What is the power rating or wattage for the motor on this model? I have seen some with widely varying wattages over the months I have been waiting--and saving up---for this purchase. I make a LOT of breads, mostly wheat or whole grains. That dough...
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I mostly use my mixer for pies, cake, and other desserts. The motor has multiple power settings to accommodate any baking need you may have.
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Hi there. We have owned the Cuisinart for about a year. It has proven to be reliable and bakes great tasting bread.
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The motor draws 3.2 amps or around 380 to 400 watts. Less than what home style kitchen aids draw, however a completely different principle for power. This motor runs at full capacity all the time, whereas the home mixers only run at full power on the highest speed. This gets its power through a transmission.
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Get the specs on the motor. The socket should be able to handle 15amp routinely. The power should be limited to 110V + 15A, which is about 1500 W (VA). The only issue may be when the motor turns on. If the bearings are worn, there could be a spike in the current when it turns on. So, if the motor is good (or new) -- which you can check using one of those Watt Meters -- and you limit the power to about what a hair dryer uses, then you are ok. Hope this helps
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I have no idea. I use my KitchenAid Mixer for dough. I cannot imagine it would be good for the motor. The instructions with the Ninja warn users to "pulse" blade to avoid overheating the motor.
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I don't do deserts but I regularly mix 3 pounds of ground beef and it doesn't seem to be working very hard. I also make bread a couple of times a week. The 800 watt motor is a real beast and it has a good range of speeds. This is a solid mixer with lots of power.
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I have had my mixer a year. I do bread for Farmers Markets. I have done recipes that do mostly 2 loaves at a time....occasionally 3 and it does great. Recipes with rye, whole wheat and oatmeal are among those I do. I love the ease of cleaning, lightweight bowl and smaller footprint...so far so good!! It gets used at least 3 days a week!
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I checked it with a Kill-a-watt meter and the wattage has been between 1400-1410. The same for toast, bake and broil. Hope this is helpful.
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don't know what you mean by hard dough, but i make a lot of different breads and have had no trouble. short of a commercial mixer i don't believe you can find one with more power that this one has
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I'm having this problem. My old bread maker which was Oster also did a much better job. This Oster bread machine was smaller but made a 2 lb. loaf the price was right so I bought it. I'm using the recipe book but not having success. The first loaf of raisin bread I was pleased with. The second loaf I made the machine did not cook the loaf until it done. I don't understand it has to be the machine !
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I use it all the time for breadmaking. One loaf at a time, that is three cups of flour and I use the metal chopper, adding water and butter slowly while it is going until I have the right amount of water. I let it run about a minute to knead it. I do eight loaves per batch. I have two machines. one at the cottage. Cleaning is a pain; use a toothbrush. I used to use two mixers but they just aren,t able to take the abuse
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The only thing I make is cheese straws and the motor is not strong enough to push dough thru. Therefore I have never been able to use it. Sorry&#128530;...
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The end product does not come out very frozen. It is a little thicker then a milk shake. So it does not freeze as well as other machines. I have to put it in the freezer to finish hardening it. I do not know the motor watt rating.
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I don't have a problem with my breadmaker at all. After I'm done making bread I unplug it let it cool and clean it. It works like it should everytime.
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Is this breadmaker available again? Had one many years ago and it was wonderful, there were a lot of recipes that came with it but I didn't keep them. Do you know where I can get this machine? It's perfect for one or two.
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It does great for home based quantities, we used it for bread. But I think it's underpowered and undersized for this. Step up to the 600, can't remember the exact model but it's larger and heavier. That is what we needed to do. If you price shop you'll find the heavier one for just a little bit more. I bought one of the heavier new and one of the heavier factory refurbished for my daughter. The first refurb had a bit of noise; they replaced it right away and the replacement has been fine for 5 years. Hope this helps!
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This model has (as I recall) a 60 minute power out memory retention, so if the power goes off and comes back on within 60 minutes, it resumes where it left off. They caution though that if you have temperature sensitive ingredients (i.e. subject to spoilage) you should exercise caution for recipes including them where you have a significant delay in resumption of the cycle for that loaf. Certainly for a momentary power outage, the memory feature is a real plus. Nothing worse than being part way through the 2nd rise or whatever, and then having to restart the bread making from the beginning or worse still, throwing everything out and starting over with a new batch. This model has (as I recall) a 60 minute power out memory retention, so if the power goes off and comes back on within 60 minutes, it resumes where it left off. They caution though that if you have temperature sensitive ingredients (i.e. subject to spoilage) you should exercise caution for recipes including them where you have a significant delay in resumption of the cycle for that loaf. Certainly for a momentary power outage, the memory feature is a real plus. Nothing worse than being part way through the 2nd rise or whatever, and then having to restart the bread making from the beginning... » Read More This model has (as I recall) a 60 minute power out memory retention, so if the power goes off and comes back on within 60 minutes, it resumes where it left off. They caution though that if you have temperature sensitive ingredients (i.e. subject to spoilage) you should exercise caution for recipes including them where you have a significant delay in resumption of the cycle for that loaf. Certainly for a momentary power outage, the memory feature is a real plus. Nothing worse than being part way through the 2nd rise or whatever, and then having to restart the bread making from the beginning or worse still, throwing everything out and starting over with a new batch. « Show Less