The Redmond FM615 kitchen machine combines the functions of the most popular kitchen appliances: a meat grinder, blender, vegetable cutter and planetary mixer.
During the testing process, we found out how effectively the device performs all the declared functions and are ready to share our impressions.
Characteristics
| Manufacturer | Redmond |
|---|---|
| Model | FM615 |
| Type | kitchen machine |
| Country of origin | China |
| Guarantee | 12 months |
| Service life* | 3 years |
| Nominal power | 1200 W |
| Maximum power | 1800 W |
| Body material | metal |
| Body color | graphite |
| Bowl material | stainless steel |
| Mixer bowl capacity | 5 l |
| Number of speeds | 7 |
| Planetary mixing | Yes |
| Number of revolutions per minute | not specified |
| Maximum continuous operation time | 2-10 minutes |
| Break between work cycles | 10 minutes |
| Number of nozzles | whisk, dough hook, mixing attachment, meat grinder with 3 stainless steel discs (3, 4 and 7 mm), kebbe attachment, sausage attachment, blender (1.5 l), vegetable cutter (medium and large graters, shredding grater) |
| Safe start system | Yes |
| Engine overheating protection | Yes |
| Weight | 11.8 kg |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 365×320×232 mm |
| Length of network cable | 100 cm |
* Contrary to popular belief, this is not the period after which the device will necessarily break down. However, after this period, the manufacturer ceases to bear any responsibility for its functionality and has the right to refuse to repair it, even for a fee.
Equipment
| Manufacturer | Redmond |
|---|---|
| Model | FM615 |
| Type | kitchen machine |
| Country of origin | China |
| Guarantee | 12 months |
| Service life* | 3 years |
| Nominal power | 1200 W |
| Maximum power | 1800 W |
| Body material | metal |
| Body color | graphite |
| Bowl material | stainless steel |
| Mixer bowl capacity | 5 l |
| Number of speeds | 7 |
| Planetary mixing | Yes |
| Number of revolutions per minute | not specified |
| Maximum continuous operation time | 2-10 minutes |
| Break between work cycles | 10 minutes |
| Number of nozzles | whisk, dough hook, mixing attachment, meat grinder with 3 stainless steel discs (3, 4 and 7 mm), kebbe attachment, sausage attachment, blender (1.5 l), vegetable cutter (medium and large graters, shredding grater) |
| Safe start system | Yes |
| Engine overheating protection | Yes |
| Weight | 11.8 kg |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 365×320×232 mm |
| Length of network cable | 100 cm |
* Contrary to popular belief, this is not the period after which the device will necessarily break down. However, after this period, the manufacturer ceases to bear any responsibility for its functionality and has the right to refuse to repair it, even for a fee.
Equipment
The Redmond FM615 kitchen machine comes in a spacious box, designed in the brand's corporate style. On a matte graphite background, glossy lamination highlights the photos of the device with installed attachments. The side edges contain information about the device's characteristics and brief technical data about the manufacturer.
There are slots on the sides of the heavy packaging for carrying. Inside, the food processor and all its components, each in its own plastic bag, are firmly clamped with foam inserts.
Having opened the box, we found inside:
- motor unit
- mixer bowl
- mixer bowl lid
- whisk
- mixing attachment
- dough hook
- blender bowl with knife block
- blender lid with measuring cap
- meat grinder loading block with ring nut
- meat grinder loading tray
- auger
- 2 spare bushings for the auger shaft
- knife
- 3 grates
- pusher, 2 pcs.
- sausage attachment
- kebbe attachment
- vegetable cutting unit
- graters, 2 pcs.
- shredder
- instructions, recipe book and warranty card
At first glance
The Redmond FM615 kitchen machine has a heavy and durable body, made entirely of metal with a matte, slightly rough to the touch, non-marking graphite coating. According to the manufacturer, the gears inside the unit are also made of metal.
Streamlined shapes and a thin curved leg add lightness to the design, connecting the motor unit to the base, which has a recess for installing the bowl.
