Buying Guide | Commercial Mixer

Planetary Mixers are what you need anytime you are mixing batter or light dough for use in your bakery, catering business and restaurant. This type of mixer features a fixed, non-rotating bowl. The bowl is latched onto the base of the machine and can be raised into the mixing position. A great advantage of this mixer type is the availability of different attachments that can be used when mixing. These mixers come in both countertop and floor model.Spiral Mixer 

Spiral Mixers  are the essential piece of equipment if your bakery or pizzeria is preparing any amount of heavy dough, such as artisan bread dough or pizza dough on a daily basis. This mixer features fixed spiral beater, around which the bowl rotates. It is generally more precise than the planetary mixer and doesn’t require bowl changes for smaller batches.

Vertical Cutter Mixer

Vertical Cutter Mixers are industrial-sized versions of a food processor with a large covered mixing bowl, a high horsepower motor and the cutter which allows the processing of large volume of meat, vegetables, and smooth textured mousses, and kneading, chopping, emulsifying and of course, mixing.

Mixer Size

The most important fact on choosing a mixer is to choose the right size. The size of the mixer can be determined by a size of its bowl and is measured by how many quarts the bowl can hold. Essentially, there are two types of mixers base on the bowl sizes. Countertop mixers range from 5Qt – 20Qt and is used for the smaller volume application while floor mixers can accommodate higher loads range from 30Qt-100QT and is designed to sit on the floor. These mixers are used for a larger application such as pizzerias and large bakeries.

Mixer Speed

All mixers feature different operating speeds which can be known through mixer’s operation manual. Mixing products can be much better by following the certain speeds. One of the most important fact about your mixer speed is whether or not you can change the speed during the operation. So before purchasing, make sure you choose the right mixer for your needs.

Horsepower

Larger mixers are made with a higher horsepower motor than smaller models. Normally, the higher the horsepower the better the mixer, which suited to handle thicker, stiffer dough.

Mixer Attachments

• Mixing Bowl – one the main part of every mixer that comes in a variety of sizes. 5Qt-100Qt
• Dough Hook – is a spiral shaped hood which is normally used in a spiral mixer for making pizza dough or bread dough.
• Flat Beater – shaped like a paddle and ideal for mixing various batters for cakes, brownies and mashing potatoes and/or other vegetables and ground meat.
• Wire Whip – powerful whip made of wire strands that are used for whipping up creams, frostings, and marinade.
• Pastry Knife – is a thin dough hook and perfect for pie and pastry dough.
• Bowl Scraper – scrapes down the sides of the bowl while the agitator turns. It will save time for cleaning the bowl manually and prevent waste.
• Meat Grinder – is used for the purpose of grinding meat and vegetables.
• Grater / Slicer – perfect for shredding cheese and slicing vegetables.
• Mixer Table – Good support for countertop and bench mixers.

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