37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent dough kneader, March 26, 2005
This review is from: Electrolux DLX-2000 Magic Mill Assistent Stand Mixer, MagicMill DX200 N24 Ass... (Kitchen)
Electrolux DLX-2000 Magic Mill Assistent Stand Mixer is a superb dough kneader. I make bread so I have not used it to make other food items. I took up bread making last year after a 25 year lapse. I started with an all in one bread maker but it was not versatile enough. I sold it. I then tried a Kitchen Aid Professional 600 which burned out after 5 minutes of kneading 6 cups of whole grain flour. I returned it. I bought the DLX-2000 and I haven't looked back. It handles 12 cups of whole grain flour without a hiccup. The resulting dough is beautiful.
This mixer is solidly constructed. The foot print is about the same as the large Kitchen Aid stand mixers but it is not as tall. It is much easier to use because the bowl is completely open. I bought the grain flaker attachment. I'll report later how it works.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent bread mixer, November 10, 2007
This review is from: Electrolux DLX-2000 Magic Mill Assistent Stand Mixer, MagicMill DX200 N24 Ass... (Kitchen)
I absolutely love this mixer. This is the second bread mixer that I have owned. I routinely make 3 2# loaves of bread at a time. One loaf is always for a neighbor. The DLX works a little different than other mixers, however after you get over the initial learning curve, it is great! I use freshly ground whole wheat. I also use it for other things. I make several meat loaves up at a time. It sure beats mixing the meat with my hands!
It is wonderful! I highly recommend this product.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A heirloom quality, and lots of power., May 20, 2010
This review is from: Electrolux DLX-2000 Magic Mill Assistent Stand Mixer, MagicMill DX200 N24 Ass... (Kitchen)
I have had this mixer for about a year now. I bought it to relieve my 20-years-old Kenwood (made in England), that I have been using for all my mixing needs. As I progressed to the real bread dough, including sourdough, and as I like to bake a larger batch and then freeze it - mainly because I not always have time to make bread - the Kenwood was beginning to strain a bit. I decided to buy "him" a helper, who won't mind heavy dough in large quantities. My choice was Magic Mill Assistent. FYI: it is still made in Sweden, with superior quality parts. It is very versatile. It will do anything and everything that the Kenwood does. It does not mind mixing multigrain sour dough for 4 large loaves of bread all at once. It does not even strain while doing it...
Yes, one has to be careful while operating the mixer. Don't stick your hands in the mixing bowl, especially with heavy dough in it. You may get your fingers messed up, and the machine won't even slow down.
I bought mine with 2 bowls, roller, scraper, beater, and the bread hook. It does take some getting used to, because it is not the attachment that is powered. It is the bowl that turns. The machine has a timer. It also operates on a simple on/off switch. It will go from very slow to very fast. It has a right speed for any dough/batter. It is LARGE. It comes with somewhat confusing manual, which also includes pretty good recipes.
For smallish batches, I still use the Kenwood, but the smallish batches come around more and more seldom. The Magic Mill does its magic about once a week. Oh, and it is quiet, too. Cleaning is a breeze, even if one does it by hand. It is my personal preference, that I avoid washing plastics and stainless steel in dishwasher - but I imagine it would be OK to wash it there.
It is expensive. You know what? I considered it an investment. So far, I think I invested well, and I already have returns. And another fact, to me personally VERY important: it is NOT made in China.
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