Unlock the Potential of an 8 Qt Mixing Bowl - Practical Tips and Ideas for Chefs

[bridgetbakes]

OK, Cheffers! I earned this ENORMOUS bowl so what do I do with it? Why do my customers "need" this bowl? Any ideas/suggestions?

 

[Teresa Lynn]

I've already used both of mine today (have one from hosting a show last year when it was the HB)
I've iced down my boiled shrimp in it
made a huge pasta salad in the other one
I love it for mixing meatloaf too

 

[jenniferknapp]

I use this bowl all of the time! I prefer a larger bowl so that your batters don't overflow! It also nice to have the large bowl to store large amounts of pasta, tossed or potato salad in the fridge before you serve it in a nice piece of SA!

 

[momofthree]

I've had this bowl for a while also, and one time we couldn't find our cooler so we used this bowl as a cooler. We filled it with ice and then put the kids juice boxes in it for the bday party we were having. It worked great! Also, my aunt makes tons of cookies at Christmas time and I thought this would be the perfect bowl for her large amounts of cookie batter.

 

[nikked]

It's my prim ary salad bowl. It also is great for potato salad, etc. for large groups.

At my cooki g shows, iot's my "garbage bowl", ala Rachel Ray. HT!!

 

[chefann]

I use mine for caramel corn!

There's a recipe in another thread that uses the 6 quart bowl to measure the popcorn. After baking that batch, I add M&M's and nuts, and it fits perfectly in the 8 quart bowl.

It's also a great garbage bowl for shows.

 

[amy07]

I've been looking at mine wondering the same thing.........You guys are so awesome with the tips!

 

[chefann]

It's also the perfect mixing bowl for fruitcake (the recipe I use has something like 5 pounds of candied and dried fruit).

Yeah, yeah. I know fruitcake is considered a big joke, but my family likes it.

 

[speedychef]

I put pasta salad in mine once and it got a funny ring around it...I thought it had to do with the dressing, so I've been afraid to do so ever since! I used it for my Mrs. Field's cookies (before I got my KitchenAid!) because it makes such a gigundous batch...

 

[dianevill]

We make puppy chow in it. The kids put the powdered sugar in, add the coated cereal, cover, and shake, shake, shake!

 

[reba515]

baby's bath comes to mind !!

 

[pamperedchef_OK_LA_MS]

I have heard of using it to keep trifles chilled during long transportation!

 

[genburk]

I use mine for caramel corn!

There's a recipe in another thread that uses the 6 quart bowl to measure the popcorn. After baking that batch, I add M&M's and nuts, and it fits perfectly in the 8 quart bowl.

It's also a great garbage bowl for shows.

What is the name of the thread for the caramel corn? I have been looking for a good recipe for caramel corn. I love the idea of using my bowl for this.

 

[DebbieJ]

I've had this bowl for a while also, and one time we couldn't find our cooler so we used this bowl as a cooler. We filled it with ice and then put the kids juice boxes in it for the bday party we were having. It worked great! Also, my aunt makes tons of cookies at Christmas time and I thought this would be the perfect bowl for her large amounts of cookie batter.

I've also done this. Then you can have the bowl on the counter instead of a cooler on the floor.

 

[jenniferknapp]

I put pasta salad in mine once and it got a funny ring around it...I thought it had to do with the dressing, so I've been afraid to do so ever since! I used it for my Mrs. Field's cookies (before I got my KitchenAid!) because it makes such a gigundous batch...

A Mrs Field's recipe??? Ummm, can you share???

 

[jrstephens]

My MIL Said she wanted it to shell peas in.

 

[kisrae]

I've used mine as a "trash" bowl at my shows. This way I can just pop the lid on and put it aside to dump our later. Or to keep my dirty towls and small tools if I don't have time to clean them at my show.

 

[chefjeanine]

baby's bath comes to mind !!

Oh, you stole mine. When I tell people it's big, really big, I say it's big enough to bathe a baby.

 

[pixel-_]

My Director told me about how it will keep your Salad with all of the fixings (cucumber, tomatoes, etc.) fresh for quite a few days!

 

[jrstephens]

I've used mine as a "trash" bowl at my shows. This way I can just pop the lid on and put it aside to dump our later. Or to keep my dirty towls and small tools if I don't have time to clean them at my show.

I did this too when it was the host special. Will probably do it again when it is available in May. If I earn Midseason products, I am going to give the extra one to my MIL for Christmas.

 

[jrstephens]

Sara, your baby is precious in your avator.

 

[Grandmarita]

It makes a great dish pan and is large enough to soak most of our pots and pans in. I use it for stirring up large recipes, and then transfer to two smaller SA bowls so that one can be on the table the first two hours, and the second for late arrivals, as recommended by our Cornell Extension Service folks, in their summer picnic tips. It's also great for taking popcorn to a party, especially with the lid to save spills on the way.

 

[luvs2cook]

I used my 8 quart bowl to put my cubed potatoes in it for holidays before I boiled them. I use water and a little vinegar to keep them from turning brown.

 

[gilliandanielle]

It holds 250 mini catalogs! I had to stamp them all last night for a baby fair I am doing on Saturday and grabbed the bowl to hold them all.

I am selling them by showing how great they are for making bigger batches of anything to freeze... my doc said six weeks til the baby's here this morning, so I gotta get freezing!!

 

[jenniferknapp]

my doc said six weeks til the baby's here this morning, so I gotta get freezing!!

Yay, how exciting!!!!

 

[gilliandanielle]

I am excited~ I am only 30 weeks and you are supposed to go to 40 weeks, but my doc said that WILL NOT happen!! Sadly it still hasn't lit a fire under me to start nesting!

 

[tlennhoff]

I use it for making bread. My MIL asked me to get her one for making her large kugels (hopefully she will share recipes someday). A friend wanted one for making her large pasta salads.

 

[dianafeller]

I use it for pasta salad and of course it was WONDERFUL for cookie and candy making this past Christmas season. I LOVE IT. I have a few of them sold already, one lady makes caramel corn for church functions and one is a canner. They can't wait til May!!!!!!

 

[speedychef]

Now you guys make me not want to give my new one away! I thought one was plenty!

I put it on my head at conference...you could use it as a helmet in a food fight!

Here's the Mrs. Field's recipe...
Mrs Field's Cookies:
2 c (4 sticks) butter or margarine
2 c sugar
2 c brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
4 c flour
5 c oatmeal blended until it's powder
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
8 oz chocolate bar grated (good luck finding these, they've been getting smaller over the years...)
24 oz chocolate chips (I like the Chocolate Chunks by Nestle)

Preheat oven to 375. Mix dry ingredients separately. Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Stir in grated chocolate and chips. Make cookies with your large or medium scoop (whichever you prefer...large cookies are pretty darn big, but then you don't have to scoop as many! Lazy people UNITE!) and bake at 375 for 8 minutes.
Makes like 9 dozen med scoop cookies! I scoop them and freeze them for later use...

 

[gilliandanielle]

Mmmm! Thanks Kim!