The first time I mixed up the nozzle and installed a metal one for steep dough – it cooked everything quickly, you can easily use it for this operation. Then figured out the recipe – next to each one there is a picture of the necessary accessories.

When I installed the right nozzle, I had some difficulty: if I put it close to the edge of the bowl, the dough slips between it and the knife, I have to put it a little closer to the middle. Also, the nozzle doesn’t attach rigidly, it “walks” around a bit at the bottom.

I had to take the instructions to see if everything was correct. As a result, it turned out that it should, and when I turned on the bowl, everything worked fine: the bowl rotated, and the nozzle also rotated around its axis. But these questions arise only at the beginning of using the device, then the process of assembling disassembling is automatic.

Test #2. Making Muffins

The pizza success inspired new feats. I decided to make muffins. The cookbook suggests two versions: with yeast and yeast-free dough. I chose a yeast-free one.

I use the double whisk attachment.

Once again, I used the step-by-step illustrated instructions to set up the unit. All in all, the first assembly took 4 minutes. Turned it on, tested it, everything works, whisk attachment spins.

Muffins from ANKARSRUM

Flour 1 &frac34 cup, baking soda &frac14 ch.Spoonfuls, powdered sugar 2 tbsp.l., baking powder 1.5.l.I cooked them with a little bit of flour, 75g of butter, 1 egg., milk &frac34 a glass.

Melted butter, egg and milk are mixed in the bowl. In a separate bowl the rest of the products are mixed. Then the dry mixture is added to the bowl with the liquid mixture and continued mixing for a few more minutes until the mixture is homogeneous. Bake the muffins in an oven preheated to 200 ⁰ C for 25-30 minutes.

Dough preparation time – 10 minutes including all the prep work .

Cooking time for muffins – 25-30 minutes.

Cooking surprises

The dough was very quick and easy. I decided to add strawberries to it, but I guess I overdid it, and as a result we didn’t like the muffins…I think that’s not the machine’s fault, but mine. Maybe I’ll try making the same ones, but without the berries. I may try another recipe, but this dish is sure to conquer me.

The results of the first day

I wanted to leave everything behind and devote all my time to cooking with the ANKARSRUM. That’s what happens when you get sucked into a love story or detective novel with lots of choices for the ending. And what else does the Swedish guest know how to do?? And what can I do? We’ll find out tomorrow. Plans to make homemade pasta, butter, and still have interesting dishes in store.

Another important observation is that the combine operates with a low noise level. The quietest operation is making pizza dough. Much quieter than a kettle, for example. You don’t even have to turn up the volume on the TV or raise the voice when talking. Such work was a pleasant surprise.

Many Scandinavian dishes in the recipe book. On the one hand I would like to see some recipes, adapted to American tastes. For example, a recipe for dumpling dough was obviously missing. On the other hand it’s a nice chance to get acquainted with Swedish and Danish cuisine and try to cook what hostesses in these countries make.