Our best stand mixer for bread dough.

Love homemade bread, but don't love the kneading? No matter how you do your dough, getting that perfectly smooth and stretchy consistency is hard work – and the perfect task for stand mixers.

Gentle yet firm kneading achieves the right consistency for homemade breads or pizza dough. Or you can try your hand at a deliciously tangy loaf of sourdough.

Discover our best stand mixers for bread dough – for beautiful loaves that almost bake themselves.

Flour, water, yeast – just a few ingredients go into making so many different breads. But combining them into the perfect dough can be tricky: underknead and your loaves won't rise. Overknead and they might be crumbly inside.

Make dough in a stand mixer and delicious baking becomes deliciously simple. Hands-free kneading gives you time to focus on the moment – or everything else that's happening in your kitchen. 

Professional home bakers: Look for a heavy-duty stand mixer like our OptiMUM . It delivers enough power to knead your daily bread and more.

Occasional bakers: Go with a medium-duty model like MUM5 for some heavy doughs as well as lighter pastry doughs. Or upgrade to OptiMUM.

By asking yourself a few basic questions, it's easy to find the perfect MUM for your home bakery. 

• Baking heavier doughs? Look for a model with more power, measured in watts. 
• Making larger batches? Choose a model with a large-capacity bowl. 
• Buying for longevity? Choose a stand mixer with high-quality metal tools.

Pro tip: No more flour storms – all MUM models come with a special lid to keep your kitchen flour-free while kneading and mixing.

For more tips, check out our stand mixer buying guide.

Switching to homemade pizza lets you cut down on packaging waste and energy consumption. And you're free to experiment until you find your perfect crust – deep dish, thin and everything in between. Say goodbye to frozen pizza for good!

All our MUM models can be used to make dough for your favourite pizzas.    

Pro tip:  With the right attachments, MUM stand mixers can also dice tomatoes, chop onions, blend sauce and grate cheese, for deliciously rich homemade pizza.

Airy textures, elaborate crust, rich flavour. For many, sourdough is an art form that relies on the age-old process of fermentation. Live yeast and bacteria cultures work to give the bread its mouth-watering texture and flavour. The next most important ingredient: plenty of patience.

Sourdough also needs thorough kneading – again, the perfect task for powerful Bosch stand mixers.

Pro tip:  All Bosch models come with 3D PlanetaryMixing, which imitates the natural kneading motions of your hands. 

No matter your baking skills, there's a best-fit MUM stand mixer for everyone. Material, attachments, bowl capacity and more, our helpful buying guide shows at a glance what to keep in mind when choosing a stand mixer.