On Apr 26, 4:56*pm, "l, not -l" > wrote:
> On 24-Apr-2010, Gabby > wrote:
>
> > I mostly want it for small batches of bread since arthritis is making
> > kneading a bit difficult.
>
> > Opinions?
>
> For your stated primary purpose, a $50 bread machine would be a better
> choice; better yet, a $10 yard-sale bread machine. *They do a great job
> kneading small batches of dough; I have used my 20 year-old Breadman mostly
> for kneading, rather than full-cycle bread making, for the past 7-8 years
> and reserve the Kitchenaid for other tasks.
> --
> Change Cujo to Juno in email address.

I already have a breadmaker but my recipes for regular bread call for
at lest twice as much flour & liquid as a bread maker usually
handles. The KA would of course be used for other things.