Food Processor instead of Stand Mixer?

Regarding the need for a stand mixer in the Macarons course… I've got access to a food processor, but not a stand mixer (i.e. more of a Kenwood Multipro than a Kenwood Chef).

I'm aware that I won't be able to do the NO2 stuff with it, but beyond that, is it sufficient?

From my POV the biggest difference is that the rotary assembly feeds into the vessel from below rather than above, so I can't 'lift out' the mixing implement in the way I could with a stand mixer - but I'm not sure how much of a difference that makes in this case.

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Brandon_34695

It is actually a big difference, the mixer isn't for incorporating the cookie base (you do that by elbow grease), it is used with the whisk attachment to beat egg whites to stiff peaks. I have a hard time imagining that working out well in a food processor - perhaps you can borrow a mixer?

Brandon_34695

You could always whip the egg whites with a handheld mixer (cheap), or by hand if you are really rugged.

richard.fine

Aha. Well, I've made meringue in this food processor before - it's got a whisk gadget - but maybe it pales in comparison to what I could achieve if I had a stand mixer.

A handheld mixer sounds like a better approximation, yes. My immersion blender's got a whisk attachment, so I can try that...

merridith

Italian meringue is tricky. I think a handheld mixer - like our mothers used to use - is better than an immersion blender. I suggest that you get someone to give you a hand holding the mixer in the bowl of beaten egg whites while you drizzle in the hot sugar. If you don't have one, a handheld mixer is quite cheap - you can probably get one at a discount store for 20 bucks or so!

anthony_673232

hmm I think there's a food processor in Ovente's website. Been lurking there for almost a week, making sure that I choose the right food processor to buy.

brian_martin2001

Are you done with your spam? You can take your Ovente company and cram it right up your corn hole. No one is interested in your cheap crap.