Commercial Planetary Mixers

The source of a planetary mixer’s name comes from the rotation the tool makes when mixing. It rotates on an axis, while orbiting the centre of your mixing bowl, giving you even results. It can be used for a wide variety of food applications, including kneading dough for all manner of bread, giving you even results before putting it in the bread prover.

It can also be used for more complex bakery items and does a great job of creaming butter and sugar together, along with whipping egg whites for meringues and pavlovas, beating batters, and even preparing mashed potatoes or sauces if you’re baking pies.

When you’re prepping dough, you’ll know that overkneading or underkneading can lead to poor results after you’ve baked your bread in the oven. The benefit of Commercial Planetary Mixers is that they give you full control of the speed and method of mixing and kneading. You can use different attachments, set the pace you want it to mix with and then leave it to do the hard work.

Use a low speed and a dough hook for kneading dough, or add a whisk and set it to high to whip cream. Planetary mixers always come standard with three attachments: a dough hook, a flat beater and a wire whisk. The settings are easy to set up and streamline the preparation process, removing the need for multiple machines and saving valuable space in your commercial kitchen.

Space is always at a premium in any kitchen, so choosing the right size and location for your variable speed mixer is important. Generally, we’d recommend keeping it near the prep zone where your ingredients are close to hand, while also lining it up with any additional appliances you may need immediately after. This makes it faster and more simple for staff to move ingredients directly to the mixer with minimal movement, then transfer whatever you’re preparing with your mixer to downstream stations with ease. You might also want to consider positioning it near a sink or dishwasher, facilitating faster cleaning and emptying of bowls, helping maintain both speed and hygiene during busy service windows.

Every commercial planetary mixer comes standard with three attachments: a dough hook, a flat beater and a wire whisk, which cover the essentials from specialty breads to artisan pastries. If you’re looking to expand your menu or get the maximum amount of functions from your mixer, the whisk is the one to reach for with foamy menu items like mousse or aerated sauces. For bakeries and restaurants offering plant based menu items, the flat beater will be a key attachment. You can use it for dairy-free mixes, hybrid smoothie bowls, and indulgent batters with textured inclusions.

If you’re operating in a shared or hybrid kitchen, like a cafe that also does catering for example, Commercial Planetary Mixers offer a bridge between savoury and sweet when it comes to food prep. Before you open for the day, early morning bread prep or dough creation will mean you have pastries ready to go in the oven throughout the day, or bulk prep them and put them in a food display so they’re warm and ready to eat.

Or, in the evenings or for large events, you can use your industrial food mixer to whip up egg whites for desserts, complete with plenty of whipped cream to top it off. The cross-functional flexibility that these simple but versatile appliances offer maximises equipment usage, reduces clutter, and ensures consistent results across a wide range of menu items.

If your operation handles large batch sizes, like you’re prepping for brunches, hotel breakfasts, or in catering production kitchens, we recommend a large model like a 30L planetary mixer, or even a freestanding one. These large models not only have higher bowl capacities for big batches, but also have heavier-duty motors, and tough construction that can withstand continuous, demanding use. They deliver unmatched consistency and efficiency across large-volume mixing tasks, ensuring your operation keeps pace with peak demand without sacrificing quality.

Keep in mind that bowl capacity is not the same as weight capacity. A 200 litre bowl doesn’t output 200 kilos, and its input isn’t 200 kilos either. Every mixer has a maximum flour weight, and exceeding it risks overloading the motor. That isn’t a manufacturing defect, so your warranty won’t cover it.

One of the key benefits of Commercial Planetary Mixers is their consistency, meaning you can get even consistency with whatever you’re making. Whether you’re prepping dough and putting it through a dough roller to divide and round buns to weight, or simply want an appliance you can have at every bakery that’s a part of your franchise, they standardise the production process easily. Equally, their wide array of attachments mean they’re versatile enough to use for production of a variety of menu options, enabling you to make everything from dough and batter to sauce or creams.

Mixers make it easy to get standard, consistent and repeatable output. Many Commercial Planetary Mixers even come with pre-set functions, meaning you can ensure that, no matter who is making your stock for the day, they’ll always prep your ingredients in the exact same way.

Equally, their even preparation helps to reduce the chance of over or under mixing your food, limiting the chances of accidents and reducing food wastage from irregular batches.