The most popular accessory for the Bosch Universal Mixer is the Cookie Paddles. The Cookie Paddles are made in the United States as an attachment for the Bosch Mixer. This may seem strange, however, Bosch says that worldwide there is not enough demand so the Cookie Paddles are only made for the United States Market.
Why does Bosch make a Slicer/Shredder Attachment & a Food Processor Accessory for their mixers? The Slicer/Shredder has a 12 cup capacity and turns at a much slower speed than the Food Processor Attachment. The speed is so slow, in fact, that it can not get enough rpm's to chop nuts, onions, vegatables etc... which is why the Slicer/Shredder Attachment does not have a chopping blade and also why their is a need for a Food Processor Attachment. One advantage that the Slicer/Shredder has at a slower speed is that it acheives a nice crisp, clean cut and shred. The Slicer/Shredder Attachment also has several optional blades that the Food Processor Attachment does not have.
Why would someone want/need a second Bowl Accessory when a bowl already comes with the Bosch Mixer? There are many reasons, while we can not speak for every customer, we have found that it is wonderful when you are needing to mix more than one thing such as at thanksgiving (whipping potatoes, whipping cream, rolls, making pie crust etc...) We also cookies that need to chill for a period of time before being rolled out, rather that washing the bowl and transferring the dough from one bowl to another we often will keep the dough in the Bosch Mixing Bowl and use our spare bowl.
Why have two configurations of whips? (Wire Whips & Batter Whips) Wire whips have more wires spaced evenly to produce more air thus creating whipped cream faster (careful it can change to butter quickly) also meringue is produced more quickly. Wire whips can be used for anything batter whips could be used for, however, batter whips are easier to clean having a space between the wires and also do not over mix cake and other batters as easily. (whipping cake batters too long can begin to develop gluten in flour achieving a poor texture.