What mixing bowl do you use?

Gingham_Ribbon

I like my pyrex one but it's not big enough and I can't find a HUGE pyrex one for making big loads to freeze. There's a 5.8l ceramic one in John Lewis but I thought it looked like it might be broken easily and I have a tendency to drop things.

So do you have a huge bowl or one you have bashed around without worry and where did you get it?

Thanks.

newlywed

I use a big plastic picnic/salad bowl. Though I don't think it's as big as you want

Gets put in the dishwasher, thrown about - no problems - it's plastic

Also it's lighter if you want to pick the bowl up to hand mix/beat things.

OH already had it so not sure where it's from though.

Kelinik

I have mainly pyrex ones too but my biggest is one of those huge old fashioned ones that are white inside with the tan pattern outside (hope someone knows what I mean!) that my Nan gave me yonks ago. Holds alot but is blimmen heavy!

dannahaz

For normal sized stuff I use Pyrex. However, for huge batches (like multiple christmas puds) I have some enormous (catering sized)polypropylene bowls which I got from Nisbets.
The 4.5litre one is 3.69+vat http://www.nisbets.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?productCode=J277
The 7 litre one is 5.69+vat http://www.nisbets.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?productCode=J278

They also do smaller and larger ones, and some which are metal and more expensive.

To get free delivery you have to spend £30+vat, otherwise delivery is 3.95+vat.

I also have some other cheapie large bowls which I got from Lakeland, but I found they scratched really easily. I use them for bread dough now and nothing else.

Finally I have a large mason cash one. Looks lovely, weighs a ton. Dropped it and it has a huge crack across the middle. Don't use it any more.

Hoep that helps

lynzpower

I have 2 - one plastic bowl that I got from a poundshop and a large metal catering mixing bowl that I nicked off my dad. the metal one Ive had for ooh about 5 years, my dad told me he got in in catering college, so it must be 35 years old!

Both of them are very light and in great nick- used daily.

I looked at some typhoon ( i tihnk ) mixing bowls in matalan the other day and I oohed and ahhed at itm, picked it uip to look at the price, almost dropped it, and thought nah Ill stick with what Ive got.

grunnie

I don't use mixing bowls. I use the cheap plastic jugs you get in Asda. 1 hand on the handle of the jug the other hand on the mixer.

Stephen_Leak

Kelinik wrote: »

I have mainly pyrex ones too but my biggest is one of those huge old fashioned ones that are white inside with the tan pattern outside (hope someone knows what I mean!) that my Nan gave me yonks ago. Holds alot but is blimmen heavy!

They are made by Mason Cash and should be available from all good kitchen shops. In fact, I'd go so far to say that, if they don't sell them, they aren't a good kitchen shop. They probably won't be cheap, though - the best never is - so, shop around. Regard it as an investment and a potential family heirloom.

Kelinik

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

They are made by Mason Cash and should be available from all good kitchen shops. In fact, I'd go so far to say that, if they don't sell them, they aren't a good kitchen shop. They probably won't be cheap, though - the best never is - so, shop around. Regard it as an investment and a potential family heirloom.

Really?! :shocked: Hope we're thinking of the same thing, Nan gave it to me because she has several, pretty sure she's had them most her married life so they're pretty old lol!

Seakay

I got my 3 Mason Cash bowls (or possibly copies) in different sizes from a second hand shop - always worth keeping an eye out. I acquired the 3 at different times over a period of about 7 years, but have seen several others in sizes that I already had or just didn't want during that time. I think that I paid between £1 and £2.50 for each of them.

Cats_2

I got a couple from Asda. They're heavy glass (like pyrex) but cost me about 90p for the smaller one and £1.50(ish) for the huge one. They are safe to use in the oven/microwave/dishwasher etc.

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csarina

I use a large plastic one I bought years ago from Asda, it holds a lot but is light and easy to lift....................