I found out how much dough is too much dough for my mixer
Tried pushing it a little with 2.5kg (5.5lbs) of dough at 65% hydration. It was smelling a little warm so I got a bag of ice but it still tripped the thermal protection. 10 minutes later it's running fine.
by Beerbrewing
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Regulationreally
I did the same thing. Lost one of the gears but the mixer still works for the most part. Never do 2 batches at once.
Dblstandard
I think we’ve all gone through this… At some point I started searching for bread specific mixers
Notorious_Meerkat
Aaaand that’s why Ankarsrum is superb! 5kg easy!
tylerbreeze
Yeah kitchenaids really are not built for heavy duty work like this lol.
Abject-Bonus-1308
Me too. I left a mixer on the kneading setting with some dough on it… I’d found out that dough was too much for my Hamilton beach stand mixer… It made a bloodcurdling crack noise until the top part of the mixer fell apart. Even the suction cups on the bottom couldn’t prevent the whole thing from falling onto the floor and all. 🥲👌🏻
kilroyscarnival
I’m always cautious with my KA ( just a 5qt artisan with the small hook) and typically only use it for softer doughs like Japanese milk bread, or hold back at least a quarter of the flour, work that thoroughly, then slowly add the last of the flour right at the end. Heavier doughs like sourdough I usually do no knead and a long cold ferment anyway.
Maverick-Mav
What speed were you running?
Jean-LucBacardi
FYI that thermal protection is there for a reason. Putting the ice bag on it will only delay the shut off and potentially cause permanent damage. If it’s getting too hot don’t try and keep it running.
broncobuckaneer
I stripped the plastic gears in mine doing this. Luckily, repair parts are pretty cheap and it’s fairly easy to replace yourself. But my machine was down a few weeks until I had time to order and replace the parts.
So yeah, don’t push the machine.
The other wear area is the base of the bowl, the threads are pretty shallow and that rocking slowly wears/bends them away. I had to get a new mixing bowl for mine around the same time.
If you want to do large batches at once, order a commercial machine. Otherwise we need to be willing to split batches if we are making a lot.
Lower-Calligrapher98
I have the Commercial Kitchen Aide, and if I try to do much less than 2 kg, it struggles to actually kneed it. It is, of course, a larger mixer, with a stronger motor, but I do like the power.
DumpyTruckz
Fuck around and find out y’all..
Equal-Topic413
Did you burn it out on purpose? Now it’s easier to justify that Ankarsrum mixer acquisition to your other half (& yourself!)
GirlisNo1
I pushed mine to its limits Christmas 2023 with a huge-ass batch of cookie dough.
I still apologize to it sometimes. Never again.
Hot-Construction-811
That is why you are meant to be using a spiral mixer and not a planetary mixer. Kitchen aid are known to fail within 2 years when you use it to mix bread dough.
OzzieTF2
I was doing the same thing with the ice lol. My mixer died the same way. Bought a bigger one at Costco and now I follow the instructions ( level 2 only with that hook).
Civil_Championship76
Once you let the smoke out of the mixer, there is no way of putting it back in
Stillwater215
You know you’re too deep into the bread space when you see 65% hydration and think “why are you going so low?”
Poinsettia917
I have a 5 quart 325 watt KA mixer. I did treat it carefully, but I wanted something more powerful. Almost bought the bigger KitchenAid, but decided on a Bosch. I love it so much!! Makes bread making so much easier.
I always wondered about pushing it. The manual says 2 loaves, but when working on one – there’s no way.
MaleHooker
I have this same mixer, same color. Definitely not the kitchen aids of old. I don’t know when the quality dropped, but it’s apparent. When mine dies I’ll look into something else.
Interesting_You6852
I can never understand why people would use such an expensive machine for bread dough when a dough mixer is like 70$ and MADE for mixing doughs. Boggles the mind but to each their own.
pembunuhUpahan
For dough, sometimes hands are always the best option. Not only that, it’s therapeutic to knead the dough. For enriched dough, like brioche, I get that machine is probably better for mixing but generally i like using hand instead even tho it does take a lot of work
Extension_Guess_1308
Why does the mixer look like Bender from this angle?
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I did the same thing. Lost one of the gears but the mixer still works for the most part. Never do 2 batches at once.
I think we’ve all gone through this… At some point I started searching for bread specific mixers
Aaaand that’s why Ankarsrum is superb! 5kg easy!
Yeah kitchenaids really are not built for heavy duty work like this lol.
Me too. I left a mixer on the kneading setting with some dough on it… I’d found out that dough was too much for my Hamilton beach stand mixer… It made a bloodcurdling crack noise until the top part of the mixer fell apart. Even the suction cups on the bottom couldn’t prevent the whole thing from falling onto the floor and all. 🥲👌🏻
I’m always cautious with my KA ( just a 5qt artisan with the small hook) and typically only use it for softer doughs like Japanese milk bread, or hold back at least a quarter of the flour, work that thoroughly, then slowly add the last of the flour right at the end. Heavier doughs like sourdough I usually do no knead and a long cold ferment anyway.
What speed were you running?
FYI that thermal protection is there for a reason. Putting the ice bag on it will only delay the shut off and potentially cause permanent damage. If it’s getting too hot don’t try and keep it running.
I stripped the plastic gears in mine doing this. Luckily, repair parts are pretty cheap and it’s fairly easy to replace yourself. But my machine was down a few weeks until I had time to order and replace the parts.
So yeah, don’t push the machine.
The other wear area is the base of the bowl, the threads are pretty shallow and that rocking slowly wears/bends them away. I had to get a new mixing bowl for mine around the same time.
If you want to do large batches at once, order a commercial machine. Otherwise we need to be willing to split batches if we are making a lot.
I have the Commercial Kitchen Aide, and if I try to do much less than 2 kg, it struggles to actually kneed it. It is, of course, a larger mixer, with a stronger motor, but I do like the power.
Fuck around and find out y’all..
Did you burn it out on purpose? Now it’s easier to justify that Ankarsrum mixer acquisition to your other half (& yourself!)
I pushed mine to its limits Christmas 2023 with a huge-ass batch of cookie dough.
I still apologize to it sometimes. Never again.
That is why you are meant to be using a spiral mixer and not a planetary mixer. Kitchen aid are known to fail within 2 years when you use it to mix bread dough.
I was doing the same thing with the ice lol. My mixer died the same way. Bought a bigger one at Costco and now I follow the instructions ( level 2 only with that hook).
Once you let the smoke out of the mixer, there is no way of putting it back in
You know you’re too deep into the bread space when you see 65% hydration and think “why are you going so low?”
I have a 5 quart 325 watt KA mixer. I did treat it carefully, but I wanted something more powerful. Almost bought the bigger KitchenAid, but decided on a Bosch. I love it so much!! Makes bread making so much easier.
[Ankarsrum](https://www.ankarsrum.com/product/assistent-original-black-b/) is what you need.
I always wondered about pushing it. The manual says 2 loaves, but when working on one – there’s no way.
I have this same mixer, same color. Definitely not the kitchen aids of old. I don’t know when the quality dropped, but it’s apparent. When mine dies I’ll look into something else.
I can never understand why people would use such an expensive machine for bread dough when a dough mixer is like 70$ and MADE for mixing doughs. Boggles the mind but to each their own.
For dough, sometimes hands are always the best option. Not only that, it’s therapeutic to knead the dough. For enriched dough, like brioche, I get that machine is probably better for mixing but generally i like using hand instead even tho it does take a lot of work
Why does the mixer look like Bender from this angle?