The sockets for the attachments are securely closed with plugs, and the round touch panel is located on the front side of the motor unit, slightly protruding beyond the body.
The bottom of the body is equipped with four suction cups, which successfully dampen vibration during operation.
The bowl, equipped with a convenient large handle, has a small cone-shaped protrusion on the bottom. It is made of stainless steel. Although there is no measuring scale on the walls, we found that the volume of liquid, not reaching the edge of the bowl by a couple of centimeters, is 4 liters.
The bowl comes with a transparent plastic lid with a hole for adding ingredients, which is fixed by turning on the protrusion of the drive shaft. The bowl is also installed by turning, but in a special recess on the base of the body.
The set of attachments for the planetary mixer includes a whisk for whipping, a spatula for mixing and a hook for kneading dense dough. The hook and spatula are made of metal, while the base of the whisk is made of plastic.
All attachments are easy to put on and remove from the shaft in the familiar way — by turning.
To put on or take off the attachment, you will have to lift the motor unit. To do this, you need to press it slightly and press the button on the leg.
To lower the motor unit, you need to press it from below, as if lifting it, and then press the button on the leg.
The heavy blender bowl with a capacity of 1.5 liters is made of thick and durable glass. It has scales for measuring in milliliters, liters, ounces and cups.
The lid with a loading hole closed by a cap fits tightly to the bowl thanks to a silicone gasket.
The block of four curved knives is not removable.
The jug seat is made of plastic and the jug is fixed in it by turning it clockwise.
If the lid is removed and the jug is not installed, the protection will be triggered and the device will not turn on.
In this case, if the cover is removed from the socket for installing the meat grinder, and the attachment itself is not installed, the device will still work. The metal bowl is also not a mandatory element for starting the device.
The connection of the meat grinder unit with the body is made of metal.
The device comes with two spare bushings for the auger shaft. The body of the meat grinder looks standard: the neck, ring nut and auger are made of aluminum alloy, the knife and grates are steel.
The size of the holes in the grates, according to our measurements: 7, 4 and 3 mm.
The neck diameter is 5 cm, the height is 10.5 cm. The loading tray is 22×14.5 cm in size and is made of metal.
The pusher is made of plastic, as are the accessories: a nozzle for sausages and kebbe. The diameter of the opening for sausages at the outlet is 1.7 cm. The pusher body also functions as a container for storing small parts.
To fix the block, insert it into the socket at an angle of 45° to the vertical and turn it counterclockwise to the vertical position. To remove the block, simply press a special button on the body.
The vegetable cutting unit is attached to the body in a similar manner.
The neck and pusher are plastic.
The cone-shaped graters are made of metal and are presented in a set with a large, medium grater and a shredder. To install the grater in the block, simply insert it and secure it by turning it using special protrusions. To remove the grater, you need to turn it slightly counterclockwise and pull it towards you.
The Redmond FM615 kitchen machine gives the impression of a high-quality and reliable device. The body, components and accessories look durable and promise a long service life. The food processor was assembled carefully, and no defects were found during visual inspection.
Instructions
The operating manual is presented in the form of a 25-page brochure in Russian and Kazakh languages.
The document includes a detailed description of the device, accompanied by illustrations and explanations of the functions of each attachment, as well as recommendations for the safe use, cleaning and maintenance of the device.
The complete cookbook includes 120 recipes with colorful illustrations. Each recipe contains a list of ingredients and a step-by-step description of preparation. At the end of the book there is a table of calorie content of the most popular products.
Control
Redmond FM615 is controlled via a touch screen. After connecting to the network, three buttons are displayed on the screen: «Start» (which also serves to confirm the selection and cancel), "-" and "+" for adjusting the speed and setting the timer.
