A cake mixer is a type of kitchen equipment, which mixes the cake’s key ingredients like flour, butter, eggs and sugar. It mixes the ingredients in the cake batter in minutes and aerates it just as it requires to be aerated, which results into a perfectly fluffy batter. This makes for a delicious cake. This ingenious device evolved from an ordinary hand beater that was innovatively invented in 1870 by Sir Turner William.
Mixing the cake manually takes a lot of effort. One mistake will result in a cake not tasting the way you want it to taste. Mixing cake ingredients manually will not see anybody out of the kitchen fast enough. If you want to bake cakes and you want to do it fast, then you must invest in an electrical cake mixer. It will surely make your baking experience enjoyable. Besides, such kitchen tools are very sanitary, that is why they are using this in most homes where the baking is relatively small compared to bakeries and pastry shops.
Cake mixers come in two basic types: the hand-mixer and the stand-mixer. The hand mixer is the most common type of mixer in the kitchen. It has two removable beaters that are often attached to the handle where the motor is typically found. A hand-mixer also has relatively uncomplicated parts that can be easily assembled, but hand-mixers have limited speed. Hand mixers can effortlessly combine cake batter, create frostings and whip creams. On the other hand, the stand-mixer is suitable for baking dough. It is typically mounted on a stand and usually comes with a mixing bowl, a dough hook for kneading, a single or double beater for mixing batters and a whisk for whipping creams and egg whites that are often used for frosting. Stand-mixer is also a lot more expensive than the hand-mixer.
There are also two types of a stand mixer: the single beater that spins in one direction that are suitable for kneading dough; the double-beater which has two beaters that spins opposite each other and not suitable for kneading dough. The motor power is the most significant factor in choosing a stand mixer. For ordinary stand-mixer models, the range usually offered in the market is between 200 to 450 watts of electric power. Other high-end stand-mixers with a more powerful motor range up to 1000 watts.
In choosing the right food-mixer, it is imperative to select a device that best fit the way in which you prepare food. The uncomplicated and easy-to use hand-mixers are best for light baking tasks. Such as beating and whipping cream and mixing cake batter, whereas the powerful stand-mixers are for people who wish to do extensive baking like mixing dough and bread batters. If you do a lot of baking, you should try and invest on this one.
All cake mixers rely on electric power. Large stand-mixer needs a storage area to avoid damage; small hand-held mixers can fit into kitchen drawers and cabinets. The price of a cake mixer range from $20 to $200 for hand-mixers. For the expensive stand-mixers, their price ranges from $200 and up.
Wed, Jun 30, 2010
Kitchen equipment