Wilfa’s Probaker: from the Norwegian National Baking Team to your kitchen

By Celina Tran | Photos: Wilfa

Meet the Probaker, the kitchen machine redefining home baking. Developed by Wilfa in collaboration with the Norwegian National Baking Team, this award-winning appliance brings professional precision and Scandinavian design to everyone from your average home cook to top class bakers.

For more than 75 years, Wilfa has been a quiet force in Nordic homes. Founded in 1948, the Norwegian company has grown from a small local manufacturer into one of the region’s leading suppliers of kitchen appliances. From waffle makers to coffee machines, Wilfa has produced a long line of home staples, but few appliances have generated as much excitement as its Probaker Kitchen Machine.

Designed in collaboration with the Norwegian National Baking Team, this kitchen machine combines precision engineering, Scandinavian design, and five years of development to deliver professional results in any kitchen. From kneading dough to whipping batter, Probaker is built to meet the needs of both home bakers and culinary experts.

“Probaker is our spearhead product,” says CEO Morten Hoff. “It represents everything we believe in – quality, function, and design. More than anything, it’s proof that we never take shortcuts.”

Wilfa’s Probaker: from the Norwegian National Baking Team to your kitchen

Professional power meets everyday usability

At first glance, the Probaker might just seem like every other kitchen machine – it has a big bowl, different rotating mixing equipment, and it comes with instructions that boast its many settings and motor stages. But this kitchen piece is anything but ordinary. In fact, it was a gap in the market that led the Wilfa team to start the creation of it.

The development of Probaker took five years, combining Wilfa’s internal engineering and design expertise with the insights of professionals like Knut Hammeren. Hammeren, a baker and pastry master with 35 years of experience, former leader of the Norwegian Baking Team, and Regal flour expert at Lantmännen, was among those present when Wilfa reached out.

“The request we received was simple: if you could design the ultimate kneading machine, what would it look like?” he says. “We looked at everything, from the motor and internal mechanics to the design. It had to be powerful, easy to clean, practical, and flexible. You should be able to touch and feel the dough, adjust as needed, and trust that the machine follows your rhythm.”

From that collaboration came the dual-action kneading system, a standout feature of the Probaker. Both the hook and the bowl rotate, ensuring that even large or sticky doughs are fully incorporated. Specially designed hooks lift, fold, and knead the dough efficiently, eliminating blind spots and making the kneading process smoother and more precise.

“It was crucial to capture the entire dough,” he adds. “Other machines can leave blind spots. That’s why the bowl rotates. Together with the hook design, we achieved the perfect kneading solution.”

Knut Hammeren. Hammeren, a baker and pastry master with 35 years of experience, is a former leader of the Norwegian Baking Team.

Home baking made sustainable and easy

The Probaker is designed to perform in professional kitchens but remains accessible to home bakers too. Its seven-litre bowl can handle up to five kilograms of dough, and the machine is remarkably stable even at full load. The compact head leaves plenty of light and visibility into the bowl, making it easy to monitor and adjust ingredients.

“The combination of all these features is just right. The hook sits close to the bowl, the head is small, and there’s plenty of visibility,” Hammeren says. “Low speed is essential for gathering ingredients, but you also need high top speed for high-hydration doughs. The Probaker covers the full spectrum.”

With 20 variable speed settings, the Probaker can handle slow, gentle mixing for delicate ingredients as well as high-speed for bread dough. It is equally adept at whipping batters or kneading pizza dough, making it a truly all-purpose machine. “One of our biggest priorities when creating a new product is repairability, robust construction and high-quality materials. The most sustainable kitchen machine is one that lasts, and we’ll always make sure that we’re doing what we can to ensure longevity,” says Hoff.

So far, the Probaker has earned international recognition, including the Red Dot Design Award and the iF Design Award, as well as a particular interest from the Nordic pizza and artisan bread communities. Slowly but surely, this new Wilfa machine is becoming a staple in both professional kitchens and homes, transforming the way people approach baking, regardless of culinary or patisserie abilities.

Wilfa’s Probaker: from the Norwegian National Baking Team to your kitchen