The New Bosch Mixer

The Universal Plus has a Stronger Transmission: Even more important than a mixer's motor, is its transmission, which converts motor power into work. Our mass-marketing competitors build transmissions with inexpensive spur gears. The first shortcoming of spur gears is that they break under stress. Stress is a bowl full of bread dough or a triple batch of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Things you need your mixer to handle. Buyers tell us frequently that they're getting a Bosch Mixer now because their other mixer, often brand new, failed. The Universal Plus has a new sealed oil transmission for ultra-longevity.

The Bosch Mixer is More Efficient: The second major problem with spur gears is that even before they break, they transmit torque poorly. Torque is the ability to exert power at low turning speed—exactly what's required of a good all-purpose stand mixer. The Universal's competition starts with a much smaller motor, then squanders power on the friction that is inherent to a gear drive system. Which is why many "big" mixers have surprisingly little oomph.

The Bosch Belt: The transmission of the Bosch mixer uses a belt drive design so strong that fewer than 1% have failed within twenty years. And that's twenty years of much heavier work than most mixers ever see, because the Universal's reputation as a workhorse causes it to be purchased by a larger percentage of cooks who place high demands on their equipment. The belt drive of the Bosch mixer also prevents motor failures from the heat that develops in the cramped gear enclosures of overhead-drive mixers, a major cause of "mixer meltdown" in other machines.  

The Total Kitchen Center: This Bosch Mixer is a complete kitchen center. It's the world's premier mixer and bread maker and in a single, exceptionally-engineered machine. Available attachments extend its range of abilities to include powerful blending, food processing, food grinding and more.

Better Gluten Development: The Bosch Universal Mixer has achieved its dedicated following among bread lovers not only because it lasts, but also because it produces. It makes better bread, faster and easier, because no one else has the patented three-arm stainless steel BreadMaster dough hook design plus the strength to run it in up to 15 lbs. of tough dough. The BreadMaster dough hook vigorously incorporates oxygen as its unique design stretches and folds dough against itself, processing 100% of your dough every four rotations around the bowl. By comparison, other mixers merely stir the dough, never achieving the Bosch's level of gluten development. Proper gluten development produces light bread with great texture. Merely stirring the dough produces "brick bread." Bread from the powerful Bosch Mixer needs to rise only once before baking, letting you make as many as eight loaves of fabulous fresh bread and have them out of the oven in just 75-80 minutes!

Mixing & Whipping: Besides kneading dough, of course, you do want your mixer to mix & whip, too—and the Bosch Universal's mixing action is unequalled at both tasks. The bowl has a "tubular" bottom profile like a deep bundt cake form. Twin whips mount on top of the narrow center column, driven from below by a stainless steel drive shaft. The whips spin rapidly as they rotate, and the whip drive design allows the whips to "float" against the bottom of the bowl. The bowl's "bundt cake shape" bottom profile ensures that no lump can escape... every bit of your ingredients get mixed perfectly. The Bosch Mixer's whipping action is so energetic it will make a cup and a half of meringue from a single egg white.

Access, Ease & Stability: The Bosch Universal's bottom-drive configuration gives you total access to the top of the bowl. A convenient two-part cover allows you to use just the splash ring, or add the lid for complete coverage.The bottom-drive design also provides tremendous no-tip stability through a low center of gravity, rather than by adding a ton of weight to the base—weight you have to deal with every time you move other mixers. One of our new Bosch customers "saw the light" when her old top-drive mixer fell off the counter and damaged not only her linoleum, but the subflooring too! The mixing bowl of the Universal Plus mixer locks down to the mixer's base for rock-solid attachment and even greater stability, and powerful suction-cup feet keep your Bosch mixer right where you put it.

Optional  Accessories: Further down this page you can see the wide range of optional equipment that demonstrates the axiom, "No One Does It All Like BOSCH!" From food processing to making pasta, the Bosch Universal gives you the tools to do the job right. The most popular accessories for the Universal Plus are the new MX3 Blender, and the Food Processor. The Universal is available in a "package" with the blender, but if you choose to start without the very popular blender option, you can always add the blender later because the base unit is the same either way.

