I Bought A Commercial Dough Mixer, And Then This Happened...
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2019
- Still looking to recreate the Perfect French Croissant, I thought it would be a good idea to buy a heavy-duty commercial dough mixer. Then... Life.... Get my Croissant Mug & Poster here : bit.ly/alexinstock
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I understand that from the outside it might seem like overreacting, but I 've found so many bugs everywhere in this machine + I am genuinely phobic when it comes to these... There was no way in a million years that I would have kept this machine which could have contaminated my whole space !
For the record, I had bought everything for it including new paint and cables. I guess when fear is irrational there's not much to do. Anyways, I will keep looking for another option ! 😁👍
Alex time for another revamp
Dude don't worry about it. People love to find reasons to complain. Just keep making kwason videos ;-)
1) Get it out of your work space before you clean it. 2) Get a friend / pay someone to deal specifically with the insects. 3) Clean and re-build it.
Otherwise, you may as well just admit that the whole effort is a fishing expedition for a sweet sponsorship deal. Not a good look.
Ok, this replies to my unasked question of why don't you just clean it.
I can understand this reasoning bro, was a bit confusing at first look as cleaning would make it OK IMHO. Having a proper fear for creepy crawlies I can get behind, me I wouldn't in a million years use a shower smelling of a damp fungal infested cellar, I feel for you bro! Good luck in finding a replacement or I can come clean it out for you and them you can sort it out, might need a heads up on that though as I'm located in Sweden 🤪
"You can't film here."
>> Continues to film.
A savage, this one.
That's why we love Alex.
Un sauvage
Pretty disrespectful, and of poor taste.
Chances are there was a cutscene where he explained and then she gave permission given she wasn't in the picture.
She basically asked if "he had filmed the other side too" and then there's a cut so he probably explains himself there
Alex: “I don’t want any living organism in here except me”
Yeast: “Am I a joke to you”
Underrated comment lol
Fermenting bactaria: second that.
Penicillium roqueforti: You call yourself French!?
Yoghurt
spot on haha
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So there WAS bugs in this mixer. That doesn't mean there will be bugs in in the future. Clean it up. Seal up any holes, if it needs air flow, seal the holes with insect screen.
Yes
A wild Matthias Wandel appears.
indeed. Granted, he does not want to risk an infection in the studio. But then take it outside, and service it far, far away. Can even fog the inside of the machine with vaporized hydrogen peroxide afterwards. That is hospital and lab levels of disinfectant.
So... Why exactly did you reject the mixer then? You yourself said it's 25 years old, and it's clearly not been maintained properly clean. Give it a good clean and disinfect it with some off the shelf cleaning agent, and it'll be perfectly fine
the problem isn't the cleaning guys it is actually that bugs could enter there again and start living there again since it is a place that roaches and that kind of stuff like, and can enter easily so it isn't worth the risk...
@@rodrigopithan6953 Fill it with rubber or other long-lasting material and while at it change the wiring and clean the electronics.
jup just plug up the holes it is not hard and if you have a clean kitchen you dont have this problem even with such holes
Agreed it's not that big of a deal, and there are myriad solutions to keep it from happening again!
He changed his mind, it is called a "prétexte" in french 8).
I don't understand why you can't just clean it if it works?
He might have thought that he overpaid in the end. So a way out can be quite nice.
He mentioned other reasons besides it being dirty as well.
@@Sevendogtags for example ?
@@GG-yo2tg Rust.
@@AAARREUUUGHHHH rust is not really a problem... You can take it out with solvents, sanding, electrolysis, etc, etc.
Love how 90% of the comments are about how you should just clean the machine you got. Frankly I was surprised when you said you wanted to ditch it, because it runs contrary to what I've learned to expect from you.
Nearly 1M subs - time to make a grab for sponsor swag.
"And Then This Happened..." = it was dirty and i didn't want to clean it. 🙄
There were bugs which would violate how hygenic a commercial kitchen should be...
If the guy wants to jettison 400E, ca ne fait rien, n'es ce pas?
Marauder Noir actually most commercial food spaces have bugs or a greater potential for bugs because of the bug attracting ingredients. That is why most commercial kitchens have contracts with pest control companies
@@maraudernoir3942 have you ever been inside a commerical kitchen? It's always a fight between clean and infested always.
but if you clean it it won't be dirty anymore? The insects are already dead and bleach will kill any bacteria they may have left behind. I am having trouble understanding. Are you worried that the mixer will be haunted by the ghosts of the bugs in the electrical panel?
