I'm trying to avoid buying a stand mixer.

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I'm trying to avoid buying a stand mixer.

get a hand mixer. like 30 bucks.

yeah I think that is the way to go.

On 4 Dec 2005 10:23:52 -0800, wrote:

I'm trying to avoid buying a stand mixer.

Each has their own purpose. If you try to mash potatoes in your food
processor, you will immediately understand.

I use my stand mixer much more than a food processor and use my food
processor much more than my blender. But a stick blender has its own
purpose too!

On Sun 04 Dec 2005 02:39:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ward Abbott?

On 4 Dec 2005 10:23:52 -0800, wrote:

I'm trying to avoid buying a stand mixer.

Each has their own purpose. If you try to mash potatoes in your food
processor, you will immediately understand.

I use my stand mixer much more than a food processor and use my food
processor much more than my blender. But a stick blender has its own
purpose too!

If you could only have one of those, which would it be?

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

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I'm trying to avoid buying a stand mixer.


You can, but you have to be careful not to over mix. Once the flour is
added, you should only pulse a few time. You can only mix a standard sized
cake (8-9 inches). Your FP should come with a cookbook that illustrates how
to use it. A FP will not whip eggs for foam type cakes.

On 4 Dec 2005 22:58:20 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Sun 04 Dec 2005 02:39:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ward Abbott?

On 4 Dec 2005 10:23:52 -0800, wrote:

I'm trying to avoid buying a stand mixer.

A decent hand mixer can be had quite inexpensively and takes up little
space.

Each has their own purpose. If you try to mash potatoes in your food
processor, you will immediately understand.

I use my stand mixer much more than a food processor and use my food
processor much more than my blender. But a stick blender has its own
purpose too!

If you could only have one of those, which would it be?

You'll have to pry each of them from my cold, dead hands.

Well, ok...you can have the blender.

Boron

"Boron Elgar" wrote in message
...
On 4 Dec 2005 22:58:20 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Sun 04 Dec 2005 02:39:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ward
Abbott?

On 4 Dec 2005 10:23:52 -0800, wrote:

I'm trying to avoid buying a stand mixer.

A decent hand mixer can be had quite inexpensively and takes up little
space.

Each has their own purpose. If you try to mash potatoes in your food
processor, you will immediately understand.

I use my stand mixer much more than a food processor and use my food
processor much more than my blender. But a stick blender has its own
purpose too!

If you could only have one of those, which would it be?

You'll have to pry each of them from my cold, dead hands.

Well, ok...you can have the blender.

Boron

I don't own a blender and haven't found a reason to buy one. I don't have a
hand-held mixer and can't see buying one. I would appreciate it if someone
gave me one, but I wouldn't buy one. I have an immersion blender that I only
use for soup and the occasional sauce. I could easily live without it, but
it takes up very little space and doesn't cost much. I use my FP every day
and would sorely miss it. I use my stand mixer about once a month. When
making large batches of cake batter or cookie dough, it is great but since
there are only two of us that seldom happens. I do use my pasta
roller/cutter attachment occasional and would have to have a pasta machine
if I didn't have the stand mixer with the attachment.

On 4 Dec 2005 22:58:20 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

If you could only have one of those, which would it be?

The biggest and best of a stand mixer...i.e. KA.. We both know that
we can slice and dice with the best Ziwilling knife. vbg

Whipping nine minutes for a fluffy meringue is beyond my butch
forearms.

On Sun 04 Dec 2005 05:09:34p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Boron
Elgar?

On 4 Dec 2005 22:58:20 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Sun 04 Dec 2005 02:39:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ward
Abbott?

On 4 Dec 2005 10:23:52 -0800, wrote:

I'm trying to avoid buying a stand mixer.

A decent hand mixer can be had quite inexpensively and takes up little
space.

Each has their own purpose. If you try to mash potatoes in your food
processor, you will immediately understand.

I use my stand mixer much more than a food processor and use my food
processor much more than my blender. But a stick blender has its own
purpose too!

If you could only have one of those, which would it be?

You'll have to pry each of them from my cold, dead hands.

Well, ok...you can have the blender.

I would have to agree, although when I do use my blender, I think anything
else would be a poor substitute.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

On Sun 04 Dec 2005 05:38:12p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Vox
Humana?


