hand mixer frustration

Jeneen Sommers said:

I have a Kitcheniad 5-speed Ultra Power hand mixer.
I've only ever used the lowest speed on it because
even that is _insanely_ fast. The only thing I've
used it for is whipping egg whites...anything else
gets flung out of the bowl. Is there a hand mixer
that actually has a low setting? Something I might
use to cream butter and sugar, for example?

Thanks -

Jeneen

I would think probably any little old hand mixer than can be picked up
at Wal Mart, Target, K Mart, etc. would do the job for creaming butter
& sugar. Silly question, but have you thought about a deeper bowl when
using your Kitchenaid hand mixer?

Jeneen Sommers said:

I have a Kitcheniad 5-speed Ultra Power hand mixer.
I've only ever used the lowest speed on it because
even that is _insanely_ fast. The only thing I've
used it for is whipping egg whites...anything else
gets flung out of the bowl. Is there a hand mixer
that actually has a low setting?

There's something malfunctioning with your mixer, I have the
7-speed model and it works great, the lowest speed is fairly slow.

Quoted message said:

Something I might use to cream butter and sugar, for example?

For creaming you need the highest speed.

Sheldon

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Jeneen Sommers said:

I have a Kitcheniad 5-speed Ultra Power hand mixer.
I've only ever used the lowest speed on it because
even that is _insanely_ fast. The only thing I've
used it for is whipping egg whites...anything else
gets flung out of the bowl. Is there a hand mixer
that actually has a low setting? Something I might
use to cream butter and sugar, for example?

Thanks -

Jeneen

Braun stick blender. :-)

For the other that you have, just use a deeper bowl! Even a stock pot
might work as a mixing bowl to solve the problem?

I mix butter and sugar together using a fork personally.....

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I mix butter and sugar together using a fork personally...

Hmm, using a fork personally... ain't that kinda rough on your weewee?

Sheldon (thinking pubic hairs in butter cream frosting is nasty)

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

For the other that you have, just use a deeper bowl! Even a stock pot
might work as a mixing bowl to solve the problem?

A stock pot?? Seriously, I don't need a deeper bowl, I need a mixer
that can run a range of speeds, including slow. Maybe Sheldon is
right and something is wrong with mine. I'll see if I can find a floor
model somewhere and test it out.

Thanks for the input!

Jeneen

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Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I mix butter and sugar together using a fork personally...

Hmm, using a fork personally... ain't that kinda rough on your weewee?

Sheldon (thinking pubic hairs in butter cream frosting is nasty)

I dunno, the handle may work well on my cameltoe. ;-)

And buttercream frosting or whipping cream is classic for foreplay...

<smirk>
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Jeneen Sommers said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

For the other that you have, just use a deeper bowl! Even a stock pot
might work as a mixing bowl to solve the problem?

A stock pot??

We are talking serious mixing here. <grins>
Take a look at the bowl on a kitchenaid sometime.

Quoted message said:

Seriously, I don't need a deeper bowl, I need a mixer
that can run a range of speeds, including slow. Maybe Sheldon is
right and something is wrong with mine. I'll see if I can find a floor
model somewhere and test it out.

Thanks for the input!

Jeneen

Maybe, I just never had that problem.
I really really like my stick blender!
I use it far more than the rotary mixer.

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jeneen Sommers said:

I have a Kitcheniad 5-speed Ultra Power hand mixer.
I've only ever used the lowest speed on it because
even that is _insanely_ fast. The only thing I've
used it for is whipping egg whites...anything else
gets flung out of the bowl. Is there a hand mixer
that actually has a low setting? Something I might
use to cream butter and sugar, for example?

Thanks -

Jeneen

Braun stick blender. :-)

A stick blender is still a blender, it's not a mixer.

Sheldon

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jeneen Sommers said:

I have a Kitcheniad 5-speed Ultra Power hand mixer.
I've only ever used the lowest speed on it because
even that is _insanely_ fast. The only thing I've
used it for is whipping egg whites...anything else
gets flung out of the bowl. Is there a hand mixer
that actually has a low setting? Something I might
use to cream butter and sugar, for example?

Thanks -

Jeneen

Braun stick blender. :-)

A stick blender is still a blender, it's not a mixer.

Sheldon

Have you ever used a stick blender sheldon?
They combine the best of both worlds.
The act as both a blender AND a mixer due to the
way they are applied.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Sheldon said:

Hmm, using a fork personally... ain't that kinda rough on your weewee?

I dunno, the handle may work well on my cameltoe. ;-)

And buttercream frosting or whipping cream is classic for foreplay...

<smirk>

So, how many sets of Kegel's do you do every day, to enable you to hold onto
that fork?

<...the tools AND the technology>

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Maybe, I just never had that problem.
I really really like my stick blender!
I use it far more than the rotary mixer.

