A year ago I rebuilt the transmission in the KA Pro600, and a couple of days ago it seized again while making a 2-loaf batch of dough for Italian bread. I have made hundreds of loaves of Italian bread since the rebuild, but the pot metal die-cast gears just cannot handle the 55% hydration dough. It's a Yugo drive train in an Abrams Tank body. A comment form completed on KS's website on Monday has gone unanswered, and I really don't expect them to respond. They are well aware of the design flaw and high failure rate among serious bread bakers, yet they advertise as if you can use it in a commercial bakery. I use 6-7 cups of flour for a 2-loaf recipe, and the book says to not exceed 14 cups. That's right up there with "If you like your plan you can keep it." I believe this will eventually hurt KA, because the bread baking blogs and forums are very much against this false advertising...lies, if you will.
That being said, Tuesday evening we went to Bed Bath & Beyond, hoping to bring home a new Bosch Universal Plus Mixer, only to learn they don't stock them in their NE Ohio stores. It's being shipped for free to our home, and will be here Tuesday, 2-11-14. This machine is rated tied for 1st place as the best home bread mixer on the market. Where the Pro600 failed with just 3.2# of dough in its bowl, the Bosch is rated at 4 kilograms, or 8.8# bowl capacity. Many people use it up to 12-15# with the stainless steel bowl option. Oh, I almost forgot. It comes with a 3-year warranty vs the KA 1-year warranty. Shows how well built this machine is.
I'm looking forward to getting back into the bread baking fun with this new toy. Full report to follow when I put it through its paces.
That being said, Tuesday evening we went to Bed Bath & Beyond, hoping to bring home a new Bosch Universal Plus Mixer, only to learn they don't stock them in their NE Ohio stores. It's being shipped for free to our home, and will be here Tuesday, 2-11-14. This machine is rated tied for 1st place as the best home bread mixer on the market. Where the Pro600 failed with just 3.2# of dough in its bowl, the Bosch is rated at 4 kilograms, or 8.8# bowl capacity. Many people use it up to 12-15# with the stainless steel bowl option. Oh, I almost forgot. It comes with a 3-year warranty vs the KA 1-year warranty. Shows how well built this machine is.
I'm looking forward to getting back into the bread baking fun with this new toy. Full report to follow when I put it through its paces.