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equipment

The Right Mixer
for the Job
From planetary and spiral mixers to convenient-sized stand
mixers for smaller jobs, bakery mixers offer bakers extreme
ﬂexibility and efficiency to get the job done right.
At Companion, a St. Louis retailer and wholesale bakery, they
continue to use spiral mixers, but added a Genesi orbital mixer
from San Cassiano, "which allows us to mix to a certain resistance and respond to that," owner Josh Allen says. Instead of
stopping when a timer goes off, they mix until reaching the
desired dough strength. "It's been efficient," Allen says.
For bagels, Pete Linde, baker and owner of Meshuggah Bagels
in Kansas City, Missouri, swears by his BEcom fork mixer, which
he uses to make 100-pound batches at a time.
WP Bakery Group USA offers the new Kronos Spiral Mixer,
which features the company's three-zone mixing principle that
is effective for a variety of doughs. The three-zone kneading
process involves quick intensive mixing, so there is higher
absorption in the mixing phase, as well as stronger gluten

Convenience for Smaller Jobs

development and greater product volume.

For smaller batches, Hobart N50 5-Quart Mixer includes the
stainless steel 5-quart bowl, a "B" ﬂat beater, a "D" wire whip

The new equipment includes the appropriate mixing tool for

and "E" dough hook. All Hobart mixers are designed for long-

every application:

term usage under heavy-duty conditions. According to Hobart,
ease of operation is critical in a mixer because complexity

Spiral - Universal mixing tool

makes it difficult to achieve the consistency of mix that chefs

Pretzel/Bagel Spiral - Wheat doughs, dough absorption <

need. The N50 has a three-speed transmission, with the shift

54%, 3° C less dough warming, especially with stiff doughs

handle located next to the purposely large on/off switch. The

Rye Tool - Rye doughs, ideal for +60% rye portion, small
contact area, low energy input
Whole grain Tool - Whole grain doughs, uniform mixing, small

operator simply picks the speed the mix calls for and activates
the on switch. The bowl is easily raised and lowered with the
convenient hand lever.

contact area, low energy input
Confectioner Tool - Ideal for the production of cake and
crumble dough

The KitchenAid Commercial Lift Stand Mixer provides the
power and capacity needed with a 1.3-horsepower high-effi-

Blending Tool - Ideal for salads, mixtures, ﬁllings

ciency DC motor and standard 8-quart brushed stainless steel

Whisk - Fluffy whipped creams

bowl. The 7-quart or 5-quart bowls are available separately.
Speed-control protection reduces the risk of accidentally

Retail and wholesale bakeries are seeking out mixers that are

turning on the machine when cleaning. And Soft Start opera-

both reliable and convenient to use. Efficiency and energy

tion minimizes splash-out and ﬂour puff by starting slowly

savings are other key factors to consider.

before increasing to the selected speed.

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