When selecting a speed, a hint appears on the display with an image of the attachment it is suitable for:
- 1 — hook
- 2 — hook, mixing paddle
- 3 — hook, mixing paddle
- 4 — mixing paddle, meat grinder
- 5 — whisk, meat grinder
- 6 — whisk
- 7 — blender
This information is only a recommendation, since the attachments can be used at any speed from 1 to 7. After selecting the desired mode, you need to press the «Start» button again and set the time if necessary. If the timer is not required, simply press «Start» again. The engine starts and the display shows the current operating time or the countdown if a timer is set. To stop the device, simply press «Start» again. Thus, the control of the device is extremely simple and intuitive, even without instructions.
Operation
Before using, we thoroughly washed all removable parts of the device and wiped the body with a damp and then dry cloth, allowing the parts to dry well.
The Redmond FM615 kitchen machine is convenient and easy to use. The heavy body remains in place under any load, and the suction cups on the legs effectively dampen vibration. The continuous operation time is limited to 10 minutes, and at speed 7 — two. We exceeded these limits several times, but the device did not overheat, did not turn off and did not make alarming sounds.
All attachments are installed very easily and intuitively. No effort is required, the fixation is reliable, and nothing dangles or flies off during operation.
Based on the results of testing, we came to the conclusion that the food processor successfully copes with all the declared functions and is suitable for both small volumes of products and large portions, up to several kilograms at a time.
Care
The food processor body can be cleaned with a slightly damp cloth or napkin. All parts that have come into contact with food should be washed under running water with a soft sponge and neutral detergent immediately after use. Do not use abrasive or aggressive chemicals. Only the metal bowl can be washed in the dishwasher.
Our measurements
The maximum power of the device was recorded when chopping tomatoes in a blender and was 440 W. The meat grinder operated on average at 300-330 W, the mixer at 140-160 W, and the vegetable cutter showed a consumption of about 80-90 W.
The power consumption for 1 minute of blender operation was 0.005 kW h. The meat grinder, working for 1 minute 10 seconds, showed the same value. For 7 minutes of mixer operation, the device consumed 0.010 kW h.
Practice tests
Blender: Chopping tomatoes (mandatory test)
We chopped the 0.5 kg Slivka tomatoes, cut into halves and quarters, at the recommended 7th speed.
Closer to the 15th second, the tomatoes had already become a homogeneous mass, but there were still large pieces in the blender glass. We continued chopping, and after another 15 seconds we achieved the desired result.
We decided to continue and started the blender for another half minute. The skin fragments became noticeably smaller, and the mass itself turned out even more airy.
The result for a blender included in a kitchen machine is quite good, but such grinding cannot be called ideal. An additional start did not change the situation.
Result: good
Blender: Watermelon Smoothie with Ice
Place watermelon, ice and sour apple in a blender bowl.
The blender worked at speed 7 and did a great job in just 35 seconds. Not a single piece of ice or even fruit was found in the drink.
The icy aromatic mass turned out airy and homogeneous.
Result: excellent
Meat grinder: standard testing
The food processor handled a kilogram of pork ham in 1 minute 10 seconds, using the medium grid and the sixth speed recommended for the meat grinder. The pusher was used only a few times, as it was not particularly necessary.
We did not find any whole pieces in the crumbly mince. 14 g of meat remained behind the knife.
The productivity factor for the Redmond FM615 was 0.857 kg/min, which is a good indicator for an additional attachment. It is worth noting that the accompanying documentation does not mention the productivity of the meat grinder.
Result: excellent
Meat grinder: minced meat for dumplings
For the dumplings, we also ground 400 g of beef pulp, about 150 g of pork with fat and 350 g of onions on the middle grate. As we can see, the meat grinder did a great job again.
Result: excellent
Planetary mixer: kneading minced meat
In a bowl, we combined both minced meats from the previous tests, added ground black pepper and salt, and installed a mixing paddle on the motor block.
The container contained a total of 2 kg of minced meat. This volume was thoroughly mixed at speed 2 in just a couple of minutes.
Result: excellent
Planetary mixer: dumplings
Replaced the spatula with a hook attachment and sifted 700 g of flour into the bowl. Added 90 g of eggs, 10 g of salt, a tablespoon of vegetable oil and 300 ml of water at room temperature to the well in the center.
