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Subject: Re: "Food Processor" vs. Electric Mixer
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Date: Sat, 25-Feb-84 10:39:20 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 25 10:39:20 1984
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The only food processor that I know of that will beat egg whites or
whip cream is the Waring Food Processor.  You can buy a special attachment
to perform these functions.  The attachment is in two parts -- a thin
flat disk that fits over the center drive shaft (like the primary cutting
blade) and a plastic wedge that is inserted into the feed tube and 
hangs down almost to the bottom of the work bowl.  In operation,
the disk revolves, like a cutting blade, to whip the egg whites or cream,
and the wedge folds the liquid back onto itself to prevent it from
simply whirling around, rather than being whipped.  I've found that 
this works as well as an electric mixer and is a little faster.
I've heard that Cuisinart and other manufacturer's products will not
whip cream or egg whites, but I could be wrong since it is some
time since shopped these features.

Another unique, I believe, feature of the Waring is its unconditional
lifetime warranty on the motor -- that is, as long as you own the
machine, Waring will unconditionally guarantee the motor.  A disadvantage
to the Waring is that it will not take Cuisinart's "universal"
attachments for juicing, pasta, work bowl liners/storage containers and
does not have the larger work bowls and feed tubes of the mid to high
end Cuisinart models.  

I find that I rarely use an electric mixer any longer, other than
for mixing cake batter  for which the Waring work bowl is  too small.
I find that a small, inexpensive hand mixer works well for the tasks
for which I can't use my Waring.