Kenwood Compact Chopper / Grinder attachment AT320A for use with Kenwood Stand Mixers / Kitchen Machines, White [Energy Class A]

Beautiful hard wearing set, love that it come with 4 jars so you can't store anything you grind, immediately used for lots of garlic to go in the freezer and blended very quickly! I've brought to grind my own coffee beans and make life a little easier with meal prep, great if you're looking to make your own spices mixes, mole or baby food just wish you could buy more if they pots or convince!

My husband and I were both engineers - Electronic/Electrical, and Civil.Probably because of this, we faffed around for a few minutes trying to fit this onto the Chef base-unit... engineers are like that :(Anyway, the confusion was that the base of the mill-attachment is sprung and it takes a few moments of jiggling about to get it to seat correctly.To use:1. MAKE SURE THE POWER IS OFF!2. Fill the jar to about 1/3, maximum, with the items you wish to grind/mill.3. Carefully attach the mill-base to the jar - it's easy to get this cross-threaded.4. Fit the filled jar to the Chef - keep the warning-label facing you as you press-down against the spring.5. Give the jar a 1/8 turn and it should fit and stop5. KEEP ITEMS AWAY FROM THE LOWER ROTORS!6. Turn the power back on and increase the speed, checking from moment to moment, until you get the desired grind - I do it on full for about 20-30 seconds8. MAKE SURE THE POWER IS OFF!9. Detach the jar and use or keep10. Purr with smug contentment as you smell and drink the coffee :)

When I splashed out and replaced my very old Kenwood Chef with a superb new top of the range machine I also bought a food processor, mincer, and liquidiser jug attachments - but didn't get a Mini Chopper Mill simply because I had a small electric "Mouli" - which inevitably soon died!So when I spotted an offer on Amazon for a Mini Chopper/Mill at the same price as a stand alone electric variety I thought why not save space and add another Kenwood tool to my collection.When the little Mini Chopper/Mill arrived I was amased at how heavy the box was, and when I opened it I discovered why. Althouhg the base of the mill is plastic the jar on the top is extremely thick glass, absolutely bomb proof - typically Kenwood! The fact that you also get 3 spare jars, with lids, is a real bonus. You can process ingredients and then simply pop them on the shelf until you need them - in very neat stylish jars!I was also delighted to discover the mill was extremely compact, well made, and the blades extremely sharp. Initially I was concerned that it would not perform as well as my old stand alone electric machine - until I tried it!In just a couple of seconds it reduced a jar full of full "raw" garam masala to a fine smooth powder, a couple of tablespoons of coffee beans into beautiful filter coffee, and in even shorter time it chopped a handful of fresh herbs perfectly.I then enjoyed quite a few minutes experimenting [or playing] with ingredients raging from granulated sugar to nutmeg and the Mini Chopper/Mill handled them all with extreme ease - very efficiently. Hardly surprising when it has the huge power of a Chef underneath it!Cleaning the unit is far simpler than an electric variety as it instantly comes apart into three easily handled components - the base - the blade assembly - and the jar. Obviously you do have to be careful when washing the blades -when Kenwood say "sharp" they really mean it.Overall I am delighted with my new Kenwood accessory but, as you can see, I have not given it five stars for one simple reason.When using a small chopper/mill, of any type, you inevitably invert the container to add the ingrediatents you are working on, and then lock on the base whilst still inverted, to stop anything falling out. Then, when you've processed the contents you reverse the process for the very same reason.With my old electric machine this was an extremely simple if not cumbersome manouever [although cleaning it afterwards was not]. However the Kenwood seems to have no way of retaining the blade unit into the base whilst inverted so you have to get used to handling three loose components, not just two. Although the Kenwood is so much easier to clean than a two piece electric machine it would have been much nicer if the blades and base stayed firmly together whislt inverted. Perhaps it's just that I'm an old engineer but I do think Kenwood could have found a simple solution to this minor annoyance.Notwithstanding the Mini Chopper's slight design error it really does precisely what it says on the box, and a lot more, and instantly became a very welcome addition to my kitchen, and my Kenwood collection. In a "disposable world" it's really good to find something so substantial - I have absolutely no doubt that the Mini Chopper together with its Kenwood Chef power source will probably outlive me, and then be passed onto a very gratefull offspring.

I am giving this 5 stars even though the mini mill I received was faulty.(it had a damaged seal ring and a damaged plastic drive link)I don't expect this from Kenwood and I let them know - they immediately replaced it even though I had left it too long after the usual Amazon replace period cos i didn't try it till i was next ready to use it !The customer service was first class! Easy and helpful and the replacement works perfectly.Some people have question the "upside down" design of this - I think they have a point - as it is a bit fiddly when you make small quantities pesto or hummous or anything with paste like qualities that can adhere to the top of the jar to take it off - scrape the contents off the jar and reprocess when it gets stuck to the top . It is however great for milling coffee , spices etc. It is inexpensive for a Kenwood attachment and you get the same great Kenwood service!

This has to be one of the most practically, and beautifully, designed attachments Kenwood makes. The heavy glass jars are a pleasure to handle and feel as if throwing them against a wall would break the wall. The super-sharp blades do their job evenly and efficiently in seconds.For me, the very best thing is having four jars. Even if you only need a small quantity of something 'right now', you can make a reasonable amount and store it for later without having to dirty another container. Anything that cuts down on the washing up is a bonus!As for the blades separating from the base when removed from the jar after blitzing, well, I rather like it! I wouldn't let children anywhere near them, of course, but for an averagely competent adult it makes it so much easier to scrape/brush anything stuck to the blades directly into the jar without faffing around separating them from the base.Quite frankly, I find doing that far more nerve-wrackingly unpredictable.I love this attachment as much as I love the AT936B pasta maker, which probably amounts to an unhealthy obsession:-)