With the times, the development and progress of science and technology, from the earliest hand-made dough to the present, there are various mixers, all of which have their own special functions.
Type of mixer
There are generally two types of mixers. When studying, the teacher will mark the corresponding mixing time and type of mixer according to different bread recipes. Since beginners cannot judge when to stop stirring based on the state of the dough, the mixing time in the recipe is particularly important. However, in fact, with the increase of production experience, some of the mixing time specified in the book is not the only criterion for us.
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Spiral mixer
Since the protein content of French wheat flour is not high, it is used to use a bread mixer that needs to be adapted to have less gluten. This mixer developed in this basic foundation is characterized by slow and uniform stirring, which can form gluten at the greatest possible level. This is a mixer widely used to make bread in the world.
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oblique mixer
This is a powerful tool for making authentic French bread. It is specially designed to deal with the low protein of European wheat. It simulates the state of hand-made noodles, stirs slowly, and fully forms gluten, making it a high-end marinade in the minds of Chinese people. At present, this machine in Asia is relatively rare and will be used in Japanese professional schools. Because the machine is expensive, it is basically replaced by a spiral mixer.
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Vertical mixer
This mixer is the most commonly used mixer. It is very practical and can replace various mixing hooks to stir various doughs. Generally speaking, there are four steps to adjust the speed. There are the most advanced mixer on this basis.
Differences in mixers
Assuming that each model of mixers works for one minute at the same time, their speeds will be different due to different speeds and different machine space angles, resulting in the state of the same amount of dough after one minute. Therefore, there will be differences in the mixing time according to different mixers and recipes. What are the specific differences?
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spiral mixer itself has very high efficiency and is faster than other mixers, but it is easy to over-mix, so pay special attention to the control of the mid- and late dough gluten in the stirring.
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angular mixer stirs the dough more slowly and gently than the spiral type. "If you observe the mixing track of this mixer, it seems to go back to the feeling that two people were making dough by hand. The spiral and angular type both stir the dough through continuous rotation, but the rotation angle is different, because the tilt type has a better rotation angle, which is wrapped more oxygen into the dough than the spiral type mixer when mixing the dough. It is more suitable for mixing with large pores, but you should also pay attention to not to over-mix. Too much oxygen is not good. You also need to pay attention to the degree of stirring.
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vertical mixer is a universal mixer that can be widely used in various bread and biscuits. Although the efficiency is not high when mixing the dough, it can also satisfy many In the production of bread recipes, no matter which mixer you choose, you need to fully understand the mixing rotation rate set by various speeds, which is very important.
blender usage techniques
All types of mixers have their reasons and functions, because with more professional machinery and equipment, there are more choices. It is important to choose a machine suitable for production. For large production factories, spiral mixers are generally used, and its mixing efficiency is high. Moreover, the prevalence rate on the market is the highest. For today's production cost, it can be imagined~ This machine has its use, and people will basically use this machine to make mixing toast dough, sweet dough, Danish dough, etc., including in the process of making large batches of fillings, it will also be completed with a spiral mixer.
On the contrary, in Japanese bakeries, stand mixer has the highest prevalence rate. Almost every bakery uses stand mixers. In fact, I also recommend using stand mixers. First of all, the mixer in the vertical mixer can be removed, which is more convenient to use. The bottom position of the mixer is relatively centered and easier to stir and mix. It can be used even if the amount of dough is very small. Another very good thing about the vertical mixer is: it can better control the dough out-of-cage temperature. We all know that the temperature of making bread is crucial. The first thing is to control the temperature of the dough stirring to complete the temperature of the cylinder, so that the dough fermentation will be stable and sufficient.
How does this mixer control the dough temperature? A position is empty at the bottom of the mixing cylinder of this machine. At this position, we can place an ice water basin to contact the bottom of the mixing cylinder, so as to avoid the influence of the dough stirring temperature being too high. It seems like a simple design and method, but it can greatly stabilize and improve the overall quality of our bread.
For example, in winter, the indoor temperature may be low. You can also use a warm water basin to contact the bottom of the stirring tank, including when stirring the butter filling, the temperature is too low and the butter is hard. This method can also be used to solve the problem.
There is another advantage that I prefer. Its stirring efficiency will be slightly slower, and the combination of gluten and control are relatively stable. For example, in the process of stirring French bread, we all accomplish it with more slow speed and less speed. The purpose is to control the temperature while reducing excessive friction stirring and affect the loss of nutrients of the dough. In contrast, you can use "slow work to produce fine work". You still can't be in a hurry to do baking. You need to give enough time to ferment inspiration and bread!
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