I have been puddling along with a KitchenAid Artisan for six months, in
an increasing sweat of frustration over its capacity. Even with only
half a batch of stiff dough like bagel dough or stick dough like a
sourdough, it struggles, and today it burnt out for the third time,
though it was well below its own alleged maximum capacity and only on
#2. I've been thinking about replacing it since I make 2 batches of
bread a day and handkneading is a bit too time-consuming.

But what with? Here in the midnight that is the UK, one cannot get a
Bosch Universal or an Electrolux Magic Mill. One can only get enormous,
frighteningly expensive professional mixers like the Hobart for £2k+.
So the options seem to be

1. Struggle on with the Kitchen Aid, doing a lot of hand-kneading every
few months.
2. Supplement it by getting another large stand mixer; there's a
Kenwood of slightly superior capacity, and I suppose this means that I
could knead two halves of a batch at once.
3. Supplement it with a bread machine, assuming they can be got to do
mix and knead only. Again, range is limited in the UK; no Zojirushi,
for instance. I gather these are only good for the kinds of doughs that
are easy to knead by hand, though some say they are best with brioche.

I'd be grateful for thoughts and appliance recommendations.

--
Jane Lumley