You Need This Beater!

Decorating By mrsclox Updated 22 Aug 2009 , 3:06pm by dutchy1971

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mrsclox Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 12:53am
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Holy crud I love my new beater! It's a beater and spatula in one! I totally made a batch of icing and cake batter without needing to stop and scrape my bowl. I got mine at a local kitchen store for about $30, but you can also go to www.beaterblade.com and get one for yourself. I LOVE IT!!!
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evie114 Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 1:16am
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I have one of these too! They are the best. I got mine from kitchenkrafts.com. If you bake alot you can't live without this beater!

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kathy164 Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 1:40am
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Hi, May I ask, is this a metal beater? I can not tell if it is metal or a real hard plastic? Also, will it fit ANY mixer? Thank you.Kathy

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mrsclox Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 2:40am
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it's plastic and there are a few different ones for kitchenaid and viking mixers. You do have to get the right one for your mixer.

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anjaligg Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 3:38am
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This blade worked beautifully on my 5 qt kitchenaid mixer. Once I upgraded to 6 qt mixer and got the new blade for it.......I was very disappointed. The blade makes noises and just doesn't feel right. Anybod else with the same issues????

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mrsclox Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 3:44am
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I have the 6 qt and it works great. I assume you adjusted your bowl height...

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adree313 Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 4:10am
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i'm interested in this but how do you adjust the bowl height??

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madras650 Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 3:01pm
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I have this and I LOVE IT! I recommend this to everyone

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tiggy2 Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 3:18pm
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I have the side swipe blade and it has a metal center. I dearly love it but you do have to get the right one for your mixer. Just google "sideswipe blade".

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mrsclox Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 3:38pm
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On my 6qt Kitchenaid, there is a screw behind the bowl that adjusts the bowl height. I'm sure every mixer is different though.

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kathy164 Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 3:44pm
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Thank you for your info on this. I actually just have a sunbeam mixmaster. I would guess it probably wont work on it then.
Have a wonderful day and thank you again. Kathy

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grandmom Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 4:53pm
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I was just looking at both brands of blades, Beater Blade and SideSwipe, online at their respective sites and at Amazon. There were only a few user reviews of SideSwipe, but quite a few on the Beater Blade. A few folks had experienced breakage with the Beater Blade, and some claimed damage to their machines and voided warranties.

I am also a member of Cooks Illustrated. They tested both and recommend both, but have a slight preference for the SideSwipe.

Anyone have any issues with their machines as a result of using one of these blades?

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madras650 Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 4:59pm
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Originally Posted by grandmom

I was just looking at both brands of blades, Beater Blade and SideSwipe, online at their respective sites and at Amazon. There were only a few user reviews of SideSwipe, but quite a few on the Beater Blade. A few folks had experienced breakage with the Beater Blade, and some claimed damage to their machines and voided warranties.

I am also a member of Cooks Illustrated. They tested both and recommend both, but have a slight preference for the SideSwipe.

Anyone have any issues with their machines as a result of using one of these blades?




I have the beater blade and I think it works great. My machine works great. I have had no problems.

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tiggy2 Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 5:18pm
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I've had no issues with the side swipe blade on my mixer. They also make them for brands other then kitchen aid.

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grandmom Posted 21 Aug 2009 , 5:22pm
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And I should have asked in prior post:

Do you use the blade for everything? Including fondant, bread dough and heavy cookie dough? The breakage reported on Amazon was mostly with heavy doughs.

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mrsclox Posted 22 Aug 2009 , 5:56am
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So far I've only used mine on buttercream and cake batter, but I don't think I would trust it on anything too heavy. It's plastic, not metal.

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dutchy1971 Posted 22 Aug 2009 , 3:06pm
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I bought one of these a few weeks ago and I love it. My icing came out so much smoother and nicer using it. I don't use it for fondant or anything heavy I use my dough hook for that. I wouldn't use my metal blade for fondant or bread dough, so certainly wouldn't use a plastic one.

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