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Stand mixer

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, stand mixer means: An electric mixer supported on a base, usually with a bowl and changeable attachments.

In Turkish: tezgah tipi mikser

How it is used

Common in baking; specify the attachment when the mixing action matters.

Example sentences

  1. The stand mixer worked the dough while she weighed the filling.

    The machine operates from a fixed base rather than being held.

  2. They fitted a whisk to the stand mixer for the meringue.

    Changing the attachment changes the machine's action.

Common collocations

  • stand mixer bowl
  • stand mixer attachment
  • whiskA tool made of loops of wire on a handle, used to beat air into eggs and cream or to mix sauces smoothly. As a verb, to whisk means to beat with this tool.
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.

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