Quiet: Whether you're in the kitchen for an hour or all day, it's very nice to have quiet running machines, and the Bosch mixer runs at about half the sound level of competitive kitchen mixers, because the belt on the Bosch mixer naturally turns quietly compared to breakage-prone, whine-producing gears.

The Warranty is Proof: The Bosch mixer warranty backs up the claim that this is a better machine. The Bosch mixer motor and transmission are guaranteed for 3 full years! To get equal warranty coverage from the competition, you'd have to buy three of their mixers.

Bosch has produced over 240 technical and design innovations since the introduction of their first mixer in the 1950's. The fruit of this constant dedication to excellence shows in today's superior Bosch Universal Mixer. Pleasant Hill Grain's low prices make it easy to put this mixer to work in your kitchen. Save money, time and labor while you enjoy creating foods brimming with fresh flavor and nutrition for yourself and your family, with the Universal model of Bosch mixer!

"But I already have a mixer?" We've sold tons of Bosch Universal mixers over the years (really, tons) to customers who wish they'd sold their once-working conventional mixer for a fair price to someone who just wants to bake an occasional cake—while it was still usable. Going that route (in time) means your old mixer can enjoy its retirement years in peace, a lighter-user baker is happy... and you can put that money toward a Bosch Universal Plus, the mixer that does it all!

More Powerful: The motor is the heart of the machine, and Bosch Universal Mixer's motor is bigger. While other brands use only 300-525 watt motors, the Universal Plus motor has 800 watts! And even MORE important is the high-efficiency Bosch transmission that transfers more torque to the job. The gears of lesser mixers are stripped and ruined by loads of heavy dough, but the Bosch mixer shines when the going gets tough!

Most Useful: Comes with great standard equipment, and no other kitchen system touches Bosch for available accessories. 'No One Does It All Like BOSCH' is more than a slogan, it's a fact. (All Bosch Universal accessories are displayed further down this page.) Bosch is the premier bread maker, mixer and blender.

Compact: Incorporating so many features and options in one well-integrated design produces the most efficient kitchen system. Eliminating inferior, limited-function machines makes more room in your kitchen & more space on your countertop. Base unit is 12" deep by 15.5" wide, and is only 10.6" high with bowl mounted—so it fits easily under cupboards, and petite cooks can easily see over the unobstructed, low-profile bowl to see just what's going on. Weight with bowl and dough hook is a comfortable 12.6 lbs.

Great Capacity Range: Up to eight 2 lb. bread loaves can be made in a batch, yet the Bosch whisks will pick up the smallest quantities thanks to the bowl's tubular bottom profile. The Bosch Mixer's 6.5 quart bowl is made of super-tough polypropylene and will hold up to 15 lbs of dough!

Warranty: 3 years on motor and transmission, 1 year on other parts.

Long Life: The Bosch transmission's 20-year failure rate is less than 1%!

Included Standard:

Wüsthof 8" Serrated Bread Knife Offer

Wüsthof Classic Bread Knife This beautiful Wüsthof bread knife is available now with purchase of the Bosch Universal Plus mixer. Wusthof's MSRP for this knife is $89.99, and it's yours now for just $30 with purchase of the Bosch mixer. The Buy Buttons below include the Wüsthof knife with your choice of the Universal mixer with or without the blenderl. The knife is from Wüsthof's popular triple-riveted "Classic" series. It's forged from one piece of specially tempered high carbon German stainless steel to ensure outstanding strength and extraordinary sharpness that's easy to maintain. Along with bread duties, this knife is perfect for slicing tomatoes and a variety of other jobs. Professional chefs and home cooking enthusiasts alike will be delighted with the fit, handling and performance of this top quality tool from Wüsthof.

