I'm headed off to bed and you just made my day.
O, my paws and whiskers, you are a joy and a delight.
I'f I were there, I'd get up on a step-stool and hug you.
Kitchenaid stands in a league of it's own. A single wisk turning in one direction travels around the bowl in the opposite direction. The copper Pro620, proprietary to Williams Sonoma has an 11 wire whisk with thin stainless loops. It can whip a single egg white in the 6 quart bowl.
Nothing covers a bowl and creams as well and as quickly as bowl fit beaters. The conical beater with a nylon drive button cleans the edge of the bowl, maintaining even bowl rotation speed while the squarer beater cleans the bottom of the bowl. Exclusive to Sunbeam the patented Bowl-Fit beaters were introduced on the Model 10 in 1950.
In 1956 the Sunbeam model 11 failed a durability test at Consumer Reports when the beater spindles froze. That year, the second place but more reliable Kenmore was the recommended mixer.
Hamilton Beach used a conjoined beater assembly that was held in place with a thumb screw. Worked well, the mixer a little on the wimpier side and one kiss of a spoon not only wreaked the beaters but the drive socket as well.
Dormeyer, first mass marketed mixer, was never one for innovation. From the model 4000 in 1947 until they end the run in early 70's the governor controlled motor never changed.
Punch line to a famous old joke about hillbilly newlyweds sums up how I feel about any mixer I need to hold. Somewhat more acceptable with a governor controlled motor, using a hnad mixer is only a step away from mixing by hand.
You can never practice too much if you want to have a healthy tongue. My beloved Lawrence, is it time to have your horns trimmed? You have been so saucy lately and it's a bit out of character. I must say it becomes you.
Kelly, you have one fantastic collection!! I know that baking at your house must be a real joy!! Thanks so much for taking the time to share all those beautiful mixers with us.
Yup it is nice and nice to see that you use them too.. I don't use all mine really because I don't do a lot of cake baking etc...
I generally use a sunbeam mixmaster, the euro one right now.. for cake batter or a regular one for taters.. but I always use my Bosch Universal for bread I love that machine
The N-50 or in the case, model G is an amazing machine to have been in continuous service since the 30's and never a repair or blemish. I don't care for the narrow profile 5 quart bowls of the K-5 and the more institutional G or N 50 is a touch more limiting because of three geared speeds which require turning off the machine before changing speeds a the wider motor makes the addition of ingredients into the bowl more difficult. I was never a fan of Kitchenaid until they introduced the Pro series with a wider bowl which mixes more evenly. That said, the motor on the Pro 600 can literally make your ears bleed. I never use it for whipping and never turn it on if I have company. I've had the 4C since my college days and it does a wonderful job of whipping but has limited bowl capacity. I like the Heritage that does not have the motor driven bowl. It's quiet and powerful and does a very good job. I'm not fond of it's esthetic but I cannot fault it's function. The more expensive model with the motor driven bowl turns the bowl too fast and the motors are not reliable. I have at least twice as many mixers than pictured but their out on loan.