Stick Blender Meringue

Has anyone ever used a stick blender to whip egg whites to meringue? Will it work?

Hi,

A stick blender is really not constructed to incorporate air into the mix. Without the air, you won't get a merinque texture.

About 15 years ago some rod blenders came with attachments specifically for this purpose.

Tim

I swear when the things first came out there was an infomercial for whipping skim milk into "whipped cream." Haven't seen it since, though. However, I have successfully whipped cream in the tall measuring container with the whisk attachment of my kitchenaid stick blender, so I suppose it could be done with egg whites, just not with the blender part.

Mhays wrote:However, I have successfully whipped cream in the tall measuring container with the whisk attachment of my kitchenaid stick blender, so I suppose it could be done with egg whites, just not with the blender part.

I make whipped cream like this with my Cuisinart stick blender whenever I need a dollop or two for cake (read: often). I don't have a whisk attachment, and it works perfectly. I hadn't thought about using the stick blender for meringue. Maybe I'll try it tomorrow!

I have that magic As Seen On TV gizmo The Thunderstick (insert cheesy thunderclap) and I love it. I baby it every chance I get for fear it'll one day die on me, and I don't think they make new ones. I have become an expert at disassembling it all the way to the bare motor clean and lube all its bits and pieces. I really like having it around. No, they aren't paying me to say any of this, and yes it's the only thing I've purchased from television that actually worked for longer than a few months.

I use it a lot to make smoothies in a blink and whip things in moments, but here's the catch: It comes with interchangeable blades, and the whipping one is a slightly angled disk. I've used it to whip heavy cream in lightning speed (pun intended), egg whites, and various foams. Meringues are dead simple with it.

With that said, most stick blenders do not have the angled disk attachment that works super well for whipping. I have tried whipping cream with a couple other folks immersion blenders with some success, riding the "blade" near the surface to aerate the cream, but it's hit or miss. Most of them have a sort of chopping/mixing blade built in. Maybe there are some newer models out there with that flat disk, but I haven't seen one in my travels.

Peter,

You might want to get this Thunderstick on e-Bay as backup.

Regards,

Haha, thanks Cathy2! I was eyeing that auction when I composed my post. I may just take the plunge. Interesting that the image shows only three blades. Mine came with four, the fourth being a "meat blade" that looks like a tiny food processor blade.

How did we shop before ebay?? Was it all just rummage and garage sales...?