It makes sense, if it was a commercial machine seeing a lot of daily use, that 25 years worth of little airborne flour particles would accumulate in the hardest to reach places, places that your average bakery employee would probably never open. I work in a professional kitchen and even during the deepest of deep cleans, I would never open the electrical panel of any of our equipment, I am a chef not an electrician!
But here, you've already done the hard part and opened it all up! I saw the bottle of acetone! Don't stop now! Put on some gloves, say a prayer and exorcise those bug spirits!
Yeah it wasn't that dirty. Don't be lazy, Alex. Man up and clean this thing! Think of the environment. Bleach, wire-brushes, alcohol a paint-job. You've come this far.
Maybe don't actually use acetone though because it can eat away at rubber or plastics in the electrical system.
Yeah take it some were else and clean it like a boss
Or you can disassemble it, sand-blast and powder coat it. And it would be like new. I'm pretty sure you can find sand-blasting/powder-coating service in or around Paris.
@@con-f-use But that wouldn't make a good storyline
Jimmy diresta would be disappointed you abandoned that old machine. You know it works and is worth saving. I was all excited about a tool rebuild.
You do understand that:
1) Dead insects are dead and can't make more insects?
2) Taking dead insects out of something means that that thing won't have dead insects in it any more?
3) Cleaning something makes it clean?
Having a piece of old industrial equipment with has dead insects isn't the problem. The problem lays when you have something that shouldn't ever be used to make food because of the potential of the rust and hidden dead insects to contaminate food and other things around the shop.
And no, cleaning something doesn't necessarily make something clean.
@@CalebWolf it does
Alex, be strong! Have you considered fully disassembling the mixer and removing all the electrical parts in order to strip, sand and re-paint the steel? I think that could be done in a few days time and result in a very nice re-furbished mixer. One suggestion could also be to keep the raw steel look and use a clear-coat automotive spray to seal it from future corrosion.
just clean it! what's the problem?
Yeah, I don't get it at all. A little bleach and some paper towels and you're in business. This is nuts.
Clean it with 3 ingredients, Bleach (complete) including cable, A Sponge with Baking Soda mixed with Water for though stains and finally Bar Keepers friend for the Stainless Steel parts. It will be much more cleaner and better than new and you´ll be 100% sure of it.
It's true, just borrow "un karcher" from a friend, remove the electricals, and take care of business...
@Philip Teevee Maybe he dislikes cleaning and someone else does it for him for all other things. Cleaning is fun if you know how to
the problem isn't the cleaning guys it is actually that bugs could enter there again and start living there again since it is a place that roaches and that kind of stuff like, and can enter easily so it isn't worth the risk...
Alex: "I don't want any other living organism."
Also Alex: has yeast in the studio.
James Stark: Ben Edition exactly my thought.
shhhhh.... don't spoil the secret
James Stark: "Also Alex: has yeast in the studio"
Alex: Throws out all bread making supplies and begins extensive 1-year detox program at the ranch
@@AppleGameification r/whoosh
@@AppleGameification th-the comment was a joke. Not my fault you didn't get it.
@@AppleGameification sounds like a _you_ problem, doesn't it?
it was so disappointing to see you give up over some gunk... i was fully expecting a makeover
what i love is that his hair got rowdier and curlier if he is stressed, like his hair has the same emotion as him
Do a colab with a restoration channel like tysy tube or my mechanic? It will give that old machine a new life!
Mikael Pettersson LADB Restoration is French!
Brilliant idea. Everybody wins in this scenario. :)
he already knows the guy from hand tool rescue. would be a nice colab i think
That would be brilliant, I love the idea!
Yes!
I've seen those BE10s at use. They might be old af, ugly af and that might be dirty af, but they are also tough af. If you think cleaning it is insufficient, completely disassemble it and have the frame sandblasted and repainted. Because that thing is a horkhorse and a half.
100th!
Heavens man, what do you think goes on in a commercial food preparation space. The battle against vermin is a never-ending one.
Alex, Alec here. Just take it to a good engine rebuild shop they clean it for about $50 and it will be stabilized. They normally have a high-temp pressure washer.
