March 31, 2015 - 7:20pm
Omcan 10 QT mixer VS Eurodib 10QT mixer?? Which one is better?
I am new to this forum. My kitchen Aid stand mixer just died and I am looking to buy either Omcan 10 Qt mixer or Eurodib 10 Qt mixer. Can anyone give me some suggestion?
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I can't comment as I've never anything other than a KitchenAid, but I checked out the Eurodib. In the link, is this the 10-quart one you're thinking of getting? If you scroll down you will see under "Specifications" that it says it is not suitable for pizza, pita or bread dough.
http://www.eurodib.com/eurodib-planetary-food-mixer-m10-etl
Yes, I did see that, but I think it's just disclaimer so that they are not responsible if the machine is not working. I went through several reviews on Eurodib 20 Qt. They all said it's working great or excellent with dough, It's about $200 difference between them (Eurodib is cheaper), but all the spec seems to be the same. That's why I could not decide which one to buy or which brand has better reputation so that it will not have problem easily. After all, cost of repairing is expensive. However, thanks for the input.
You may void your warranty by using the mixer for unintended purposes. The manufacturer has perhaps had a number of issues when the machines are used with bread doughs. Or they simply know that they did not design it for that kind of loading. Either way, I'd take them at their word.
Assuming that the characteristics of the bigger machine are present in the smaller machine is risky. Dump trucks and pickups are both trucks but their manufacturers will tell you that the smaller one can't handle the same service as the larger one, even if the quantities are scaled down. That holds true for mixers, too.
Best of luck with your research.
Paul
The reason I am choosing 10 qt is because my friend, who is making bread all the time, she had Omcan 10 qt and she is satisfied with its capacity and performance for her usage. For me, I love make bread, but not produce as many bread as she is. If she is using 10 Qt machine, then no reason for me to go higher. Beside, it's for household use and the max flour I will use is about 3 pound (usually less than 3 lb). 20 Qt machine is too heavy and bulky. That's why I did not choose 20 qt. Otherwise, Costco.ca has a 20 qt on sale.
How old is your KitchenAid mixer? Were you mixing a very large batch of dough? I have one from 1989 (just after the company had been sold by Hobart) and I've never had any trouble with mine. But I know people had lots of bad experiences from the mid-90s onward. Then again, I usually make just one loaf at at time (two, at most.) Good luck with your purchase of a new mixer. I wish I could comment on the Eurodibs and Omcans. Both look very heavy-duty, so I hope there will be helpful reviews.
My kitchen aid is about 8 years old. I usually use about 1 kg of mix flour to make bread every time because I think the machine can not handle more than that judging by the sound of motor,otherwise I would like to make a double amount of bread. That's why I want to buy some a heavy duty one to make more at a time. After all, it takes a while to make one batch. Why not make more?
A lot of the KitchenAids had troubles with gears stripping or motors burning out. This was after they were sold by Hobart, even the ones known as "heavy duty". Have you considered the Ankarsrum mixer? A lot of bread makers love them. From what I've read, they have the same quality now that they had 60 years ago. But these other big machines look terrific, I just hope they're as sturdy as they look.
Ankarsrum mixer is good in review, but for people who want to make bread. There are several feedback saying that the texture is not as good as traditional planetary mixer because Ankarsrum mixer is to mix only. It can mix up about 3 kg of flour. Unlike planetary mixer, it uses mixing rod to spin the bread dough hard to create better texture. That's what I read in that machine's review. However, other than that, all others said they love that machine.
Thank you, that's good to know about the Ankarsrums. Not that I was going to buy one, as I'm still happy with my KA as it is fine for the amount of bread-baking that I do. Did you see the comment from Paul about paying attention to the warning from the companies? It might be worthwhile to contact the company for a clarification.
I actually started with a 10QT Planetary mixer from Omcan purchased on Ebay. There were no complaints with it, until I needed to expand. I looked into buying another mixer because my business was expanding so I heard a lot of good things about Eurodib (research on the internet). I called up Vendexx inc a store in Montreal, they had better prices than Ebay, so i purchased through them. Good customer service and unit works great. looking to buy a eurodib spiral mixer from vendexx because Id like to make pizzas. great things all around, will be buying within the next week!