Bread-Bakers v106.n024.3

I have the Viking 7 qt. and it works fine. Despite its 1,000 watts, 
it only seems a bit stronger than my old KitchenAid 5 qt. And it it 
is quite noisy. But much less wobbly than my old KA...which *really* 
helps with the bread dough.

I bought a refurbished unit for half price at:

http://www.thegourmetdepotco.com/store/

I still wonder if the Bosch Universal or Magic Mill would completely 
outclass the Viking, KitchenAid, etc. for the limited purpose of 
making bread (despite the Cook's Illustrated report).

Does anyone in the San Francisco Bay Area have either of these? I'd 
love to see one in action. (Please contact me directly.)

The pros use spiral mixers where the bowl moves and the spiral stays 
put. They seem to develop the dough much better than a conventional 
stand mixer. There's a home version

http://www.tmbbaking.com/sp5.html

but it costs over $1,000.  ... someday.

Many thanks,
Allen