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Cross Contamination ?

49erlady

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49erlady Newbie
49erlady
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I have changed over much of my kitchen since my dx of Celiac. I have a Kitchen Aid mixer that I have had for many years. I am afraid to use it due to the possibility of cross contamination issues. The bowl and attachments are stainless steel and I know they can be sanitized but I'm concerned about the flour getting into the mechanism, such as where the attachments connect and the power lever. Is there a way I can clean it or will there always be a chance of cross contamination? or am I being way too paranoid??? Love my mixer but afraid to touch it....

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Bubba's Mom
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Since the parts that touch food can be cleaned well, I think I'd put on some rubber gloves and use pipe cleaners or something to try to clean those hard to get at areas? There shouldn't be much there..if any?

pricklypear1971 Community Regular
pricklypear1971
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I washed mine down with a soapy rag, washed the bowl and attachments and have been using it for a year. Turn it upside down (yeah, heavy) so you can see up inside. Clean well.

sa1937 Community Regular
sa1937
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My daughter kept her 20+ year-old KA mixer. I only had a KA hand-held mixer and kept it also but it was only lightly used. I also found it did a lousy job on gluten-free breads so I then bought my KA stand mixer after I was gluten-free.

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