looking at buyin one of these, would appreciate any comments good or bad, will i be wasting my money? Yvonne

my dad bought me mine about 1968 and its still in use!!!

I bought mine 7 or 8 years ago, at a Christmas Craft and Food show, at Alexandra Palace. Paid £100 for it then ... am gutted that I have seen them much more widely availble and the cheapest so far is £70! I really love mine - use it constantly! - Still superior to any of the Brauns that friends and family have purchased ... in my humble opinion!

You would certainly not be wasting your money Cheers. As I've often said in this forum, the only two machines you'll ever need are a Magimix and a Bamix. I suggest the two speed model. The price varies not only according to the source but also the actual specification of the machine.

I had mine for 10 years and was stolen when living in shared accomadation
looking to get another Bamix-any ideas as to whereto get the best bargain?

Try Ebay

Lakeland sell them for about £80 i think. i bought one about a year ago and have not looked back. I do not own any other type of blender or mixer/processor as this is a jack of all trades. I got mine from a food show and cost £100 (inclusive of a few extra bits n pieces)

Bamix blender I brought mine this year at the Idael Home Exibition and use it twice a week, has a very high speed and makes Mayonnaise in a couple of Minuets.Ideal for blitzing soups, even gring sugar into icing sugar,
its a great unit well worth the money.

Can I make pastry using the Bamix? Can't find any recipes for making pastry with it.

Check this link. It says the machine will "mix cake and pancake doughs".


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btw.....the price is over £100 on Amazon.

Thanks a lot. I'd seen that, but I particularly wanted to make pastry and I think of a cake as a mix of some sort?

I wouldn't recommend using a Bamix for pastry - they run at high speed and Bamix is a quality brand, but they don't have the torque required for heavy work.

You need a Magimix or something similar.

The Magimix doesn't come cheap though - this Breville FP9 ** has a commercial quality direct drive induction motor similar to the Magimix and is an absolute bargain at the price shown - if they have any left I would recommend snapping one up asap. They have been around for some time now and I believe they have been discontinued and replaced with a machine of much lesser spec. At one time they were being sold for around £130, which I believe was the original recommended selling price.

At the price shown it’s more of a gift than just a bargain.

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I would never use a machine for mixing pastry, I either use my hands or a one of those curved wire cutters with a handle.

A Magimix or a similar food processor is fine for making pastry - the blade cuts the fat into the flour and when the fluid is added the mix will roll up into a dough - which is the point at which to stop the machine - this makes sure the dough is not overworked.

'Hands on' can be quite satisfying if you have the inclination and the time, but a machine will provide just as good results if used appropriately. Another positive factor is that no heat is transferred to the dough, as when using one's hands.

A traditional method was to use a knife in each hand to cut the fat into the flour, but why bother when a machine will do it for you in seconds.

I use bamix all the time and agree that it's not ideal for heavy doughs. It will also quite easily overwork some mixes due to its very high speed. I found these guys who have a few recipes on their site [link] and you can also get a book from them that includes quite a few cake mixes specifically for the bamix.

Hello I've just joined, I am interested in what you all have to say about the bamix , I have recently bought a magimix and use it a lot , I like to bake, mainly pastries.It is more or less used every day, Birthday coming up soon, saw the bamix on tv recently, can't help myself with gadgets, hubby wants to know what that can do different from my magimix. HELP!!!! It's nice to hear from someone who has used them.

Went ahead and bought the Deluxe , there were two things I wanted to ask.
Is it worth buying the recipe book? to give me some ideas what to do with it. besides mayonnaise and whipping up skimmed milk?!!!!!!! I have never owned a stick blender before. Perhaps I'm being a bit thick.
As I said in my last post I have a magimix which I use a lot, but sometimes when you don't always want to have all that washing up. just for a small amount, or doing one thing after another. and have to wash up in between.

Will bamix blend a hot pressure cooker full of root veg and stock easily without straining its motor? Please advise as I don't want to waste my money on another stick blender.

Hi topsy10, I have had my bamix for about 8 years (possibly more). It will easily do what you want although depending on how chunky everything is you may need to stop every five minutes. having to stop every so often and resting it for a while is common to non-commercial stick blenders. There should be no bother about the depth of the liquid, I have liquidised that amount of soup many times. I also have a Braun turbo 600 watts and have to admit I now tend to use that for the heavier blending jobs.

Just remember that this is a blender for home use and as such it only copes with that sort of load. I don't know if this sways you but Gordon Ramsey is a big fan of the Bamix.

If you think that you really need something much heavier duty then you will need to pay more - a good starting point is Nisbets [link]

Thankyou for your prompt response and have taken your advice to heart. You mentioned that you also used a braun turbo, is this better? My soup chunks are medium size, not huge ones and I can always give them a bit of a mash first. I did view your link to commercial stick blenders and when I picked myself up off the floor realised they are a bit out of my league and I certainly don't make enough soup to warrant that kind of outlay!
If I ever start producing gallons of soup I would certainly go down that path, but don't think it likely! Thank you again for your help. All info is good. hope you enjoy lots of soup this winter too.

I have had a think about your question of which is better.

The Braun multiquick scores on flexibility because of the attachments such as the blender jug, herb chopper, whisk etc and a good strong motor.

The Bamix runs much faster and can turn soups into the lightest of concoctions, it can crush ice, turn chilled semi-skimmed milk into creamy like desert, makes very good quick mayo and so on.

I then asked myself if I could only have one of them which would it be?

I can't make up my mind because although they are both blenders each has something to offer over the other one. If I was really pushed I guess I would go for the Bamix - but it is close.

Hi TerryDox , Thanks again for your prompt reply. Hmmmmm..... After giving it much thought I can see myself doing what you have done and will save up for the Bamix. If it does everything I want then I will have solved my dilemma and if not I may just HAVE to buy a Braun multiquick at a later date.
When I have bought my Bamix, probably from Lakeland I am sure I am going to enjoy using it as I reallylike to use good, efficient equipment and from the write ups by you and others on this site I feel it will be a good piece of kit.
Will write on this site again when I have made some soups etc and let you
know how I am getting on. All advice is gratefully received including recipes etc. If it wasn't for you and people like you that bother to post reports on this type of thing some of us out in the big wide world would waste a lot of money trying to buy the most suitable and reliable appliance! Happy blending

You are very welcome topsy10 but remember this is only one person's opinion - I had hoped that others might have joined in. It is a long time since I was a regular on here and it appears to be very very quiet now.

I hope that you have made the right decision for you, good luck.

Terry

Hi Terry I have just sat here and written you quite a long response, which was probably very boring anyway and then promptly lost it somewhere in the bowels of my laptop! As you may have guessed this is all very new to me and I am only just beginning to find my way around eveything. It is amazing to be able to chat to complete strangers that can offer advice which is very welcome indeed.
I will be buying a Bamix but it may have to wait till I have saved up for a while. I still can't understand why I have never bought one before given my love of power tools and gadgets, I am in favour of anything that makes life a bit easier and saves time, especially where diy is concerned!
Two of my favourite shops for diy and kitchen equipment are Lidl and Aldi. That is where my present aged stick blender came from. It is due for retirement as it has nearly died a few times recently. I also got my pressure cooker from Lidl and it far superior to my Prestige ones that I have owned in the past.
Well I think I have waffled on enough and better get back tro drilling and sawing again or maybe I will do it tomorrow...... a bit naughty but I think it is time for a cuppa!
Hope we stay in touch as I always have lots of questions about many things eg cooking, diy and all sorts of things.
Nice to hear from you and will be saving my pennies!!!