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s00perguy t1_j1huz8y wrote
WOO! Just think, when you pass it down and it breaks on your kid, you might even have to smack it one day lol
Mtnskydancer t1_j1ic56y wrote
How I avoid killing my mixer with mashed potatoes…. Latkes!
nmeed7 t1_j1iq58x wrote
probably just need to replace the gear and you’ll get another 50yrs
TransitionSecure920 t1_j1l5mmi wrote
Oh good. I was about to say may it Rest In Peace. My parents have one that looks like it must be from the 60s or 70s. It just keeps working. Amazing product. I hope my kitchen aid stand mixer purchased in 2020 will last as long.
Odd-Turnip-2019 t1_j1gh1tz wrote
Mashed..? Mixed potatoes
Idrather_be_fishing t1_j1i3si3 wrote
My sentiments exactly… who mix’s “mashed potatoes!?!”
Dadjokes38 t1_j1fvgw6 wrote
I’m sorry for your loss, thoughts and prayers go out to you in this time of mourning.
Srs_Bizz t1_j1fwfrn wrote
My parents still use this or a similar model. I can still smell the scent of the warming plastic... but man, it did its job!
EightFolding t1_j1hazn1 wrote
Oh my, that's what you get for committing this violence against potatoes. Electric mixers turn them into glue, get a single wire masher - they last forever, will literally never break, and make edible mashed potatoes.
brantlyr t1_j1hxakv wrote
Only if you overwork it, you can make great mashed potatoes in a mixer.
EightFolding t1_j1ky6r5 wrote
I now know for a fact we have different ideas about what "great mashed potatoes" are. 🤣
Ktopotato t1_j1hu9de wrote
Came here to say this. Ikea sells a great sturdy masher that will take a beating.
jessecakeindustries t1_j1fxic4 wrote
Take it to someone nutty/passionate and they'll rewind the motor
TWCXZ t1_j1g0mz0 wrote
+1 this thing can absolutely be fixed.
sheesh_doink t1_j1iz8cn wrote
Oh yeah, I'd even go as far as to say that 99% of kitchen appliances from this era would be repairable with some electrical and tinkering experience
lemlurker t1_j1hhh72 wrote
What monster uses a beater on potatoes
cloudstrifeuk t1_j1hrjsr wrote
Probably because that's not the tool for mash potato?
Try a potato masher/ricer next time.
DisguisedEleiphant t1_j1fy82l wrote
I am sorry for the failure of your tool, but I think this item in your family is worth fixing.
witnessrich t1_j1fwhvv wrote
Good night, sweet prince.
Clouds_and_lemonade t1_j1geo2y wrote
I had that same one, my Gram have it to me when I moved out on my own in the 80s. I finally got rid of it 2 years ago, my husband insisted. It still worked, but the plastic was all busted & it would cause a power surge when I used it lol
vanderzee t1_j1hwazl wrote
condolences, sending tots and pears
mwknight OP t1_j1hxskb wrote
Hugely underrated comment.
Dappersworth t1_j1fzls3 wrote
Everyone pour one out, this is a sad day. Sorry to see it happen.
topbunn t1_j1glbca wrote
Folks had a set of Wahl hair trimmers they’d bought in 79’. Heavy as hell, sounded like a weed eater when turned on. It Cut our families hair for decades. Mostly buzz cuts for us boys. My wedding day, 2015, I needed a fresh buzz cut for the wedding. Mom dropped them off at our house, before the wedding. Two pushes through my hair… they gave up the ghost… no amount of prayer was bringing them back. Finished the job with a quick purchase from Walmart, New Wahl clippers…..They lasted 3 years.
Professional_Pie_894 t1_j1glx3c wrote
Get an Oster classic 76 clipper
I've had mine for years, one of my best purchases
topbunn t1_j1gm1es wrote
I appreciate the recommendation!
thealternativedevil t1_j1hm19l wrote
+1. ^
Futhamucker1 t1_j1h7k90 wrote
51 years? Pfft, this is buy it for life mate.
ziksy9 t1_j1hesum wrote
The starch that broke the camel's back.
cheestinax t1_j1igwkg wrote
I'm gonna be frank with you - who the fuck mashes potatoes with a mixer?
katsock t1_j1gh8s2 wrote
That’s how I wanna go.
Samvega_California t1_j1ghh9y wrote
It gave up the ghost. R.I.P.
fridayimatwork t1_j1hq3go wrote
I have a 38 year old still going
ughforreal1 t1_j1hr2c8 wrote
I'll blame it on the butter. Apply it too heavy and it will shorten your life too.
BuzzCave t1_j1iyqyv wrote
I think the real issue here was and insufficient amount of butter in the potatoes. 50/50 is the proper ratio /s (but not really /s)
Lisa_Loopner t1_j1hx89y wrote
I have one just like it! The beaters don’t hold in as tightly as they should but it still works great for certain things. (I use a food mill for potatoes though!)
NickDjukic t1_j1i8em1 wrote
🫡
Mtnskydancer t1_j1icfbj wrote
All of you bitching about this person whipping their potatoes, I’m guessing you’ll need to talk to mom and grandma.
Mashed and whipped potatoes are perfectly fine….wastes of potatoes.🤓
mwknight OP t1_j1ihifv wrote
I have enjoyed this thread, but did not realize it was going to create such a divide between those who make mashed potatoes with a mixer and those who make mashed potatoes with a masher.
IdidntchooseR t1_j1j370l wrote
Laughs in concrete mixers.
LolaBijou t1_j1j8r9u wrote
The amount of people who don’t use a hand mixer to mash potatoes is really shocking to me. They’re so light and fluffy when you make them like this!
cosmorocker13 t1_j1jxgvb wrote
Mashed potatoes is too much for them no?
mwknight OP t1_j1k0ojm wrote
Yes. Apparently the mixer starts to wear out when you mash potatoes with it regularly for 51 years. :P
cosmorocker13 t1_j1k4rb9 wrote
Wow really before you can even start to enjoy it
cHoOSe_A-uNiqUe_NAme t1_j1ki2xm wrote
Heart attack by mashed potatoes
Sweat_Pants_Forever t1_j1njsdy wrote
I have a yellow one!
hacknix t1_j1oc9ux wrote
This is something I've never seen - using a mixer for mashed potato. Surely you simply use masher, or at least we do here in the UK!
Apprehensive-Swim-29 t1_j1sw0xb wrote
My father has an older Hobart mixer. It was used when my mom moved here in 1964, so it's at least that old.
My mom used it daily until my sister dropped a pipe into the mixer, it jammed, and melted the motor.
I was maybe 12. Learned to rewind the motor. Still runs today as a daily beater about 30 years later.
Do your mixer a favour: next down time, take it apart and fix it for real. Quality tools are meant to be maintained.
mwknight OP t1_j1g1rbl wrote
Update: my father jimmied it for a bit and we're back in business. It's a Christmas miracle.