KitchenAid Bowl-Lift 5.5 qtKitchenAid Bowl-Lift 5.5 qt

KitchenAid Bowl-Lift 5.5 qt dough capacity and hydration

a maximum of 3.2 kg of dough

A current 5.2 L bowl-lift KitchenAid with an extra half-speed stir setting. KitchenAid advertises more than 7 lb of bread dough, but gives no hydration or stiff-dough category. Treat 3.18 kg as a rated bread-dough ceiling, not a biga limit.

Also known as: KSM55.

• The bowl-lift frame is more stable under dough load than a tilt-head body.
• The half-speed setting reduces flour bursts during incorporation.
• The common attachment system makes parts and accessories easy to find.

• No minimum dough weight is published.
• The 3.18 kg bread-dough claim has no hydration or biga category.

1. Use the half-speed setting to combine ingredients, then knead only at the manual's allowed dough-hook speed.