Commercial Catering Equipment : Planetary mixer : Buying Guide

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Commercial Catering EquipmentPlanetary Mixer
Buying Guide
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Commercial Catering Equipment Planetary Mixer
Buying Guide

• Planetary mixers are an almost essential part of
  any kitchen. These multipurpose mixers allow
  users to make a variety of mixes from pastry to
  whisks. Planetary mixers are available in various
  dimensions and with various specifications. This
  article will assist those looking to purchase one
  to select the best for their needs.
• As with all commercial catering equipment,
  getting a quality product suited for your
  specific needs can mean the difference between a
  hassle free lifelong use versus constant changing
  and shifting.

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Commercial Catering Equipment Planetary Mixer
Buying Guide

• Planetary mixers can come in either a gear driven
  variety or a belt driven variety, with a
  tilt-able bowl or not and in various capacities
  and powers. The first thing that MUST be
  understood is that it is not a dough (or spiral)
  mixer. Although all planetary mixers can mix
  dough, they cannot mix large amounts of dough as
  they are generally not designed to be as tough.
• Attachments- Most if not all planetary mixers
  come with attachments for mixing dough (dough
  hook), whipping (whisk) and mixing (beater).
  Changing the attachments is often a
  straightforward process and a safety guard
  ensures that this procedure cannot be carried out
  whist the machine is running.

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Commercial Catering Equipment Planetary Mixer
Buying Guide

• Size- Sizes for a commercial planetary mixer
  range from a small 5 Litre bench-top unit having
  a very small footprint and similar capacity to a
  domestic unit, to over 100L units for large scale
  applications such as in cake shops, pasta
  manufacturing etc. Some general advice on
  selecting the right size unit includes
• Get a 30-40 larger capacity unit than the
  maximum amount of product you wish to mix, most
  products expand on mixing and may spill if loaded
  to the brim.
• As a rule of thumb a 10L mixer would be able to
  mix around 2kg of dough.

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Commercial Catering Equipment Planetary Mixer
Buying Guide

• Some optional and special features you can
  consider with your planetary mixer
• Mix Speed Controller Mix speed simply means the
  revolutions per minute (rpm) of the relevant
  attachment that is fixed to the unit for a
  particular job example a whisk. Mixers mostly
  come with two kinds of speed controller. One kind
  allows you to have a set of three to four
  different speeds. These are useful when you have
  to vary the mixing speed of the mix in the bowl.
  The second kind is the fixed speed which is one
  standard speed for all mixing.
• Timer - Some units come with an automatic timer
  which allows you to leave the operation running
  for specific time. This is useful for certain
  recipes and is a great help when you have other
  things to attend to.

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Commercial Catering Equipment Planetary Mixer
Buying Guide

• Splash Cover - To stop splashing, which occurs
  when mixing light sauces or batter at high speeds
  and maximum size loads, you can use a special
  cover that fits around the rim of the bowl.
• Bowl Scraper Some mixers come with a factory
  installed bowl scraper. This feature is
  particularly useful when mixing certain types of
  liquids where the ingredients tend to stick to
  the side of the bowl, which can cause incomplete
  mixing. To deal with this, the machine must be
  turned off a couple of time to allow the operator
  to scrape the sides of the bowl with which can be
  an inconvenience. However, some machines now
  offer the bowl scraper that can be attached to
  the mixing part. The scraper automatically
  scrapes the sides of the bowl during mixing.

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Commercial Catering Equipment Planetary Mixer
Buying Guide

• Bowl Lifter If you run an operation that is
  mixing dough all day long, this is a useful
  option to consider. It is a mechanism that raises
  the bowl into place for mixing so that the
  operator does not have to manually lift it as it
  can be quite time consuming and not to mention
  heavy when doing this manually with loaded bowls.
• Ingredients Shaft This piece allows the
  operator to add ingredients into the bowl while
  the mixer is running. It is great for adding
  ingredients like sugar and flour to obtain the
  best mix!

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Commercial Catering Equipment Planetary Mixer
Buying Guide

• Bowl Material - most mixers come with a standard
  stainless steel bowl. However, you can get a
  cheaper version of a tinned finish. Stainless
  steel is more reliable when it comes to mixing
  food that has high acidic content. Tinned finish
  bowls are prone to rust if left wet after
  washing.
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