Customer Reviews for VEVOR Commercial Food Mixer, 8.5Qt Capacity, 450W Dual Rotating Dough Kneading Machine with Food-grade Stainless Steel Bowl, Security Shield & Timer Included, Baking Equipment for Restaurant Pizzeria

I bought this mixer directly from VEVOR to save a few bucks.This is an excellent value for making bread dough (about 1/3 the price of competitors' tabletop offset spiral bread dough mixers). I wondered if a true offset spiral mixer would do a better job of developing dough than a planetary stand mixer with a dough hook. So far the answer is a solid "yes." I've tested it on* High-hydration dough--around 85% hydration using the double hydration method* Low-hydration dough--bagel dough using 14% protein flour and 57% hydration* Inclusions--one with raisins, one with cooked diced onion* Highly enriched dough--brioche dough with 40% butter, 10% oilIn all cases the mixer mixed the dough without strain, developed a smooth windowpane quickly and thoroughly, and mixed all ingredients uniformly.It worked on a batch with only 500 g of flour (1 loaf of sandwich bread). The specs say it goes down to 250 g, but I would be hesitant to go below 500 g. I suspect that this mixer's "sweet spot" is 1,000 g and above.It would be nice if the mixer had a removeable bowl, reverse, more than one speed. But at this price point it's fine.However...note that the mixer had significant quality control issues:* The safety cage was misadjusted so that I could not raise it. Even I was able to fix this easily.* The mixer had no power when it arrived. It just made a horrible grinding sound. VEVOR technical support (which I could only reach by email, I couldn't reach directly...had to have my messages relayed by a customer service representative, and seemed to not be staffed by people who spoke English as a first language) instructed me to open the machine. Open the machine?! Bakers shouldn't have to do that! Once inside even I could see that the belt that transfers power from the motor to the gears was loose. In fact, it was at the very loosest setting. That means that NO ONE adjusted this before it went out to the customer. It was a bit challenging for me to fix this, but I was able to in time. And

This is an excellent value for making bread dough. I wondered if a true offset spiral mixer would do a better job of developing dough than a stand mixer with a dough hook. So far the answer is a solid "yes." I've tested it on * High-hydration dough--around 85% hydration using the double hydration method * Low-hydration dough--bagel dough using 14% protein flour and 57% hydration * Inclusions--one with raisins, one with cooked diced onion * Highly enriched dough--brioche dough with 40% butter, 10% oil In all cases the mixer mixed the dough without strain, developed a smooth windowpane quickly and thoroughly, and mixed all ingredients uniformly. It worked on a batch with only 500 g of flour. The specs say it goes down to 250 g, but I would be hesitant to go below 500 g. I suspect that this mixer's "sweet spot" is 1,000 g and above. It would be nice if the mixer had a removeable bowl, reverse, more than one speed. But at this price point it's fine. However...note that the mixer had significant quality control issues: * The safety cage was misadjusted so that I could not raise it. Even I was able to fix this easily. * The mixer had no power when it arrived. It just made a horrible grinding sound. Their technical support (which I could only reach by email, I couldn't reach directly...had to have my messages relayed by a customer service representative, and seemed to not be staffed by people who spoke English as a first language) instructed me to open the machine. Open the machine?! Bakers shouldn't have to do that! Once inside even I could see that the belt that transfers power from the motor to the gears was loose. In fact, it was at the very loosest setting. That means that NO ONE adjusted this before it went out to the customer. It was a bit challenging for me to fix this, but I was able to in time. And since then...it has worked flawlessly. I am not anticipating any additional problems. Also note that the mixer arrived about 5 days later than the website listed. But that's not a huge problem. Finally note that the listed price has been raised by $75 (15%) in just the last 4 weeks. So watch the price on this item. It may go up or down. And watch for coupon codes (using something like the Honey browser add-on). I waited until a 10% off coupon briefly activated.

Very professional spiral mixer. Home kitchen size!

If you are looking for a professional kneading mixer for bread etc this is what you are looking for (unless you need 30+ qt). True Italian design with high end components and assembly at a fraction of the cost. Makes incredible quality dough for wide range of breads and pastry’s. One of the best products on vevor!

We have several different mixer before, Kitchen add is the weaker one, easy burn out the motor. Bosch is a good one, my wife still use it depend on the what to make. VEVOR Commercial Food Mixer, 7.3Qt is powerful. and mix very well. Only thing we don't like it is; it can't take apart for cleaning. Our experience with the shipment wasn't very well. It can be come with well packaging, it may come with poor just paper packaging. We order this mixer and deal with good amazon service few times to get the damage fix and problems solved, it a long story. but anyway, This is a very good mixer. if you are doing sourdough bread or Chinese steam beard, this mixer is a perfect helper. just don't over mix your dough, you will like the great help from this mixer.

excellent quality, reliable price, a little difficult to clean, professional machine mix

item received on time was sent 2 day fed ex. mixer arrived in wood crate well protected foam inside. mixer is heavy 80 lbs . I am a hobby / home pizza /bread maker was looking at spiral mixers costing 4 times the amount figured for the cost of this mixer I'd give it a try. so my first mix was 1500g of flour/with biga at 70% hydration mixer handled it very well.machine was not noisy ran smoothly was very happy with results . cleaning was easy as soon as dough was removed I cleaned it out with damp towel wiped dry. I would recommend this mixer from first impressions / use. if I can I will re visit this review in year. hope it lasts

I just received my spiral dough mixer 2 days early! Couldn’t be happier with the free shipping and total price $499. It came in a solid wood box with styrofoam, very secure and protected. I made my first batch of dough within 30min of opening the box and it worked awesome! Only issue is the knob for the timer was off in the box and won’t stay on the peg, I’ll probably just super glue it on. I was a little worried that this mixer is only one speed, but it’s a nice medium/high speed and finished the dough super smooth and stretchy (pumpkin look) in 10 min no problem. So far I am a very satisfied customer!

Todo está muy bien para limpiar i usar no mas que calienta un poco la maza pero todo muy bien

I just received it today, shipping was quick and it was well crated. No damages. I let it sit for a while and then tried it out with 1.5 kilo flour and 50% hydration set at 8 minutes. The machine didn't move an inch, the motor sounded like it was struggling a bit now and then, but that might have been because of the grease in the gears still being cold during shipping. Dough came out perfect. This mixer is like a smaller table top version of what I used to work with in a German bakery. Very happy with my purchase. Do keep in mind that it's heavy... I struggled to lift the 81 pounds to get it onto my counter. You might want to get some help with that. lol. I also want to add that the bowl and the hook is not removable, but it's very easy to wipe out and clean after usage.