Electric Stand Mixers

Electric mixers are essential for preparing compound butters—especially crustacean butters—for which long working of the ingredients is necessary. Large Hobart mixers or the smaller KitchenAids are the most reliable and useful on today’s market. They come equipped with a flat paddle blade to work stiff ingredients such as cold butter or very stiff purées. The whisk attachment can be used to whip butters and beat cream and egg whites.