Safety - Standing mixers are powerful tools

By Hklbrries

Dear Heloise: Please remind people that standing mixers are powerful tools and can be dangerous.

My 6-year-old granddaughter and I were making cookies when she got her face too close to the mixing bowl and her long hair got caught in the mixer, pulling part of her hair out and twisting it on the paddle.

I had turned my back to get a measuring cup. This happened so fast! She immediately started screaming, and I pulled the plug as fast as I could. I had to cut her hair off the paddle, and it had already pulled out a chunk of her hair.

Jan, via email

Jan, this is frightening! Thank you for taking the time to share this cautionary tale. No loose clothing, hair or jewelry around the mixer or anything with fast-moving mechanical parts!

Heloise

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