On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:48:38 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

>On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:30:07 -0700 (PDT), Denise in NH
> wrote:
>
>>On Jul 26, 5:01*pm, wrote:
>>> I'm looking into getting a stand mixer. I'm looking at two Kitchen Aid models.
>>> One is a six quart, 575 watt model and the other is a five quart, 325 watt
>>> model. My question is,which one do I need for basic baking and hopefully bread
>>> making. They both come with a dough hook. It's only my wife and myself and we
>>> really don't do much entertaining. I'm retired and would like to get into
>>> baking. I already do all the other cooking *:-) *Any suggestions from those of
>>> you who own a stand mixer? Thanks.
>>
>>I have the larger one and don't regret getting it, even though there's
>>only the two of us here. I love it for bread. If cost isn't an
>>issue, go for the bigger one.
>
>First thing is to ask yourself how often you'll use it and for what,
>and be honest. Neither can knead more dough than one can easily by
>hand, those bowls are too small and neither has the power to knead the
>heavier doughs in any large amounts... and no machine can knead dough
>better than human hands... I'd not get either unless you're disabled.
>I'd suggest a quality hand mixer instead, KA makes a nice one, a lot
>less money and needs little storeage space. Only down side is you
>can't display it to impress anyone except those that really cook.
>Years ago when I had stand mixers I still most often reached for my
>hand mixer, did the job as well if not better and so much less clean
>up. And btw, wattage is power consumed, not power produced... those
>higher wattage stand mixers produce more heat is all... the larger
>machine produces excessive heat mostly due to the larger bowl
>diameter. If you insist on a stand mixer go with the smaller, it's
>more efficient.

A hand mixer is fine if you want to whip cream or mix a box cake mix.
They want to make bread. Your notion that a hand mixer will do bread
dough is nonsense. A stand mixer is fine for bread dough. It makes
short order of mixing the goopy part of bread dough and handles
kneading the dough just fine. Not everyone can handle bread dough
without pain in fingers and wrists.
Janet US

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:26:09 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

>On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:48:38 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:30:07 -0700 (PDT), Denise in NH
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Jul 26, 5:01*pm, wrote:
>>>> I'm looking into getting a stand mixer. I'm looking at two Kitchen Aid models.
>>>> One is a six quart, 575 watt model and the other is a five quart, 325 watt
>>>> model. My question is,which one do I need for basic baking and hopefully bread
>>>> making. They both come with a dough hook. It's only my wife and myself and we
>>>> really don't do much entertaining. I'm retired and would like to get into
>>>> baking. I already do all the other cooking *:-) *Any suggestions from those of
>>>> you who own a stand mixer? Thanks.
>>>
>>>I have the larger one and don't regret getting it, even though there's
>>>only the two of us here. I love it for bread. If cost isn't an
>>>issue, go for the bigger one.
>>
>>First thing is to ask yourself how often you'll use it and for what,
>>and be honest. Neither can knead more dough than one can easily by
>>hand, those bowls are too small and neither has the power to knead the
>>heavier doughs in any large amounts... and no machine can knead dough
>>better than human hands... I'd not get either unless you're disabled.
>>I'd suggest a quality hand mixer instead, KA makes a nice one, a lot
>>less money and needs little storeage space. Only down side is you
>>can't display it to impress anyone except those that really cook.
>>Years ago when I had stand mixers I still most often reached for my
>>hand mixer, did the job as well if not better and so much less clean
>>up. And btw, wattage is power consumed, not power produced... those
>>higher wattage stand mixers produce more heat is all... the larger
>>machine produces excessive heat mostly due to the larger bowl
>>diameter. If you insist on a stand mixer go with the smaller, it's
>>more efficient.
>
>A hand mixer is fine if you want to whip cream or mix a box cake mix.
>They want to make bread. Your notion that a hand mixer will do bread
>dough is nonsense. A stand mixer is fine for bread dough. It makes
>short order of mixing the goopy part of bread dough and handles
>kneading the dough just fine. Not everyone can handle bread dough
>without pain in fingers and wrists.
>Janet US

I can handle the dough but why? I toss the stuff in the bowl and turn
the machine on. And yes shemp is wrong again. I have the KA hand
mixer and there's no way it can be used for dough.

Lou

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:12:51 -0500, Lou Decruss
> wrote:

