Bosch Universal Mixer or ???

Soliloquy · 08-06-2017, 03:54 PM

My parents gave us a KitchenAid Stand Mixer for our marriage, almost 21 years ago. I loved it. I grew up with one. It was the good one, not the Artisan model. I broke it.

It didn't wear out, I broke it trying to force the bowl up when it was full of frozen cookie dough.

We took it apart and it is, indeed, broken.

When we got married I rarely made bread and mostly used it for cookies, muffins, etc. Now I make sourdough bread pretty often and make cookies maybe once a month. I don't do muffins or anything hardly ever. So, the Bosch seems like the perfect choice, right?

There's also the Breville mixer which gets great reviews and is comparable to my old KitchenAid. And, I can get a professional model KitchenAid, 8 qt, for around $500 (retails for about $800.) The professional line is still made by Hobart.

Given that I make a lot of bread and would love to be able to mix more than 2 loaves, I think I'm leaning toward the Bosch. But this is an expensive purchase and I hope it's my last mixer.

Reviews? If you have a Bosch what attachments do you actually use?

Aerynne · 08-06-2017, 04:33 PM

I have the Bosch compact. We got it in 2005 and it's still going strong! I use the food processor. Our blender attachment broke and I don't recommend that one. Also if you use it to make something hot (like mashed potatoes) it will freeze up and you have to wait for it to cool down to work again. But the universal has a different design so it might not do this.

mommychem · 08-06-2017, 04:45 PM

I'm just here to mourn the loss of your Kitchenaid.

Llee · 08-06-2017, 06:26 PM

My mom's Bosch mixer was 15 years old when she gave it to a friend and bought a new one. I've had my Bosch since 2009 and it's doing well. I got the cookie paddles for it and the blender. If I were to get it today (and it looks like Pleasant Hill Grain has a great sale right now!), I'd get the baker's package.

Soliloquy · 08-06-2017, 07:23 PM

Thank you for the reviews.

I always mash potatoes by hand. I did read that the Bosch isn't good for hot things like meringue and marshmallows. I make those things maybe once every other year (if ever) and I can use my handheld electric mixer. I don't make dessert very often and, when I do, I refuse to do anything complicated. Pie, brownies, birthday cake, and cookies are the extent of what I'm willing to do for a dessert. I have a food processor that I love.

Lady Grey · 08-06-2017, 07:33 PM

I've had a Bosch Universal for 2 years. I make 5 loaves of bread at a time. (it can make 6, depending on your recipe and bread pan size) It can also make a HUGE batch of cookie dough, which I do several times a year.

I have the cookie dough paddles and a food processor attachment, because that was the package Costco was selling at the time. I've never taken the processor out of the box, but the cookie dough paddles are nice. If you are making a full bowl of cookie dough they recommend you switch to the dough hook once you add flour - I just start with it and it's fine.

tempus vernum · 08-07-2017, 09:50 AM

im also here sad to see your kitchen aid broke

Soliloquy · 01-07-2018, 09:32 PM

I just ordered the Breville. I burned out my handheld mixer making Christmas cookies.

Sparrow · 01-07-2018, 11:24 PM

I wish as also going to suggest looking at the kenwood mixers

My grandmothers is still going strong. Made in the 50s!!

2sunshines · 01-08-2018, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soliloquy

I just ordered the Breville. I burned out my handheld mixer making Christmas cookies.

Can't wait to hear your reviews!

08-06-2017, 03:54 PM	#1
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Bosch Universal Mixer or ??? My parents gave us a KitchenAid Stand Mixer for our marriage, almost 21 years ago. I loved it. I grew up with one. It was the good one, not the Artisan model. I broke it. It didn't wear out, I broke it trying to force the bowl up when it was full of frozen cookie dough. We took it apart and it is, indeed, broken. When we got married I rarely made bread and mostly used it for cookies, muffins, etc. Now I make sourdough bread pretty often and make cookies maybe once a month. I don't do muffins or anything hardly ever. So, the Bosch seems like the perfect choice, right? There's also the Breville mixer which gets great reviews and is comparable to my old KitchenAid. And, I can get a professional model KitchenAid, 8 qt, for around $500 (retails for about $800.) The professional line is still made by Hobart. Given that I make a lot of bread and would love to be able to mix more than 2 loaves, I think I'm leaning toward the Bosch. But this is an expensive purchase and I hope it's my last mixer. Reviews? If you have a Bosch what attachments do you actually use?

