I LOVE my beater blades but I think they've been folding too much air into my buttercream!!!

I was watching it today remix a batch from yesterday...and even though the icing covered the top of the beater, as it would scrape the sides, it would create pockets of air at the top edges.

I switched to the "old fashioned" beater and sure enough, it leaves the entire surface of the icing "closed" while it beats under the surface.

Its a bummer in a way, because you do end up having to manually scrape the bowl for butter and shortening clumps...but on the other hand....if I can get smooth buttercream for once...I'll do that!

Beater Blade still works AMAZING for cake batter....and mashed potatoes too....

I agree. I only use my beater blade for cake batter. I have actually broken one by the using it for my butter cream.

Sorry but this might not be related to the topic but I always wonder if you have adjust the blade distance when you use the beater blade or you just leave it the same distance as the traditional blade?

A friend is a restaurant manager and gets some sort of restaurant industry magazine. She remarked to me that there was some article or part of an article that said the beater blade is hard on your mixer becase it causes the motor to work harder. Just a little FYI.

I don't think I had to make any adjustments for my beater blade. The rubber panel added on to the blade touched the side of the bowl, so I didnt find the need to adjust. Also with it going to a point and that rubber panel also being pointy, it touches the bottom of my bowl. I still have to scrape becuase cake mix sticks onto the rubber thingy. That is as much as a PITA as scraping the bowl...so I'm not impressed with it.

What do you mean by the "old-fashioned" beater? Are you talking about the whisk attachment? Thanks!!

No just a regular flat beater.

My mixer has to be adjusted everytime I use my beater blade. It's annoying.

I do not make butter cream made with Crisco with my beater blade anymore. It has a hole that runs through the center that is impossible to clean, at least for me. I have to get a skewer down in there to get out the crisco based butter cream that won't melt in the hot, hot dish water.

I also don't like the fact that it is plastic. I don't adjust my mixer for the two different blades, but I notice it does make a squeeky nose for a few seconds when I first use it.

And I find it interesting it affects the mixer motor. I'll have to think about this. Do you have the name of the magazine your brother read it in?