Varimixer

A planetary mixer holds the bowl still and moves the beater in an orbit around it while the beater spins on its own axis. That path covers the whole bowl, so ingredients combine without constant hand scraping.

Bakeries, kitchens and patisseries use a planetary mixer for bread dough, cake batter, creams, meringue and fillings, changing between a beater, a whisk and a dough hook depending on the preparation.

Size the bowl to a single big batch rather than your daily volume. Overfilling makes a mixer work harder and combine less evenly, while a bowl that is too large for a small batch leaves the beater above the mix.

Kodiak 20 is the bench planetary mixer model supplied by Hospitality Connect within the Varimixer range. It is the single product listed in the Varimixer brand collection under commercial food preparation.

A bench mixer keeps floor space clear and suits smaller batches in a tight kitchen, provided the bench can carry the weight. Floor-standing machines are specified where bowl capacity outgrows what a bench can hold.