[QUOTE=GeneralStark;262706]Hobart mixer=awesome for making sugar, but not so good for candy and cream.[/QUOT
My floor model hobart mixer is ideal for making maple cream. I cool the syrup down to 60 degrees and it blends one gallon of cooked syrup into beautiful smooth cream in about 30 minutes. I use the paddle to mix it.
I don't know mixers. Is the Hobart a better/stronger option than the Kitchenaid? It seems like the people having success use the Hobart.
Sean
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Hobart/kitchen aid make great sugar, and perfectly smooth cream as well.
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The reason I bought the Hobart is the local elementary school was selling it. It is a 20 quart floor model. Probably all kinds would work as long as they were powerful enough.
Hobart tends to be a commercial kitchen mixer where most Kitchenaids are higher end home mixers. Go with the hobart if you need to make volume, If you're just looking to make the occasional batch a Kitchenaid would be good and not as big as most Hobarts.
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I tried cream once with the wife's kitchen aid mixer. Made some sort of taffy stuff but the mixer worked hard. Checked out some local prices on the used 20 quart mixers , expensive!
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Name something that isn't expensive when it's associated with maple sugaring! CDL makes a nice maple cream machine, I've seen it work and the end product is very good.
Never priced a commercial mixer before. Still would be better than burning up the wife's kitchen aid and ending up in the dog house for a month.
I agree, lots of things are expensive in sugaring. However, if one is patient and knows where to look deals can be found .
CDL 30x10
Homebuild R.O.
Wes Fab filter press full bank w/air pump
ornery wife
1 mean Stihl 460 woods ported chainsaw
Never priced a commercial mixer before. Still would be better than burning up the wife's kitchen aid and ending up in the dog house for a month.
I agree, lots of things are expensive in sugaring. However, if one is patient and knows where to look deals can be found .
CDL 30x10
Homebuild R.O.
Wes Fab filter press full bank w/air pump
ornery wife
1 mean Stihl 460 woods ported chainsaw
[QUOTE=rgmaple;262739]I edited my first post. I was steered away from a hobart for cream by a couple local sugarmakers who reported lots of waste due to the nature of the mixing, but it seems it works for you.Originally Posted by GeneralStark
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