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> Just for another angle on this, I don't own a standmixer and don't
> want one, but I LOVE my bread machine. *It bakes the bread too,
> something the stand mixer won't do. *Think upon these things.

Yes, but a bread machine isn't multi-purpose other than mixing and
baking BREAD. When was the last time you put an attachment on your
bread machine and ground meat? juiced a carrot? made pasta?
shredded cheese? whipped frosting for a cake? You can do a ton of
other stuff with a stand mixer beyond kneading bread.

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