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Title: Stupid question of the day (now with cheesecake pictures)
Post by: rocketgirl on June 17, 2016, 02:01:14 PM

Do I have to go buy a mixer to make a cheesecake?  Normally I just use a whisk, but cream cheese may not be all that amenable to whisking.  I don't think the boyfriend has a mixer either, although he does have a stick blender.

Title: Re: Stupid question of the day
Post by: JBM on June 17, 2016, 03:23:20 PM

You might want a hand mixer. I think they're pretty inexpensive.

Title: Re: Stupid question of the day
Post by: witchypoo on June 17, 2016, 03:43:52 PM

you can use a pastry blender with cream cheese, but that would make me really irritable.  just buy a hand mixer.  they're nice to have around, anyway.

try this one (http://www.jcpenney.com/kitchenaid-5-speed-hand-mixer-khm512/prod.jump?ppId=pp5003161648&catId=cat100300106&&_dyncharset=UTF-8&colorizedImg=DP0929201505294824C.TIF)

Title: Re: Stupid question of the day
Post by: Magic Microbe on June 17, 2016, 04:20:41 PM

You could technically mix it by hand, but not with a whisk and it would take a while.

Room temp cream cheese isn't super hard to mix, by the way.

Title: Re: Stupid question of the day
Post by: rocketgirl on June 17, 2016, 04:47:14 PM

I think my pimento cheese recipe technically requires a mixer (and does have cream cheese), but I just use a wooden spoon.  And take breaks when I get tired.  But it's also ok if pimento cheese is lumpy.  Cheesecake probably not so much.

At least the mixer witchy linked is pretty.  Target supposedly has them too.  I want a red one if I have to get one.

Title: Re: Stupid question of the day
Post by: Dagstag v 2.0 on June 18, 2016, 12:25:35 AM

It is in your best interest to have a mixer if you are making cheesecake. I guess a hand mixer would do, but my recipe necessitates a stand mixer so my arm doesn't fall off.

Title: Re: Stupid question of the day
Post by: Natasha on June 18, 2016, 09:45:47 AM

I think you could use s blender.


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Title: Re: Stupid question of the day
Post by: rocketgirl on June 18, 2016, 12:16:02 PM

I bought a hand mixer.  It is red.  It is pretty.  OMG it is amazing to beat cream cheese! 

Also, I am really, really slow when I make something I've never made before.  This cheesecake better be good.  And yes, I am altering the recipe of something I've never made before because I couldn't find the exact recipe I wanted.  (But I think I READ enough recipes that I am not screwing anything up.)

Title: Re: Stupid question of the day (now with cheesecake pictures)
Post by: rocketgirl on June 19, 2016, 07:32:29 PM

The final cheesecake.  Not perfect, but still quite tasty.

(https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7063/27706607211_61d747938a.jpg) (https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7322/27706606481_f4b00c7e11.jpg)

Title: Re: Stupid question of the day (now with cheesecake pictures)
Post by: The Turtle Whisperer on June 20, 2016, 06:00:14 AM

Looks great!