KA 7 Quart 'Commercial' Model- Progress Report

[FrankZ]

I don't cold mix. For my sandwich bread I usually use an 80/20 mix of bread flour to white wheat (King Arthur).

For the SD rounds I use just bread flour, though my starter is fed with AP (still King Arthur).

I do a 80/20 mix of bread flour and semolina for pizza dough at 66% hydration. Those batches are rarely very big, around 540g (4.5c) of flour.

 

[justplainbill]

Hobart's thin pizza dough with a 40 to 50% AR looks interesting. I'm looking forward to making a small batch with 10 ounces of 00, 3 ounces of semolina, and 5.5 ounces of water. Hopefully the impending heat wave will be over within the next several weeks.

 

[CharlieD]

ok, it's finaly here. cannot wait to start using.
Darn, how do I turn this pictures on its feet?

 

[justplainbill]

ok, it's finaly here. cannot wait to start using.
Darn, how do I turn this pictures on its feet?

Like this?

 

[Andy M.]

Congratulations Charlie! Great mixer. Keep us posted.

 

[CharlieD]

yes, thank you both. And I will.

 

[justplainbill]

Make sure the back of the bowl is properly locked into place before turning the motor on.

 

[justplainbill]

Looks like the Williams-Sonoma model-

 

[CharlieD]

it is from Wiliams-Sonoma

 

[LPBeier]

Got to get me one! I will keep my 6 quart, but there are times I could use bigger....and two.

Charlie I am jealous you got the pasta attachments. The main one makes a great mini fondant sheeter!

 

[justplainbill]

it is from Wiliams-Sonoma

As they used to say in Brooklyn- very Fancy Schmancy.
Guess you have a 2 year warranty.

 

[Andy M.]

Charlie, make sure you read and follow the directions on maximum dough quantities and mixer speeds.

 

[bakechef]

I'm jealous! I would love to have that one!

 

[justplainbill]

I'm jealous! I would love to have that one!

Seems to be the best I've seen yet from KA; but given their propensity for model proliferation, they'll probably come out with a newer, better in the next 2 or 3 years, but I'm getting too old to wait for that.

 

[chopper]

Charlie,
Your KA puts mine to shame! But that doesn't stop me from using mine. Enjoy! I sure do love my KA.

 

[gadzooks]

ok, it's finaly here. cannot wait to start using.
Darn, how do I turn this pictures on its feet?

Please be careful. I know that if you store your KA mixer on its side, the gearbox grease shifts and will be prone to leak on that side. Same may go for the picture.

 

[justplainbill]

ok, it's finaly here. cannot wait to start using.
Darn, how do I turn this pictures on its feet?

Charlie- how's your KA doing?

 

[CharlieD]

Still seating unpacked, cannot decide what to do. Kosher issues. should I use it on the dairy side on or on the meat side. I know it may sound stupid, but it is very important. Because if I cannot switch back and force. Plus in all honesty I have been so busy I have not even been home long enough to unpack it. Been working extremely long hours.

 

[justplainbill]

Still seating unpacked, cannot decide what to do. Kosher issues. should I use it on the dairy side on or on the meat side. I know it may sound stupid, but it is very important. Because if I cannot switch back and force. Plus in all honesty I have been so busy I have not even been home long enough to unpack it. Been working extremely long hours.

I would have thought you would have more uses on the Parev and dairy side.
What would you be using it for on the meat side?

 

[CharlieD]

Aha, that is the trick. I wanted the bigger KA so I can make bread. And though you are correct I would get more use on dairy side except this one thing, bread. Since I do not have parve oven (for those who do not know "parve" means natural, neither meat nor dairy) I have to choose one. (Or maybe I should just buy a parve oven). Sounds crazy but it is a hard decision. I do lean toward dairy, especially because of the pasta and ravioli attachments I got. But, need to make that final decision and take all the parts to mikvah, before I can start using it. In all the truth it is time that I do not have. To even unpack the darn thing.