{"id":3542,"date":"2015-04-27T06:36:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T12:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooking.pfeist.net\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2025-06-09T08:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T14:39:43","slug":"250-cookbooks-sunbeam-deluxe-mixmaster-mixer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cooking.pfeist.net\/?p=3542","title":{"rendered":"250 Cookbooks: Sunbeam Deluxe Mixmaster Mixer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cookbook #108:<\/strong> Sunbeam Deluxe Mixmaster Mixer<\/em>, Instruction and Recipe Book, Sunbeam Appliance Company, 1983.<\/p>\n

\"Sunbeam<\/a>I dug this little book out of the “instruction booklet” pile because . . . well, because I am organizing my kitchen storage area in our basement and found my old Sunbeam mixer. But, it’s missing both of the bowls that came with it. Shall I toss the mixer? Can I still find replacement bowls for this old appliance? Maybe I can find the model number in this instruction booklet to help me locate the bowls.<\/p>\n

First: Does this mixer still work? I plug it in and \u2013 yes! The motor whirs!<\/p>\n

\"Sunbeam<\/a>I search the Internet for “Sunbeam Mixmaster”. I soon realize that my mixer is not “old”, it is “vintage”! I place a bid on eBay for a replacement bowl, and then follow some links on the history of Sunbeam Mixmasters.<\/p>\n

The first electric mixers were introduced to the American public in 1915-1920. Sunbeam mixers were introduced in the early 1930s, after Ivar Jepson joined the Chicago Flexible Shaft Company. Jepson was a prolific inventor, and thanks to his inventions, the company did well even during the great depression. He was with the company \u2013 which changed its name to “Sunbeam” \u2013 until 1967. He is known as “Mr. Sunbeam”.<\/p>\n

(There is a Facebook group called “We Actually Collect Electric Mixers”, or WACEM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here is an article on the vintage history of Sunbeam Mixmasters<\/a>, written by a collector. Retro Kitchen Mixers<\/a> is another good read. This one<\/a> helps mixer-owners determine which model from 1930-1967 they own.<\/p>\n

My mixer, alas, is from the 1980s and I can’t find the model number anywhere, it is neither in the instruction book, on the mixer, nor online. Luckily I only need a bowl, and the one I got through eBay fits my mixer. (I won the bidding! The used bowl cost $10 plus shipping.)<\/p>\n

So my old Sunbeam is up and running again. I don’t really know why I replaced it with a new KitchenAid. Perhaps I was using it for kneading bread and it just wasn’t powerful enough for thick doughs. I remember one of the Sunbeam beaters collapsed while making Turtle Brownies and I had to order a new one.<\/p>\n

I have decided to keep this 1980s mixer because it is: Vintage!<\/p>\n

There are about 40 recipes in this cookbook, most of them are good old American basics. I decide to make Banana Nut Bread, partly because I have plenty of ripe bananas on hand. This Sunbeam version of banana bread is different from my usual recipe in that it has butter in it and a lot of brown sugar. Perhaps the extra sugar is not great for our health, but it sounds yummy!<\/p>\n

\"Banana<\/a>Banana Bread (from Sunbeam)<\/strong><\/a>
\nmakes one 9x5x3-inch loaf<\/em><\/p>\n