I didn't even know you could make marshmallow.
I thought it just grew
Mum's mixer is a Kenwood Chef -
nearly as old as me.
I over excited it one afternoon and dirty grey smoke came out of the back and set off the smoke alarm.
In alarm myself (do you know how much those things cost these days?!) I switched it off and put it back nonchalently in the cupboard. COWARD.
It worked though. In that it still works and no-one is aware I nearly killed it.
I've just handled it a bit more gently since.
My bro's wedding present to me was a food processor with all the whistles and bells. I left it when I left my husband. Shame. It wouldn't have survived all my running away it's true, but I do occasionally mourn the loss.