Mixers and Blenders
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marybethc
Having the correct mixers and blenders in your kitchen and bar can make the difference between success and failure when cooking and making drinks. Let’s take a look at the different types and see what will work best for your in your kitchen.
You can basically buy three types of mixers and blenders: the hand mixer, the stand mixer and the blender. Let me explain the difference between them and their purposes, then you can decide if you need one, two or all three.
The hand mixer is of course held in the hand. Two beaters are attached to it and they rotate around to mix up the food that you have in a bowl. The food could be something whipped up light and airy like cream or eggs. Or the food could be heavier like a cake mix. The heaviest thing a hand mixer could handle would be a small batch of cookies.
A couple of benefits of hand mixers: they don’t take up much room, can fit in a drawer and are less expensive than a stand mixer.
The stand mixer is on a stand that will sit permanently on your countertop. It comes with three standard attachments: the paddle, dough hook and wire whisk. These perform different tasks.
The paddle is the universal attachment. It is for mixing everything that is not bread dough, egg whites or whipped cream. It is great for cake mixes, cookie dough and other doughs, and mashed potatoes.
The dough hook is for bread dough and other very thick heavy doughs. The wire whisk is for light and airy egg whites for meringue or souffle and whipping cream.
There are a couple of drawbacks to buying stand mixers. They are not very portable, they take up room on your countertop, and they are expensive.
But there are a couple of benefits: they do a wonderful job, you can set them and do other things while they do the work, and they really make you feel like a professional chef!
Blenders have their own uses in the kitchen and bar. They can cut up foods in uneven pieces but I prefer a good old knife.
The blender’s main purpose is to blend and puree liquids. The liquids could be a soup base or gravy but most often the liquids are drinks like milkshakes, smoothies and mixed alcoholic drinks.
This should give you a good idea of what you need for your kitchen. I have all three. I use my hand mixer for quick jobs or jobs that are not on my countertop.
I have a stand mixer for everything. The stand mixer is the only thing that can handle bread dough and big batches of cookies. I have a blender for drinks and soup purees.
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