Got the KA stainless beater

[mattl]

Wow, it's HEAVY! Ordered it directly from KA so it's genuine.

 

Old coated beater 123g new SS beater 345g!

 

BTW did the dime test, still spot on.  Found I purchased it 10/7/92, never adjusted it, no service at all. Might want to check the brushes at some point, no grease leaks so I will leave well enough alone.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thanks Matt

My coated beater is 48 years old. It has come cracks in the coating. Thank you for letting us know about the stainless steel beater. I have held off on getting a replacement because I saw the new beaters did not have the little scraper projection. Do you find it makes much difference?

Be well.

 

[mattl]

Shape wise it's an exact copy of the original. That said I expect it to operate in a similar manner.  I have not used it yet so I can't comment on that.  I looked at a number of knock-offs on AZ but KA was having a sale and I was ordering other things, so I tossed it in my basket for $29.

 

[rp2813]

Hey Matt,

 

What's the dime test?

 

[mattl]

You drop a dime in the bowl and see how much it moves when running. Goal is about 1/2-1" each time, more movement means beater is too low.

 

[rp2813]

Thanks Matt.  I'd never heard of this test before.  I'll check out my vintage K-45 and adjust accordingly if necessary.

 

We're winding down from citrus overload in these parts.  I gave the neighbors a box of this year's exceptionally sweet and flavorful navel oranges from my tree and they gave me a bag of huge lemons in return, so I'm planning to make a lemon meringue pie, which is one of my favorites.  I'm going to assume that the dime adjustment covers the whisk as well.

 

Picture is of oranges I gathered up after a windy night in early March.  I'm so tired of them posting upside down . . . and yes, that's a poinsettia cutting in the background.  I don't know why I even bother.

 

[askolover]

Mr mixer sells something called the everdime to help with mixer head adjustment.
www.mrmixer.store
And he has many YouTube videos. I'm about to revamp my Hobart KA Mixer.

 

[gansky1]

 

 

Have restored a couple of KAs now, bought several things from Mr. Mixer.  Good video instructions and tips.  

I haven't installed one of the Everdime washers on a tilt-head mixer, my Hobart is a bowl-lift model.  Mom has a tilt-head so may try one on that just for fun.  It helps keep the head from bouncing with heavy loads of dough, etc.