Estella SM30 30 qt. / 45 lb. Two-Speed Spiral Dough Mixer - 110V, 2 HP

So far, this mixer has performed beautifully. This is an upgrade from a smaller planetary mixer and my primary focus is on making neapolitan-style pizza dough. In that regard, this mixer has been an incredible upgrade! The consistency of the dough is much better and I'm impressed with the ability of the 30 qt. mixer to mix small batches (2kg of flour + 1.4kg of water is in the video. Build quality seems good, but time will tell how long this will last. I'm currently using it once a week, but that will soon change to three times a week and at much larger quantities. I'll be updating this review with any changes of thought once that time comes. Overall, this is a great entry-level spiral mixer that is going to help get my business off the ground without taking too big of a cut out of startup costs - and for that I'm extremely happy so far.

We've been using Kitchen Aid 5 Qt mixer for our bakery for the past 2 years, and we broke 2 of them by mixing too much dough. We finally pull the trigger to get a commercial dough mixer. We have to say it's totally worth it and we should have invested it earlier. This mixer is very easy to operate to mix the dough. This dough performs much better and gives us a better texture of the finished dough. The sound is not that loud compared to Kitchen Aid 5 Qt mixer when mixing dough. This mixer saved us about 5 minutes per batch and definitely increased our production efficiency. Highly recommend those who need an upgrade for mixing bread dough.

We have been using this mixer every day to make pizza dough for 6 months. We have had no problems at all. This mixer works tough dough with ease. Consistency is always perfect and can easily be used by anyone. We really love the timer option, add all the ingredients, push start and let it do its job. I would highly recommend this mixer for any one who makes bread or pizza. 5 stars

So far so good! I purchased this mixer for my small bakery since I focus exclusively on breads & felt that it would be a better option than an orbital mixer. I've found the timer to be especially helpful to avoid overmixing the dough, and my doughs have been more consistent than they were in my smaller 8qt kitchenaid mixer. When the time comes to upgrade to an even larger mixer, I would definitely consider the Estella brand again.