I had a Kitchenaide 6qt pro, I'm not sure if I got a bad one or what,
it didn't last very long. The motor is computer controlled, that chip
went out on me after a few months. I brought it in and got it
serviced/fixed. A few months later I blew the 'transmission' out.
Brought it back to get fixed again, took it home and sold it. My
opinion is the kitchenaide is probably not the best option for mixing
bread, but its suited for more general purpose kitchen duty (blending
and mixing).

I bought a magic mill dlx and have been VERY hapy with it. I can mix
8 lbs of bagel dough without a problem. That would KILL any
kitchenaide product. The capacity of it amazes me everytime I use it.
I have made up to 10 lbs of multigrain dough in it, and it could
probably handle up to 12 or 14 lbs. I haven't really used it for
anything other than bread dough. It's easy to clean, fairly light
weight, and doesn't take up a huge amount of space.

Hope this helps,
Anton

Steve W > wrote in message >...
> * > 2003-10-29:
> > I am very curious about the Magic Mill line, by Electrolux. They seem to
> > be a bit of an oddity in terms of their design, but I've seen comments
> > from people that suggest they're orders of magnitude better than any other
> > mixer for making bread.
>
> I have a Magic Mill DLX myself, but have also heard very good things
> about Bosch mixers for making bread. You might want to check the
> archives at:
>
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mixer-Owners>