Mixing Speeds

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By Rose Levy Beranbaum

Published 2009

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Low numbers 2 to 4 (I use 2 on the KitchenAid and 4 on the Cuisinart.)
Medium-low numbers 3 to 5 (I use 3 on the KitchenAid and 5 on the Cuisinart.)
Medium numbers 4 to 6 (I use 4 on the KitchenAid and 6 on the Cuisinart.)
Medium-high numbers 8 to 10 (I use 8 on the KitchenAid and 10 on the Cuisinart.)
High numbers 10 to 12 (I use 10 on the KitchenAid and 12 on the Cuisinart.)
The KitchenAid pouring shield works well when adding flour, powdered sugar, and liquids that can fly out of the bowl. As an alternative, I drape a large piece of plastic wrap over the top of the mixer, including the top of the bowl. Any flour that leaps up does not cling to the plastic as it would to a cloth towel, and you can see what is happening to the mixture in the bowl. The tight-fitting lid or cover on the Cuisinart mixer also eliminates the need to cover the bowl.