I just bought my 5qt. Artisan Kitchen-Aide mixer a few nights ago. I'm getting ready to make a few batches of buttercream icing and would like to know which attachment would you all reccomend that I use? My little $14.00 hand-held mixer only has one attachment!!! I'm sooo very excited to use it, but I don't want to break it, heck at this point I don't even want to get it dirty! Up until now I've just sat in my kitchen staring it and thinking how pretty it looks all shiny in black!!!

Thanks in advance for all your help!!

I always use my paddle attachment. Congrats on your new KA! I LOVE LOVE LOVE mine!

OH, it's me again, forgot to ask about the royal icing. Which attachment do I use ro make royal icing?

I use the paddle texan68

Use the flat paddle for b'cream and the wire whip for royal.

kakeladi
Will using the wire whip make it creamier or what does it do?