08-06-2017, 04:33 PM	#2
Aerynne Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,359	Re: Bosch Universal Mixer or ??? I have the Bosch compact. We got it in 2005 and it's still going strong! I use the food processor. Our blender attachment broke and I don't recommend that one. Also if you use it to make something hot (like mashed potatoes) it will freeze up and you have to wait for it to cool down to work again. But the universal has a different design so it might not do this. __________________ Erin born of water and of the Spirit 4/96 married 5/02 Mama to: 2004 2007 2010 2012 2017 2019 Jan 2, 2024 And many I hope to hold in heaven one day

08-06-2017, 04:45 PM	#3
mommychem Rose Garden Butterfly on my face :) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,955	Re: Bosch Universal Mixer or ??? I'm just here to mourn the loss of your Kitchenaid. __________________ Wife with 5 DC Former Chemist

08-06-2017, 06:26 PM	#4
Llee Moderator Dancing stands with all seahorses who are journeying to freedom Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 19,197	Re: Bosch Universal Mixer or ??? My mom's Bosch mixer was 15 years old when she gave it to a friend and bought a new one. I've had my Bosch since 2009 and it's doing well. I got the cookie paddles for it and the blender. If I were to get it today (and it looks like Pleasant Hill Grain has a great sale right now!), I'd get the baker's package. __________________ It's me, dh, Dressy Bessy (Sept 08) and Dancing Daisy (May 10) Lead the children to see in every pleasant and beautiful thing an expression of God's love for them. Recommend your religion to them by its pleasantness. Let the law of kindness be in your lips. ~Ellen G. White

08-06-2017, 07:23 PM	#5
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Bosch Universal Mixer or ??? Thank you for the reviews. I always mash potatoes by hand. I did read that the Bosch isn't good for hot things like meringue and marshmallows. I make those things maybe once every other year (if ever) and I can use my handheld electric mixer. I don't make dessert very often and, when I do, I refuse to do anything complicated. Pie, brownies, birthday cake, and cookies are the extent of what I'm willing to do for a dessert. I have a food processor that I love.

08-06-2017, 07:33 PM	#6
Lady Grey Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,620	Re: Bosch Universal Mixer or ??? I've had a Bosch Universal for 2 years. I make 5 loaves of bread at a time. (it can make 6, depending on your recipe and bread pan size) It can also make a HUGE batch of cookie dough, which I do several times a year. I have the cookie dough paddles and a food processor attachment, because that was the package Costco was selling at the time. I've never taken the processor out of the box, but the cookie dough paddles are nice. If you are making a full bowl of cookie dough they recommend you switch to the dough hook once you add flour - I just start with it and it's fine. __________________ Sara

08-07-2017, 09:50 AM	#7
tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,913	Re: Bosch Universal Mixer or ??? im also here sad to see your kitchen aid broke __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

01-07-2018, 09:32 PM	#8
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Bosch Universal Mixer or ??? I just ordered the Breville. I burned out my handheld mixer making Christmas cookies.

01-07-2018, 11:24 PM	#9
Sparrow Rose Garden Immerse your soul in love. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 17,612	Re: Bosch Universal Mixer or ??? I wish as also going to suggest looking at the kenwood mixers My grandmothers is still going strong. Made in the 50s!! __________________ Manda Mama to: Bear 16.75 Funny and Tender. Larger than life. ENFP Max 14 Affectionate and Spirited. Artist Chickadee 8! She's Sunshine and Song. Born in the caul We have a fur baby. A cat called Charlie

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