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Description
- An electric mixer is a kitchen appliance used to beat, mix or whip batter.
- Electric mixers can be small and portable for small jobs or larger and more powerful for more difficult jobs. Many of the more powerful stand mixers have special attachments such as dough hooks or paddle beaters.
Substitutions
- Mixtures may be creamed, mixed or beaten by hand using a wooden spoon or whisk. It may be more difficult to create the same consistency by hand as with an electric mixer.
- A large food processor can be used for some baking recipes instead of a mixer. Be careful to process ingredients just until mixed.
- We do not recommend mixing ingredients for a baking recipe in a blender. The batter is generally thick and the shape of the blender container is not designed to mix these batters.
Tips
- Be sure beaters are clean before beating egg whites. Any fat, even a drop of egg yolk, on the beaters can prevent the whites from reaching optimum volume.
- Whipping cream will be faster if the bowl and beaters are chilled at least 15 minutes before beating.
- The action of the beaters in mixing will tend to warm the butter in a cookie dough and help to soften it.
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