Waring Hand Held Mixer

[rp2813]

I picked this up at Savers today.  Information on the underside indicates it's a model RMI, and it has three speeds.  I've never seen one like it.  I'm wondering what the flat-bottom beater design is supposed to accomplish. 

 

It's literally a hand-held model.  There is no way to rest it in a standing position due to the cord coming out the back (although I was able to balance it for the picture).  It also has no "eject" mechanism that I can see.

 

[rp2813]

On its side

 

[twintubdexter]

That's a nice piece...sort of a "professional kitchen" look, especially with those industrial beaters. You always seem to find some great stuff at that Savers on W. San Carlos and Bascom. When I used to go there all they seemed to have was junk and an ocean of used clothing (now called vintage clothing) that had a variety of stains...some of which were moving. Obviously they have upgraded in order to attract the area's shopping aristocracy.

 

[rp2813]

That Savers is the only store worth going to anymore.  Goodwill has been a junk dealer for quite some time now, and Salvation Army has followed suit.  The majority of my finds are at Savers now.

 

[polkanut]

Ralph,

On some hand mixers I've used the speed control doubles as the beater eject button.  I love the shape of those beaters they look like they could mix anything in no time.

 

[tomturbomatic]

My mom used that mixer for everything before she got the HB stand mixer with timer and the little window for the speed selections. That Waring was one very loud mixer. I remember using it mostly over the white porcelain double boiler for Seven Minute Frosting.

 

[rp2813]

Tom, I'm glad to hear that it's a capable mixer.  Sometimes I wonder about little hand models with only three speeds.  It doesn't seem all that loud to me.  No worse than other hand mixers I've known.  I guess under a load it might sound different.

 

Tim, I thought about the speed control doubling as an eject button but it's just a plain thumbwheel.  The beaters are definitely interesting.  For a few bucks I thought this one was worth grabbing.