shake question

[mumto1]

hi all, can someone tell me where im going wrong when mixing my shakes they are all lumpy and i cant get rid of the lumps.

i use an electric wisk to mix them, how does everyone else do it.

many thanks jenny x

 

[Eclipse]

i use a hand blender thingy, and i start whisking up the water first and then slowly pour in the shake mix

 

[Mocha]

I use the blade attachment on a hand blender rather than the whisk, seems to do the trick.

 

[Lily]

Sounds like you might need something with a bit more umph than your electric whisk.

Like Mocha and Eclipse, I use the blade attachment on my electric hand blender which (I think) is a Braun and packs 600W.

What make is your whisk and how many Watts is it?

 

[determinator]

I think the actual blender part of a hand blender is much better than the whisk .. I must admit I only have choc mint shakes , which dont seem to have the lumps , with the ocassional banana or strawberry , but the lumps in these put me off !!

 

[mumto1]

wow thanks for the fast replys.

not sure what make my mixer is, but i have a hand blender too. will dig that out and give it ago.

i love most flavours of the shakes just struggled getting tthe bits down lol.

thanks again for the help, off to find the hand blender xx

 

[Goreygirl]

I'm the same .. I use the blender rather than a whisk .. the whisk just seems to push it around rather than break it up.

Water first is best to stop the powder clumping to the sides of the jug; I dump all the powder in in one go and then blend for a good 30-40 seconds.

 

[xKimmiex]

I use a proper blender thing lol not the hand held ones, one with a jug ect lol its great no lumps so far! And makes me frothy lol

 

[great things]

hi

you need to use something like this. Buy Silver Hand Mixer. at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for .

you open your packet first, put the water into a jug then start the whisk. finally add the packet and swish the jug around at the same time. then drink quick!

 

[chele80]

I use the CD shaker- a good work out for your arms as well!

 

[lisa7982]

I also use the CD shaker and i have a metal ball inside which when u shake it helps blend the mix. worked well for me so for xx

and it is a fab work out for the arms bingo wings disappearing lol but hard to find the energy to shake sometimes lol xx

 

[PinkMantha]

I have a cd shaker and always use to do the job lovely x

 

[sumayyah]

i use either a shaker with the grid thingy in it or a shaker with the metal whisk ball in it

yep it takes effort to shake em but i count it as exercise.
and if im tired then i get my otherhalf to do it for me, lol

 

[mumto1]

thanks for the replys

might get a shaker tomorrow at wi, roughly how much are they so i can take plenty of money with me x

 

[PinkMantha]

U think u paid around £5-£6 for mine but was a couple of years ago now x

 

[16to10]

I bought a shaker from Boots ages ago. I just put everything in and shake really hard for about a minute and it does the job really well. No lumps at all.

 

[sumayyah]

i got my grid ones from holand and barrats for about £3 and i got 2 metal ball ones for £7 the two

think the cd shakers are £5

 

[mumto1]

thanks everyone again for the replys

will have a look at getting one when i go out tomorrow x

 

[mudbabe]

Discount supplements (online or ebay) do shakers for £1.50 ish inc postage!! I have 3 and they are great. They post really fast too.

 

[Katyo]

Hi, well done for persevering despite the lumps!! I cannot abide them and would rather go hungry!!
What works for me is a proper blender (with jug and base etc) and i add 250 mls water, the sachet and give it a quick whizz, then add almost an entire tray of ice and whizz for about a min. It is noisy as hell, but when it goes quiet you know its done! That will then give me about a pint of thick icy shake a bit like a cross between a slush puppy and a McDonalds milkshake ( sort of ;-) ) and it lasts for ages.
If you don't have a blender and intend to do Cambridge for a while I would def invest in one, or beg, borrow or steal!!!
Hope that helps,
happy blending!!!
Katy x