A Mixer Miracle...

Well, you'll be happy to know that Jeanne felt 93% better today and was back at PJP Buttonwood like she was never gone in the first place.  And beyond questioning my decision to wash the enormous bowl from our commercial mixer in the dishwasher instead of by hand, she was pretty impressed with how much I was able to accomplish on Tuesday.  (And honestly, I sort of thought my decision to wash it in the dishwasher was actually genius...why wash by hand if you absolutely don't have to?) In my hurry on Tuesday to do ALL THE THINGS, I barely even registered that we received a large box delivered via Fed Ex.  When we opened it this morning, it turns out that the contents were the items that Jeanne has been dreaming of and anticipating for at least six weeks...

Replacement bowls and whisks for our two KitchenAid mixers.

And in defense of her cuddling a new-from-the-box mixing bowl, just know that one of our mixers dates from PJP V. 1.0 (which means it has likely logged hundreds of hours of work, if not more).  While the current bowls continue to work well, purchasing two additional bowls opens an entirely new world of options for us when working to complete something quickly.  Also, they were impressively shiny.

The original whisks from each mixer are a completely separate tale of tragedy and woe.  Both existing whisks had far exceeded their life expectancy.  As it turns out, if you put cold butter into the mixing bowl and then turn it on with the whisk attachment, the bands start to break off the whisk.  (Actually Jeanne knew this and tried to tell me, but I thought she was crazy.  Turns out she was completely correct.)  On the left, the new whisk.  On the right, the post-cold butter and hours of use whisk...

Overall, our total investment in two new bowls and two new whisks was just under $200.  But considering a new KitchenAid mixer can be $400 or more, it seemed like a more than wise investment.

The time it now takes to complete a batch of homemade whip topping with our new gadgets is shockingly fast.  In fact, I feel like not whipping any cream pies tomorrow just so I can make whip on demand with shocking speed while a customer waits like a terrible infomercial.  Except I doubt anyone would much care that we are now whipping at least 70% faster than yesterday.

That said, no one else probably wants to cuddle a mixer bowl either, so...