8th "Conservation" Linky: Share Ways That You Use Kitchen Appliance Parts in Other Ways, 12/2/11-12/8/11

Imagine that you live on a spaceship (because you do) traveling to the nearest extra-solar star* [OK, you're on a BIG spaceship orbiting the Sun...].

What would you take? How would you do things differently?

I'm Pam Hoffman and I was 'green' when it was still a color. I started making different decisions about my personal "Conservation" back in the 80s, I just always thought of it as 'spaceship thinking' so I reused, recycled, re-purposed, composted and plain old did not get things as part of my daily routine.

I'm Jeff Miller. My parents went through the depression and WWII rationing so, I too, was raised to think of ways to reuse, recycle, and re-purpose things. I do my bit to conserve resources but I'm not radical about it. In my own bit of "spaceship thinking," I've always felt that we've been tearing apart the life support system to repair the coffee maker. However, I'm a technophile so I think that our increasing understanding and innovations will eventually solve the problem. I just hope that there's something left to save.

Topic of the week:

Have you ever salvaged some component or other from a Kitchen Appliance to use in some other capacity?

I'll give you an example.

I had a juicer once that met its end and, instead of just pitching the whole thing, I pulled it apart and saved a couple of things from it.

The catch basins were obvious - use them to carry liquids, as a vase for flowers, etc.

If my daughter had been at home still, I'd have opened up the motor and other electrical/electronic components to investigate.

CAUTION: If you are going to do something like this, do a little reading to understand ways to stay safe. I have a degree in Electronics Engineering Technology so I have the confidence to pull apart small appliances and fix them. You might not.

I pulled a few more things from this particular appliance though their usefulness was not quite as obvious.

Go Ahead and Add YOUR ways to Use Kitchen Appliance Parts in Other Ways Below.

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DEFINITION: Electric Mixer

noun
a food mixer powered by an electric motor

See Also: REVIEW: Electric Mixer

From here..
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/electric+mixer

See Also: REVIEW: Electric Mixer

Tip for Beating Egg Whites, #5

Egg whites can be beaten by hand or with an electric mixer. The main difference is how much personal effort you want to put into it vs. how much stuff you want to clean up afterward.

The bowl you use can make a lot of difference. According to Recipe Tips, copper is best because it is slightly acidic. The acid helps stabilize the foam as the whites are beaten.

The much cheaper stainless steel bowls can be used. The trick to using stainless steel bowls is to replace the acid without changing the flavor of the eggs. I pinch of cream of tartar will substitute for the acid in the copper bowl.

REVIEW: Electric Mixer

Electric Mixers save you a lot of effort when beating eggs. When you have leftover egg whites, beating eggs to make meringue can be a useful solution.

They also help when you get a 'three handed' recipe. I hate it when the recipe wants me to add an ingredient while one hand is holding the bowl and the other is holding the whisk.

There are two good choices for an electric mixer: Sunbeam MixMaster 2594
and KitchenAid Artisan KSM150PS

The Sunbeam MixMaster is like the one your mom probably had in her kitchen. It runs under $100 and it will get the job done. It comes with it's own mixing bowl but will work with many different kinds of stainless steel or glass mixing bowls. It isn't as robust as a professional mixer but it is also significantly cheaper. The only downside is that it does not come with the whisk attachment for beating egg whites.



The KitchenAid is a professional style mixer with a professional style price. The bowl is taller but narrower which helps keep things in the bowl. Unfortunately, that also means that none of your other bowls will fit. The KitchenAid comes with everything that you will need including a pouring shield to keep the mess down when adding ingredients while mixing.




In either case, if you are mixing multiple parts of a recipe, you will have to clean the bowl and the mixing attachments. between the mixes. I usually consider that an acceptable trade-off to mixing by hand.