Steve Calvin wrote:

Kate Dicey wrote:

Nowt wrong with it at all, but I've known about the Bamix ones since I
worked in a hotel back in the 70's for a summer. It was great to use
then, and they haven't needed to change much. They used to be found
only in professional kitchens, but when the market was opened up to home
cooks, they became better known outside the trade. Take a look:
http://www.bamix.com/english/index.htm

They cost about £85 here in the UK, and are well worth it.

My Braun one, the old type 4-166 with variable speed and additional
basket whisk is large and heavy by comparison, and the motor is not as
good. It has served me very well over the years, and if I didn't know
about, and had never used the Bamix, I'd be looking for a direct
replacement. As I do and have, I'm looking at putting the Bamix on the
Christmas wish list. It's smaller, lighter, and works better,
especially on larger quantities.

Thanks Kate. Never heard of the Bamix before. It looks like they only
have two speeds though?? (unless I missed something, which I'm prone
to do ;-) )

Plus they all say something like " ~ 10'000 to 17'000 rpm (depending
on type)" Not sure that I'd be comfy buying something like that.

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Steve

Oh, forget about variable speed, if you go for this one! It's like the
big Magimix - the motor does everything! The control is in the disks
you fit, and this one will indeed, as the advertising has it, whip
skimmed milk like cream! I know, I've done it! Fun! Comes out light
and frothy, like spray cream in a can. And because the business end is
metal, you don't have to wait until the soup goes off the boil to
liquidize it!

Why wouldn't you be comfortable with the speed? Too fast? The cream
whipping thing is just a flat disk, I think, and it's quite hard to over
whip the cream - you really have to be off in a dwam and not paying
attention!
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