Question: What chores was the reviewer hoping to make easier?

I picked this up before Thanksgiving because it looked like it would make two specific cooking chores easier - mixing popover batter and making hollandaise sauce. I like the size of it, it was easy to hold, and the cordlessness was a big plus, especially with all the clutter on all the counters.I used the frothing blade for the batter and it worked reasonably well, but I learned the hard way that you need the batter to be in a deep bowl and you need to immerse the blade before you turn it on. You see, I tried to froth six ounces of hot milk and cocoa powder in a twelve ounce mug before I mixed the batter and ended up with a pool of (admittedly well mixed) cocoa all over the counter and the floor. It just turbo'd right out of the mug almost immediately.As for the whisk, it didn't do what I wanted at all. If you make hollandaise sauce, you know the first step is beating egg yolks to a thickened state. Even with six egg yolks, there is not a lot of liquid in the pan. Only the tip of the whisk made contact and that was not enough to beat air into the egg yolks. When I tried to tilt the whisk so that the egg yolks would flow through the side wires (which is how it works when I beat them manually with a whisk) the whisk head fell off into the egg yolks. Several times. It would feel "locked" in place, but the minute I tried to use the side of the whisk, it would detach. What a mess. Clearly this whisk is only designed to work straight up and down, which makes it useless for nearly anything I'd use a whisk for. The only thing I can think of that it might work for would be a deep bowl of heavy cream, but I rarely need big quantities of whipped cream.On the whole, a disappointment. I'm especially frustrated because the whisk might actually be useful if they had only figured out a way to lock it into place in the handle.

Answer: mixing popover batter and making hollandaise sauce

<hl> I picked this up before Thanksgiving because it looked like it would make two specific cooking chores easier - mixing popover batter and making hollandaise sauce . <hl> I like the size of it, it was easy to hold, and the cordlessness was a big plus, especially with all the clutter on all the counters. I used the frothing blade for the batter and it worked reasonably well, but I learned the hard way that you need the batter to be in a deep bowl and you need to immerse the blade before you turn it on. You see, I tried to froth six ounces of hot milk and cocoa powder in a twelve ounce mug before I mixed the batter and ended up with a pool of (admittedly well mixed) cocoa all over the counter and the floor. It just turbo'd right out of the mug almost immediately. As for the whisk, it didn't do what I wanted at all. If you make hollandaise sauce, you know the first step is beating egg yolks to a thickened state. Even with six egg yolks, there is not a lot of liquid in the pan. Only the tip of the whisk made contact and that was not enough to beat air into the egg yolks. When I tried to tilt the whisk so that the egg yolks would flow through the side wires (which is how it works when I beat them manually with a whisk) the whisk head fell off into the egg yolks. Several times. It would feel "locked" in place, but the minute I tried to use the side of the whisk, it would detach. What a mess. Clearly this whisk is only designed to work straight up and down, which makes it useless for nearly anything I'd use a whisk for. The only thing I can think of that it might work for would be a deep bowl of heavy cream, but I rarely need big quantities of whipped cream. On the whole, a disappointment. I'm especially frustrated because the whisk might actually be useful if they had only figured out a way to lock it into place in the handle.

I picked this up before Thanksgiving because it looked like it would make two specific cooking chores easier - <hl> mixing popover batter and making hollandaise sauce <hl>. I like the size of it, it was easy to hold, and the cordlessness was a big plus, especially with all the clutter on all the counters.I used the frothing blade for the batter and it worked reasonably well, but I learned the hard way that you need the batter to be in a deep bowl and you need to immerse the blade before you turn it on. You see, I tried to froth six ounces of hot milk and cocoa powder in a twelve ounce mug before I mixed the batter and ended up with a pool of (admittedly well mixed) cocoa all over the counter and the floor. It just turbo'd right out of the mug almost immediately.As for the whisk, it didn't do what I wanted at all. If you make hollandaise sauce, you know the first step is beating egg yolks to a thickened state. Even with six egg yolks, there is not a lot of liquid in the pan. Only the tip of the whisk made contact and that was not enough to beat air into the egg yolks. When I tried to tilt the whisk so that the egg yolks would flow through the side wires (which is how it works when I beat them manually with a whisk) the whisk head fell off into the egg yolks. Several times. It would feel "locked" in place, but the minute I tried to use the side of the whisk, it would detach. What a mess. Clearly this whisk is only designed to work straight up and down, which makes it useless for nearly anything I'd use a whisk for. The only thing I can think of that it might work for would be a deep bowl of heavy cream, but I rarely need big quantities of whipped cream.On the whole, a disappointment. I'm especially frustrated because the whisk might actually be useful if they had only figured out a way to lock it into place in the handle.

I picked this up before Thanksgiving because it looked like it would make two specific cooking chores easier - <hl> mixing popover batter and making hollandaise sauce <hl> .


Question: What does the writer like about the product?

These are a happy addition to my kitchen. I like the bright colors. They handle the dishwasher just fine. The handles are sturdy enough not to bend when measuring brown sugar or other "heavy" ingredients. I recommend them.

Answer: bright colors

I like the bright colors .

These are a happy addition to my kitchen. <hl> I like the bright colors . <hl> They handle the dishwasher just fine. The handles are sturdy enough not to bend when measuring brown sugar or other "heavy" ingredients. I recommend them.

These are a happy addition to my kitchen. I like the <hl> bright colors <hl>. They handle the dishwasher just fine. The handles are sturdy enough not to bend when measuring brown sugar or other "heavy" ingredients. I recommend them.


Question: What pest was mentioned in the review?

This is like a dense, dense cotton, or a very thin felt. It doesn't crinkle, and seems very sturdy. Easy to put on with 2 people-- doable with one. Slips on then zips on one end. I'd recommend this for anyone living in an apartment with a mattress they don't want to throw away-- even if you have heard nothing about bedbugs in your area. We were told to put it on after plagued with a small bug problem to "lock whoever is left, in-- and keep others out" (The apartment was also sprayed-- this product doesn't fix anything without help). Good precautionary idea and well as a reaction to an infestation.Aug 2012 update:We move across the country with this on our mattress. It's scuffed and a little rough looking, but didn't tear. Zipper still works-- it's holding up very well.

Answer: bedbugs

This is like a dense, dense cotton, or a very thin felt. It doesn't crinkle, and seems very sturdy. Easy to put on with 2 people-- doable with one. Slips on then zips on one end. <hl> I'd recommend this for anyone living in an apartment with a mattress they don't want to throw away-- even if you have heard nothing about bedbugs in your area. <hl> We were told to put it on after plagued with a small bug problem to "lock whoever is left, in-- and keep others out" (The apartment was also sprayed-- this product doesn't fix anything without help). Good precautionary idea and well as a reaction to an infestation. Aug 2012 update:We move across the country with this on our mattress. It's scuffed and a little rough looking, but didn't tear. Zipper still works-- it's holding up very well.

This is like a dense, dense cotton, or a very thin felt. It doesn't crinkle, and seems very sturdy. Easy to put on with 2 people-- doable with one. Slips on then zips on one end. I'd recommend this for anyone living in an apartment with a mattress they don't want to throw away-- even if you have heard nothing about <hl> bedbugs <hl> in your area. We were told to put it on after plagued with a small bug problem to "lock whoever is left, in-- and keep others out" (The apartment was also sprayed-- this product doesn't fix anything without help). Good precautionary idea and well as a reaction to an infestation.Aug 2012 update:We move across the country with this on our mattress. It's scuffed and a little rough looking, but didn't tear. Zipper still works-- it's holding up very well.