I bought a mixer at Kohl's sale because I thought it was a super deal, even though they didn't have the color I really wanted. (turns out there is the same deal other places, too.) Anyway, I'm taking course 2 and need to make a batch (actually 2 batches) of royal. I'm considering making it with my hand mixer so I can order the other KA. I need the royal for class on Sunday, so it likely wouldn't be here in time. Would that be a really bad idea? I can put up with holding the mixer for that long as long as it's not going to burn up. It does ok with making stiff Wilton BC, FWIW.
I ended up purchasing a second hand mixer recommended by my instructer that could survive the RI beating
Please share the brand/model if you would. I LOVE my KA, but need to advise my sis of a fairly inexpensive hand mixer to buy for when I'm out there next month to make my nephew's b-day cake.
I ended up purchasing a second hand mixer recommended by my instructer that could survive the RI beating
Please share the brand/model if you would. I LOVE my KA, but need to advise my sis of a fairly inexpensive hand mixer to buy for when I'm out there next month to make my nephew's b-day cake.
The instructor gave 2 choices - the kitchen aid hand mixer or this one from cuisnart. I chose the cuisinart.
http://www.lnt.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1982145&cp&sr=1&origkw=hand+mixer&kw=hand+mixer&parentPage=search
Just in case the link doesn't work it's the
Cuisinart Power Select 5 Speed Hand Mixer
Hmmm....I have a Black and Decker Power Pro. It says it's 200 watts. Doesn't sound like much, huh? I really don't want to burn it up! Would it give "warning signs" before it goes?
When mine died (it was a sunbeam) it started to get really warm, it slowed down and was very laboured and I could smell hot metal. It all happened in a very short time (less than a minute).
I thought maybe it just needs to cool off and it will be fine. Even the next day when I turned it on it made a very pitiful sound and then stopped 
I have made my RI with a hand mixer since I was 16, I am now 42! I got it as a gift from my younger brothers as I wanted to start my trousseau. I keep hoping that it will die so that I can buy a KA handheld. I am limited by my kitchen size since I moved here so my KA mixer stand is in a box in my garage. It has not come out of the box in 2 yrs.
I make all my icings with my old GE hand mixer. I am not even sure they make small appliances anymore.
Good luck with your RI
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