Famag IM8-S High Hydration Spiral Dough Mixer

Famag mixers feature heavy duty chain overhead drive, with a high torque dual-belt final drive. FAG sealed industrial ball bearings are used for exceptionally long life. Construction is robust throughout, as attested to by the mixer’s substantial 73 lb. weight. Epoxy powder coating over a steel cabinet protects the handsome appearance of your Famag mixer.

The bowl is removable on the mixer with a tilting head. If you're mixing high hydration doughs we recommend you purchase a tilting head/removable bowl model so it's easier to remove the dough from the bowl, and to clean the bowl.

Thanks to the spiral hook’s action, mixtures that overtax other designs—such as pizza or bagel dough—are handled easily, quickly and efficiently in the Famag spiral dough mixer. Doughs of all kinds, from heavy to high-hydration artisan doughs, come out smooth, silky and perfectly developed. The HH (high hydration) IM-8S mixer uses a special sprocket that allows the mixer to run up to 320 RPM; this version is designed specifically for mixing dough that's above 75% hydration.

Famag's Grilletta IM-8 mixes and kneads up to 17.6 lbs. (8 kg) of dough at 60% hydration (or more at higher hydration), but also handles batches as small as 1.1 lbs (0.5 kg) equally as well. The 11 litre removable bowl gives it roughly half again the working volume of the IM-5.

Variable speed mixers have a speed dial marked from 1-10. For dough with a hydration of 65% or higher, the mixer can be operated at any speed (1-10). For dough with a lower hydration, Famag recommends not exceeding speed 5.