I recently had to replace my stand mixer. After a couple years of anguish, much wailing and gnashing of teeth, I finally had to decide what to do. I so loved my yellow Kitchenaid, which I still have sitting on the shelf and do employ to do lighter tasks, however a bread kneader, she is no longer! After much research I chose the Bosch Ultimate Kitchen Machine and boy am I ever glad I did.
At first glance this mixer is not like what you might be
used to! First off it is a marvel of
German engineering. The bowl sits on
top of the belt driven motor instead of underneath the beater blades or dough
hook. It may look like something out of
a mid century, post modern fairy tale, but I tell you, this thing is a beast in
the kitchen! I really don't mean to
sound like a sales person. I am simply
singing the praises of what I hope, will be the last mixer I will ever need!
The Bosch boasts an impressive pedigree. An 800 watt belt driven motor with overload
and restart protection, 4 speeds and a pulse /momentary switch, 6.5 quart bowl
that will hold up to 15 pounds of bread dough, The basic model comes with a
dough hook, wire whips and plastic driver, splash cover and lid. The base has suction cups on it to steady
the machine on your counter top and it won't "travel" down the length
of your kitchen. Everything is
dishwasher safe, however I still hand wash mine and all it's parts. The entire bowl and spindle are detachable
for easy clean up and sanitation. It
comes with a 3 year warranty on the transmission. Whew and WOW!!
The Bosch is an excellent choice if you are a bread baker
like I am. I love to make three or four
loaves at a time and freeze for later use.
This baby can handle it. In fact, this mixer will mix up to 9 loaves of whole wheat, yes, I said whole wheat, bread dough! I have
shredded chicken breast in no time flat with the wire whips and made cookie
dough and banana bread with the cookie paddles, which I highly recommend you
get.
If you decide to take the plunge and get a Bosch Universal Kitchen Machine here are a few suggestions I would like to make. First get the attachments you are going to use and set the rest on the back burner. This baby has lots of fun extras that you can add on over time, but right up front here is what I suggest you get:
Mixer with dough hook and wire whips
Cookie paddles with metal housing
Batter whisks because you know you're going to want to make
cake!
The dough hook extender for mixing smaller batches of dough.
The bowl scraper which does what it says, scrapes the inside
of the bowl so you don't have too!
The dough hook extender is a neat little attachment that
Bosch put some thought into. While many
people are not going to make 9 loaves of bread all at once, although this baby
can handle it, making just one loaf of bread was a problem for this beast. So Bosch came up with a solution. They made a small flared extension that
slips over the inner spindle prior to installing the dough hook and then snaps
in place hugging the dough blade which rides the inner spindle of the
bowl. This flared little addition helps
the smaller batches of dough to ride the outer sides of the bowl and get full
motion from the dough hooks, helping the bread to knead and incorporate more
efficiently. That is what you want in a
mixer! Design over decor! That's all that matters in my book!
Other attachments that you can get include a meat grinder, cereal mill, juicer, slicer, blender, food processor, and flour sifter as well as replacement bowls, whips, whisks and paddles and you can even get a stainless steel bowl, which is on my wish list!
The Bosch may not come in all those pretty designer colors
of the competitors, but when it comes right down to it, does your mixer really
need to match your spatula? I think
not! So I'll end it there. I love my Bosch and if you are looking to
upgrade or switch mixers, I highly recommend that you give this one a closer
look! It really does all that it says
it does and more!
I have included a couple of my videos for you to enjoy where
I am using the Bosch Universal Kitchen Machine. The unboxing and the first "test" I put it
through. I will also include one of the
most impressive publicity videos that I have ever seen for this mixer. It is what finally sold me on this purchase
and truthfully, I have probably watched it more times than I will admit to in
mixed company!
Spend your money wisely and this mixer is an investment that
will keep on giving back to you!
I hope you find this information helpful! As always if you should have questions, drop
me a line here on the blog or on my website at info@noreenskitchen.com
Happy Eating!
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