I actually used my hand mixer one day and boy what a mess! I thought I was going to blow it up and I only mixed for 10 minutes..I got pretty lucky though, I found a sunbeam mixmaster at my hairdressers (she goes to auctions and picks up all sorts of stuff then sells in her store) for only $4..She said only one of the beaters worked but when she tried it in the store they both worked..I made that whipped body frosting last weekend and mixed it for an hour, and boy it worked great!! I was about to get a brand new one when I came across that little gem..