It is perhaps every baker's dream to take a tour of the KitchenAid factory, but to do so by
invitation is something that most bakers can only dream of. When you are the author of more than one wildly successful
cookbook, though, it looks like the company will extend an invitation without even having to be asked. Food blogger,
author and chef, the ex-pat American in Paris, David Lebovitz was lucky
enough to get just such and invitation. He visited the
factory in Greenville, Ohio, took a private tour and put on a demonstration of a few things, including rocky
road and ice cream for other visitors. Yes- they do offer tours to non-professionals.
They generously allowed David to take photos along the way, so every photo in his post is an exclusive look inside the factory. He checked out some of the very first stand mixers, the assembly lines and the newest colors, like "Meyer Lemon, Martha Green (named after...), Caviar (black with silver flecks), a cheerful Green Apple, Olive, and colorfully-red Bing Cherry." According to David, each mixer takes one day to assemble and each employee assembles around 90 mixers per day. One of the things that I like about KitchenAid is that, in addition to the high quality of their products, nearly everything they sell is made in the United States, not overseas.
He said that it was one of the most fun tours he's taken, with interesting information and a very helpful staff. Be sure to drop in the next time you're passing near Cincinnati:
The KitchenAid Experience
423 South Broadway
Greenville, Ohio
Tel:
1-888-886-8318
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