Best mixer for whipped body butter

[Christa10]

I've got some good recipes for a whipped body butter but have been using my old double beater portable hand mixer for whipping. I'm now wondering if there's a better implement out there that's hand held. Maybe the hand mixer is the best, but before I go buying something new I thought I'd ask the forum members if you have any favorites. I don't want to use a heavy kitchenaid-type stand mixer every time I want to make a batch, so I'm looking for something hand held that whips best.

 

[Relle]

That's all I have used in the past, is the double beater type, it was a cheap one from a $2 shop and worked fine. I don't have the money for a KitchenAid mixer, so that's it.

 

[MelissaG]

I have a kitchenaid mixer. They're expensive though. My husband got it for me a couple years ago for my birthday. I never thought I'd be excited for a mixer lol.

 

[AliOop]

For whatever reason, so many used KitchenAid mixers are available for sale everywhere around here. Usually they go for around $100 for models that were $300-$400 brand new. Some years ago, I bought a used one, and it's still going strong.

I also have a used hand-held mixer that another SMF member was selling, and that works very well, too. I prefer it for smaller batches since it doesn't take as much effort to pull it out and work with it. However, I do prefer the KitchenAid when I'm making larger batches that would cause my hands to become sore and numb from using the hand-held mixer for that long.

EDIT: Sorry @Christa10 I just realized that I didn't really answer your question. My handheld mixer is a Hamilton Beach, and I love it. If I were buying a new one, I remember someone else here - maybe @Kcryss? - recommending this one on Amazon. It is very well-rated and has a small attachment that could be good for mixing small batches of soap, lotion, etc. If my HB ever dies, that's probably what I'd get next.

 

[lsg]

I use a KitchenAid.

 

[Kcryss]

I use the hand mixer @AliOop posted above. It works great and I use the milkshake attachment all the time. Best attachment ever.

Edit: the milkshake attachment wouldn't work for whipping, I use it for things that don't need the added air.

 

[Christa10]

For whatever reason, so many used KitchenAid mixers are available for sale everywhere around here. Usually they go for around $100 for models that were $300-$400 brand new. Some years ago, I bought a used one, and it's still going strong.

I also have a used hand-held mixer that another SMF member was selling, and that works very well, too. I prefer it for smaller batches since it doesn't take as much effort to pull it out and work with it. However, I do prefer the KitchenAid when I'm making larger batches that would cause my hands to become sore and numb from using the hand-held mixer for that long.

EDIT: Sorry @Christa10 I just realized that I didn't really answer your question. My handheld mixer is a Hamilton Beach, and I love it. If I were buying a new one, I remember someone else here - maybe @Kcryss? - recommending this one on Amazon. It is very well-rated and has a small attachment that could be good for mixing small batches of soap, lotion, etc. If my HB ever dies, that's probably what I'd get next.

Thanks for the recommendation. I see that the mixer has the beaters as well as a whisk - which one would you use, the beaters??

 

[Christa10]

I use the hand mixer @AliOop posted above. It works great and I use the milkshake attachment all the time. Best attachment ever.

Edit: the milkshake attachment wouldn't work for whipping, I use it for things that don't need the added air.

Thanks. I'm guessing the milkshake attachment is the whisk?

 

[AliOop]

Use the beaters, as the whisk won't be strong enough for something that thick. The milkshake attachment is this one:

 

[Kcryss]

Thanks. I'm guessing the milkshake attachment is the whisk?

The milkshake attachment shown by @AliOop is why I bought this mixer. I use it to blend pretty much everything that needs a high speed mix without adding air.

For a whipped butter you'll want to use beaters because you need the addition of air. The actual whisk wouldn't be strong enough to whip a butter or anything too thick.

 

[Christa10]

The milkshake attachment shown by @AliOop is why I bought this mixer. I use it to blend pretty much everything that needs a high speed mix without adding air.

For a whipped butter you'll want to use beaters because you need the addition of air. The actual whisk wouldn't be strong enough to whip a butter or anything too thick.

Thanks. I was wondering if the beaters were stronger than the whisk for that purpose. I guess the milkshake tool is the one with the circular piece on it that is not the whisk or the beaters then? I'm not up on milkshake items I guess!

 

[ToniO]

Thanks AliOop. My inbox got a reply a few down. I should have just gotten up and fetched my glasses and read the question from the top more clearly!!

 

[AliOop]

@ToniO The motor is strong enough on a Globe mixer to use a balloon whisk for a thick body butter, but it's my understanding that @Christa10 doesn't want to use a stand mixer, and I don't believe that the motor on any hand-held mixer would be strong enough to use a whisk attachment.

 

[Tammyfarms]

I also have the mixer @Kcryss and @AliOop mentioned. I have only used the milkshake attachment. It is perfect for small batches of lotion that need a lot of mixing but not added air. I am planning on venturing into body butter once my shipment of containers arrives.