#Askfedi I have to use natural peanut butter but mix it is a real chore.
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#Askfedi
I have to use natural peanut butter but mix it is a real chore.Besides stirring it with a spoon (which kills my carpal tunnel) how are you all mixing your natural peanut butter together?
I was using an electric hand mixer through a PB lid I drilled a hole in the middle of, but my new mixer isn't long enough to reach the bottom.
@OhOkayKay I haven't owned one of these in a long time, but we used to use a lid with an integrated stirrer like this: https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/kitchen/kitchen-tools/presses-and-mashers/food-processors/116515-natural-nut-butter-mixer
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#Askfedi
I have to use natural peanut butter but mix it is a real chore.Besides stirring it with a spoon (which kills my carpal tunnel) how are you all mixing your natural peanut butter together?
I was using an electric hand mixer through a PB lid I drilled a hole in the middle of, but my new mixer isn't long enough to reach the bottom.
For what it's worth, I don't use a spoon, I have a fairly sturdy chop-stick (around 5mm in diameter), but I imagine any reasonably sturdy stick like handle would work too. When I tried using something thicker, I would get way too much resistance, plus the chop-stick keeps me from trying to stir too hard.
I also don't start trying to swirl everything from the start. Instead I start by slowly swirling about the top third to get the oil a bit worked in then start dipping the stick down to drive the oil further down. The oil acts a bit like a solvent/lubricant and I find it's a bit easier to stir. The only part that's kind of tricky is getting the really chunkier bits at the very bottom.
After things are stirred, the jar goes right in the fridge to keep things from re-settling.
Hope you find a good solution.
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@OhOkayKay I haven't owned one of these in a long time, but we used to use a lid with an integrated stirrer like this: https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/kitchen/kitchen-tools/presses-and-mashers/food-processors/116515-natural-nut-butter-mixer
(still manual, so maybe not what you need)@restlesshead
Wow I had no idea such a thing existed.
Definitely something I'm going to look for.
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@OhOkayKay
The peanut butter we make from scratch seems to suffer far less separation than store bought, and is surprisingly easy to make using organic peanuts and a blender.Is that an option for you?
@mloxton
Not at the price of peanuts here in Canada. I'm on a limited fixed income so cost is a major factor. -
@OhOkayKay
I use a knife to stir the oil back in.
More leverage than a spoon, and easier to scrape the PB stuck to it back in the jar.I do store my unopened jars upside-down, but usually for several weeks (basically I always have at least one jar in stock while using another). That makes it a little less messy to stir in the oil now at the bottom, but not really any easier.
@RealGene
Still the same issue of causing wrist pain. I was looking for a non-manual solution. I've edited my post to clarify that. -
@OhOkayKay I use a small whisk, less labourious than other utensils, but still work. I've never tried it but I wonder if one of those electric milk whiskers for cappuccinos would be up to the task?
@Bumblefish
Still the same issue of causing wrist pain. I was looking for a non-manual solution. I've edited my post to clarify that. -
@OhOkayKay I stir it with a table knife. I find it works better than a spoon.
@superflippy
Still the same issue of causing wrist pain. I was looking for a non-manual solution. I've edited my post to clarify that. -
For what it's worth, I don't use a spoon, I have a fairly sturdy chop-stick (around 5mm in diameter), but I imagine any reasonably sturdy stick like handle would work too. When I tried using something thicker, I would get way too much resistance, plus the chop-stick keeps me from trying to stir too hard.
I also don't start trying to swirl everything from the start. Instead I start by slowly swirling about the top third to get the oil a bit worked in then start dipping the stick down to drive the oil further down. The oil acts a bit like a solvent/lubricant and I find it's a bit easier to stir. The only part that's kind of tricky is getting the really chunkier bits at the very bottom.
After things are stirred, the jar goes right in the fridge to keep things from re-settling.
Hope you find a good solution.
@jrconlin
Still the same issue of causing wrist pain. I was looking for a non-manual solution. I've edited my post to clarify that. -
@RealGene
Still the same issue of causing wrist pain. I was looking for a non-manual solution. I've edited my post to clarify that. -
@RealGene
At $851 I'd stop eating peanut butter LOLI did find a solution. I posted it at the top of my original post.
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@Bumblefish
Still the same issue of causing wrist pain. I was looking for a non-manual solution. I've edited my post to clarify that.@OhOkayKay That's why I suggested the electric whisk....
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@OhOkayKay That's why I suggested the electric whisk....
@Bumblefish
Peanut butter that has separated is very dense and a cappuccino whisk wouldn't have the power to mix it.
My old electric mixer was high powered and it balked at the start of mixing the top 1/3 which is the softest of the jar. My newer mixer isn't as powerful and struggles to mix it all.
