The mixer collection has a pretty broad selection of Dormeyer models, but this one, the model 9700 has always been a personal favourite. The styling and design just screams 1950s...
Vintage mixer fun - dessert made with the Dormeyer Mix-Maid
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I don't have a lot of history or documentation about the Dormeyer mixer line, but this one probably is from the mid to late 1950s when Dormeyer had names for their different mixer models - this one is named the Mix-Maid.
Like a lot of mixers I acquired in 2006-2007, I never got to use this one because we moved in 2007, a lot of machines were stored until late 2008 and then I got busy with washers, dryers, and dishwashers.
Well, today let's dust off the Mix-Maid and whip up a cake!! The cake - chocolate angel food.
Let's see how the 'maid' copes with the egg whites.
Well, today let's dust off the Mix-Maid and whip up a cake!! The cake - chocolate angel food.
Let's see how the 'maid' copes with the egg whites.
Not bad!! I usually make this recipe on the turquoise model 11 Sunbeam - the Mix-Maid did a pretty good job!
BUT, once the flour,sugar, cocoa mixture was mixed in, it looks like I lost some volume!
The finished cake was a bit smaller than when I last made it, but it was by no means a failure.
When it was time to serve dessert, I used the Mix-Maid again to whip up some heavy cream. That was not a problem (and trust me, I've had vintage mixers quit on me while trying to whip cream...)
And the finished dessert was a kind of black-forest style topping. Whipped cream with a thick sauce made from some fresh Bing cherries. Yum!
Now, what mixer should I try next... Maybe something... pink! LOL
Now, what mixer should I try next... Maybe something... pink! LOL
The dry ingredients were usually folded in by hand and you could only use a rubber spatula that had never been used for anything with fat in it because grease breaks down the air & egg foam. My mom was a serious angel food baker and I remember even separate dishcloths and dishtowels used for the cleanup, which was not done in the Rubbermaid dishpan; the sudsy water was prepared in the mixing bowl to avoid contamination.
Did you sift the dry ingredients 3 times? Did you use SoftaSilk or Swan's Down cake flour?
Did you sift the dry ingredients 3 times? Did you use SoftaSilk or Swan's Down cake flour?
perc-o-prince
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Love the design, Paul! Looks like it could have come off of a classic squad car!
Chuck
Chuck
dynaflow
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Paul
I have the portable versions in pink, yellow , chrome
I have the portable versions in pink, yellow , chrome
danemodsandy
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Paul:
As you know, info is kind of sketchy for Dormeyers, but I think this styling dates from around 1957-58 or so.
As you also know, the Mix-Maid was essentially a Dormey with a base and bowls - the entry-level stand mixer. Since it was Dormeyer-built, it actually worked decently well; other manufacturers' BOL machines could be pretty hinky.
I have a higher opinion of Dormeyer's MOL and BOL machines than our dear friend Kelly mixfinder had; he didn't like the Mixwell/Princess machines at ALL - though it was he who sent me my Princess when he found it, because he knew I wanted one. That Princess has never let me down, and it's perfect except for some rust on the chrome turntable.
As you know, info is kind of sketchy for Dormeyers, but I think this styling dates from around 1957-58 or so.
As you also know, the Mix-Maid was essentially a Dormey with a base and bowls - the entry-level stand mixer. Since it was Dormeyer-built, it actually worked decently well; other manufacturers' BOL machines could be pretty hinky.
I have a higher opinion of Dormeyer's MOL and BOL machines than our dear friend Kelly mixfinder had; he didn't like the Mixwell/Princess machines at ALL - though it was he who sent me my Princess when he found it, because he knew I wanted one. That Princess has never let me down, and it's perfect except for some rust on the chrome turntable.
philr
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Paul, it is the one you found beaters for at the SSVP?
mixguy
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Dormeyer Mixers
I personally never have used a Dormeyer mixer. I have used GE, Sunbeam, KitchenAid, Hamilton Beach & Westinghouse mixers manufactured between 1950 & 1995. GE is my least favorite due to poor bowl rotation and gap between beaters and side of the bowl. I prefer the KitchenAid for cookies and kneading dough. I have no preference in making cakes. I like the Hamilton Beach (model H or K) for making divinity.
I personally never have used a Dormeyer mixer. I have used GE, Sunbeam, KitchenAid, Hamilton Beach & Westinghouse mixers manufactured between 1950 & 1995. GE is my least favorite due to poor bowl rotation and gap between beaters and side of the bowl. I prefer the KitchenAid for cookies and kneading dough. I have no preference in making cakes. I like the Hamilton Beach (model H or K) for making divinity.
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