"Sam D." > wrote in
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>
> "Wayne" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> A blender will "do", but a malt mixer produces a more authentic
> texture.
>> A blender will thin out the mixture and produces a "soupier" drink.
>>
>> FWIW, I bought a vintage Hamilton Beach Malt Mixer on eBay several
> years
>> ago. They almost always have them available, and you can probably
> snare
>> one for anywhere from about $75 to $125. These are the models that
> were
>> actually used at soda fountains.
>
> I don't have one but it seems like an immersion blender would work
> just fine for mixing a malt. Much cheaper and less bulky.
>
>

Granted, you mix the hell out of it, but an immersion blender bears
absolutely no resemblance nor does it perform the same as the mixing
spindle of a malt mixer.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

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