Be a Good Mixer: Part Two

[thatwasherguy]

A little late to the party...

But I’m here! I’ve got several vintage mixers (as well as a modern KitchenAid stand mixer). I was actually just given 4 mixers today. One has stripped gears, and the battery operated one has corroded batteries in it. I can likely reverse the corrosion with vinegar, but the one with bad gears will likely be a parts donor. Here they are!

From left to right:
Two G.E. D1M24’s (the almond one was one of the lot given to me, the harvest one was a birthday gift)
A sunbeam mixmaster model 03076 (given to me by a family friend)
A battery powered Suntone mini-mixer (also one of the free lot)
A chefmaster model 41015 (the one from the free lot with stripped gears)
A Black & Decker ergo model EHM80 (the fourth of the free lot)
A KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus (bought brand new in March 2020)
A Westinghouse SM19P-2 (a holiday gift)

 

[bradfordwhite]

A hand mixer with tail fins. Very 50s. My aunt had one of those.

 

[Ultramatic]

Better Homes and Gardens April 1937

 

 

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[mrboilwash]

Thanks to this thread I finally brought myself after months of putting it off to bring this beauty back to life.
I rarely use my vintage toys because I prefer the conveniences of modern appliances for daily use, but I follow the rule that anything vintage in my home has to be in a good and clean shape and most importantly in working order or it has to go.
I`m a collector not a hoarder!

A few minutes after I had used it the last time I noticed a sizzling sound coming from the capacitor getting louder and louder. Pulled the plug still right in time before this stupid thing would short out or maybe even start a fire.
Another lesson learned, always unplug vintage appliances immediately when done.

As it almost seems impossible to get a modern replacement for it (this stupid thing has 5 terminals) I decided to just wire the mixer without a capacitor and put up with a little radio interference. There was also a resistor to discharge the capacitor so you won`t get a shock when you touch the prongs of the plug which I left untouched.

 

[foraloysius]

That's a beautiful classic Bosch!

 

[Ultramatic]

And it's PINK!

 

 

What's the year of manufacture?

 

 

 

[mrboilwash]

Not sure about the year of manufacture as I got it from Ebay (we were a Krups 3Mix and Kenwood family) but 1959-1969 as mentioned in the link seems plausible.
It`s only 85 Watts so it`s a bit underpowered for kneading jobs but nonetheless those little mixers came with dough hooks along with the regular beaters. Mine were missing but I won`t complain as I paid next to nothing for it.

Bosch Fix-Quirl HM Q1 220 A1 - Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek

www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de

 

[ea56]

This thread got me thinking that maybe I should get my Kitchenaid Stand mixer down off the shelf and try making bread with it again. So on last Tuesday I got it down and on Thursday I made a couple of loaves of Whole Wheat bread.

Well, it ended up taking longer to make the dough and knead it using the the KA stand mixer and the loaves didn’t rise as nicely as when I use my trusty little KA 5 speed hand mixer. I thought, well maybe I’ll give it one more try. But this afternoon I needed to bake a Coconut Cake for Easter tomorrow and I decided to just put the big behemoth KA stand mixer back on the top shelf.

I got that out of my system! From now on I’m gonna remain loyal to my KA hand mixer. It does a much better job of kneading bread dough and in less time too, even with the 150 turns of kneading by hand after the 4 mins of mixing and kneading with the hand mixer. Plus, the finished loaves rise so much higher.

Eddie

 

[foraloysius]

Our Kevin from the Cavalcade of Food posted a video about an Oster kitchen center.

BTW, IIRC someone found one recently but I can’t find the post back.

 

[lotsosudz]

I like Antique Food Mixers

I have my Antique Hamilton Beach mixer, given to my Grandmother in 1948, that was a gift to her from my father, and uncle. I also have a early 40's Sunbeam Mixmaster, from an early neighbor. I just purchased a SB mixmaster 12C, in chrome, that is being fully restored. I also have 2 modern hand mixers. I strongly urge anyone, that has a mixer, that needs restoration, to contact Scott Leif. He resides in Montana, and does cosmetic, as well as mechanical restoration, with authentic labeling. He powder
coats the outside of the units, so when you receive them back, they run, and look brand new. He is working in the SB 12 c right now. I can hardly wait to get it back. If anybody is interested in his service, let me know.
Hugs,
David

 

[lotsosudz]

I like Antique Food Mixers

I have my Antique Hamilton Beach mixer, given to my Grandmother in 1948, that was a gift to her from my father, and uncle. I also have a early 40's Sunbeam Mixmaster, from an early neighbor. I just purchased a SB mixmaster 12C, in chrome, that is being fully restored. I also have 2 modern hand mixers. I strongly urge anyone, that has a mixer, that needs restoration, to contact Scott Leif. He resides in Montana, and does cosmetic, as well as mechanical restoration, with authentic labeling. He powder
coats the outside of the units, so when you receive them back, they run, and look brand new. He is working in the SB 12 c right now. I can hardly wait to get it back. If anybody is interested in his service, let me know.
Hugs,
David

 

[rinso]

When I was growing up and through my teens, our household mixer was a Dormeyer. KitchenAid mixers were not available anywhere in the small-town city in which I was a child/teen. If a home didn't have a Dormeyer, then they had a Sunbeam with the bullet-shaped black rear control. Occasionally, our Dormeyer would destroy its own beaters. Replacements were cheap and available, however.

 

[ea56]

Re: #25

David,
I believe that your antique Hamilton Beach stand mixer must be the same model that my Aunt Louise had. I remember that on holidays at her house she always made the Mashed Potatoes with her Hamilton Beach mixer. It fascinated me because the beaters were different that my Mom’s Dormeyer. The Hamilton Beach beaters were connected and both were inserted and removed at the same time. Aunt Louise’s Mashed Potatoes always were really fluffy and delicious.

Eddie.

 

[tolivac]

I grew up with Sunbeam mixers-My Mom,Stepmon,and grandmother had them.I have one now best machine for batters and----mashing potatoes.Later Mom went to a KA-her Sunbeam died.When she passed don't know where her KA mixer went to.She and I picked the mixer up and its attachments from the hobart place in downtown DC.

 

[kenwashesmonday]

For bread or large batches of cookie dough we use our Kitchenaid 600, but for cake batter I like my original unrestored Sunbeam Mixmaster model 5 circa 1939.  With the Sunbeam, I find it convenient that I can scrape the bowl while it's spinning.

 

[friscosudz]

KitchenAid 4C

Does anyone happen to know if the bowls from a KA 45 and KA 4C are interchangeable? I just bought a 4C that is in great shape, but only came with 1 metal bowl, which I don’t think is original. I’d love to find a replacement metal bowl, along with a glass beehive bowl and another combi beater for it. Finding it hard to find these items on eBay or other sites without buying another whole mixer set. Have seen some accessories for the KA 45 which seem similar, but wasn’t sure if they’d work on a 4C or not.

Thoughts?