10-11-2006, 07:19 AM
I just wanted to share something that I thought some of you would find useful. My wife and I wanted to bring her Kitchenaid mixer and food processor back to Britain with us (man are those things costly here) so we invested in a transformer. We got one from Newmarket Transformers (http://www.newmarket-transformers.co.uk) Because the food processor had a 625W motor, I had to go with the 1000W step-down transformer (meaning it can handle up to 1000W, and converts both the voltage and the frequency). I got the one with the case.
The thing is heavy! It has two plug holes on the front and a handle on the top to make moving it easier. It works wonderfully, and I've had the mixer and the food processor in use multiple times since it arrived. I paid £74, including shipping and VAT, and it was delivered quite quickly. The only problem I had was that paypal wasn't set up to allow me to order to UK addresses, so I had to phone in my credit card info - but that's not to shabby a problem. And the person who takes credit card info is not in the office very often. But you can leave your number and they'll call you back.
I am glad that I brought these appliances with me, and I feel that the cost of shipping them, plus the cost of the transformer was still a lot less than the cost of replacing them.
The thing is heavy! It has two plug holes on the front and a handle on the top to make moving it easier. It works wonderfully, and I've had the mixer and the food processor in use multiple times since it arrived. I paid £74, including shipping and VAT, and it was delivered quite quickly. The only problem I had was that paypal wasn't set up to allow me to order to UK addresses, so I had to phone in my credit card info - but that's not to shabby a problem. And the person who takes credit card info is not in the office very often. But you can leave your number and they'll call you back.
I am glad that I brought these appliances with me, and I feel that the cost of shipping them, plus the cost of the transformer was still a lot less than the cost of replacing them.