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During this "stay home" mandate, I've spent a lot of time in the kitchen.
I've even been ASKED to make things to enjoy.
So, I have bananas ripening, soon to become banana nut bread. I make multiple zucchini breads too.And, I always have a few sodabreads on hand, family recipe directly from County Mayo, Ireland. You never know when you might hear the doorbell.I'll soon make my late grandfather's sugar (cutout) cookies, potato chip cookies, perhaps, even those Italian pepper cookies. I learned to make them years ago in the rectory.
There's nothing like the smell of nice freshly baked family treasures filling the house.
So, all of the appliance are coming out and getting a nice workout.
Anyone else in a "culinary" mood?
 
I had done some , but with everyone staying home it just didn't get delivered or eaten! Some to close by friends, about it. Now it seems summer thinks it's here, so that slows it up quiet a bit for me
 
Hi John,

Well, I've been home for three weeks now, but it has nothing to do with the virus.
I have a recurring health issue that has really taken hold this time, and doesn't want to let go.
I'm currently on medical leave.
But, the other day, when symptoms weren't too severe, I took to the kitchen.
Granted, on a much smaller scale than your endeavors!
When I acquired my chrome Sunbeam Mixmaster, what seems like ages ago, I vowed to make my first cake. I've participated in the making of cakes before, but never 100% on my own.
That has finally changed!
Okay...so it's not from scratch. It's a Duncan Hines Classic Yellow cake mix, and Betty Crocker milk chocolate frosting.
In the "from scratch" department, I did make my mom's recipe for the fluffy white filling in between the layers. So, the cake mix and one half of the filling got prepared in the Mixmaster.
It's not going to win any beauty contests, but it's tasty!
There's only me and wifey here to eat the whole thing. But, somehow, I think we'll manage! 👍

Barry

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Sure!

I'd take a look at the recipe. It's nice too, knowing that it's a recipe that's been handed down through generations.
I'm not saying how long it might take me to get up the nerve to attempt it!

Barry
 
Barry,

some "kitchen creations" can be VERY involved, time consuming, and messy.
Some, painless. I can email you the cake. OR.. if anyone else (in here) wants a nice cake recipe........................................ pre-heat the oven, and let's go.
Cookies? peanut butter, potato chip, cutout, Italian todals (anise)pepper? (Italian). I've seen Irish pepper cookies mentioned someplace. They'd be interesting, as, in all my family's experience (grandfather was a baker/chef), sister is a gourmet cook, we've never heard of Irish pepper cookies. (Ireland isn't that big
Anyone getting hungry yet?
 
A while back

I switched to baking cookies on parchment lined cookie sheets. I like it. No sticking cookies, no greasy oily cookie sheets to clean up, and I can reuse them 2 or 3 more times. I have a recipe for "Pineapple-carrot cake with pineapple cream cheese frosting" that I changed up a little and people can't get enough of it.I process the carrots through my Champion Juicer with the screen removed so the carrots come out looking the same as if you grated them by hand, but they are three times juicier. That is what makes this carrot cake the moistest you will ever enjoy. Now my stomach is growling!
 
You have us all hungry now!

I, too, LOVE parchment paper. I make lots of cookies. You're absolutely right: no sticking, etc.......
I learned this from Martha Stewart.
No dry cookies here. Ever.
Perhaps some people bake them too long, too hot, etc. They're certainly doing something wrong. Perhaps they're just not 'cut out' to cut out cookies.

My late grandfather taught us wonderful things. Then, Martha took over.
I did learn a few great baking things from Peggy, the housekeeper at the "rectory", years ago.
 
I have several silpats, too.

I cut out cookies on a big 'rolpat' too..... wonderful things.
At the last literacy agency where I worked, "carrot cake" as very popular. Sadly, it seemed to always signify someone's "last day" there.
When I'd go in, and see "the cake", I thought, hmmmm who's leaving?
This week, I'll be back in the kitchen, or, as some call it, the "laboratory" lolol
 
Mine is typically done in a simple Bundt form,baked evenly,transports well. Normally here it's requested for a birthday party. Good thing,my hands decorating is not my forte!
 
I used the meat grinder on my Kitchenaid Artisan today to grind up some veal for a veal, mushroom, and bacon meatloaf. It's a versatile piece of equipment. I have a Mixmaster Power Plus that belonged to my grandmother. I'm convinced it makes better mashed potatoes than the Kitchenaid. The girlfriend says it is in my head...
 
I like the look of KitchenAid mixers, but I don't own one.

