I just acquired a Hamilton Beach ice cream maker. The bucket and the stirrer (the "dasher") are made of plastic . The bucket fits nicely inside a larger stainless kettle I have and so I wonder if anyone knows what the maximum temperature these plastic devices can be subject to before they breakdown? If I can heat milk to 110 F in the bucket and use the motor to stir curds this would be really wonderful.
WAY too fast and aggressive for stirring curds.
Ah - Thank you. I had not yet even switched on the motor.. Is there some other device that can gently stir for 60 minutes without too much supervision. I teach online and would love to be able to create a set-up that I don't need to continuously monitor. Frequent and constant monitoring is OK but continuous monitoring is a challenge as I often do not have that hour or two to stand over the curds...
Search the forum. Lots of things have been tried including automotive window motors with varying degrees of success. Stirring too hard/fast will shatter the curds. If you're busy, it's OK to stir "occasionally", but frequently. Stirring helps the curds maintain even temperature and expel excess whey.