Bosch MUM4 / Series 2 dough capacity and hydration
Bosch MUM4 / Series 2 is a dough mixer with a Planetary, a 3.9 litre bowl, a maximum of 1.7 kg of dough, and a 900 W motor. A compact 3.9 L planetary from the European Bosch lineup, 900 W. Bosch is one of the few manufacturers that publishes a bread-dough mass rather than only a bowl volume: 1.7 kg for bread dough. The drive head is plastic and visibly flexes on stiff batches, so owners report a comfortable working maximum nearer 1.5 kg. Bosch publishes seven indexed speeds and no RPM values. Bakers rate it for bosch separates bread dough from lighter mixtures and publishes actual kilograms., very common in european kitchens, so parts are easy to find., a low price for a named brand that publishes a dough rating at all.. Common drawbacks include the plastic drive head flexes on stiff dough around 50% hydration., the hook mount wears after repeated large bread batches..
- Keep routine batches at or below 1.5 kg. The range from 1.5 to 1.7 kg is close to the rated maximum.