Help! My KitchenAid mixer is stuck!

[pengyou]

I made a cake literally hours before I went on vacation, and did not have time to take the beater out of the mixer and clean up...so it sat there for more than a week...in retaliation, the mixer refuses to let go of the beater! I can't get it out. Any suggestions?

[Aunt Bea]

That's gross!

Try this.

Put the bowl back on the mixer. Then put the beater down in the mixing position. Fill the bowl with boiling water. Cover the whole mixer with a towel to keep the steam in. Wait 10 to 15 minutes and try to remove the beater. The steam may loosen the dried batter.

[pengyou]

Good idea! It worked :) ...and the batter was still tasty...just kidding :) that would really be gross!

[betterthanabox]

Wow, that's really something. Did you get it unstuck?

[pengyou]

Yes, I did. Thanks!