Wait a minute! Are you using a fork or a stick??

<an in what positions?>

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Quoted message said:

I have a Kitcheniad 5-speed Ultra Power hand mixer.
I've only ever used the lowest speed on it because
even that is _insanely_ fast.

Really? That's strange. I have a Kitchenaid ClassiPlus 5 Speed hand
mixer (I think that's what it's called). It definitely has a low
setting. There may be something wrong with your mixer -- I hope it's
still under warranty!

Chris

In article <[email hidden]>,
"pennyaline" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Sheldon said:

Hmm, using a fork personally... ain't that kinda rough on your weewee?

I dunno, the handle may work well on my cameltoe. ;-)

And buttercream frosting or whipping cream is classic for foreplay...

<smirk>

So, how many sets of Kegel's do you do every day, to enable you to hold onto
that fork?

<...the tools AND the technology>

3 sets of 30........
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,
"pennyaline" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Maybe, I just never had that problem.
I really really like my stick blender!
I use it far more than the rotary mixer.

Wait a minute! Are you using a fork or a stick??

<an in what positions?>

Depends on what day of the week!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
Jeneen Sommers <[email hidden]> wrote:

> I have a Kitcheniad 5-speed Ultra Power hand mixer.
> I've only ever used the lowest speed on it because
> even that is _insanely_ fast. The only thing I've
> used it for is whipping egg whites...anything else
> gets flung out of the bowl. Is there a hand mixer
> that actually has a low setting? Something I might
> use to cream butter and sugar, for example?
>
> Thanks -
>
> Jeneen

Braun stick blender. :-)

A stick blender is still a blender, it's not a mixer.

Sheldon

Have you ever used a stick blender sheldon?

Yes, I have one.

Quoted message said:

They combine the best of both worlds.
The act as both a blender AND a mixer due to the
way they are applied.

Nonsense! It's a blender... has *blades*, not beaters... and they're
way too fast for mixing. A stick blender is no different from a
standard blender but you supply the container.

Sheldon

"Jeneen Sommers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I have a Kitcheniad 5-speed Ultra Power hand mixer.
I've only ever used the lowest speed on it because
even that is _insanely_ fast. The only thing I've
used it for is whipping egg whites...anything else
gets flung out of the bowl. Is there a hand mixer
that actually has a low setting? Something I might
use to cream butter and sugar, for example?

We have that mixer and it is fairly slow on low. Check it out to see if it
is not working properly.

"Jeneen Sommers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

For the other that you have, just use a deeper bowl! Even a stock pot
might work as a mixing bowl to solve the problem?

A stock pot?? Seriously, I don't need a deeper bowl, I need a mixer
that can run a range of speeds, including slow. Maybe Sheldon is
right and something is wrong with mine. I'll see if I can find a floor
model somewhere and test it out.

Thanks for the input!

Jeneen

I used mine the night before last on a chocolate pudding and had the same
problem as you.
I had another before this one of indeterminate origin which also was no
different in gearing.
The one I have now was a freebie with my stand mixer a few years back so I
guess I can't [censored] about it.

Hoges in WA

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article <[email hidden]>,
> Jeneen Sommers <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
> > I have a Kitcheniad 5-speed Ultra Power hand mixer.
> > I've only ever used the lowest speed on it because
> > even that is _insanely_ fast. The only thing I've
> > used it for is whipping egg whites...anything else
> > gets flung out of the bowl. Is there a hand mixer
> > that actually has a low setting? Something I might
> > use to cream butter and sugar, for example?
> >
> > Thanks -
> >
> > Jeneen
>
> Braun stick blender. :-)

A stick blender is still a blender, it's not a mixer.

Sheldon

Have you ever used a stick blender sheldon?

Yes, I have one.

Quoted message said:

They combine the best of both worlds.
The act as both a blender AND a mixer due to the
way they are applied.

Nonsense! It's a blender... has *blades*, not beaters... and they're
way too fast for mixing. A stick blender is no different from a
standard blender but you supply the container.

Sheldon

It's _much_ easier to use and to clean up...... ;-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

I have a Kitcheniad 5-speed Ultra Power hand mixer.
I've only ever used the lowest speed on it because
even that is _insanely_ fast. The only thing I've
used it for is whipping egg whites...anything else
gets flung out of the bowl. Is there a hand mixer
that actually has a low setting? Something I might
use to cream butter and sugar, for example?

Thanks -

Jeneen

Something's wrong Jeneen. The slow speed on my KA is really quite
slow indeed. Only the highest speeds are fast enough to whip egg
whites. Granted I don't have the Ultra Power, but the difference is more
a matter of sheer power and perhaps construction quality then of
features or performance.
--
The Brick said that (Don't bother to agree with me, I have already changed my mind.)

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