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Stainless Steel Bowl (MUZ6ER2) for the Bosch Universal Plus mixer has a polypropylene center drive shaft column, enabling the Universal's standard wire whisks and BreadMaster dough hook (as well as the accessory cookie paddles) to be used in it. Capacity is 6.5 quarts (approx. 15 lbs. of dough.) This bowl is sold without dough hook, whip drive or whisks, because those pieces from the Universal Plus mixer's standard plastic bowl fit onto this bowl. This bowl fits on the Universal Plus mixer's low speed drive (the same place the standard plastic bowl mounts.) The drive shaft detaches in seconds from below for quick, easy cleanup. Mixer pictured is not included with the bowl. (Note: If you have the older model Universal mixer, Model 6622 or 6610 or previous, do not order this bowl because it will not fit older mixers.)

Bowl Scraper (MUZ6BS1) for the Bosch Universal Plus mixer. This new L'Equip accessory automates bowl scraping by operating continuously while the mixer runs. It snaps easily over the top of the whip drive piece (it works with either the metal or the plastic whip drive.) It can be used in conjunction with the cookie paddles, the wire whips, or the batter whisks. One arm scrapes the bowl shaft, the other scrapes the bowl side. Comes with two sets of scraper blades. FDA compliant (food safe) & BPA free. Full one year warranty from L'Equip.

The Original Style Stainless Steel Bowl for the Bosch Universal Mixer has a 14 lb. dough capacity. The dough hook drives from the bottom of the bowl. This bowl comes with its own dough hook, which does an outstanding job of kneading. This stainless bowl also includes splash ring and center cover, not shown. Fits on the Bosch Universal Mixer's low speed drive (the same place the standard plastic bowl mounts.) Whips, whisks and cookie paddles cannot be used with this bowl because it's built without the center drive column. The bottom drive shaft pops out of its socket with a smack from the palm of your hand, for easy cleaning. Putting a drop of vegetable oil on the O-rings after washing will make them last a long time. Note: To use this bowl on the new Universal Plus, you'll need to use some small rubber bumpers to prevent wobble (see here.) This bowl was discontinued by Bosch for some time, but it's back by popular demand... AND at a price $20 lower than before!

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Replacement Bowl (MUZ6KR4N1) for the Bosch Universal Plus mixer. This is the standard polypropylene bowl, with splash ring and lid (in-bowl accessories are not included.) One of these bowls is included with every new Bosch Universal Plus mixer. It's listed here because some of our customers like having a second bowl. Capacity is 6.5 quarts (approx. 15 lbs. of dough.) This spare/replacement bowl is sold without dough hook, whip drive or whisks, because those pieces from the Universal Plus mixer's standard plastic bowl fit onto this (identical) bowl.

The Citrus Juicer Attachment for your Bosch mixer: For easy juicing of lemons, oranges, grapefruit and large limes. The powerful motor takes all the hard work out of these fresh juices. Fits on the Bosch mixer's low speed drive.

The Food and Meat Grinder Attachment for the Bosch mixer grinds and minces meats, stuffings, and virtually all foods. Comes with a 4.5 mm disk for general use; other sizes (listed further down on this page) are available to achieve any desired consistency. Includes a "stomper" (shown lying on top of tray) to feed meat or other foods into feed chute. The Universal Plus is turned onto rear-mounted rubber feet, as shown, to operate the grinder. We've tested the Universal meat grinder side by side with a wide selection of competitive stand-alone meat grinders on the market, and the performance of the Universal unit towered over the rest. It really cranks out meat and other foods. For the best ground meat texture and easiest grinding, chill meats almost to freezing before grinding.

Please note: This meat grinder also fits older models of Bosch Universal mixers, EXCEPT that the provided support leg is a little too long for those older mixers. To order the shorter support leg, please click here.

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The Universal Plus meat grinder also is the basic attachment for these accessories: Fruit and Berry Press, Grater for nuts and hard cheeses, Sausage Stuffer, Cookie and Pastry Press, and the Pasta Maker attachment. All of these accessories are described below.

Cone type juicer for berries, apples, pears, tomatoes, etc. Strains skins, pulp and pits, separating the juice for wines, jellies, sauces. Great for tomatoes, grapes, blackberries, raspberries, more. The juicer will separate apple juice, and also makes applesauce (from cored & cooked apples.) Fits onto the Bosch Universal meat grinder, see above.