"This is a maker's space" - doesn't clean and fix up the commercial mixer
Legit Alex that could've been a badass video, refurbishing the machine and cleaning every little bit
@@3lapsed that could even be a small series
Yeah he even changed the channel name from 'french guy cooking' to just 'Alex' so he could do maker videos (and get maker viewers who might be turned off by the 'cooking' tag). Then when he has a perfect opportunity to get the thing removed and professionally de-bugged (if that's what it takes to get over phobia) and then refurbish it he instead fishes for sponsors. This is not the Alex I subscribed to.
Alex has a phobia of bugs. Just like Indiana Jones has a phobia of snakes. That makes him more human.
@@InXLsisDeo I get that but surely it was extremely foreseeable that a commercial food prep machine that had been standing around for decades, some of it in a storage yard would be a roach haven? ("Bugs" are insects with piercing and sucking mouthparts so I doubt there were any actual bugs in it.)
Why didn't you just clean it???
IKR? I mean it is 25 years old. You've gotta expect some grime for something that old. Take the chassis and power wash it.
It seems to me like he didn't wanna deal with it, and should have waited and shopped around longer before buying this one.
I don't see a single reason he couldn't have refurbished this mixer, especially after already having paid the 400.
@@justbeing7628 he just said that the bugs were near the electrical system. He could still totally clean that. Everything electrical is still made of parts. He can take everything apart and clean the electrical components too. Douse everything in IPA kills bugs and cuts through grease and doesn't hurt electronics.
@@justbeing7628 He is an engineer and a maker. He definitely has the skills to tear down an electrical system and clean out any bugs.
Ok so there is a company called proficook which does professional kitchen equipment and they have a mixer which costs around 500€ and it has volume od 10L
You are the most positive person on here 😊
Your series is so wholesome. Thank you.
I was really hoping for a complete teardown and refurbish video. Oh well.
Same
Really hoped for that too, could have been a beautiful mixer with a restoration
Same, and even if he couldn't use the frame, wouldn't it be cheaper than to have just built a new chassis for the whole thing, I mean he has all the electronics and motor for the mixer already
Instead it's a fishing expedition for a sponsor or a bro deal. Sad, I expected better from Alex.
Shaun Stephens Don’t get too down on him. He updated his response in the comments. He took a risk on a used machine and it was loaded with bugs. Instead of selling it and trying again he’s going to leverage his reach and try to get a new one. Partnerships between youtubers and companies are mutually beneficial. Alex gets a new mixer, the company get advertising and a better reputation.
I just don’t want to discourage Alex, he’s always doing good work :)
Clean it dude. Bleach, a new coat of paint, it's as good as new.
Alex: you are so cool, I introduced you to my youngest son and shared your link to him. His name is Alex too and he just graduated from Penn State U. You are so inspiring to a lot of people and you could be one of France's great asset to the world and our love for Croissant is to the heavens. Peace, love, safety and good health to you. Live Happily. Love unconditionally. Forgive often so that way you can continue to share your videos with the world.
One thing I know you've perfected for sure is the balance between the English language and the French accent
Was this some weird type of clickbait? Why didn't he just clean it? What did he expect?
For real. 25 years old, not sure what was expected
@@adamburdt8794 Sponsorship swag is what's expected. This video was made for potential sponsors, not for his subscribers.
Does it feel good to always have the lowest opinion and interpretion of someone when something goes wrong?
Is "i have phobia of these things" not good enough for you? Seriously, grow up and let people live.
If you are worried about insects, just stick it in a freezer at -18c for four days. Then clean it like normal
"Alex, you're an animal"
He says it calmly.
I still have no idea why he said it
Alex, just do a full teardown and rebuild on the case. I know you're not overreacting from a culinary equipment standpoint, but from a DIY used machine refurbish perspective you are. It's a worthy project that just needs some elbow grease, cleaner, primer/paint, and a maybe an angle grinder with a wire brush wheel.
Heck you could even upgrade the unit to use a VFD for fine speed control. Throw in a micro controller and you could even have it do variable speed programs and timed/temperature dependent processes.
Clean the Mixer! I am not afraid of a little bug. I can clean it for you!
I really hope your next video is "I read my comments on my last video and you all are right, I can just clean it"
I also hope that he will tune down with the clickbaity titles
In my experience, a great source of used professional cooking equipment is hospital kitchens, many hospitals are phasing out in house cooking food prep for premade food, eliminating the need for equipment that may still be quite new. At least here in ontario, Canada.
The more excited Alex gets, the wilder his hair gets, 😂 I think it's lovely.
Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁 ☺
Just clean it and add some sort of screen to prevent bugs will go in again. Also this machine is not the only possible place bugs might find a comfortable house where to live. Your room seems to offer many other possibilities to them.
btw do you, Alex, clean all those other areas?Have you checked eg the old mixer for bugs?
Are you insane?!? Take it outside and clean it....Once it's clean, it is safe. Unless you have bugs already in your kitchen, there is no way having that machine would make them appear.
For how much he's into diy stuff I'm surprised he's scared of some dead bugs. I would love to have a mixer like that.
Guy: Alex, you’re an animal.
Alex: *and I took that personally*
You could fix it up. Bugs can be removed and cleaned out. Sand the machine and give it a nice new paint job. Seems a waste to just give up because you see a bug. Lame.
I second this. Needs to be red so it's faster.
Why just not clean the entire mixer ?
I’ve never seen such a successful UA-camr be so passionate & talk so much every video about *absolutely nothing*. I applaud you, sir.
"I want to be the bacteria in this space". You follow your dreams, Alex!
I don't understand. Just do periodic cleaning like any commercial kitchen. And yes, when you're cleaning you find bugs. So you *clean* them. I'm a bit lost.
"you can't film in here"
*continues to film*
Probably there's a moment that's cut out with Alex going "Are you shure about that?" on the woman
He's an animal!😁
After 25 years in a commercial kitchen I'm surprised they didn't come scurrying out as soon as he opened it up. Clean it up, disinfect it and call it good.
Why don't you check insolvent businesses that's gone belly up.
You can get professional grade kitchen appliances om executive auctions for a fraction of the price
Some degreaser/cleaner and a tooth brush will make quick work of that mixer tbh....
JUST CLEAN IT, ALEX!!
When English F-word is beep-censored but French P-word is left there ...
great video as always.
A whole week for this. I know UA-cam is hard but you have made great content and I feel recently it has been a little less substantial I know you can do it Alex
Just clean it, any brand you buy will have nooks and crannies that can harbor bugs. Look closely at the machines in the bakery where you are interning.
have you ever seen the back of a fridge?
Your content is already amazingly creative which is setting you apart from most creators here... so please don't fall into that category of being a clickbait-titel-channel !
Keep up the amazing work, Alex !
How did he click bait
wait how did he click bait? he bought a mixer and then something he didn't want to happen happened. that's what the video is about
That woman at the warehouse was polite as your average French retailer...
I think I am just as twisted as you are😂 . Thanks for not letting me feel alone.
I appreciate no clickbait titles
Why did that saleswoman sound so rude, he was just asking
Yeah she sounded really unhelpful and just seemed to want to get rid of him.
She is French...
@@dirk9787 Exactly, this is fairly typical service here, especially in less consumer-orientated shops. You get used to it.
Many European countries makes firing an employee so hard that unless they seriously fuck up they are pretty safe. They have no incentives to do anything more than the bare minimum. This sort of treatment is fairly typical in Western Europe.
Take it to a remote location and clean it. You could even build a booth to enclose it and either fill it with dry ice and kill every living thing in it with extended -20º temperatures or gas it with a bleach/ammonia solution. then take it apart, replace the wiring, clean everything, and put it all together. You're the engineer!
Step 1: @Tystube. Step 2: @ThisOldTony Step 3: ?????? Step 4: Profit
My goodness should have taken it completely apart to clean it.
Why did you get rid of the visual sponsor time countdown? Did the sponsors not like that?
He is selling things, that's not a sponsor.
It was a nice feature, but let's be honest. We press the right arrow a few times whether it's there or not.
Nick Combs So true! 🤣 Even intros now, I figure 20-60 seconds before some channels actually start the video.
The danish made “Bjørn Varimixer Teddy” is THE best table mixer for making dough. Insanely quiet and powerfull and it will last for 30-40 years.
Please make a video where you totally take apart the mixer and clean & repaint it. That'd be great! There might have been bugs in the machine long ago, but if they're cleaned out and your Studio has no bugs in it, they won't spontaneously appear in the mixer!
Fine looking machine you bought, just needs cleaning and a little tlc...
careful with the clickbaity titles... please do not go down that hole! ;)
Go watch veritasium's vid on the subject.
Alex :Says 'I don't want any other living organism in here'
Also Alex : brings a guy to the studio
Oh dear, Alex your confidence levels are INSANE... I would never be that confident in anything
The last time I was this early Alex was still making his appliances.
