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EGG BEATERS:
11.7 Function of Egg beaters:
An egg beater is used not just for beating eggs, but also for whipping up cream and other
ingredients. Even though there are fancy types available, sometimes a simple egg beater as
shown in Fig. will be sufficient to do the job. Egg beaters are available in two forms.
i) Hand Operated Crank type ii) Hand Operated Electric type
11.8 Hand Operated Crank Type: Hand Beaters are used to beat a food item or food mixture,
to both mix it and introduce air. The most popular use is for beating egg whites and whipped
cream. They are powered by hand, making them more work than electric hand mixers, but less
work than using a Whisk or any other implement. A Hand Beater is generally about 9 inches (23
cm) tall. It has a handle on top, a crank in the middle, and beaters at the bottom, as shown in
Fig.11.4. We need two hands to operate it. One hand holds the top handle and directs the
beaters; the other turns the crank. The crank turns gears which in turn rotates the beaters. The
beaters are sometimes referred to as “blades” or “whisks.” The beaters are circular, dull-edged
blades that rotate in and out of each other, one turning clock-wise, the other turning counter-
clockwise. The swirling of blades beats the eggs or whips the cream.
11.9 Hand Operated Electric type: Hand Beaters can be used for all kinds of things, not just
eggs, but generally, people who have Hand Beaters tend to reach for electric hand mixers when
it’s a matter of mixing heavier ingredients, or for longer periods of time. The electrically powered
type consists of a handle mounted over a large enclosure containing the motor, as shown in
Fig.11.5, which drives one or two beaters. The motor used is Geared motor or Universal motor.
In case of geared motors, Gears translate the motor’s rotation to the opposing rotation of the
beaters. The power rating of motor would be about 100-150 W, operates on 220/240 V, 50 Hz,
AC supply. The beaters are immersed in the food to be mixed. When electric supply is given,
motor rotates which makes the blades of beater to swirl or rotate. The swirling of blades beats
the eggs or whips the cream.
Fig.11.5 - Electric egg beaterFig.11.4 - Crank type egg beater