>On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:26:09 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:48:38 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:30:07 -0700 (PDT), Denise in NH
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Jul 26, 5:01*pm, wrote:
>>>>> I'm looking into getting a stand mixer. I'm looking at two Kitchen Aid models.
>>>>> One is a six quart, 575 watt model and the other is a five quart, 325 watt
>>>>> model. My question is,which one do I need for basic baking and hopefully bread
>>>>> making. They both come with a dough hook. It's only my wife and myself and we
>>>>> really don't do much entertaining. I'm retired and would like to get into
>>>>> baking. I already do all the other cooking *:-) *Any suggestions from those of
>>>>> you who own a stand mixer? Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>I have the larger one and don't regret getting it, even though there's
>>>>only the two of us here. I love it for bread. If cost isn't an
>>>>issue, go for the bigger one.
>>>
>>>First thing is to ask yourself how often you'll use it and for what,
>>>and be honest. Neither can knead more dough than one can easily by
>>>hand, those bowls are too small and neither has the power to knead the
>>>heavier doughs in any large amounts... and no machine can knead dough
>>>better than human hands... I'd not get either unless you're disabled.
>>>I'd suggest a quality hand mixer instead, KA makes a nice one, a lot
>>>less money and needs little storeage space. Only down side is you
>>>can't display it to impress anyone except those that really cook.
>>>Years ago when I had stand mixers I still most often reached for my
>>>hand mixer, did the job as well if not better and so much less clean
>>>up. And btw, wattage is power consumed, not power produced... those
>>>higher wattage stand mixers produce more heat is all... the larger
>>>machine produces excessive heat mostly due to the larger bowl
>>>diameter. If you insist on a stand mixer go with the smaller, it's
>>>more efficient.
>>
>>A hand mixer is fine if you want to whip cream or mix a box cake mix.
>>They want to make bread. Your notion that a hand mixer will do bread
>>dough is nonsense. A stand mixer is fine for bread dough. It makes
>>short order of mixing the goopy part of bread dough and handles
>>kneading the dough just fine. Not everyone can handle bread dough
>>without pain in fingers and wrists.
>>Janet US
>
>I can handle the dough but why? I toss the stuff in the bowl and turn
>the machine on. And yes shemp is wrong again. I have the KA hand
>mixer and there's no way it can be used for dough.

All that snorting interferes with reading comprehension.

Janet Bostwick wrote:

>On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:48:38 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:30:07 -0700 (PDT), Denise in NH
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Jul 26, 5:01*pm, wrote:
>>>> I'm looking into getting a stand mixer. I'm looking at two Kitchen Aid models.
>>>> One is a six quart, 575 watt model and the other is a five quart, 325 watt
>>>> model. My question is,which one do I need for basic baking and hopefully bread
>>>> making. They both come with a dough hook. It's only my wife and myself and we
>>>> really don't do much entertaining. I'm retired and would like to get into
>>>> baking. I already do all the other cooking *:-) *Any suggestions from those of
>>>> you who own a stand mixer? Thanks.
>>>
>>>I have the larger one and don't regret getting it, even though there's
>>>only the two of us here. I love it for bread. If cost isn't an
>>>issue, go for the bigger one.
>>
>>First thing is to ask yourself how often you'll use it and for what,
>>and be honest. Neither can knead more dough than one can easily by
>>hand, those bowls are too small and neither has the power to knead the
>>heavier doughs in any large amounts... and no machine can knead dough
>>better than human hands... I'd not get either unless you're disabled.
>>I'd suggest a quality hand mixer instead, KA makes a nice one, a lot
>>less money and needs little storeage space. Only down side is you
>>can't display it to impress anyone except those that really cook.
>>Years ago when I had stand mixers I still most often reached for my
>>hand mixer, did the job as well if not better and so much less clean
>>up. And btw, wattage is power consumed, not power produced... those
>>higher wattage stand mixers produce more heat is all... the larger
>>machine produces excessive heat mostly due to the larger bowl
>>diameter. If you insist on a stand mixer go with the smaller, it's
>>more efficient.
>
>A hand mixer is fine if you want to whip cream or mix a box cake mix.
>
>They want to make bread.
>Your notion that a hand mixer will do bread dough is nonsense.

Never said that... said for bread dough to use ones hands, unless one
is handicapped... try reading again. Were you not so possessed with
admonishing me your low IQ wouldn't become so obvious... what an angry
unfullfilled woman you are... I'd not be surprised to learn that you
have no legs either, Janet.

On 7/27/2011 9:14 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> A hand mixer is fine if you want to whip cream or mix a box cake mix.
>> >
>> >They want to make bread.
>> >Your notion that a hand mixer will do bread dough is nonsense.

> Never said that... said for bread dough to use ones hands, unless one
> is handicapped... try reading again.

Or unless one just doesn't want to stand there kneading dough by hand.

I also don't feel like lighting a wood fire every time I want to cook
something so I have a stove.

I also don't feel like cutting ice out of a lake in winter and storing
it... so I have a refrigerator.

Now Sheldon, pick up your scythe and go mow your lawn. What? You use a
tractor? Are you handicapped... or just lazy? Or do you just like
displaying your tractor to impress people?

George L

On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:07:41 -0500, George Leppla
> wrote:

>On 7/27/2011 9:14 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> A hand mixer is fine if you want to whip cream or mix a box cake mix.
>>> >
>>> >They want to make bread.
>>> >Your notion that a hand mixer will do bread dough is nonsense.
>
>> Never said that... said for bread dough to use ones hands, unless one
>> is handicapped... try reading again.
>
>Or unless one just doesn't want to stand there kneading dough by hand.
>
>I also don't feel like lighting a wood fire every time I want to cook
>something so I have a stove.
>
>I also don't feel like cutting ice out of a lake in winter and storing
>it... so I have a refrigerator.
>
>Now Sheldon, pick up your scythe and go mow your lawn. What? You use a
>tractor? Are you handicapped... or just lazy? Or do you just like
>displaying your tractor to impress people?
>
>George L Doughboy

You're too fat to knead dough, you'd have a coronary.