Ok, I have a hand mixer, but it only has thin wire whisks attachments. do i need a "Flat beater"?

Question

for cakes & cookies.

the wire whisk things can't do butter, sugar I don't think, it'll get all clogged & they are kind of delicate (more for egg whites I guess?). The other attachments are just dough hooks or immersion blending (both of which I don't need).

I noticed on Food Channel etc. they almost always use the stand mixer w/ the "flat beater" w/ the 3 holes ?

thx to everyone who answered my other ?

Answer 1

Yes - the stand mixers are nice to do the heavy work, but I just use a sturdy wooden spoon for mixing the dry ingredients into the cookies. Just make sure your wet ingredients are well blended - then slowly add they dry with some kind of heavy duty tool.
Use a regular beater for eggs, and sugar - add the dry and switch to the heavier tool.

Answer 2

Dough hooks are better than the whisks for sugar/butter blend. Save the whisks for egg whites and whipped cream. Food channel always uses the fancy stuff(look who sponsers their commercials) You don't need an expensive mixer. I have tasted truely stomach turning food, cooked by someone (my brother) who bought a Kitchenaid and thought that made them a chef. Bake something every few days, this time next year you will be able to teach us new tricks

Answer 3

Just mix the stuff with a wire whisk, vigorously for two minutes. Make sure you go all the way to the bottom of the bowl with the whisk to get the powder off the bottom. Might I suggest ordering pizza or Chinese for the main course. How do you survive?

Answer 4

No, they don't make flat paddles for hand mixers. Get a stand mixer, and one will come w/ that if you get a KA.

Answer 5

you need to get the beater that's circular. it has metal rounded off spokes on it, not the same as the paddle from the kitchen aid.