Beer mixing paddle / spoon

[The Dribbler]

Those cheap plastic beer paddles are cack for mixing AG . They snap and bend when hot.

Does anybody know where to buy a decent stainless or plastic paddle that won't cost the earth?

[barneey]

Hope and grape do a nice stainless paddle http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/public/det ... TA20302368

It will last you a life time

[Aleman]

Depends . . . I have a source of Stainless Mixer Paddles (like Plaster mixing Paddles) . . . but they start at 65 quid and go up from there!!!

I Bit the bullet and bought a painted steel one

[The Dribbler]

Hope and grape do a nice stainless paddle http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/public/det ... TA20302368

It will last you a life time

Aye at £23 plus p&P its one of the best prices I've seen. Still I prefer to pay £10 for some stainless rice paddle or whatever it is from some shop.
For 23 quid I can buy a stainless steel spade for the garden, why are they so expensive?

Any more ideas?

[lord groan]

Or go mad and get one of these!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stainless-Steel ... 0333903055

[barneey]

Or get yourself a nice piece of hardwood and start whittling material cost = £10, labour cost = love

[The Dribbler]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HAND-MADE-STA ... 20d4731d22


Dig into your mash !!

[orlando]

I have one of these which at £1.32 inc vat is ridiculously cheap. But it is robust, you can even do this with it

[vacant]

That would do me nicely.

[Blackaddler]

I have one of these which at £1.32 inc vat is ridiculously cheap. But it is robust, you can even do this with it

I have one of those... I bought it about 30 years ago.

About 5 years ago, when I started brewing again, I found it in the garage with the rest of my old kit... and I'm still using it!

[orlando]

I have one of these which at £1.32 inc vat is ridiculously cheap. But it is robust, you can even do this with it

I have one of those... I bought it about 30 years ago.

About 5 years ago, when I started brewing again, I found it in the garage with the rest of my old kit... and I'm still using it!

Wow, makes the point you don't need much else for a standard brew, but I guess once you get to 50l plus it would falter.

[The Dribbler]

I've had a couple of the cheap plastic jobbies, they both snapped. The last one turned into rubber when heated about 60C. Perhaps they vary in quality...but, I'd rather spend a little more on something that lasts at the moment.

Couple of options????????

Long stainless spoon 48cm £5.48
http://www.catering-suppliers.com/index ... ct_id=1140


Stainless mixing paddle 24" £9
http://www.catering-suppliers.com/index ... uct_id=892

Stainless mixing paddle 40" £12.25
http://www.catering-suppliers.com/index ... uct_id=889

[Blackaddler]

I have one of these which at £1.32 inc vat is ridiculously cheap. But it is robust, you can even do this with it

I have one of those... I bought it about 30 years ago.

About 5 years ago, when I started brewing again, I found it in the garage with the rest of my old kit... and I'm still using it!

Wow, makes the point you don't need much else for a standard brew, but I guess once you get to 50l plus it would falter.

My normal brewlength these days is about 55L, but I don't really see that it makes much difference.

It does start to go slightly bendy when stirring boiling wort, but nothing serious.

[Ben711200]

This Ikea potato masher appears to be all stainless, easy to clean, longer than an average potato masher and very sturdy. We had one in the kitchen so I bought another specifically for brewing. I think mine cost £4.20 (+plus a day lost and loads of other stuff bought in the store itself..)

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/27120649 ... =65&ff19=0

[mooj]

How about a paella spoon. Might be a bit flimsy though, not sure.