What can I use instead of paddle attachment for a stand mixer?

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I only have this machine.

and it has only two type of attachment not the paddle. Can I use one of these two? or I need to buy a new one that has paddle?



Best Answer

For some brands of stand mixer, the paddle attachment is the sort of default attachment for basic mixing, and for creaming. It does not excel at whipping egg whites, or stiff bread doughs, but these brands come with a separate whisk attachment for that purpose.

Of the two sets of beaters pictured in the image you have shared, the ones in the machine are your standard beaters. You would use them for almost every task--they are general purpose, although perhaps not ideal for everything. This includes mixing, creaming, and whipping egg whites or whipped cream.

The kind of corkscrew shaped ones are intended for kneading stiffer bread doughs.




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Quick Answer about "What can I use instead of paddle attachment for a stand mixer?"

If a stand mixer recipe instructs you to use the paddle attachment, use the beaters on a hand mixer. If your hand mixer comes with a whisk attachment, you can use that when a stand mixer recipe says to use the whisk attachment.

Can I use a beater instead of a paddle attachment?

With that said, you can use either the paddle or whip for most frostings. If you're doing a buttercream or cream cheese, make sure it comes all the way to room temperature first. A cold, hard chunk of butter is too hard for the whip to break up.

Can I make buttercream without a paddle attachment?

Fit it with a whisk or paddle attachment, it doesn't really matter\u2026 I don't have a paddle attachment \u2013 because I'm still waiting for a KitchenAid endorsement deal \u2013 so I used my trusty old hand-held mixer for this. And again, make sure the butter is not greasy!

What can I use to beat my stand mixer?

Hand Mixer Substitute You can cut in butter with a pastry cutter or with forks if you don't have a mixer or food processor to break up the cold fat into the dry ingredients. You can also use two table knives to cross-cut into the ice-cold butter and flour mix.



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