I've been trying to make bread at home for a few months now and I have a regular hand mixer that doesn't handle the dough well. My arm hurts after 10 minutes and the dough doesn't come out uniform. Is it worth investing in a stand mixer or is there some trick to do it with what I already have?
The best thing is to knead by hand directly on the counter, without a mixer - bread dough needs that physical work and it usually turns out better than with machines, plus you save money. If you really want a stand mixer because you have arthritis or you just don't want to put in the effort, any mid-range model with a dough hook works fine, but honestly for bread it's pretty much an unnecessary luxury.
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