In article <g77kpf$2bm$1@jik3.kamens.brookline.ma.us>,
jik@kamens.brookline.ma.us says...

> (Yes, a real stand mixer would almost certainly solve this
> problem, but we wouldn't use one often enough to justify the
> expense, and besides, we don't have space for one in our
> kitchen.)
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions you can provide.

I've got an older (90's) Sunbeam Mixmaster stand/detachable unit that
just goes and goes. I paid $50 for it though now I see they want $169 or
so for the same thing.

However their hand mixers are based on the classic:

http://www.sunbeam.com/category.aspx...=kitchen&cid=6