I have a 70s Mixmaster, not the fancy chrome metal base model, just the lowly harvest gold. But I love it. It makes everything nice and airy. The round and square beaters and the bowl turning button are great. I have not tried the dough hooks. When I was feeling energetic I used it a lot for pancakes and waffle batters. A while ago I did brownies in it, but I haven't felt much like baking or cooking from scratch lately for some reason...

I've never done mashed potatoes with it though. I did help do some in one of the modern model Mixmasters, and even for a newer one I was pretty impressed with the job it did.
 
Just my opinion here of course, I have a couple of vintage Sunbeam Mixmaster,a couple of KitchenAid stand mixers and a Bosch, I think that they each have their good points and better uses. I do feel that the Mixmaster combines more air, more fluffy with light mixes. KitchenAid better multitasker, Bosch I mostly use for heavy doughs. Again, just my opinion!
 
Hey Cole,

Nothing at all wrong with the harvest gold. Mine is the "fancy" chrome version, but I love how they look in those designer colors too!
I'd probably have one in each color if I had room! But, since I could only have one, I went with the chrome, since that's what I grew up with.
Mine, and Mom's, which inspired mine, pre-date the dough hooks. We just have the "bowl fit" beaters, which I think are ingenious!
Even though I've owned it for a while now, I just got around to making my first cake in it last week.
I haven't used mine to whip potatoes yet either, but I can tell you...we had plenty of them, made in Mom's Mixmaster when I was growing up, and they always came out great!
Glad you have and enjoy your "lowly" gold Mixmaster! Get some taters in there one of these days! You'll love it!

Barry

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My aunt has that chrome one!

She bought it in New York City, for my grandfather. She wanted the lighter bowls for him. He baked well into his 80s. He's the one who had the bakery.
I have a 1950s white one (from a convent), a NIB hand mixer, 2 Kitchenaid hand mixers, a Kitchenaid stand mixer, and 5 Hoovers.
I'm good to go!
 
My memory is a little foggy. But, I think when I got this mixer, someone had put bowls on it that were either newer or aftermarket. They had no Sunbeam logo, and were made in Hong Kong or something.
Being a purist, I had to track down a set of American-made bowls with the logo.
All told, we have the Mixmaster, two 1970s Mixmaster "Burst of Power" hand mixers, one avocado, one harvest gold, a KitchenAid hand mixer, and a KitchenAid stand mixer.
I may or may not have a second chrome Mixmaster tucked away somewhere, in case this one ever decides to quit on me. But we won't speak of that. 😉
I get myself on some pretty thin ice with the better half because of stuff like that.

Barry
 
Barry, I like your chrome one. I forgot about them having the stainless steel bowls. I think your model with the black trim and silver logo was the best looking chrome model in that style. The later ones with the wood grain/tortoise shell trim and logo I think looks best with the harvest, avocado, etc. I've seen a lot of 60s/70s and earlier 50s Mixmasters around here at flea markets and estate sales. I like the white/black 40s-50s ones a lot.

I myself have the harvest one and another harvest that was a parts machine. I pieced mine together from a stand/motor and large bowl from a thrift store. Then I found another brand new looking stand/motor with the beaters and hooks on eBay. It had the manual, recipe books, but no bowls. So I paired my bowl with it. Later I finally found the small bowl at Goodwill. It's from a later 80s/90s one and doesn't say Fireking, but it fits.

I also have two of the 3 speed Mixmaster hand mixers in avocado. I haven't used them but really like the look with that front ejector button. My grandma had the same one but in white, but she replaced it later on.

Oh, and I have one of the current model Mixmasters in the candy apple red metallic/black color. I found it at Goodwill brand new condition for cheap and thought I'd get it just to see what a new one is like. I haven't tried it but it does have that electronic soft start and load sensing like the KitchenAids have. They changed the beaters to both be the round instead of one round and square which I thought was a cheap idea. It's creaky plastic and rubber and definitely isn't near quality as the old all metal or metal and plastic ones. But it is a neat looking mixer. I didn't get any bowls with it but the vintage ones fit perfectly.
 
I love that blue Kitchenaid!

IF I were to buy one now, that would be it. But, my white one is fine. I'd sell it, maybe....
But, I don't NEED to replace it. I doubt it will ever die.
When I make the sugar (cutout)cookies, the batter is the fill of that mixer. 8 cups of flour.
But, nothing mixes that batter better.
 
Thanks John, the "kids" bought it for me last month, sale at Target. No reason, wish it was a 5 qt, but have the 6 professional in garbage
 

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