Smacky, I'll give my mixer a try when the time comes, it's a pretty good one so hopefully it will suffice. I've priced the Kitchen Aid ones and Yikes! But from what I hear they're great mixers! Beekeeper, That's an excellent idea! I'll definately keep that in mind when perusing recipes. I have noticed there seems to be 3 must haves (cocoa butter, shea butter and sweet almond oil), you can never go wrong purchasing them. ~Becky~