Be a Good Mixer: Part Two

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Welcome to Be a Good Mixer. A recurring thread that will consist of vintage magazine articles featuring mixers and how to maintain, repair/restore them. Plus resources for parts and repair services. Please feel free to post images of your vintage mixers as well. Especially action shots of it whipping up something delicious.

 

Please, no posts of other appliances. Mixers only.

 

In order to avoid redundancies, please, do not post advertisements of mixers. For mixer advertisements please refer to the Vintage Appliance Advertisements threads. As usual I will cap posts at 100 or so before I start another part.

 

Thank you and enjoy!

 

Part One:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?92817_new_20230320203954
 

 

 

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Better Homes and Gardens February 1972

 

 

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Better Homes and Gardens June 2017

 

 

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Better Homes and Gardens December 1936

 

 

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[foraloysius]

The mixer I bought a while ago. Wonderful handmixer, not very heavy and it mixes fast and good.

 

[sudsmaster]

Tell the truth, I can't remember the last time I used a mixer of any type, hand held or bowl & stand. 

 

[chachp]

Hand Mixers

 

<span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter', serif;">I picked up this little number some years ago thinking I wanted a handheld.  I guess I didn’t because I very seldom use it.  I keep my kitchen aid on the counter and just use that most of the time.</span>

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<span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter', serif;">The few times I have used it, it has worked well.  My husband prefers the handheld but he doesn’t do much in the kitchen that requires a mixer.  It’s very powerful it’s just that my hands get too tired holding it so I use the stand mixer.  As I get older it’s harder for me to hold it when I am doing something like Whipped Cream or Egg Whites that take a little bit of time.</span>

 

[mattl]

Modern Hand Mixers

Don't know when People Mag. started testing products or how accurate their testing is but I did find this interesting, especially the price points.  Some of these hand mixers are pushing $200, way too pricey for what they do.

 

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The 8 Best Hand Mixers We Tested, Including the One Jennifer Garner Uses
Whip up cookies and pancakes in no time with these affordable, easy-to-use picks

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https://people.com/best-hand-mixers-7182346

 

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<h1 class="c-contentHeader_headline speakableText g-outer-spacing-bottom-large"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> Once upon a time, you could polish silver with a KitchenAid mixer </span></h1>
Here's a look at some vintage stand mixer attachments from KitchenAid and their modern counterparts.

 

https://www.cnet.com/pictures/once-upon-a-time-you-could-polish-silver-with-a-kitchenaid-mixer/

 

[norgeway]

I have

Most of these mixers and attachments, Ill try to post some pictures.

 

[bradfordwhite]

If one collects them for the sake of collecting all the various colors, I get that.

As a young teen I had a NEW early 80s Oster Electronic Kitchen center ...just for the looks of it. Nothing wrong with that.

Are there any <span style="text-decoration: underline;">height and weight appropriate and relatively healthy people</span> that have a stand mixer or ice cream maker that they use on a frequent basis? I doubt it.

 

The stuff one makes in these is just too tempting.

 

[gansky1]

KA Pro 600 in copper

 

 

Picked this up on Craigslist last fall.  Tore it all down, rebuilt, cleaned and cleaned.  It shined up like a new penny.  Yup, it's real copper(plating).  I lusted after these and the earlier Custom Metallic version so when it popped up, I jumped.  

 

[bradfordwhite]

Incredible job with that

It's a work of art.  

 

The sheen is so rich given the general size of it.  

 

[luxflairguy]

Pea green with envy! Fab find!!

 

[sudsmaster]

I have a similar KA Mixer, albeit in white, not copper. Had it for at least 25 years.

 

Probably gives much the same results, although not with the same level of glamour.

 

 

[mattl]

gansky, you need that $350 copper bowl to go with it...

 

I picked up a copper mixmaster junior and did a tear down and shined it all up.  put a couple of thin coats of clear poly over it but unfortunately never got the motor to run properly again. Looks great but that is about it.  Someday I'll tear it apart again.

 

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<h1 class="headline"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">For 100 Years, KitchenAid Has Been the Stand-Up Brand of Stand Mixers</span></h1>
Even celebrity chef Julia Child said that the sleek appliance made mixing ‘marvelous’

 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smit...-has-been-stand-brand-stand-mixers-180972838/

 

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1949

 

 

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https://archive.org/details/dormeyer-electric-mix-treasures/mode/2up

 

[mrboilwash]

Mixers don`t kill people,

it`s people that kill people with mixers! LOL

 

[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.

 

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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!

 

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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.

https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibli...ist&firstHit=OPQVRIBAGOMDESMOJMDOTNHTMEHI4HP5

 

[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