I purchased this mixer for my wife two years ago and all in all she loves the unit. It does handle all of her bread and cookie making needs very well as many have written, but we have just found a possible safety concern.
If you have one of these units please carefully check your power cord (with it unplugged). We have only used this unit a handful of times and always push the cord back into the housing as it was designed to do. A few days ago my pulled the cord out and plugged it in. After noticing that she didn’t have as much free cord to move the unit around, she pulled some more cord out and received a shock. Turns out that the cord was somehow able to be pushed beyond the cord storage area internally and into the pulley / belt area where it rubbed through the cord insulation exposing the copper wiring.
Bosch’s customer service suggested that they have never heard of such a problem, and that may be the case. However it is hard to believe that we have the only unit that has, or could potentially have this safety concern.
At this point, Bosch wants me to send it in and pay to have it fixed. Not real impressed with their lack of concern or offer to correct the problem. All they would have had to do was offer to replace the cord and I would have been fine with that.
UPDATE: Good news / bad news. Bad news is I received a call back from Bosch(the 800 number in the manual), and they really didn’t care about my problem or the concern that it could possibly be a safety issue for others.
Good news, my sister had me contact Shar’s in Gilbert Arizona, a dealer that she has purchased Bosch products from in the past. They were very sympathetic to my situation and although they did not have to, they were willing to make the repair without question. I was happy to have them send me a new cord, which they were willing to do, and I’ll put it in myself. If you are in the market for a Bosch kitchen appliance or repair, I can’t say enough good things about Shar’s in Gilbert Arizona. Wonderful people.
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V6 02 tacoma with 160K miles appears to be badly misfiring but only in drive when accelerating (especially bosch stand mixer uphills) or from a stand still like a stop light. Changed all filters, pcv valve, plug wires, timing belt is new. When I changed plug wires problem went away for about 2 or 3 weeks then gradually got worse. Could this be my Bosch Platinum plugs or an O2 sensor??
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June 3rd, 2010 at 10:28 am
This ice cream maker works just fine. I was a bit hesitant to buy it because of the other reviews, but now I’m glad I did. I’ve put in two cups of whole milk cherry vanilla jogurt with a little bit of cream and in 15-20 minutes I had a nice batch of frozen yogurt. Just make sure to chill it really well. I rate it 4 stars because of the high price.
June 3rd, 2010 at 10:27 pm
I’ve been using my Bosch Universal Plus for a year now. It’s not perfect; but perfection is the enemy of the possible. It makes outstanding bread - and very easily. While some have complained about the clean-up, I’ve found that I can easily do this with time to spare while the bread is rising. The standard bread recipes that come with the machine are simple and can be easily modified. I often use leftover water from cooking beans or potatoes in lieu of water, so every batch of bread is a little different; but all are good.
My only complaints are with the blender. The Bosch comes with a cylindrical growth at the right rear that contains a separate drive for a blender (which you pay an additional $70 for). It would be much more compact if the blender worked on the same drive as the mixer. Since the mixer and blender cannot be used at the same time, this would save space and might even save Bosch some money on mechanical parts. I can’t imagine that there are very many folks purchasing the Bosch who don’t already have a good blender and for $70 you can buy a better one. The Bosch blender is tall and made of flimsy plastic. The top has a hole in it so that it can serve as a siphon. Most of us are used to removing the center piece at the top and pouring in additional ingredients; so this feels more like a gimmick than a leap forward in technology. Removing the blender bottom for cleaning is a bit tricky. It does not screw off as most blenders do. If you carefully read the documentation that comes with your Bosch, you will note that the blender top has two slits in it. The top with slits is used to loosen the bottom. It is inserted into the bottom of the blender where the slits slip over two metal projections. Then you can twist off the blade unit. If you happen to miss this feature when first using your blender, you will have a challenging time disassembling the blender for cleaning with your tool kit!
Aside from the blender, which I rarely use, and the additional shelf space it incurs, the Bosch Universal Plus is sturdy, reliable, and makes excellent bread - easily. I’m very happy to own one.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:19 am
I just sold my kitchenaid and purchased this machine a few weeks ago. I love it so far. A few things I love are the suction cups on the bottom so that the machine stays in place as it works on bigger batches. I recommend you store it on it’s side, (there are rubber pads on the side to store it this way.) It seems like if you store it flat the suction cups will wear out faster. It is a more compact design than before, which is nice, but I am hoping it will hold up like other models have. A lot of people complain that there are a lot of pieces to clean, I don’t mind the cleaning aspect, but virtually everything is dishwasher safe if that’s an issue for you. (I always hand wash mine because I think it holds up better.) It’s a larger capacity mixer and does a better job with my doughs than any other mixer I’ve used. .
June 4th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
I would rate this a “0″, but it wasn’t an option available. I never got a decent batch of ice cream out of this product. Just a soupy mush. Tried multiple different recipes and even ran 2 separate trials with this machine next to my original,very tired Oster machine. The worn out machine made a great batch, this one, zilch.
June 5th, 2010 at 10:25 am
I broke the one that I bought with my mixer so after years of not having one, I purchased this one and it works as great as my other one. No problems!
June 5th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
I received the Bosch blender but discovered that it was made for a German machine and not the US one that I own. I have never seen the machine that it fits and doubt that it is available in this country. I am surprised that this piece of equipment is not standardised for any Bosch kitchen machine. At any rate, I sent it back to you, but have not heard if you have received it. Please let me know.
June 6th, 2010 at 10:08 am
When I ordered this item, it never stated that it worked with a mixer. Well I do not have the mixer that goes with this ice cream maker. It did not come this all items that it stated it came with. I think it would work fine if you had the mixer that worked with it. I also think the item has been used before.
Thank you
Michael A. Velto
June 6th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Well, I first ordered a cheap … 250Watt meat grinder from Harbor Freight. It had a plastic worm gear, didn’t work well at all, so it sits on my shelf. Then I got a hand operated meat grinder, and that turned out to be quite a lot of work. I like to grind my own burger and was still looking for a good meat grinder. I did own the Bosch mixer and noticed they made a meat grinder attachment (I bought the mixer after I bought my first two grinders). I have the 450 watt mixer. I figured I would try the meat grinder. I got the grinder and it was all metal, except for the tray on top and the push tube. Well, I diced my meat and got ready to grind some burger (I just don’t trust supermarket stuff - too many recalls!). WOW! was I impressed — this thing grinds like a demon! perfect hamburger. And, it ground up the meat as quickly as I could get it down the tube too…this is the one that I will keep and use for my burger grinding. The other two grinders that I own are going to go to Goodwill as a donation. Money well spent…
June 7th, 2010 at 10:07 am
This is an awesome meatgrinder. I just aquired the Bosch Compact machine and this attachment. I’am really happy with it. It makes the best burgers and you know what kind of meat is in them.
I also tried it on some vegetables and does them also nicely. If you own the Bosch Compact and like grinding your own meat, this is a great buy.