Is there a Heavy Dough mixer?
 

I have "aged" into being just a bit impaired wrist strengthwise when
mixing cookie dough, and I'd like to know of a recommendation for
something simple and economical I could get to use for this task. I do
enjoy taking fresh baked cookies aboard for my Marines to enjoy, but
even thinking about mixing that heavy dough is painful. I do have a
Kitchenaid mixer with it's original three types of beaters, and maybe
the single "blade" type of beater could work my flours through the mix,
but the mixer is just the 300 model. The bowl fitting it is too small
for the amount of batter I most often use (containing four cups of the
flours, along with the butters, chips, nuts and other bits of things).

As it is now I use my "stick" type of hand beater for creaming the
butter into the sugars and then the eggs, then I move the bowl into the
sink bottom so as to have an easier "leverage strength" for folding the
flours into that. So, to all you so helpful cooks, is there some sort
of heavy-duty electronic kitchen tool that isn't beyond a fifty dollar
range that I could look into getting for just this one painful task?

Picky ~JA~

Is there a Heavy Dough mixer?
 

On 2004-02-24, Richard's ~JA~ > wrote:

> flours into that. So, to all you so helpful cooks, is there some sort
> of heavy-duty electronic kitchen tool that isn't beyond a fifty dollar
> range that I could look into getting for just this one painful task?

Have you tried an illegal alien?

nb

Is there a Heavy Dough mixer?
 

Mix batter in two batches? If there's eggs in odd numbers, beat them first
then measure out half per batch.

Or, will the mixer head detach from the stand to use as hand mixer in larger
bowl? Dunno about Kitchenaid but my Mixmaster will. You could check garage
and yard sales. If desperate you could try chucking a beater in a hand held
electric drill, that would give you a fair amount of power.

"Richard's ~JA~" > wrote in message
...
> I have "aged" into being just a bit impaired wrist strengthwise when
> mixing cookie dough, and I'd like to know of a recommendation for
> something simple and economical I could get to use for this task.

Is there a Heavy Dough mixer?
 

Dan Levy > wrote:

> Or, will the mixer head detach from the stand to use as hand mixer in larger
> bowl? Dunno about Kitchenaid but my Mixmaster will. You could check garage
> and yard sales. If desperate you could try chucking a beater in a hand held
> electric drill, that would give you a fair amount of power.

Kitchenaids don't detach to use as a handheld, and it would be
too heavy for comfortable use even by someone who's wrists were in
good shape. In fact, I think a handheld mixer is probably a
bad idea in general for someone with wrist strength problems.

A bigger KA, or as you suggested, divide the batter into two
batches that will fit in the one she is using.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

Is there a Heavy Dough mixer?
 

Is there a Heavy Dough mixer?
 

You need to find a secondhand Hobart N-50. That will handle anything
you can throw at it. They are expensive, but well worth it. I do not
have one, but I know folks that do. The other machine you should look
at is a 1000 watt 7 quart Viking mixer. I have a 6 quart Professional
KitchenAid which I love. Those are all the options I can think of at
the moment.

Is there a Heavy Dough mixer?
 

In article > ,
says...
> You need to find a secondhand Hobart N-50. That will handle anything
> you can throw at it. They are expensive, but well worth it. I do not
> have one, but I know folks that do. The other machine you should look
> at is a 1000 watt 7 quart Viking mixer. I have a 6 quart Professional
> KitchenAid which I love. Those are all the options I can think of at
> the moment.
>
If I remember correctly, one of the limitations was a budget of $50.
--
Donna
A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are

Is there a Heavy Dough mixer?
 

This is an excellent auction site for item your looking for.
http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=29394550&ssPageName=L2

Is there a Heavy Dough mixer?
 

Richard's ~JA~ > wrote:

> For now, I will simply stick to the naked hand blending of any heavy
> doughs, but thanks so much for trying to be of help!

Check eBay, you might find a restaurant grade dough mixer there.
If not, check local restaurant supply stores.

Is there a Heavy Dough mixer?