"Boron Elgar" wrote in message
...
On 4 Dec 2005 22:58:20 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Sun 04 Dec 2005 02:39:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ward
Abbott?

On 4 Dec 2005 10:23:52 -0800, wrote:

I'm trying to avoid buying a stand mixer.

A decent hand mixer can be had quite inexpensively and takes up little
space.

Each has their own purpose. If you try to mash potatoes in your
food processor, you will immediately understand.

I use my stand mixer much more than a food processor and use my food
processor much more than my blender. But a stick blender has its
own purpose too!

If you could only have one of those, which would it be?

You'll have to pry each of them from my cold, dead hands.

Well, ok...you can have the blender.

Boron

I don't own a blender and haven't found a reason to buy one. I don't
have a hand-held mixer and can't see buying one. I would appreciate it
if someone gave me one, but I wouldn't buy one. I have an immersion
blender that I only use for soup and the occasional sauce. I could
easily live without it, but it takes up very little space and doesn't
cost much. I use my FP every day and would sorely miss it. I use my
stand mixer about once a month. When making large batches of cake
batter or cookie dough, it is great but since there are only two of us
that seldom happens. I do use my pasta roller/cutter attachment
occasional and would have to have a pasta machine if I didn't have the
stand mixer with the attachment.

I don't own an immersion blender and have never used one. I don't know how
much I'd use it. I do know that when I truly want to puree something, the
only thing that produces the results I want is a good food mill. Blades
just don't "cut" it, no pun intended. I have a stand mixer and two food
processors and would find it hard to part with any of them. My blender was
one of the first appliances I bought. I don't use it often, but don't
think there's a close substitute for its purpose.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
...

I don't own an immersion blender and have never used one. I don't know
how
much I'd use it. I do know that when I truly want to puree something, the
only thing that produces the results I want is a good food mill. Blades
just don't "cut" it, no pun intended. I have a stand mixer and two food
processors and would find it hard to part with any of them. My blender
was
one of the first appliances I bought. I don't use it often, but don't
think there's a close substitute for its purpose.

I got a food mill a few years ago and I love it. Someone gave me a ricer,
and I use that for potatoes. I could use the FP or the food mill for soups,
but the immersion blender is much easier, faster, and creates less mess.

On Mon 05 Dec 2005 08:48:13a, Vox Humana wrote in rec.food.equipment:


"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
...

I don't own an immersion blender and have never used one. I don't know
how much I'd use it. I do know that when I truly want to puree
something, the only thing that produces the results I want is a good
food mill. Blades just don't "cut" it, no pun intended. I have a stand
mixer and two food processors and would find it hard to part with any
of them. My blender was one of the first appliances I bought. I don't
use it often, but don't think there's a close substitute for its
purpose.

I got a food mill a few years ago and I love it. Someone gave me a
ricer, and I use that for potatoes. I could use the FP or the food mill
for soups, but the immersion blender is much easier, faster, and creates
less mess.

Does the immersion blender make as smooth a puree as a food mill?

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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On Mon 05 Dec 2005 08:48:13a, Vox Humana wrote in rec.food.equipment:


"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
...

I don't own an immersion blender and have never used one. I don't know
how much I'd use it. I do know that when I truly want to puree
something, the only thing that produces the results I want is a good
food mill. Blades just don't "cut" it, no pun intended. I have a stand
mixer and two food processors and would find it hard to part with any
of them. My blender was one of the first appliances I bought. I don't
use it often, but don't think there's a close substitute for its
purpose.

I got a food mill a few years ago and I love it. Someone gave me a
ricer, and I use that for potatoes. I could use the FP or the food mill
for soups, but the immersion blender is much easier, faster, and creates
less mess.

Does the immersion blender make as smooth a puree as a food mill?

The puree is smooth but it doesn't strain out fibrous substances. I don't
find that to be a problem, but it might be a consideration for a particular
application.

Ward Abbott wrote:
On 4 Dec 2005 22:58:20 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:


If you could only have one of those, which would it be?


The biggest and best of a stand mixer...i.e. KA.. We both know that
we can slice and dice with the best Ziwilling knife. vbg

Whipping nine minutes for a fluffy meringue is beyond my butch
forearms.

I used to be able to do that. Damn, getting old, fat and lazy is a bitch!

Matthew

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