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Old October 3rd, 2010, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Love4himies View Post
Meringe requires a grease free, glass bowl with no egg yolks mixed in. Is your beaters strong enough to mix egg whites to the peak point (lifting up the beaters and just to the point of having the peaks stay in place? If you over beat, they will turn "dry" and will not really be good to use.
I decided to use a glass bowl this time but wasn't sure if I should be using the highest speed on my mixer or middle speed?

The recipe I use says "do not underbeat" so I don't know if I'm underbeating or overbeating.
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