Dough Hook Extender for Bosch Universal Plus Mixer

It keeps the dough from building up on the center post

Works so well. It should come with the machine

I purchased my Bosch on marketplace so I needed a few missing or extra pieces. I received my dough extender today and was able to make two loaves of dough. Thank you.

This makes your life so much easier when making sourdough in a Bosch. Before the dough would creep up the center and sometimes get into the center consul. It was a pain to clean. This makes it so the dough doesn’t get to it anymore!

Without the splash guard it works well. With the guard it is very tight & makes the bowl wobble. I’m afraid it is stressing the plastic wings on the splash guard & will break them. I bought this for smaller portions in the bowl! It works BUT is very tight with the lid/splash guard on!

There are issues/complaints that Bosch Universal Plus (BUP) owners have been grappling with, and working around, and brain storming about and... (Can you feel the frustration?) since like, FOREVER!Examples:1. The BUP cannot pull off a low yield formula. It's GREAT for a big batch of dough, but TERRIBLE for a normal small batch of a couple of loaves.2. On wetter doughs (higher hydration) the BUP will not mix the dough properly. The dough will wrap around the center post and not be kneaded by the dough hook.3. The BUP is hard to clean because the mix gets up into fluted center post and latches.Personally I have shared in these frustrations and created my own workarounds - but - who want's to have a workaround?This extender, which attaches to the center spindle below the dough hook and attaches itself to (and extends to the bottom of the bowl) the short rudder of the original dough hook have ended all of my "hacks."It fixes EVERYTHING! It can be used with a tiny batch or a GIANT batch. It makes the BUPl work better all the way around.I have not made any Ciabatta yet, but I have been making some extra wet (and sticky... and oily) SUPER Flaxseed bread which has about an 80% hydration. The BUP, with this attachment, kills it. On the triple batch I cleaned about 10 flaxseeds from the fluted part and 5 or so from the lid latch. (Whisc is NOTHING)Bosch owners, you can put that "fish ring" (Dough Creeper) away. This is a MUST buy. I do not work for Bosch, Amazon, NutriMill or anyone else. I just love to bake.I cannot wait to make a normal hydration dough with this.CHEERS!

My wife got me the Bosh Universal Plus a few years ago to replace my old mixer I used to make dough.Like many people have found with the Bosh it is a pain with small loafs or high hydration breads. The problem is the dough climbs the column to the top and does not get kneaded properly.Over the Thanksgiving holiday I made dinner rolls that used 1lb of flour and is a very moist soft dough. Normally these are a pain in the Bosh and I end up kneading by hand.The other option was to add more flour to stiffen the dough, this works but the texture of the rolls was not right.With the Dough Hook Extender there were no issues at all, even with such a small dough ball. I have use the extender with up to dough that had 2 1/2 lb of flour and it worked great.I agree with other reviews, this should come with the mixer but that being said, this works perfectly and deserves the 5 star rating.Note: 1/1/2016I have used the Dough Hook Extender for another month now, and it really got a workout while making all the holiday meals. I cannot say enough good things. If you have a Bosh Universal Mixer and bake bread this attachment is a must.Note: 1/18/2017So it has been over a year now and my original assessment stands, this if a fantastic addition to the Bosch Universal Plus for anyone who bakes bread. As many have noted, making a small batch or high hydration dough was frustrating at best without the Dough Hook Extender, with it the results are perfect.

I bought the OG “vintage” (if you will) Bosch universal mixer used second hand and my bread dough kept balling up in the middle so I bought this. Fits on perfectly and works great!