A good day
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Nothing interesting to add except wow and a question.
That little wheelie thing the KitchenAid bowl is sitting on in the top pic, what's its story? Was it made by the KitchenAid people specifically to lug around the bowl, or made by somebody else for some other purpose and you stole it to use on Bread Day?
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@Catseye3 said in A good day:
Nothing interesting to add except wow and a question.
That little wheelie thing the KitchenAid bowl is sitting on in the top pic, what's its story? Was it made by the KitchenAid people specifically to lug around the bowl, or made by somebody else for some other purpose and you stole it to use on Bread Day?
The mixer and bowl are Hobart products, but I'm not sure what company makes the dollies. It could also be Hobart, because it's intended for use with their bowls. That's its sole purpose in life, to roll around large batches of dough, and it works great.
The bowl dolly works with several sizes of bowls, and this one is a 30-quart bowl. It rolls under the bowl while the bowl is still attached to the mixer. I unlock the bowl and lower it onto the dolly using the mixer's lift mechanism, which pops the bowl off the mixer arms and releases the bowl. After that the bowl can be rolled all around in the kitchen.
For the rise period, I roll it next to the built-in bench that has a hot water radiator below it with a wood screen in front. That's a perfect way to help the dough rise, especially on a cold day.
After that, I roll it to the work area, cut off hunks of dough and weigh each one, adding or subtracting dough to get the right amount for the size of pan in use. When not in use, the dolly lives under one end of the island.
I bought it used on eBay, and it's excellent. Even though it's not a thing of beauty, there's nothing that would work better. I'm lucky to have gotten it. At that time, they were hard to find. I wonder if the current economic situation has put more of them, and the mixers and bowls, on the market.
It would be great to have a second bowl. You've made me curious now, so I'll go see what's available. Thanks for giving me the idea to check!
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@brenda said in A good day:
The bowl dolly works with several sizes of bowls, and this one is a 30-quart bowl. It rolls under the bowl while the bowl is still attached to the mixer. I unlock the bowl and lower it onto the dolly using the mixer's lift mechanism, which pops the bowl off the mixer arms and releases the bowl. After that the bowl can be rolled all around in the kitchen.
Thanks for the explanation. What a beautiful, efficient system -- so elegant and with the precision you wish all systems had.
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@Catseye3 said in A good day:
@brenda said in A good day:
The bowl dolly works with several sizes of bowls, and this one is a 30-quart bowl. It rolls under the bowl while the bowl is still attached to the mixer. I unlock the bowl and lower it onto the dolly using the mixer's lift mechanism, which pops the bowl off the mixer arms and releases the bowl. After that the bowl can be rolled all around in the kitchen.
Thanks for the explanation. What a beautiful, efficient system -- so elegant and with the precision you wish all systems had.
I agree. It's so simple, yet elegant in its simplicity. I could probably lift the bowl when it's full of dough, but I appreciate this system for saving me from hurting myself.
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