Post #366235 by GatorRob on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 3:12 PM

I was in an antique store recently and spotted a Waring commercial drink mixer. It was in great shape and the price was right, so I snatched it up. After about a half dozen drinks or so, I have to say... where has this been all my life? I find that it is superior to a blender for many drinks in these respects:

• aeration: It definitely draws more air into the drink, which creates a nice foamy, frothy head
• temp: it chills the drink better than a blender, resulting in an icy cold drink
• ice: it doesn't pulverize the ice like a blender does, so it's not watered down
• cleanup: much easier

So, I'm pretty thrilled. Thanks Trader Tiki for all the tests. Definitely got me thinking. I read Martin's comments and yours on your blog after I got it and I wholeheartedly agree. The blender has its uses, but the mixer is going to get much more use out of me.