Ankarsrum

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A household name in Sweden, where all their products are still manufactured, the Ankarsrum Assistent Original stand mixer is an unparalleled machine for making bread, cakes, meringues, and much more. A wide variety of attachments make it even more versatile. Read more about the Ankarsrum here . ---BUYERS GUIDE--- How do you use the Ankarsrum mixer? The Ankarsrum Assistent Original mixer looks and sounds complicated, but once the machine is in front of you, you’ll see it’s very intuitive to use. It also comes with a set of instructions that illustrates how to use the machine. It has a single body construction, with a motor at the base of the machine. It comes with two different bowls that fasten to the base: a large, wide stainless steel bowl for mixing bread, and a smaller, bundt-shaped plastic bowl for mixing cookie dough, cake batter, meringues, and other pastry ingredients. (Longtime users of the Ankarsrum confirm that you can use the stainless steel bowl and dough roller attachment for almost anything, with the exception of meringues, whipped creams, and other ingredients with an aerated texture.) To turn the machine on, you have to turn the left dial to the ‘on’ position; if you’d like to use the timer, just continue to turn the dial—which goes from 1 to 12 minutes—and the machine will automatically stop when the time is up. The right dial controls the speed, which is represented by rectangles that get progressively larger. To use the stainless steel bowl, fasten the bowl onto the base of the machine until it clicks into place. You’ll see two holes next to the arm of the machine; the smaller hole is for the dough knife, which should always be used with the stainless steel bowl. The dough knife scrapes down the sides of the bowl, staying still as the bowl rotates. The dough roller attaches to the bottom of the arm with a press-down screw. The arm swivels across the top of the bowl; you can lock it in place if desired. To use the dough hook, insert it into the ho