January 7, 2010 - 7:38pm
my new old mixer
I bought the 20 quart mixer used about a month ago, it had problems starting, blew fuses, and smelt very bad.
I've cleaned it up, replaced the start motor capacitor and just made a 10lb batch of baguette dough.
The dough came together amazingly quick on the first speed, it only took 2-3 minutes to develop.
Here are some pics:
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What brand/model is this? Is it safe to assume it's too big for an average countertop? Just curious about these bigger models.
It weighs about 95kg and I can barely lift it, it's more of a bench top type. I'm planing to build a small cart to get it about 6-10" off the floor.
http://www.hsiaolin.com/p02.htm
In the pictures is roughly 10lb's of baguette dough. I wouldn't mix much less than that I think. It should be able to handle up to 20lb's in one batch.
I have a smaller Kitchenaid Artisan mixer that is 5 quart. So I can make 3-4 times the dough.
Happily, Hobart still makes a nice mixer. Here's hoping that Whirlpool doesn't buy into that part of the company. Ray