What are paddle mixers used for?
What are paddle mixers used for? Most stand mixers are now sold with a range of attachments made for specific mixing jobs, including a 'paddle' one. This is what you need to use to get the best results if a recipe asks you to beat, mix, cream or combine your ingredients 'using an electric mixer'. What is the paddle on a mixer? The paddle attachment mixes ingredients without whipping too much air into them. It's most commonly used to "cream" butter and sugar, which means you beat butter and sugar together with the paddle attachment for a few minutes until...