Hi all,
A little over a year ago my KA mixer stripped its little gears and I came
to this group for advice regarding a new heavy duty replacement unit
(Preferably not KA). The responses were overwhelming. The recommendations
were divided among three brands. Magic Mill DLX, Bosch and Kenwood KM800.
Since that time, I was able to repair the KA myself and that gave some time
to study the market a little more closely. Well, the old KA is starting to
get a little grumpy again and it's only a matter of time before I'm
replacing the gears once more. A job, by the way, that is a big pain in
the butt.
After much deliberation, I have boiled it down to two units. The Kenwood
and the Bosch. Unfortunately, I had to eliminate the DLX because of its
huge capacity. I understand it doesn't do well with single loaf (3 cup)
recipes and usually I make one or two loaves at a time yet occasionally I
would like to make three or four. I pretty much know what the Kenwood will
do because it's a rotary mixer similar to the KA but sturdy. What I really
need is more information about the Bosch. I keep going back to websites
and looking at that unit, and the more I look the better it keeps looking
to me.
Hopefully all you Bosch owners will throw in your two bits worth, give me
some opinions and answer some questions for me.
1. Bosch makes four units. The Universal, the Concept7, the Comfort and
the Compact. The Universal and the Concept7 look most appropriate to
me. Which one would you recommend?
2. Is the Concept7 worth the extra $$$$ over the Universal?
3. Is there any justification for paying $100 extra for the stainless bowl
option?
4. Are the attachments good pieces of equipment?
5. Does the Bosch handle small recipes as I'm led to believe it will?
6. Can cakes and cookies be successfully made with the Bosch?
7. Does the Bosch knead dough as efficiently and thoroughly as the
advertising claims.
8. I've heard that the Bosch has a tendency to walk around the counter. Is
this fact or fiction and is it a problem for you?
I certainly would appreciate any and all information you can give me
regarding this unit. I need to make a change muy pronto.
Thank you very much.
Don Bischoff
E-mail Address:
TaktEZ@earthlink.net