Stand Mixer

[Madrid]

I’m glad for you Charles. You have a Better Lord than I do. I’m 68 now and can’t make meringue by hand.

Others of us have more debilitating arthritis.

[StephanieL]

@Vecchiouomo

Whenever egg whites need to be whipped, the whisk is always the best choice. I remember my mother making puffy omelettes. She would crack eggs into a bowl and start beating with one of those hand crank whirlybird beaters until the eggs, whites and yolks, stood in stiff pale yellow peaks. She would pour the eggs into a small iron skillet with butter in it, let them cook a bit on the stove, finish them under the broiler, and serve them with strawberry jam. They were so wonderful.

My mother had one of those crank mixers! It’d always come out when she was making whipped cream.

[Desert-Dan (Dan)]

@StephanieL

My mother had one of those crank mixers!

Something like this one??
I use this one for small jobs and for quiches. After use, I throw it in the dishwasher for easy cleaning.

[ricepad (Steve)]

My mom had one of those, but the only place I have ever seen one of them used was in a sandbox, by a four-year-old!

[Desert-Dan (Dan)]

Come on over and you can watch a grown man with the mind of a 4 year old use one!! (LOL)

[ricepad (Steve)]

I can do that looking in the mirror, but thanks! I’ll have to check to see if Mom still has that hand-crank beater.

[StephanieL]

Exactly!

[JustCharlie (Charles)]

Buy a commercial stand mixer. If you’re a serious baker, it’s time to move up.

[Claus]

I was recommended an Ankarsrum stand mixer on the old Chowhound forum and I’m still glad I bought it instead of a Kitchenaid standmixer.

For bread and meatballs it’s just fantastic - I can make 2-3 kilo very easily and the whole kitchen table and the machine is not moving like it is, when you use a KitchenAid standmixer.

Learning curve was like 4-5 minutes.
It’s very easy to setup.