Is a $600 commercial mixer worth it over a $200 home model?

I dropped $600 on a used Hobart N50 last year for my home kitchen, and it handles dough like a dream but takes up half my counter. My buddy swears by his $200 KitchenAid for everything including bread, and says I wasted money on something meant for a bakery. For those of you who bake heavy batches weekly, does the extra cost actually pay off or is it just bragging rights?

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nina_hall481d ago

Got the same Hobart last year and never looked back, worth every penny for weekly bread bakes.

jessem591d ago

@nina_hall48 totally feel you on the "never looked back" part. I grabbed a N50 off FB marketplace a few months ago and my sandwich loaves went from dense bricks to actual fluffy bread. First time I pulled off a solid ciabatta with that open crumb I was honestly shocked. It just handles sticky dough like nothing, no struggling or burning out the motor. Yeah the upfront cost stings but when you're making bread every weekend like I do it pays itself off quick.