Electrolux DX200-GY Metallic Grey DLX 2000 Stand Mixer 8-qt.

I bought the large Kitchen Aid mixer when it was made by Hobart. I'm guessing that it's about 40 years old now. I used it often but found it was terrible for making whole wheat dough; the dough just wouldn't stick to the dough hook.

Then I bought a Cuisinart DLC-X Plus food processor when it was still made in Japan; very high quality but it was nearly 00. It's now about 20+ years old. I can make fantastic pizza dough in less than 2 minutes. When it comes to whole wheat dough, I wound up burning out the motor and cracking the mixing bowl. It cost me over 0 to get both fixed. I finally figured out how to make 100% whole wheat dough in the Cusinart but it's a real pain.

Somehow I found the Electrolux DLX. I did some research on it, watched the soundless, no text video which gave me a basic idea of how the appliance worked. If you blindly buy or receive the DLX, you will be extremely disappointed and frustrated by the total lack of any instructions. Watch the video and read up on it first. There's a Yahoo mixer forum which is somewhat helpful.

The mixer is still made in Sweden. I won't buy expensive appliances made in China.

Throwing caution to the wind, I bought it from a place that had a 30-day no questions asked return policy with no restocking fee. I was somewhat terrified of buying something this expensive and not being able to return it if it turned out to be awful.

While I was at it, I bought the grain flaker, the pasta maker, and the slicer with the extra attachments. The meat grinder is on back order so I didn't get that. I want to make my own turkey sausage without all of the chemicals.

This is what you need to know if you buy this multi-purpose appliance:

The manual is absolutely worthless. It provides zero information except for legal disclaimers. I kid you not.

If you choose to buy the slicer, the blades are very light weight metal. I consider them expensive disposables. The metal isn't thick enough to do resharpen. I'm guessing that 10 or 20 years ago, the metal gauge was much thicker.

For breakfast cereal, I use one of the slicker blades to crack almonds and hazelnuts. I crack the nuts into chunks instead of reducing them to dust for better consistency.

The grain flaker is wonderful. I buy bulk flax seed, oat berries and whole quinoa. I make my own breakfast cereal with fruits that I've dehydrated (I use the Nu-Wave oven). The flaker effortlessly rolls out the grain. Since this is not a commercial device, don't expect to roll out a 40lb bag of grains. It takes a few minutes to produce enough flakes to fill a large container. I absolutely love this attachment.

Now, onto dough making. Kneading 100% whole wheat dough isn't easy but with the DLX, it's a joy. I don't want my whole wheat bread to be a block of concrete. The trick is to knead the dough thoroughly, add some vital wheat gluten and keep the dough somewhat sticky. As the dough rises, the whole wheat continues to absorb moisture. The DLX handles the thick, sticky dough effortlessly.

I make only two large loaves of bread at a time but it can handle much larger amounts.

The mixer by itself is not very heavy. The metal bowl is of very high quality thick stainless steel. The bowl seems to weigh as much as the mixer; it feels like genuine commercial quality. This a lifetime bowl. The metal dough hook (there are two types that are included) is also very high quality. Unless you lose the metal hook, you'll never have to replace it.

The mixing paradigm is radically different than traditional mixers that have the dough hook in the center of the bowl. I'm still learning out how to use it.

The bowl blade scraper is very useful so that you don't have to keep scraping the edges of the bowl manually.

I think that for the plastic blender attachment is obscenely overpriced and I refused to buy it on principal.

I love this appliance and the attachments and I would buy it again without a second thought. However, I wouldn't buy it for someone as a gift since they would be utterly clueless how to use it.

Electrolux DX200-GY Metallic Grey DLX 2000 Stand Mixer 8-qt. Feature

• Model No.: DX200-GY
• Capacity: 8-qt.
• Dimensions: 10.5 x 14 x 14.5-in.
• Speeds: Variable
• Volts/Watts: 450 Watts

Electrolux DX200-GY Metallic Grey DLX 2000 Stand Mixer 8-qt. Overview

From Sweden, here's an impressive machine worth the investment. Bakers from Europe have long adored this machine, now you will, too. Instead of a beater, this classy, streamlined mixer uses a unique roller and scraper; for heavy dough, the dough hook can tackle an incredible 20 cups of flour ??? quite a feat! Since there is no mixer head to block the stainless steel work bowl (it's cleverly positioned underneath the bowl), adding ingredients is a breeze. The Electrolux has an 8-quart bowl, variable speed control, and a 12-minute timer that shuts the mixer off automatically. It also comes with a double whisk attachment and a beater bowl for whipping cream or egg whites.

Electrolux DX200-GY Metallic Grey DLX 2000 Stand Mixer 8-qt. Specifications

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