Globe sp5 or Ankarsrum Assistent (electolux DLX)?

I have the Assistent and it's great! It got knocked off the counter and all that was damaged was the power socket. The local KA repair shop fixed it and it's back up and running!

I found a used DLX at an estate sale over a decade ago and have used it mostly for bread dough making ever since. It looks unchanged from when I first acquired it.  I love it for many reasons, but the primary one is that access to the bowl is so easy because the moving part is the bowl itself, not the dough hook.  While the dough's being mixed and kneaded the hook rests to one side of the bowl's opening, leaving the other side wide open for the addition of ingredients and the like.  The second reason is that the machine is engineered in such a way that it NEVER moves during mixing of any quantity of dough, however tough the dough itself turns out to be.  I've made low-hydration doughs of up to 11 cups of bread flour with so little movement that I would never hesitate to walk out of the kitchen for any length of time.  While I keep my old KA around for smaller quantities, e.g., a single 1.5 lb loaf, I'd be lost without the DLX.

I am another DLXer.  First mixer was a KA.  It was returned after 1 month.  Then came the Bosch Universal that I stuck with for maybe a year until I heard about the DLX which has been my mixer for the past 2 years.  Gets used daily and handles anything I toss into it.  I totally love everything about it - especially how easy it is to clean and how nice it looks sitting out on my counter *^)

I bought mine through Pleasant Hill Grain.  A company based in Nebraska and I love them due to their products but mostly due to their customer service.  I have found it to be excellent before a purchase and excellent following a purchase as well.

GOod Luck,

Janet

The Verona/DLX/Electrolux/Assistent/a million other names is currently on sale on the Pleasant Hill Grain site - there is a new importer (again) and they are reverting to the actual manufacturers name which is something like Ankarsrum (or something).  There is a slight cosmetic difference between the old machines and the new ones (old meaning before the switch in importers).

So the "old" ones are now $100 off.

Just in case that might affect your decision:

http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/magic_mill_dlx_mixer.aspx

I mentioned this sort of off the cuff on another forum and the next thing I knew, a friend over there was excitedly reporting that she had just got the green light from her husband to go ahead and buy it, so ... I guess this is my good deed for the day, LOL!

The Assistent comes with paddles, beaters and a special bowl for mixing cake batter and pastry dough. I bought it because of its ability to handle large bread doughs that are too much for the Hobart, but it can do delicate stuff, even though I still use my old Hobart for that.

I have the Compact myself, but I have seen reports from people who own the Universal Plus that you can, indeed, whip a single egg white up to something ridiculous like 2.5c in volume in the UP.  It doesn't seem to handle small amounts of dough (like a pound or under) very well though, from what I've seen reported.  There are a couple of attachments to help with that, one is an $8 or $10 attachment that works with the dough hook thingy, the other is a device that fits inside the body of the shredder - so you would knead the dough in the shredder container.

Many people however insist that the UP handles small amounts just fine - I suspect part of the issue with the varying reports on that is that it probably depends on what your definition of "small" is, LOL!

The cost is a significant initial outlay but my hope is that I can clear the classic KA K5SS, food processor, and citrus juicer, off the counter and out of the cabinet.. 

Thanks

Chris

As long as it isn't oozing anything else, LOL!

I have occassionally been tempted to think about an Ankarsrum but the truth is I don't bake (or eat) NEARLY enough bread to warrant it.  I have a perfectly serviceable Bosch Compact that makes excellent bread dough (among other things).

The Bosch Compact is THE best LOW-PRICED mixer (at just under $200, sometimes goes on sale for $150) for bread (and perhaps all - purpose use) mixer available.

The Bosch Universal is perhaps slightly better, and is probably more versatile (I'd like to see cookie paddles for the Compact).  But it costs 2x as much.

But the Ankarsrum is probably THE premiere home mixer for bread bakers.  The quality shows in the price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Miagic-Mill-Assistent-Mixer-Electrolux-DLX-Magic-Mill-2000-white-/200965288010?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:3160

This one should go quickly; $350 shipped.

It's old, and it's SOLD, LOL!