Questions tagged [stand-mixer]
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Why does KitchenAid dough hook move up the shaft?
I have a KitchenAid Professional 600 mixer. I use it almost exclusively for Kneading whole grain sourdough or other bread on speed 2. The sourdough is medium hydration. I purchased a spiral dough hook ...
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Requirements for a stand mixer able to handle bringing together really thick noodle dough? Like 40% or even 35% hydration?
My mom had an ancient 375 watt Kitchenaid, but it broke
(it had already worn down and broken a few times even before I tried noodle dough in it!)
Now she's got an even weaker 275 watt one, which she ...
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Appropriate paddle use for standing mixer
I've had my standing mixer for a couple of years now.
As far as paddle attachments, I've got one metallic attachment, and a similar one with a rubber edge. I am making primarily blondies, cakes and ...
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A blender that cans preserves to jars?
Do blenders exist that can cook and mix food so that it ends up in steamed jars automatically?
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Open-Source Stand Mixer (Kitchen Equipment)?
Where can I find designs for an open-source stand mixer?
I'm generally looking for small-scale, industrial-quality kitchen equipment that's open-source. I'd prefer a set of machines that share the ...
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Feeding pasta dough through Kitchen aid roller
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I recently bought a Kitchen Aid stand mixer with the 3 in 1 pasta roller/cutter attachments to make fresh pasta.
I found a few recipes online, made some dough and when I get to the part ...
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Best mixer for large amounts of scone dough
Which is the best mixer to use for large quantities of scone dough? I've researched Spiral mixers and they seem like the best option perhaps. I usually mix everything by hand but I'd like to scale my ...
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Kitchen aid artisan: won't turn on lower speeds
I have a fairly new kitchen aid artisan. Recently we probably did a larger batch of dough, than reasonable and there was some burnt smell. After that the kitchen aid won't turn on on the lower two ...
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Why does KitchenAid recommend against using the Dough Hook on Speed 1?
KitchenAid's manual for the stand mixer contains several warnings not to use the dough hook on any speed other than 2. While lots of websites explain how high speeds can overheat the dough, what can ...
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Mochi without a Mochi mixer
Can a kitchen aide mixer, with a dough hook, do the same (or nearly the same) job as a Mochi Maker which costs nearly $300?
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Can a 300W kitchen aid do meat grinding?
I have a kitchen aid artisan with 300W and have read conflicting opinions on what it can and can't do. Many seem to have a hard time using meat grinder and food processor attachments, because of the ...
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Brand new KitchenAid Professional 6500 makes clicking/ticking noise when under load
I bought a brand new KitchenAid Professional 6500 from "kitchenaid.com" just a week ago and set it up today, I used the flap beater attachment to make cookie dough.
When mixing butter with ...
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Kitchen Aid KSMC50S stand mixer attachments and dough hook
I inherited a Kitchen Aid KSMC50S stand mixer from my mother. It was purchased new around 1998 or so.
My model has a sticker right above the accessory port that says "No attachments available for ...
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Use Stand Mixer for Scone
I tried for the first time to bake scone. I used a stand mixer to mix the ingredients based on a recipe. But I have some questions:
Is it ok to use a stand mixer to mix them? I used the beater to mix ...
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Is there a trick to scraping the beater of my stand mixer?
I've been doing more baking than usual, so this problem keeps bugging me: how do I effectively scrape the butter/sugar mixture or half-beaten cream cheese or whatever it is off of the paddle beater, ...
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How to deal with small batches on a KitchenAid?
We recently got a Kitchenaid pro 450 stand mixer. It’s lovely, but when we just want to mix a small amount of things the mixing head doesn’t reach the bottom and nothing happens.
What’s the solution?...
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Where are the missing speeds in my KitchenAid mixer
I have an artisan KitchenAid mixer, model KSM150, everywhere on the internet, including in the KitchenAid site it says that there are 10 working speeds, but the speed selector on my mixer has only 6 ...
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Does power give a like-for-like comparison between different brands of stand mixer?
I've noticed that the KitchenAid stand mixers (which are supposed to be one of the best, if not the best, brand out there) have significantly lower power rating than their counterparts from other ...
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Must bread dough clear the side of the mixer using the hook?
I can get it to clear just fine with the paddle, but I can't reliably do so with the hook attachment, even after ten minutes at the fastest setting. My flour is fairly strong, autolysed, and the ...
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Why is the paddle and not the whisk used for making cake batter in a planetary mixer?
And would there be a difference in the cake using the whisk and the one using the paddle? If so, what would it be?
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Substitute for a Standing Mixer using a paddle
Many times I'll find a great-looking recipe that calls for a standing mixer. I haven't made buying one a priority yet. Usually I will make it anyway, using my hand mixer with beaters.
I found one ...
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What are the main differences between a stand mixer, a countertop blender and a food processor?
I'm looking to replace my countertop blender. Since my kitchen space is rather limited, I was doing some research to see if there are any "multipurpose" devices. I found out that there are also stand ...
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Kneading difficulties with rye flour
My everyday bread recipe contains:
550 g flour
370 g water
12 g salt
4 g yeast
I knead it in a Kitchenaid mixer with a C-shaped dough hook (which, I know, is loathed by some folks). Dough tends to ...
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Can we make peanut butter with 500W mixer?
