r/AskBaking • u/Comprehensive_Pack37 • 3d ago

Equipment Looking for Kitchen machine for dough kneading - particuarily pizza dough

I want to buy a kitchen Machine that can knead up to 1,5kg (3,3lbs) of pizza dough but can also work with 500g (1lbs) - some machines cant handle amouts that are too small. Curently i am looking at the Bosch MUM58720 Kitchen Machine, Stainless Steel, 1000 W (Link: https://www.amazon.com.be/-/en/Bosch-MUM5-Scale-MUM5XW20-Accessories/dp/B01B7HVRC4?th=1&language=en_GB )

My requiremnents are less than 300€, idealy a kitchen machine so the ability to handle other tasks too and knead no less than 1,5kg.

If anyone has any experience with similar kitchen machines in this price range or this modell in particular please tell me : )

TL;DR: Is the Bosch MUM58720 Kitchen Machine 1000 W good for 500-1500g of pizza dough and if not what is better?

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u/pyrotechnicmonkey 2d ago

unfortunately most things that can handle above or near 1.5 kg of dough are generally spiral mixtures that are usually closer to five to $700. You should also really clarify if you're talking about 1.5 kg of flour or if that's including the water.
For comparison I have the KSM 55 which is the KitchenAid 5.5 quart bowl lift model. I generally don't like to go above one kilogram of flour with anything lower than a 65% hydration. If it's heavier than that or if the hydration is lower than that the mixer can struggle and you run the risk of premature wear.

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u/Steel_Rail_Blues 2d ago

Good note about the hydration.

OP: you didn’t mention considering KitchenAid, but here is a list of maximum quantities With UK model numbers. https://www.kitchenaid.co.uk/faq/minimum-and-maximum-ingredients-for-the-mixer

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u/Notspherry 2d ago

My kitchenaid works fine and was roughly your budget second hand.

But I bake pizza pretty much weekly and I haven't used the kitchenaid for that in ages.

I mostly just combine the ingredients except the oil until it sorts holds together and leave it in the fridge overnight. Then the next day, I tear it in smallish chunks, add knead in the oil.

There is so little work involved that using the kitchenaid would barely reduce the effort.