Many supermarkets have in-store bakeries that offer customers the convenience of purchasing fresh breads, cookies, muffins, cakes and more, along with their other groceries. These in-store bakeries may also have aging mixers that they are using to mix up these baked goods — and that can create issues in the long term.

Ongoing service, such as replacing belts, gears and the motor, adds to the total cost of owning an older mixer and the frequency of repairs tends to increase over time. Also, older mixers can start to experience performance issues. Gear and belt wear slowly lowers the RPMs, impacting mix time and the quality of the product. In-store bakeries may find that they are wasting dough or batter as a result.

Upgrading to a Hobart^® Legacy+^® maximum heavy-duty mixer can bring in-store bakeries cost and time savings, along with better performance. These mixers are available in a variety of sizes, with the 20-quart countertop model and the 60- and 140-quart floor mixers among the most popular. 

The power and performance of the Legacy+ mixers come from the PLUS System — a combination of three Hobart-exclusive technologies that allow for continuous mixing, batch after batch. 

First, the VFDadvantage precisely monitors the motor and RPMs, which protects the mixer from overheating. The technology also drives more power to the bowl, allowing the mixer to mix up to 30% more in the same size bowl (depending on the application). Second, maximum-capacity overheat protection features extreme-duty wiring and connections that manage more power so it’s possible to mix heavy ingredients. Lastly, a reinforced planetary shaft system increases mixer capacity and overall product output by providing more power. 

Legacy+ mixers offer additional features to support mixing performance.

• Quick-Release™ agitators – These agitators have a pin that locks them to the mixer shaft to prevent them from moving up and down. The bowl-to-agitator ratio is constant, allowing for better mixing.
• Ultra-slow stir speed – Enabled by VFDadvantage, this speed mixes ingredients slowly to ensure thorough mixing of ingredients. 

Knowing that time is money in any bakery, Hobart has designed the Legacy+ mixers with features that make them easy to use and to clean. 

• Shift-on-the-Fly™ – This feature allows for speed changes while the mixer is operating. There is no need for extra starts and stops or concerns about damaging to the motor.
• SmartTimer™ – To help mix repeated batches, this timer recalls mixing time and speed. It counts time up and down, so it’s easy to create new recipes.  
• Swing-out bowl and electric bowl lift – The bowl swings out so it is easy to remove, with minimal effort, and helps reduce operator fatigue. The lift moves the bowl into position with a touch of a button. It is found on the 60-, 80- and 140-quart Legacy+ mixers.
• Stainless-steel bowl guard – This guard is removable, without tools, so it is easy to place in a dishwasher for cleaning and sanitizing.
• Soft start technology – There is less ingredient splash-out to clean up, since this technology slowly delivers electricity to the mixer until it reaches the selected speed. It also offers motor protection. 

Hobart wants in-store bakery operators to have peace of mind when using the Legacy+ mixers, so they have built operator assurance features into the mixer design.

• FastStop – If the operator turns off the mixer or the bowl guard is open, this feature will completely stop the planetary and agitator in less than three seconds. It is included on the 60-, 80- and 140-quart mixers.
• Triple-Interlock System – Due to this system, the mixer will not operate unless the bowl is fully in position and locked with the bowl guard secured. 

Hobart has also recently added an exclusive NoChipMax™ System to its 60-quart Legacy+ mixers. This system consists of a NoChip™ aluminum planetary with a metallic gray hybrid powder finish, which is corrosion and scratch resistant and replaces the cast iron painted planetary of the previous design. The system also includes a NoChip #12 taper attachment hub that has a stainless-steel insert and die-cast cover — combined, these prevent chipping when using mixer attachments. 

For more information about Legacy+ mixers, visit Hobart’s website.