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I really wanted to love this mixer. It has a lot of things going for it with a powerful yet quiet motor, large bowl, solid construction, timer, attachments, and a three year warranty, but it doesn't knead dough!

Let me start from the begining. I love to make bread and am a perfectionist about it. I started out with 4.5 quart Kitchenaid model. It lasted three years and needed one $80 repair. I then bought the 5 qt model, the motor burnt out in two months. It was still under warranty, so a new one was sent to me. The next one lasted almost three months and the motor burned out. Another new one was sent and it lasted 9 months, then needed an $80 repair, three months later it needed a $30 repair. I wasn't abusing the machines, just using them for bread dough. By this point I decided to get away from Kitchenaid and find a better mixer.

The next logical choice is a Bosch. I read negative reviews about this and talked to people. It sounded like it works great, but with heavy use it won't last more than ten years. All the other home use machines that I came across seemed weak as well. I started looking into commercial mixers, which was very frustrating because there are of course no consumer reviews on them. I found a few on ebay and called about some. One sales rep told me to stay away from one I was looking at because it couldn't handle dough. I was a amazed that $1000+ dollar mixer could not handle dough. What is it good for? whipping cream? My $10 hand mixer can do that.

Then I came across the Electrolux Assistent or Magic Mill and I thought my problem was going to be solved. It got amazing reviews as a dough mixer, and people seemed to love it. I also read that it was hard to get used to, but I was sure I could figure it out. I tried, and tried, and tried, but could not get it to knead the dough properly. Most of the time it stayed in the middle while the bowl spun around it. I changed the lever position, tried the roller, tried without the scraper, but could not get it to work. After 12 minutes the dough wasn't properly kneaded, the temperature wrong, and the dough was a bit dried out. Needless to say, the loaves didn't have a proper rise, and ended up quite dense. After three weeks and I don't know how many failed loaves I returned it. I had a 30 day money back guarantee, thank goodness!

I should add that it did work well for really sticky doughs, like rolls or ciabatta, but for anything else, it was awful!

I went back to commercial mixer research and called a local chain bakery. I bought an 8 qt Globe which they have had sucess with. I hope this will be the end of the mixer trauma! Get more detail about Electrolux White Assistent Stand Mixer 8 Qt..

Hamilton Beach Eclectrics Stand Mixer - Sugar (63221)

I bought this mixer as the floor model from Sam's Club, at a great price. It was missing the pouring shield, and the instruction book. I've been very pleased with it's performance, and don't feel at all like I sold out my dream of a Kitchenaid 5 plus 5. I'm most impressed with their customer service. I called and told them about the missing items, and they told me where to get the intruction manual online, and immediately shipped me the splatter guard (which I already had) and pouring shield, no questions asked. I've never had Kitchenaid service like that. I'm very impressed.Get more detail about Hamilton Beach Eclectrics Stand Mixer - Sugar (63221).

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Hamilton Beach Eclectrics 50111 All-Metal 500-Watt Countertop Blender, Sugar Top Quality

I got this blender two weeks ago and have been using it to make milkshakes. It works very well, but sometimes you need to blend twice to make sure all the fruit lumps have moved around and been blended. Upsides: it's stylish, matches my toaster, and the whole thing feels good quality. The jug is made of nice heavy glass and the blender is sturdy. It's also not too noisy. Downsides: it's expensive. I bought it as a visual treat for myself, so if you just need something that does the job, you might be better off with something cheaper. If you need something super-fancy that makes bar quality margaritas, pls read some of the other reviews...Re seller: this blender is actually available in several colors from various different vendors for vastly different prices, i.e. this is not the only entry in the Amazon catalog. I recommend doing a specific search on the blender, and seeing what comes up. Also, I recommend getting the one shipped by Amazon/Target. Some of the other reviews weren't very happy with the other sellers and I read most of them. So this is something to keep in mind. Get more detail about Hamilton Beach Eclectrics 50111 All-Metal 500-Watt Countertop Blender, Sugar.

Viking Range Stainless/Gray Stand Mixer 5 Qt. This instant

In my serach for a mixer that would make homemade marshmallows, I narrowed it down between the Viking and the Kitchen Aid. The Viking mixer was fairly new at the time but the reviews were great. The long standing Kitchen reviews had gone from good to terrible. From what I read, Kitchen Aid replaced some of its metal machine/motor parts with plastic parts and the mixers were breaking inside. For the same price the Viking is built better and is industrial strength. I can make multiple batches of marshmallows back-to-back without any strain on my Viking mixer's motor. It actually makes the marshmallows in half the time as my mom's Kitchen Aid, which is half the time the recipe calls for. I am very pleased with my purchase and would tell all my friends and family to get a Viking if they were looking to purchase a mixer. I am even looking to purchase their brand in other kitchen appliances. As a baker, you cannot go wrong with this one!Get more detail about Viking Range Stainless/Gray Stand Mixer 5 Qt..

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Sunbeam 2346 Stand Mixer, Heritage 4.5 Qt. Best Quality

This is my first stand mixer and mostly I like it. However, I mainly purchased it to knead bread. As soon as the dough is mixed and becomes heavier, the bowl jiggles back and forth and rattles. The metal turn table can be wiggled back and forth a little even when not on. Anyone have this problem? Is this "normal?"Get more detail about Sunbeam 2346 Stand Mixer, Heritage 4.5 Qt..