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Default Machine mixing; advice needed

http://www.instawares.com/Mixer-10-Q...IX7110.0.7.htm
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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