New Kitchen Equipment

Hello there. It's been a while since I've blogged given finals at school in December and then the holidays. Holiday's were great and we saw a lot of family, but didn't get to visit everyone that we wanted. Last week, we found some bakery equipment for sale from an old lady who had a bakery in her house and passed away.. I've always said that a bakery and a pizza shop really have the same equipment, and luckily, I have both hobbies. We decided to buy the equipment, and picked it up last weekend. I've installed it in our tiled former dining area. The items we bought are a Hobart 20 quart floor mixer, a Blodgett 1/2 size convection oven, a stainless steel work table, a proofing cabinet, and a standalone dishwasher.

The mixer is the coolest item. I made a batch of cookie dough for about 16 dozen cookies. It whipped up the dough so fast, I was amazed. I also made some cinnamon rolls with the dough hook, and that made the most consistent dough so fast...I'm so happy with the mixer. It came with a paddle, whisk, and a dough hook. It also has 3 speeds.

The oven is a close second coolest item. I have already made stuff in it that I've not been able to do right in my regular oven. It currently has 3 racks in it, but I would like to get 2 more racks (but I'll wait on that). It goes from 250-550. I usually baked cookies in my regular oven, one sheet at a time at 350 for 12-15 minutes. I baked 3 sheets in the new oven at 275 for 9 minutes, and they were all evenly cooked.

The worktable is great and easy to clean. The proofer comes in handy when letting dough rise. The dishwasher was thrown into the deal, so I went ahead and hooked it up. It's nice when you have lots of dishes.

I also built a partition around it to keep Ashton out. I'm sure I know who will be participating in bake sales. Anyone ready to make cookies?