I have been reading reviews and mostly they are about how great it is for bread. What about cookie dough, cakes, whipped cream--mashed potatoes??
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Kitchenaid mixer is best for cookie dough, batters, frostings and the like. It can be used with the plastic bowl included but the volume is small and using it is cumbersome. Mashed potatoes are best with a potato ricer since the starch when mixed in mixer forms quickly and makes them gummy. This mixer is a superstar at making bread and rolled fondant! Even bagel dough! Couldn't live without it (happily)!
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Check out the video on this item at Everythingkitchens.com, it will show you how this works. I hope this helps. It is a great mixer.
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This is the one and only mixer you will need in your lifetime. I have made whipped cream, marshmallows, cake, cookies and bread. Everything mixed just perfectly. You are provided with two bowls, the mixer attachment goes with the one for whipping. Good luck!
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Yes, it's great for cookies, cakes, whipped cream, meringue, frosting and bread dough. It has two bowls. One you use the roller and scraper with and one you use regular beaters. I use the roller and scraper for everything except whipped cream, meringue and thin icings. I never use a mixer for mashed potatoes, a ricer or food mill is much better.
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I think Hamilton beach has always been a good brand.Iam very pleased with my mixer..Have used it about 10 times so far and love it...Have made cheese cake about 4 times,and it did good,although I think it does better when cream cheese is soft, and to add 1 pkg. at a time..Have mixed cookie dough and cake batter,and it does wonderful..Iam not disapointed at all.I just couldnt see spending what they want for kitchen aid, and I do think kitchen aid is overrated...read alot of reviews, very happy with the Hamilton Beach...good luck to you
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I use it to make regular yeast bread and also many misc. kinds of pound cakes etc.I have had no problems at all. Love the size. : )
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Most definitely. It's an excellent product that's perfect for rolling out dough, etc. Love it!
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I've not used it for bread dough, if that's what you have in mind, I have only used it for batters & whipping creams & cookie dough, but it is a very powerful little mixer & so may be good for that too
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I have used it in making Oatmeal and in making Creammed Sweet Potato and I use it in making coffee, I would have to answer yes. I'm not much of a baker however I have used it in attempting to make bread. If you could ever get over my " Bread" and stop laughing I think you would agree it did taste good. You can stop laughing now.
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Hi, as an experienced baker, I would advise this way. You can not use bread flour for everything. It is only for bread/bagels etc. Anything that needs high protein/high gluten which equals chew. I imagine you could use it for sauces, but I don't. I use Wondra for sauces. I use GREAT RIVER MILLING's whole wheat pastry flour for baked goods such as cookies, cakes, nut breads and it works BEAUTIFULLY, you can not even tell it is WW flour. If you have kids, they will never know any different. I don't think I've used their regular wheat. I did buy some WW Bread flour that I did not realize had part of the bran removed, but I will not buy again as my customers want Whole Wheat. Hi, as an experienced baker, I would advise this way. You can not use bread flour for everything. It is only for bread/bagels etc. Anything that needs high protein/high gluten which equals chew. I imagine you could use it for sauces, but I don't. I use Wondra for sauces. I use GREAT RIVER MILLING's whole wheat pastry flour for baked goods such as cookies, cakes, nut breads and it works BEAUTIFULLY, you can not even tell it is WW flour. If you have kids, they will never know any different. I don't think I've used their regular wheat. I did buy some WW Bread flour that I did not realize had... » Read More Hi, as an experienced baker, I would advise this way. You can not use bread flour for everything. It is only for bread/bagels etc. Anything that needs high protein/high gluten which equals chew. I imagine you could use it for sauces, but I don't. I use Wondra for sauces. I use GREAT RIVER MILLING's whole wheat pastry flour for baked goods such as cookies, cakes, nut breads and it works BEAUTIFULLY, you can not even tell it is WW flour. If you have kids, they will never know any different. I don't think I've used their regular wheat. I did buy some WW Bread flour that I did not realize had part of the bran removed, but I will not buy again as my customers want Whole Wheat. « Show Less
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YES.<3 I love it .Taste so much better and looks great in cooking/baking.I cant keep it I use it all up first. try it you will love it. Buy in bulk if you like it. :)
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It depends on the recipe and your family's preference. I have used it many recipes,including bread, pancakes, pie crust, and cookies and had great results. We like the difference! It is different though, and some recipes don't take well to it. Play around and figure out your preference. If you use a lot of whole wheat flour already, you'll like this. Good luck!
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I usually use mine to mix cookie dough or batter for pastries. I mixed a cinnamon roll type dough with it, and there were no problems. I like mine very much - and pleased with the overall quality. I'm not a professional baker, so I didn't think a $300 stand mixer was worth my time...which is why this appealed to me. I don't like the pouring shield though - it got in the way, so I just removed it.
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I have used it to knead bread dough, yes. If you're going for an artisinal french bread or sourdough, any mixer is gonna over-knead it, and you're best to use your hands. But, white bread, brioche, sweet doughs, etc. will be just fine. I used speed 1.
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Yes, this machine is a work horse. I absolutely love my mixer. I make huge batches of whole wheat bread at least once a week. I always use the roller option, but for stiffer doughs you might want to use the dough hook. Very high quality mixer. If you're used to other machines, it may take some time to learn how to use this, but it's worth it. Absolutely the best, as far as I'm concerned.
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I have never thought to used it for baking bread.. where do you find recipes?
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I use it for cake batter too. It works.The good cakes need a good receipe though :)
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it works GREAT for making pie crust, pizza dough,biscuts,pasta dough, but i would not suggest using it for bread dough.i would use a kitchen aid mixer with a bread hook, or a bread maker.
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Have you found any alternative? I just started looking into purchasing a bread maker and I'm stuck in the same quandry. I avoid non-stick at all costs, but I can't seem to find a machine without it. Please let me know if you found anything. Thanks! Lyndi
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I have used several recipes that were not in the booklet that came with this machine. I get good results with all of these recipes. You just need to make sure that you put your ingredients into the machine in the order specified from the manufacturer to get good results. Examples of recipes that I have used are for things like bread machine calzone (I use this for my pizza dough, too), Portuguese Sweet Bread, Bread Machine Garlic Bread and Garlic-Herb Parmesan Rolls. I love this machine and I don't think I could live without it.