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Default Stand mixers: If you own one, this thread is for YOU.


"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:40:52 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia wrote:
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>> In all honesty, how often do you use the thing?
>> And what is your most frequent operation with said mixer?
>> Seems all first time brides want one, but are they really going to use
>> it, or it just 'the thing' to ask for?

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> I have one but about the only thing I use it for is grinding meat.
> Most anything I can do with a mixer I can do by hand just as quick,
> and without having to haul it out of it's corner, remove the cover,
> dirty up the bowl and attachments, and then clean it all up again when
> I'm done.
>
> So much easier to just do it all by hand. How hard is it to stir cake
> batter yourself? Or mix cookie dough with a rubber spatula?
>
> It's total overkill, IMO.
>
> -sw