Grater for nuts, hard cheeses and spices. Fits onto the Bosch Universal meat grinder, see above.

Three sizes of stainless steel sausage extruding tubes. These heavy duty stainless tubes are 5" long with 9/16", 7/8" and 1-1/4" tips. Fit onto the Bosch Universal meat grinder, see above.

Makes 4 different fancy shapes of shortbread cookies. Cross-sectional shapes are: 22mm ridged ribbon, 15mm six-point star, 12mm six-point star, and 8mm round. Fits onto the Bosch Universal meat grinder shown above.

Dies to make 11 different shapes of pasta. This set is an add-on accessory to the meat/food grinder shown above. It consists of extrusion dies, and an auxiliary nose piece and auger that screw onto the end of the grinder. Dies are included for wide noodles, rigatoni, spaghetti, pasta shell, small linguini, ribbon, macaroni, large linguini, spiral, rotini (twist), and lasagne. This is an "extruder type" pasta maker. Bosch doesn't include recipes; we do include two starter recipes with the disk set, but if you're new to pasta making, we very strongly recommend Donna German's book, The Pasta Machine Cookbook. It's a real bargain for the new pasta chef, with over 100 pasta recipes and great beginner instructions.

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Conveniently turn soft grains like oats into flakes for recipes and fresh cereals. Fellow Nebraskan Randy Watterman sent us these comments about his flaker: "Had our first batch this morning... it was wonderful! The flaker worked great and made a family sized amount of oatmeal in no time at all. The taste and texture was better than any already-rolled oats we've purchased in the past. Thanks again!" Unlike commercially-flaked oats that are paper-thin (and consequently mushy) this flaker will turn oat groats into thicker, chewier nuggets. And as Randy found, fresh is incomparably better, both in taste and nutrition, than hyper-processed commercial alternatives. Oat groats are oats with the hulls removed, and they're available here. There's also a steel burr mill that will fit onto the Bosch Universal mixer, here.

Great New Bosch Mixer Accessory: Bosch recommends using the wire whips and batter whisks (which are shown below) for pourable batters. Heavier cookie batters can be mixed with your Universal dough hook, but now you have the ideal option: The new cookie paddles for the Bosch Universal mixer, manufactured by the U.S. Bosch importer! These drop onto the Universal's drive shaft with the included metal drive piece—that's the oval-cone shaped part in the photo. Warranted against defect by the manufacturer for 5 years. This is a very useful accessory, highly recommended!

"Quantity 1" for this item means a pair of paddles, plus the metal drive they attach to.

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NOTE: If you have an older Bosch Universal (not the "Plus" model), you can purchase the paddles alone without the metal whip drive, here.

Wire Whips (DB3) come standard with the Bosch Mixer (the pair at left in image.)
Batter Whisks (DB2) have different spacing for thicker (but still pourable) batters (the pair at right in image.)

Bosch recommends using the wire whips and batter whisks for pourable batters. The batter whisks (DB2's) are a bit stronger than the wire whips for "heavier pourable" batters. For cookie batter, the best choice by far is the new Cookie Paddle accessory (shown just above.) For maximum whipping action in lighter foods, the original DB3 wire whip is certainly the best tool. Wire whips and batter whisks are not warranted because the Bosch mixer is easily powerful enough to bend them to smithereens if they're used in batters that are heavy, or contain large thick chunks.

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Dough Glide: This little fish-shaped accessory serves a few different purposes. If you want to use the Dough Divider (listed below), you'll need a Dough Glide. Some people also find they sometimes get a little dough down the bowl's drive column when mixing large batches of particular recipes, and the Dough Glide will eliminate that. Generally this isn't an issue, and since the drive shaft removes quickly from the underside of the Universal Plus bowl, cleanout is easy anyway. Probably the most common reason to use one of these is that with some recipes, dough that gets between the top of the column and the bottom of the dough hook hub can blacken, and that's prevented with the Dough Glide. (NOTE: It's important to remember that the Dough Glide must be removed before using the wire whips, the batter whisks or the cookie paddles because it would interfere with engagement of the whip-drive gears.)

