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http://www.anvilworld.com/products/P...prod=47&ID=142 South African made. Don't know if they sell in UK. http://www.lieme.com.br/ingles/batedeira.html Brazilian made. Might be sold in USA under the name Fleetwood. Two interesting mixers that fall between home units and commercial units. Jane Lumley wrote: > I have been puddling along with a KitchenAid Artisan for six months, in > an increasing sweat of frustration over its capacity. Even with only > half a batch of stiff dough like bagel dough or stick dough like a > sourdough, it struggles, and today it burnt out for the third time, > though it was well below its own alleged maximum capacity and only on > #2. I've been thinking about replacing it since I make 2 batches of > bread a day and handkneading is a bit too time-consuming. > > But what with? Here in the midnight that is the UK, one cannot get a > Bosch Universal or an Electrolux Magic Mill. One can only get enormous, > frighteningly expensive professional mixers like the Hobart for £2k+. > So the options seem to be > > 1. Struggle on with the Kitchen Aid, doing a lot of hand-kneading every > few months. > 2. Supplement it by getting another large stand mixer; there's a > Kenwood of slightly superior capacity, and I suppose this means that I > could knead two halves of a batch at once. > 3. Supplement it with a bread machine, assuming they can be got to do > mix and knead only. Again, range is limited in the UK; no Zojirushi, > for instance. I gather these are only good for the kinds of doughs that > are easy to knead by hand, though some say they are best with brioche. > > I'd be grateful for thoughts and appliance recommendations. > |
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