Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cepu.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!bmcg!cepu!pam From: pam@cepu.UUCP Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: "Food Processor" vs. Electric Mixer Message-ID: <186@cepu.UUCP> Date: Sat, 25-Feb-84 10:39:20 EST Article-I.D.: cepu.186 Posted: Sat Feb 25 10:39:20 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Feb-84 00:59:09 EST References: <2613@fortune.UUCP> Organization: VA Wadsworth Med. Center, LA CA Lines: 26 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.