I picked up one of these KitchenAid Flex Edge Beaters from Bed Bath & Beyond.
They retail for 39.99 which isn’t cheap (who knew that’s the going rate for a beater) but I used an expired 20% off coupon so that helped.
Hoard those BB & B coupons like gold and redeem them despite the printed expiration date. Most stores will allow you to cash them in but it is up to the store’s discretion. At probably over 20 BB & B stores in about 10 states, I’ve never been denied. I have been told by a few readers their store is a stickler for rules and won’t redeem expired ones, but that neighboring stores allow it.
I strapped the new beater onto the new stand mixer
And got busy beating.
Verdict?
Loved it.
Granted I’ve only had my KitchenAid for two weeks and had limited experience with the factory-standard paddle beater but the flexible edge beater scraped the bowl very nicely while I was testing out a new cookie recipe.
Try a bite of this on for size.
I can’t even begin to tell you quite how good the cookies were (similar to these in a way), but that’s another post. I have 200 cookie pictures one or two cookie pictures to edit before the post will be ready. That’s why Lightroom and I are BFFs and you can download free Lightroom, too.
The cookie dough was thick and the beater scraped the bowl really well.
I’ve read about the Beater Blade which has two gray flexible scraping parts.
Compared with the KitchenAid that I purchased, which just has the gray rubber on one side.
I’m sure that it’s beneficial to have rubber on both sides, but I was impatient and didn’t want to wait to order it and am happy with my one-sided purchase.
However, I just saw this pink one and pretty much have to have it.
Two pink sides is better than one gray side, right?
While I edit pictures, I will be slurping a pre-made Banana Cream Pudding Pie Smoothie from the batch I made earlier that’s in the freezer.
The caramel, the banana pudding mix in the smoothie, the butterscotch and white chocolate chips should hopefully take my mind off the fact that I really don’t need to eat any more cookies even though I’m staring at pictures of them thinking IwantmorecookiesIwantmorecookies.
Have you purchased any fun kitchen tools or gadgets lately?
Or any other fun purchases you’re enjoying?
One other thing I had in my hand while I was at BB & B but did not buy it was a popover pan because I’ve seen some fun popover recipes I’d like to try.
The main reason I didn’t buy it is that it’s huge, heavy, and thinking about where to store this beast is why I didn’t purchase it.
My kitchen has no storage. You’re “across” the width of the kitchen in precisely 1 step, about 3 feet wide, and what storage there is, I’ve maxed out with appliances.
Those cupboards are lined with sugar, sprinkles, and kitchen power tools. So I put the popover pan on standby, for now.
You’re starting to remind me of Loni Anderson when she played Jennifer in WKRP: Cinncinnati. (A tv show from way back in the ’70s.) She was dating a kitchen appliance salesman, and one of the running gags was that she had an entire wall of appliances on the side of her kitchen because he would give her one every time he picked her up for a date. Shelf after shelf of everything you can imagine.
When I was a kid and used to watch Three’s Company reruns, it came on right after WKRP and I remember Loni. I didn’t watch the show…but now I wish I had :)
Hi Averie! I got a Kitchen Aid Mixer for Christmas last year, but didn’t unpack it until moving into our new house this winter. I text my mom to thank her and tell her how much I love it every single time I use it!
I haven’t seen those egg beaters, but also have a BB&B coupon in my purse. Last time I was there, I picked up two silpat baking liners that I had been wanting since 2001!
Yes the Silpats have changed my baking…love them!
Man, BBB should be paying you for how much business they get from you :) I haven’t actually tried to use any expired coupons yet, but I have a stack!
I need a kitchen aid stat!
Those pink beaters are adorable! And storage space is the #1 reason why I don’t end up buying a lot of pans/appliances I wish I could. I just got my Magic Bullet so that I will have something convenient to make smoothies with when travelling, and justified it because it’s so narrow and will fit but otherwise storage is almost always a dealbreaker!
I use my M.B. when traveling, too!
I’m thinking I absolutely need that pink one! Now!
For as much as you cook and bake, YES! :)
Your kitchen is freakin’ fabulous! Plus, I always hoard coupons and never use them. I’m so bad. I love those scrapers though, totally worth the splurge, I think!
Thanks…the pic makes it look about 3x bigger than it really is. It’s literally 3 feet wide. SMALL!
Oh I hoard SOO many BBB coupons in the glove compartment of my car haha, its nuts!! I’ll definitely have to go get one of these, it looks great. And um you’re kitchen is GORGEOUS!!! :)
Thanks!
and I have mine in an envelope…in my trunk :) Just in case I am in the area, ya know.
You bought it!! Fun!!
You kitchen is gorgeous! Love the floors!
Ahh! I never knew that these existed– and have often wished for a scraper beater for my bowl!!!
So fun! I want one. I need to download that software like whoa
I really want to find & buy a pan for mini loaves. To bake 4 small breads rather than 1-2 bricks of banana bread!
I haven’t seen those flexible edge beaters before but now I really want one! I do sympathise about kitchen space though, there is not a square inch of my kitchen that isn’t stuffed to the brim!
i still only use the tools that came with my kitchen aid… have been meaning to invest in some other beaters/blades! thanks for the review on this :)
I’ve heard that the most useful tool to buy for your mixer is a second bowl! :)
Good tip and something I’ve thought about doing, too….all these “extras” are killin’ me :)