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Comment on Bread Stamps by Max

Max — Sun, 10 May 2026 22:59:44 +0000

The famous bread with the stamp is not found in Pompeii, but in Herculaneum (Casa dei Cervi/House of the Stags/House of the Deers).

Comment on Equipment Review: Spiralmac Royal Queen SV12 Spiral Mixer by Mike

Mike — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:47:22 +0000

In reply to Levi. So happy the review helped you!! I hope your new machine brings many years of baking joy :)

Comment on Equipment Review: Spiralmac Royal Queen SV12 Spiral Mixer by Levi

Levi — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:51:20 +0000

Excellent review! Thank you for such a detailed and thoughtful article. Going off the dimensions on the PHG site I thought I needed a much wider cart for this mixer, but with your measurements of the base and bowl I realized I could go with a smaller cart which will be nice in my home kitchen. My SV12 should arrive in a few weeks! Thanks again!

Oh, and I spoke with Darren at PHG and he anticipates the mixers should now be delivered with the updated breaker bar attachment channel that should solve the excess play you experienced and I’ve seen in the few other video of this mixer.

Comment on Equipment Review: Spiralmac Royal Queen SV12 Spiral Mixer by Mike

Mike — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:39:28 +0000

In reply to Noelle. As a long time Famag user, I came to realize it has several core mechanical design limitations that can make it prone to issues. I now see the Spiralmac as the stronger alternative. Best of luck!

Comment on Equipment Review: Spiralmac Royal Queen SV12 Spiral Mixer by Noelle

Noelle — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:16:01 +0000

Thank you most sincerely for this post and your video. I had been considering the Famag 5S HH, but this machine was recommended by Darren at PHG just yesterday. There is very little information, reviews, discussion groups, etc., surrounding the Spiralmac, so your time, effort, and thorough review are all very much appreciated. As I endeavor to find more reviews and hope others post their experiences soon, I surprisingly remain in a position of reconsidering my preferred machine as I had planned to pull the trigger on the Famag this week, after a year or more of research.
Thank you for your time. Blessings.

Comment on How to fix the Famag bowl lock problem by Ferenc

Ferenc — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:56:55 +0000

In reply to Bradley. Hello, I just had the same issue (maybe already solved, but anyway). I have a new purchase. Bowl is stucked ike hell. All You need to do, remove the smaller plate and put some professional grease. It solved the problem immediately...

Comment on Equipment Review: Spiralmac Royal Queen SV12 Spiral Mixer by Mike

Mike — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:11:08 +0000

In reply to Pam R..

Video is up here!
https://youtu.be/mt732wTL_yU

Comment on Equipment Review: Spiralmac Royal Queen SV12 Spiral Mixer by Pam R.

Pam R. — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:50:47 +0000

Thank you for this very thorough review. Can’t wait for the video!

Comment on Hobart N50 Mixer Review by Mike

Mike — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 03:05:46 +0000

In reply to Sebastian. Thanks for writing all this and sorry it took me so long to respond. My site was hit with a ton of spam, so it was buried. The picture really shows the problem. Sorry you had all these problems. For me, the real solution was to go to a proper spiral mixer for stiff dough.

Comment on Hobart N50 Mixer Review by Sebastian

Sebastian — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:56:42 +0000

In reply to Sebastian. I forgot one aspect: The N50 doesn't move. Period. While the K5SS moves around quite a lot when mixing (stiffer) doughs, the N50 does not. I felt comfortable leaving the N50 alone and doing other things when mixing anything, while I had to babysit the K5SS with stiffer doughs to hold both the bowl and the mixer itself in place. That's because the N50 weights a lot more, which is a problem for some people that want to move their machine from time to time. I'm probably fairly strong, as this did not bother me at all when mixing the machine a bit for cleaning etc. from time to time.