I tried making peanut butter with 500w mixer but peanut is not secreating oil, is there any way to make peanut butter?
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Can you freeze a plastic mixer bowl?
I made a chocolate crinkle cookie dough that needs to be frozen for 2 hours before forming and baking. Can I freeze it in the (Bosch) plastic mixer bowl or will that ruin the bowl?
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What is the adequate power for a non-commercial Planetary Mixer?
I have a standard mixer that can be put on a stand and its motor has 400W of power. Since it struggles with some doughs and I don't really like its mixing I decided to buy a stand "Planetary Mixer"* (...
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What is the best standmixer 350 wattage or higher [closed]
What is the best Stand mixer with 350 or more wattage?
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Avoiding over-mixing when using a stand mixer
I've been having a problem when I try to make baked desserts using my stand mixer: cookies come out flat and cakes come out too dense. I've tried several recipes and had them come out great when ...
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stand mixer - reasons to go with a higher wattage vs lower wattage mixer
Not sure if it's ok to mention specific brands or not, so I won't. But I'd like to pick up a stand mixer and the two models i'm considering have either a 325 or 575 watt motor and 5 or 6qts ...
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Shallower bowl or longer dough hook for Kitchen Aid 7qt Stand Mixer?
I have a 7qt lifter style kitchen aid stand mixer and use it often to make bread and pizza doughs.
Generally works great for very large batches, but I find that either the 7qt bowl is too deep or the ...
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What are the tradeoffs between spiral and C-shaped dough hooks?
I have misplaced the dough hook attachment for my KitchenAid stand mixer, and I'm debating what type of dough hook attachment to purchase to replace it, and specifically if there are performance ...
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What previously manual techniques should I use a stand mixer for?
I recently added a KitchenAid to my kitchen on Valentine's day, so that's the source of my question.
I know plenty of things can be done by hand or with a stand mixer. But recipes don't always ...
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What do I need to consider when upgrading to a 40 quart mixer?
I have a cookie business. Currently I'm using a Kitchenaid 7 quart mixer and can only make 50 cookies at a time.
I'm thinking of upgrading to a Hobart HL-400 40 quart mixer. I selected this brand ...
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Is there any commercial stand mixer bigger than kitchenaids with bowl scraping paddle?
the biggest kitchenaid with a bowl scraping paddle (called flex edge by them) is a 7 quart mixer. i would choose something bigger only if such paddle that also scrapes the side of the bowl when mixing ...
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What can I use instead of paddle attachment for a stand mixer?
I only have this machine.
and it has only two type of attachment not the paddle. Can I use one of these two? or I need to buy a new one that has paddle?
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Cutting cold butter into flour - which mixer attachment should I use?
I have a kitchenaid 6 quart stand mixer and a large family of nine. At the moment we're using coupons to buy biscuit dough, but I wanted to look at the time and effort to make our own. Not just for ...
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Adding too much flour to bread dough in Kitchenaid Stand Mixer?
I own a Kitchenaid Artisan Stand Mixer and everytime I try to use the dough hooks to make bread, I always end up using WAYY more flour than the recipe calls for.
For example, I was trying to make ...
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KitchenAid Mixers, which one to pick?
I am planning to buy a KitchenAid mixer for my wife as a birthday present. However, there are multiple models and I am not sure which one to pick. My wife will be using the mixer for making cookies, ...
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Is it possible to whisk egg whites too much?
Just a though that I had today while whipping egg whites in the tabletop mixer. Can you whisk them 'till they separate, curdle, develop off flavour, strange aroma or texture ?
Suppose they could ...
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Kitchenaid mixer dropping metal shavings
My fiance and I have been using our KitchenAid 600 series pro mixer almost daily for close to 7 months now with no issue.
Today I wanted to surprise my fiance with homemade whole wheat pasta, and ...
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Can any KitchenAid stand mixer attachments be used to make peanut butter?
Can I use any of the various attachments for my Kitchenaid stand mixer to make peanut butter? I was thinking one of the different grinding attachments might work, insofar as the machine at my local ...
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What will happen to my cake if I don't cream the butter enough?
I am preparing for a cake decorating party for some 8-year-olds and was testing a simple butter cake recipe.
I made a small-ish batch of batter (just over a stick of butter, just under 1/2 lb of ...
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How can I prevent dough from wrapping around a dough hook? [duplicate]
I have a 5.5qt KitchenAid stand mixer with the burnished spiral ("pigtail") dough hook. This is not the C-hook. When I make a small amount (for example, using 250g of flour or approximately 2 cups) of ...
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In my new mixer, my bread dough gets wrapped around the kneading hook. What should I do?
I just got a new stand mixer - a nice, heavy 500W mixer with a 5-liter bowl.
Until now, I'd been making bread by hand and kneading it on the countertop.
So the first thing I tried was using the mixer ...
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What to look for in a Stand Mixer?
I want to buy a stand mixer, a good one. Mainly for mixing dough, but also for mincing meat. I've seen that the KitchenAid has a mincing attachment. So, I've made a list of what to look for, and would ...
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How do I remove my KitchenAid attachment?
My KitchenAid attachment appears to be stuck. I attempt to push up to remove the dough hook and it does not budge one bit. I am thinking I'm either doing something completely wrong or there's some way ...
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