How to stir peanut butter in 30 seconds.

[goeduck]

OR - how to make a HOLY MESS in 15 seconds or less. I carefully put the "implement" in the rechargeable drill.

Into the big 'ol jar of peanutbutter. Hit the trigger. An almighty "WOOOSH". It pulled ALL the PB out of that jar and flung it all over the kitchen.

Guess the "implement" was not a dough hook. DUH...........

OMG. I cannot imagine the cleanup

 

[oosik]

It WAS a scene I will not soon forget. The wife on ones side of the kitchen asking - "what in the world is going on here". The dog - running around the kitchen - slurping up what he can find - slipping, spreading, smearing what's all over the floor.

And ME - trying to look innocent. MY cleaning up the mess went rather well and somewhat quickly. The PB smell lasted for days.

 

[goeduck]

It WAS a scene I will not soon forget. The wife on ones side of the kitchen asking - "what in the world is going on here". The dog - running around the kitchen - slurping up what he can find - slipping, spreading, smearing what's all over the floor.

And ME - trying to look innocent. MY cleaning up the mess went rather well and somewhat quickly. The PB smell lasted for days.

No video? That would be precious. And go viral.

 

[sixdogs]

OR - how to make a HOLY MESS in 15 seconds or less. I carefully put the "implement" in the rechargeable drill.

Into the big 'ol jar of peanutbutter. Hit the trigger. An almighty "WOOOSH". It pulled ALL the PB out of that jar and flung it all over the kitchen.

Guess the "implement" was not a dough hook. DUH...........

Early mistakes happen and it's OK. It's more than the dough hook and technique is described in the early part of the thread. Start slowly in reverse. After somewhat mixed. switch to forward and then high speed forward and reverse. Never get the mixed portion of PB above the jar edge and that kind of thing.

 

[Tinhack]

I buy plain creamy Jif PB. No stirring and just the right amount of sugar. If that wasn't enough, we mixed maple syrup with it. We called that "Gooshy-Goshy" back in my childhood days. It made the PB easier to spread on bread then firmed up in few minutes. Great for dipping in milk. It's still known by that name throughout the family. Even my great-great grandson knows about the mix.

 

[tallyho8]

Over half a century ago I would put peanut butter, honey and apple jelly in a cup, mix it up then spread it on bread for a great sandwich. I don't remember why I spent all that time mixing it up.

 

[sixdogs]

Here's a serious update on how to mix peanut butter with a dough hook and electric drill. I discovered that putting the unopened and fully sealed jars in warm water for an hour or two before mixing makes it much easier because the PB is more "flowable".

I just set the jar, standing up in the sink and fill the sink with hot water up to just below the lid. I change the water a few times to keep it hot. Then, when I go to mix, it goes way easier and faster because the PB is thinner.

Remember to always start slow in reverse and have the Mrs hold the jar till you get the hang of it. Save the learning curve of PB on 100% of the kitchen walls or occupants and re-read the starting pages of this thread.


Again, the PB mentioned is the old fashioned oil-on-top kind with just crushed peanuts and a little salt. We first set the jars upside down for a few weeks before mixing to get the oil to change directions and then it winds up on the bottom of the jar and helps with ease of mixing. If you aren't going to do this, you can partially fix the problem by sticking a strong knife in the jar and twisting it to help the oil get moved around and get mixing easier.

 

[goeduck]

Clever

 

[masscity]

I bought the mixer and dough hook and mixed my Smucker's chunky peanut butter and it works nice and is very quick. I just plug in the mixer, push one dough hook into the peanut butter, hold the bottle steady with my left hand and with my right thumb hit speed one and it mixes really fast. Make sure you hold onto the bottle!

 

[sixdogs]

Here's an important update to this thread of how to mix peanut butter (PB) in 30 seconds. I'm talking the real PB with oil on top and ingredients of peanuts and salt only.

By accident, I discovered that warming a new jar of PB in a sink of warm water before opening partially liquifies it and can reduce the mixing process down to maybe 15 seconds with a drill and less risk of collateral damage to the kitchen.

Put the unopened and still sealed jar of PB in a sink of real warm water and up to the bottom of the lid. Come back inn hour or longer, pick the jar up and shake it like a madman for maybe 20 seconds. It will pretty much mix the whole jar because it's so liquid.

Then get the drill, dough hook, a helper to hold the jar and mix away for the best PB you ever had. No more trying to mix a new jar of PB that is near impossible to mix by hand.