We started with the first speed and gradually moved to the second. The hook quickly collected the contents of the bowl into a dense elastic lump in just a couple of minutes. We only had to stop the food processor once to collect some flour that had stuck to the sides of the bowl. After 3 minutes, the dough no longer stuck to our hands and easily came off the sides of the container.
We stopped the machine, removed the dough from the hook and transferred it to a plate.
Cover with film, put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, and then start forming dumplings with minced meat from the previous dough.
Result: excellent
Planetary mixer: biscuit dough
Wheat flour — 200 g, sugar — 80 g, vanilla sugar — 10 g, baking powder — 10 g, eggs — 125 g, vegetable oil — 80 ml, lemon juice — 80 ml, a pinch of salt
A couple of eggs were broken into the bowl and the food processor was turned on at the second speed. Gradually adding sugar, we switched to the fourth, and then to the sixth. In the process, we added vegetable oil and freshly squeezed lemon juice. By the end of the fourth minute, the mass had significantly increased in volume and became airy. Then we switched to the second speed and carefully poured in the pre-sifted flour mixed with baking powder and salt. The whisk thoroughly mixed the dry ingredients into the egg mass. Once we had to stop the work to collect the uncaptured dough from the sides of the bowl. This stage took 3 minutes.
The dough was poured into molds and put into the oven preheated to 190 degrees for 20 minutes. The sponge cake turned out tender and airy.
Result: excellent
Planetary mixer: whipping egg whites
In this test, we decided to see how the device would cope with a minimum volume of products for whipping. We poured 75 ml of egg whites into the bottom of the bowl and turned on the third speed.
After about a minute and a half, we gradually increased the speed to the sixth and soon got a thick, beautifully whipped foam. In total, we spent only three minutes on this result.
Result: excellent
Vegetable cutter: beetroot and carrot (large and medium graters)
In this test, the food processor worked at the recommended fifth speed for a vegetable cutter. We started with beets. Small root vegetables had to be cut into two parts, and some into four parts. First, we used a large grater. The device easily handled the hard vegetables and produced neat shavings. 100 g of beets were processed in 30 seconds.
Very little went to waste.
The result of the work of the medium grater was also pleasing. The shavings are ideal, there is nothing to find fault with.
Next in the neck went the carrots. Also on a medium grater. And again everything is smooth, neat and beautiful.
The pieces were not scattered on the table, although we put a flat plate under the vegetable cutter. It took 20 seconds for 100 g of carrots. There was a little more waste.
Both vegetables were finely chopped on their own, but we still used a pusher to speed things up. Later, the vegetables were used in borscht.
Result: excellent
Vegetable cutter: cabbage (shredder)
We decided to test the shredder on cabbage. Overall, the result was not bad, but it is worth considering that due to the different thickness of cabbage leaves, there will still be large pieces in the total mass, and the shavings will not be as even as when cutting with a knife. This is exactly what happened to us.
100 g of cabbage was shredded in 1 minute and 10 seconds. Not very fast, because I had to forcefully push the leaves with a pusher.
Result: good
Vegetable cutter: cucumber (shredder)
But the cucumber was chopped better and, naturally, faster — 100 g in just 15 seconds
We pushed it with a pusher lightly and only once, unlike the stubborn cabbage leaves. Again, there was very little waste.
Result: excellent
Conclusions
Working with the Redmond FM615 is a real pleasure. This food processor easily copes with the most labor-intensive and routine tasks, such as chopping, mixing and whipping. Everything happens quickly and effortlessly. Maintenance of removable attachments and accessories is also not difficult.
The device passed all tests at a high level, and we had no comments. The ergonomics of the device are thought out to the smallest detail, the attachments are easy to install and remove, and the design ensures safe use. The kitchen machine works effectively both with small portions and with a full load of the metal bowl. Each attachment demonstrates excellent results — there are no unnecessary parts, everything works efficiently and usefully.
Pros:
- Beautiful metal case
- Simple control and elementary assembly
- Capacious bowl and convenient large blender jug
- Excellent test results for all attachments
Cons:
- None found