Electric whisk

[aero280 Profile]

All the electric toothbrushes that we have ever owned have ended up with the soft touch plastic surface going sticky. it seems to happen with anything like that. I had a set of insulated screwdrivers that got sticky handles.

I've tried rubbing with talc, etc. but it doesn't cure it.

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

So it's a more common problem than I first thought, Aero.
Bea, I do have some nice kitchen things in general.
But this isn't one of them.

They're only beaters, and I don't rely on them so much.

Tools would be a problem, you need a reliable grip.

[slimpersoninside Profile]

I'm going to throw another one into the mix, my portable radio .

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

aaaaargh, you too slim.p.

[Stokey Sue Profile]

The only thing I’ve got with soft touch is an Oxo Good Grips can opener I think, it seems fine

I’m on my fourth Braun Oral B electric Toothbrush, this one is 4, possibly 5, and it’s fine but I have had a few small things go tacky in the past

[Pepper Pig Profile]

Yes, I’m on number 4 as well. I don’t think anybody ever warns you that an electric toothbrush is not for life,

[Stokey Sue Profile]

I think mine have lasted on average about 8.5 years, which seems fair enough for any small motor that’s used twice a day.

The charging bases never seem to die, I bought my last toothbrush in Berlin, it was a little cheaper, but mainly to get a base with an EU plug so I don’t need to carry an adapter when travelling, I still had a GB one I’d never unwrapped so I didn’t need one

[KeenCook2 Profile]

Well, I've just ordered the JL one, and having it delivered to the Little Waitrose at the end of the road on Wednesday ... I was very tempted by the Bosch one but ease of return in case it's not right with JL won out!

Thx for all your input, advice ... will report back!

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

Good-O.
It looks like an excellent one to me.

[KeenCook2 Profile]

It arrived today and just picked it up, but I'm going to have to return it

The eject button for the beaters is impossible for me with my arthritic thumbs, and even OH found it difficult. I could do it on the edge of the kitchen work surface but that's not very good, even if it loosens up over time.

Also, one of the beaters is rusty.

Arghh, what a shame, I'm really disappointed. It is also quite heavy (1.24kg) but I thought that I'd be able to cope with the weight OK.

The tough eject is something I've seen a lot of random comments about on different mixers. It's obviously quite a widespread problem.

Hey ho, back to the search!!

[aero280 Profile]

After reading that, I went out and checked my Breville. The handheld unit with no whisks in is 980g and I can eject the tools with my arthritic thumb. The other thing I like is, that when it's tilted up out of the bowl, the handheld bit will sit in the stand without having to be clipped in every time. So it can be put down and picked up without the whisks touching the surface. Although it does also rest on its back with the whisks horizontal.

I've also checked the model number which is "SHM2", in which case it's still available. It's the larger of the two I listed in my first post, but, of course, my one is 10 years old, even though the model number is the same, the internal bits may have changed a bit.

https://www.breville.co.uk/cooking-and- ... ml#start=1

[KeenCook2 Profile]

Thanks, aero, it looks great.
I think its versatility is a big plus but I don't know where I'd even store the stand - we don't have a separate kitchen, it's one end of our single, downstairs long room and whatever I get has to fit in the same space in a cupboard that the dead one occupied.
I have a Magimix, and that is out all the time although I have to shift the toaster and slide the Magimix out of a corner next to the microwave to use it! If it were put away I'd never get it out etc. My sister also has very limited surface space in her kitchen and she had to make space for the Magimix somehow, as when it was in a cupboard it was just too clumsy and heavy to take out to use.

All things being equal, I'd love either a stand mixer or a(nother) bread machine - we used to have one in our old house which had plenty of space. It packed up not long before we moved and so we never replaced it as there's nowhere for it to go.

[Stokey Sue Profile]

I have a Magimix, and that is out all the time although I have to shift the toaster and slide the Magimix out of a corner

Ditto, it gets complicated though I probably could & should take the spiraliser out of that mix, it is light enough to move around and not used that much
Shame about the ejector though - the one one mine happens when it chooses to

[aero280 Profile]

Not seen this one, but it might suit and soften butter/warm hands at the same time...

https://www.breville.co.uk/cooking-and- ... ml#start=3

[miss mouse Profile]

Does anyone know anything about this Bosch model?
https://www.bosch-home.co.uk/store/kitc ... /MFQ3030GB

We have a Bosch dishwasher and washing machine, both of which are fine.

I have a Bosch hand mixer, about £30 from Dyas, it is fine so far, about 2 YO (this could be more, I have lost track of time), I don't make cakes but do mash potatoes with it, I am VV lazy. Also soufflés when the mood takes me. It can be erm enthusiastic but keep its head down is the solution I have found.

[PatsyMFagan Profile]

It arrived today and just picked it up, but I'm going to have to return it

The eject button for the beaters is impossible for me with my arthritic thumbs, and even OH found it difficult. I could do it on the edge of the kitchen work surface but that's not very good, even if it loosens up over time.
Arghh, what a shame, I'm really disappointed. It is also quite heavy (1.24kg) but I thought that I'd be able to cope with the weight OK.
The tough eject is something I've seen a lot of random comments about on different mixers. It's obviously quite a widespread problem.
Hey ho, back to the search!!

This has prompted me to have a look at my little hand held beater - inherited from my Mum, so more than 20 years old now. The eject button is quite easy for me to use and it weights 1085 gms without any beaters inserted. Edited to add that it is a Krups brand

I also have an unused, boxed Kenwood that my SiL gave me when she emigrated to Vegas a few years ago .. I have never needed it

[KeenCook2 Profile]

aero, I saw that and wondered if the softening butter bit was a gimmick that would just go wrong! Anyway, I then investigated further and it is very, very heavy at 1.7kg ...

I have a Bosch hand mixer, about £30 from Dyas, it is fine so far, about 2 YO (this could be more, I have lost track of time), I don't make cakes but do mash potatoes with it, I am VV lazy. Also soufflés when the mood takes me. It can be erm enthusiastic but keep its head down is the solution I have found.

Mash potatoes? Is that with the beaters or dough hooks?

I also have an unused, boxed Kenwood that my SiL gave me when she emigrated to Vegas a few years ago .. I have never needed it

Ha, just as long as it's in your cupboard
The moment you decide you don't "need" it any more, your trusty Krups will give up the ghost

[Stokey Sue Profile]

I mash potatoes with the beaters, been doing it for years, think it might have been recommended in the book that came with my first Moulinex

Drain potatoes, return to pan & dry out a little over low heat, add milk and butter, heat milk and melt butter over same heat, remove from heat and beat

[KeenCook2 Profile]

Well, all these years I could have been doing that!! never too late to learn

[aero280 Profile]

aero, I saw that and wondered if the softening butter bit was a gimmick that would just go wrong! Anyway, I then investigated further and it is very, very heavy at 1.7kg ...

Gosh! I didn't pick up that bit