Who has a Copper Mixing Bowl & Balloon Whip?

[GadgetGuy]

Got this copper mixing bowl and balloon whip last year Amazon.com.

There is a small dent in the bowl, but I decided to keep it anyway!

There are some optional ones to fit the KA work bowls for their stand mixers, but they are too astronomically expensive - costing more than you'd pay for the mixers themselves!! This was the cheaper way out.

 

[welsh dragon]

I've always fancied some copper mixing bowls, but they are a bit out of my league price wise. That one looks lovely.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Thanks!

The main problem with copper is that it often tarnishes, and it has to be cleaned when it does!
That is why I did not buy any copper cookware. Too much of it to clean requires either a 2nd (weekend) job or live-in help!!

 

[Berties]

cooper pans were all the thing years ago,with brass handles ,they had to be relined every few years,the memories of copper bowels are from a restaurant on the mont saint Michel in France ,they serve whipped omelettes ,they whip them to a rhythmic beat in a open kitchen,the cost of the dish is over 30euros a time but the restaurant is full of pictures of past dinners includes heads of state and film stars,

 

[GadgetGuy]

Actually, when wiped with a little vinegar & salt, copper helps provide a chemical reaction between its surface and the meringue, to give it body and volume when it is beaten, resulting in higher softer peaks.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Must admit though, that all of my Emerilware Stainless Steel cookware pots & pans all have a copper band around them at their bottoms. But I only clean them every now & then.