do I really need a stand mixer??

[vash]

my old lady neighbor is bumming this holiday. partly because her family sucks..and also because she said she is too tired and old to stand long enough to make her annual Stollen Batch.

I thought..Stollen? I'll take a swing at it. I picked up all the ingredients. everything I read, seems to have a stand mixer involved. I have a hand mixer...

I want to take her a holiday stollen Wed. so I have to get the dough and filling going tomorrow.

thoughts? I dont want a stand mixer. hell, I can borrow hers!! but that might ruin the surprise.

[sc_rufctr]

Like This? Then yes you need a proper mixer.

I can borrow hers!! but that might ruin the surprise.

Tell her you're making bread or you could find one for not a lot of money in a second hand shop.

[id10t]

A nice Kitchenaid with all the attachments is a nice tool to play with...

[herr_oberst]

Maybe she'll let you use her kitchen; she can watch and give you hints...

[craigster59]

Yes and every store has Kitchen Aid stand mixers on sale at Christmas. There is never a better time to buy..

Costco has the "bowl lift" mixer, usually $550-600 right now for $319.00

You can get the locking bowl stand mixer for a little less, but don't you deserve the best?

I think you do.

https://www.costco.com/p/-/kitchenaid-6-quart-bowl-lift-stand-mixer-with-attachments-and-pouring-shield/4000142124?langId=-1&krypto=OHFuvH7%2F%2BQptwpa0uTbc3YM%2BAgmF0k7A2ke8n AyYfruUEmGqgmtyRTB2FIpas5KiS9F5Ws8DiwpSdzW4dvsP6kh 4AeYevMx84P3gHGqWmFBeZ0sS2xVXlUdaRwRz00lY%2FKIRO9v %2BsVF%2F6dsvy9P8Unqu0EYHHo50zqI4hSBM4uwsK22k1cLis z7jeOWqSdlGglfhh%2Bb6zle2W49E1P5OJhSapwvCKzWLkPOJn F2AwaN7%2FgP56pQGBc01jpSyXhtfcHyrCvckdzFqUDR%2BnTZ WfA%3D%3D

[juanbenae]

I've been a baker and a candlestick maker...

[Cajundaddy]

You could probably rent a stand mixer from a catering supply for $50-$100 or borrow from another neighbor in exchange for some finished product.

[Alan A]

Yes

[Gogar]

yes.

Some people prefer the classic tilt-back to the bowl-lift. I don't know why.

This is also great

https://www.kitchenaid.com/refurbished.html

[wswartzwel]

I love my Kitchen Aid, looks great tucked back in the corner on the Quartz counter top. I dust it off once or twice a year when I use it. But when I need it there is no substitute.

[onewhippedpuppy]

My wife managed to kill her Kitchenaid tilting mixer so I upgraded her to the bowl lift one, so much better. She does a lot of bread and cookies, worth every penny.

[David]

My wife uses her KitchenAid stand mixer all the time. She even complained that she preferred a hand mixer when I bought it for her for Christmas many years ago, but has since seen the way.

Now she wants a Ooni mixer that can handle larger dough batches.

[vash]

Damn. It’s unanimous?!

[greglepore]

Try FBM or CL, they're often cheap.
I have the bowl lift. For large quantities its better, but the advantage of the tilt, although less robust, is its easier to add ingredients as you go.
That said, I bought a used Ankarsrum (also called "Assistant) mixer-the bowl spins, no big head over the bowl, and I greatly prefer it. It also is better for sourdough.

[TimT]

Yes you need one, then you can personalize it...

Though i havent used it for bread in years... the no-knead method works!

[vash]

my wife's friend may sell us her extra one like Tim's.

dang it. I will customize it for sure. make some of my artist friends a stollen for work. hahah

[Scott Douglas]

We've had a Kitchen Aid ever since we got married back in '80.
My wife just informed me that our daughter's husband got her a bowl raise mixer instead of the tilt back. She hates it, says it's a pia as you can't put anything in it (wife's words, not mine).
Our bowl lock tilt back has been on our formica counter top for a long, long time and works like a champ.
Yes, you need one.

Edit: I would have added a picture of it but it's under the cover my wife made for it so you can't see it.

[gacook]

Originally Posted by wswartzwel

I love my Kitchen Aid, looks great tucked back in the corner on the Quartz counter top. I dust it off once or twice a year when I use it. But when I need it there is no substitute.

My wife broke 3 KitchenAid stand mixers...I bought some German brand stand mixer (can't think of the brand name off the top of my head); we've had that one for nearly 10 years now.

Kitchen Aids are pretty but not very heavy duty.

And yes, Vash...you need one

[herr_oberst]

Apparently, not all Kitchen Aids are the same, even the ones that look the same. KA makes or made versions that are price busters for WalMart, and others with better internals for boutique kitchen suppliers like Sur de Table. (This is what I've read.)

I have a Cuisinart stand mixer, about ten years old, used on average once a week or so and it has started to make a new noise. Still works great, just some gear whine that will most likely need to be addressed in the future.

Getting a stand mixer is like having a hip replacement. You'll wonder why you took so long to pull the trigger.

[greglepore]

Kitchen aids will chew up the internal gears, replacements are available. The Pro series are more heavy duty.