Santos 18 Fork Mixer

Fork mixer, 10 L bowl, about 4 kg hard dough / 2.5 kg flour, fork around 70 RPM at 50 Hz. The bowl is driven by the dough, not a powered bowl motor. Owners report ~500 g flour failing to engage, and ~1.2 kg dough behaving normally. Low heat.

Dough capacity: 4 kg
Type: Fork
10 L
Hydration window: Not published

Specifications

Type: Fork
Bowl: 10 L
Dough capacity: 4 kg
Stiff biga: Yes
Friction factor: 3
Tool speed: 70-70 RPM

Pros

Slow fork kneading keeps dough temperature down.
Suitable for bakery quantities of pizza dough.
Simple, serviceable commercial machine.

Cons

Very small test batches will not be caught by the fork.
Not a machine for a domestic worktop.

How the calculator uses this mixer

Water temperature. Its friction factor is 3. To reach 24°C dough in a 22°C kitchen, the calculator asks for water at 19°C, against 24°C when mixing by hand.
Batch size check. At 60% hydration, the calculator flags batches over 4 kg. For a 50% biga, the limit drops to 2.8 kg. Under 1.2 kg, it warns that the batch is too small.

Formulas this mixer handles

The largest single batch for each formula at its own hydration. The limit is the same one the calculator checks your batch against.

Santos 18 Fork Mixer dough capacity and hydration

a maximum of 4 kg of dough

Also known as: Santos 18.

Slow fork kneading keeps dough temperature down.
Suitable for bakery quantities of pizza dough.
Simple, serviceable commercial machine.

Very small test batches will not be caught by the fork.
Not a machine for a domestic worktop.

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Can Santos 18 Fork Mixer mix biga?

Yes. Santos 18 Fork Mixer is suitable for stiff biga dough. Lower hydration reduces usable capacity, so check the batch plan before mixing a stiff preferment.

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