Mixing tools

31 October 2023


If we look at a plain planetairy mixer we can have a few tools that are available and in some cases 2-3tools can be used in the mixing head. The most common ones are:


- Whisk/Cross beater

- Paddle

- (Dough) Hook


As designers look towards other application and application areas we see as well in some thefollowing options:

- Spindle

- Spiral

- Shock

- Plus

- Double Cone

- Wendel

- Artofex (not supplied as a tool)

- Fork

- Different Paddle designs

- Scraper


The type of dough will largely decide on the type of tools that can have a function; for example in(semi-) liquid doughs:

- Cross beater

- Paddle

- Spindle

- Different Paddle designs

- Scraper


Generally speaking we can state that mixing is done in 1-4 different steps. The mixing time variesfrom probably less than 2 minutes for a Soda cracker sponge, up to 30 minutes or more for hard-sweet biscuit dough mixed in a spindle mixer. The longer the dough mixes the warmer it will be. In alarger mixer this friction becomes less intensive and less heat is developed. Variations in the doughtemperature can cause differences in the quality of the final product.

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