"The Old Bear" > wrote in message
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> "Vox Humana" > writes:
>
> >From: "Vox Humana" >
> >Newsgroups: rec.food.baking
> >Subject: So, who's the #2 home food mixer?
> >Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 03:56:49 GMT
> >
> >"The Old Bear" wrote:
> >>
> >> shipwreck > writes:
> >>
> >> >If KitchenAid is the #1 home mixer, with probably 75% of the market,
> >> >who comes in at #2? I'm not talking about handhelds. Is it Viking,
> >> >Bosch, Electrolux, JennAir? I'm sure I'm missing someone as well.
> >>
> >> I really don't know - but I sure would like to own one of these model
> >> AR5 varimixers in the smallest (5 liter) size:
> >>
> >> http://www.bohec.com/products/bear.html
> >> http://www.bearvarimixer.com
> >>
> >> They're made in Denmark and look like they're built for small
> >> commercial or institutional kitchens. The fact that they're "Bears"
> >> is also a plus.
> >>
> >> I just can't seem to find out if they're sold in the U.S.
> >
> >It looks like Mixer World in Orlando, Fl carries the Varimixer line:
> >http://www.mixerworld.com/index-countertopmixers.html
> >
> >You might call them to see if they have the specific model you want. It
> >looks like they have the very large ones.
>
> I think the name "Varimixer" must belong to two separate companies:
>
> A/S Wodschow & Co. in Denmark
> http://www.bearvarimixer.com
>
> Varimixer in Louisiana
> http://www.varimixer.com
>
> The Louisiana company used to be part of Welbilt, I believe. You can
> still reach their website using http://www.varimixer.welbilt.com/
>
> This might explain why one cannot find the Danish-made product in the
> U.S. -- the name is trademarked by a different company. Possibly
> Wodschow's machine is sold under a different trademark in the U.S.
>
> I believe the Varimixer company in Louisiana makes nothing smaller
> than 20-quart -- which is much too large for even serious home
> baking.
>
> BTW, the specs on the Danish 5-liter machine a
>
> Model AR5
>
> Dimensions (LxWxH): 415mm x 280mm x 475mm
> approx. 16-1/4" x 11" x 18-3/4"
>
> Bowl capacity: 5 Litres (5-1/4 quarts)
> Gross weight: 17Kg (37-1/2 lbs.)
> Power: 0.45 HP 0.33KW
>
> Infinitely varaible speed: 30 - 200 RPM
>
> Which seems pretty reasonable for a serious home mixer. This would
> be comparable to the KitchenAid KSM150PS Artisan Series Stand Mixer
> which has a 5-quart bowl, 10 speed settings, a 325-watt motor, is
> 14" x 8-3/4" x 14" and weighs 25 lbs.
>
> I believe there is a kitchen appliance usenet newsgroup. I will
> seek that out when I am getting more serious about acquiring a new
> mixer.

I was at Williams-Sonoma yesterday and noticed that they were carrying the
Hobart 5 qt. stand mixer for $1999. A friendly clerk (unusual in my
experience) came over. She said that they had sold only two of them and the
one she sold was purely a status purchase. Apparently the couple who bought
asked no questions about the mixer but had a lengthy discussion on how
impressive it would look on their kitchen counter. You can get it for less
elsewhere
http://thekitchenguys.com/Merchant2/...ry_ Code=HBMX