Dough Divider: This accessory consists of a sleeve that drops down over the center column of the Bosch Universal and has two fins protruding about 1-3/4" to either side. It's used in conjunction with the dough hook (which is not shown in the image.) Theoretically its purpose is to improve mixing and/or kneading of small dough batches. In practice, we consider it a solution in search of a problem because the Universal does an excellent job with small dough batches (as well as large), and we've been able to see no real change with the dough divider in place. Occasionally someone asks about the Dough Divider, and they're available if you'd like one. ALSO please note that to use the Dough Divider, you will need a Dough Glide (available just above.) Click here if you'd like to see more photos and explanation of how both work.

The Easy Scrape hand scraper is designed to fit your Bosch mixer bowl perfectly. Its four unique corner profiles will also fit many other pots and pans in your kitchen, and its composition provides just the right balance of stiffness and flexibility. A finger ridge molded into the back side provides secure grip even when oily or wet. By L'Equip.

Fresh baked bread is always a taste treat! But what about nutrition? Whole grain flour has truly fabulous nutritional value when it's freshly milled, but nutrient values plunge just a few days after milling. What's more, mass marketers remove the most nutritious parts from the grain in favor of long-term (but virtually nutritionless) shelf life. Unlimited shelf life makes "refined" white flour a marvel of marketing efficiency, but its nutritional value is roughly on a par with marshmallows. When you consider that your body becomes what you eat, this is a serious problem. By milling whole grains quickly and easily in your kitchen you can have the freshest, best tasting baked goods that are fully loaded with the nutrients our bodies need for wellness and vitality. Pleasant Hill Grain offers the best grain mills on the market. See grain mills here!

Pleasant Hill Grain sells whole grain wheat, other grains, and beans: Choose from hard red or hard white wheat, both ideal for breadmaking as well as many other uses, including sprouting. Breads made with hard red and hard white wheats will be very similar; the main difference is that red wheat produces a fuller, heartier flavor, and the bread will have a slightly darker color. Many of our customers prefer the white and a good number prefer the red—it's a matter of taste. If you're just starting out with whole grain baking and don't know how to pick, we suggest starting with hard white wheat. We also offer soft durum wheat for pasta and other uses, spelt, kamut, rye, quinoa, oat groats, buckwheat, barley, brown, basmati and white rice, soybeans, millet, corn, and a range of dry beans. All are packaged oxygen-free in sealed food-safe buckets, for secure storage.


Grain page: Click here to learn more about, or to purchase, whole grain products

The Brød & Taylor Folding Proofer makes wholesome, made-from-scratch baking easier than ever with an optimum proofing environment plus easy storage. Set it lower for a longer “cool rise” or turn up the heat to give your yeast a boost on a cold winter day. A large window gives you a full view of the spacious interior where your largest bowl or full sized loaves fit easily. There’s no need to cover your dough as the included water tray keeps humidity at an optimum level. The proofer accurately maintains the temperature you set, anywhere in the range of 70–120°F (21–49C).

From pizza dough to artisan sourdough, the folding bread proofer provides a warm, humid environment for more consistent results with rising yeast dough recipes. These include organic whole grain recipes, made-from-scratch bread loaves, pastries, gluten-free yeast bread recipes, soft pretzels, doughnuts, focaccia, cinnamon rolls, and croissants, to name a few. Brød & Taylor's innovative proofer is a multi-use kitchen tool perfected for home bread bakers—or anyone with an appreciation for scratch recipes, organic cooking and wholesome ingredients. Designed as the ultimate solution for rising yeast dough, the proofer’s consistent low-heat, humid environment also works as a yogurt maker, chocolate tempering machine, bread crisper, plate warmer and more. One efficient, elegant, collapsible appliance does it all—both safely and conveniently. It’s perfect for any kitchen where organic, homemade recipes are valued and prepared. See it here!