Sammee lol he was making dough stretcher or something like that
You could have easily cleaned and sterilized it. Quel dommage, vous auriez pu le faire fonctionner!
I'm glad you decided to return the mixer! I've worked with quite a few mixers in my life (everything from 2 to 60 liters) and the engine on that mixer did not sound good!
"No name never heard of dough mixer"
Me, who had such a dough mixer at my military base: 🥲
Clickbait, from you man? That is disappointing.
It's not click bait if he actually does what it says.
There is literally no clickbait. I don't get what you think clickbait is...
Why send it back? Send it to a professional cleaner. Then you can resell it for twice the price. =)
Hey Alex, there may be a commercial shop that rebuilds / repairs appliances of this type near you. They often have used machines for sale, in good repair and maybe even a warranty.
That mixer would make for a great restoration video/series. It would pay for itself in views. That thing can be saved I think. Plus while you’re in there you can service that motor. It probably needs fresh grease and a good cleaning.
Just bloody clean it lol!
French...
It's dirty. Well? The CLEAN IT.
If youi're already pulling it apart, just clean it and disinfect it. Don't let an old machine get you down, I'm stull using the Kenwood mixer my Grandmother bought sometime in the early 60's. Sure, I've replaced some of the electronics (capacitor blew up a couple of years ago), but it still works and after the last strip down, is very clean again.
Exercise: Imagine Alex with an American accent and think about if you’d still watch all of his videos.
Cant clean it? is that a French thing?
Edit: Take the mixer apart as far as possible. Clean the bad parts but use sand paper on the paint and strip it to the metal. repaint it whatever beutiful colors you want and it will be perfect clean and look the way you want it.
Hire a professional to clean it, shouldn't really be an issue.
Worker: "excuse me you camt film in here"
Alex: "mhmmmm"
I'd recommend giving it a good vacuum and scrub-down, then polishing the chrome bits and painting the rest a colour that matches the space. It's not particularly hard, but it does require time which will eat into the croissant project's time, just like any restoration project. But if you say it's a good brand and it works fine, it's probably worth it.
Also, leboncoin is a great site. My dad bought some vintage Peugeot bikes for restoration, crazy how many things there are!
Restoration is your answer sir .... since it made from metal restoration process 100% possible some professional youtubers gonna love to to make that and i mean it for real
Ah, come on Alex. You had the mixer you want. You would have cleaned the thing thoroughly anyway, so why bother that there were bugs inside? I don't get it...
Best luck anyway that someone knows someone ;-)
We are sooooo lucky here in the USA because Hobart is here and has been here nearly a century. That means KitchenAid and commercial Hobart mixers are everywhere; new, used, like new, received as gift but never used, and anything else. All for very reasonable $$$
The answer is simple, my French guy who suffers from l'entomophobie; there is a wave of people restoring old machinery on UA-cam. They get to borrow your mixer, you get it back like it was brand new. The biggest issue is weight. But that's really it!
What happened to the french guy cooking? What is happening? :D
Why not take it outside and clean it???
Dear Alex,
Take heart! You are NOT alone.
I know that I relate - to being let down hard, when expectations are high.
May the outcome from all this serve you well. Love always, Bonnie
Check for local stores that recently close down, check local auction, etc ... My dad is a pastry chef in Lyon and bought a lot of stuff from shops that were closing
Are you kidding just clean the dam machine
It was very obvious that the machine is dirty as hell, old kitchen appliances pretty much always are. A lot of work, steam cleaning, ultrasonic cleaner, perhaps even boiling some parts, reassembly.. Yes, project of its own, easily few hundred € in work and materials.
The big question is this: how many kitchens clean their appliances also from inside?
none.
I had a bakery/bistro and we bought all used equipment. A 20 qt Hobart and a small sheeter will give you fabulous croissant.
You can dissemble parts and clean it up with chemicals preventing bugs coming ever again. You can also find companies that provide such a service
restore this machine.. it is not so bad..... do some collab with that Evaporust drinking guy.....
@Matt Nowk Hand Tool Rescue
T’abuses mdr nettoyer et le rendre hygiénique n’est pas compliqué , encore moins impossible... t chelou frr
Mais oui, c'est complètement con, un coup de javel, de la peinture et paf c'est comme neuf !
Time to do a restoration video. Everyone loves see'ing something old and broken given a new chance at life. Imagine all the pastries feeding your face! DO IT!
Send it to one of those restoration UA-cam channels as a collab.