Comments on: Grocery News: The Witmer Natural Peanut Butter Hand Mixer

By: katy

katy — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:20:48 +0000

I used Bob Witmer’s suggested peanut oil for my popcorn last night. Very nice.

By: Bob Witmer

Bob Witmer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:53:11 +0000

Thanks for reviewing my old fashioned natural peanut butter mixer. I’m always pleased to hear that it has made a messy job much easier for others…in fact, after years of splashing peanut oil on my wife’s counter top, and turning leaking jars upside down, I finally experimented with a variety of concepts and items from the local Goodwill store until I settled on the current version of a single curved rod that cleans itself upon removal from the jar. We now make this product in Ohio, close to the Smuckers plant. Personally, we use about a jar of natural peanut butter each week and start out by removing about two spoonsful of oil from the top to use for popcorn. This also reduces the amount of fat and calories. We then mix thoroughly with our stirring devise and keep at room temperature. (We don’t care for cold peanut butter on warm toast.) We often use Smuckers no-salt peanut butter. Regarding adapting the smaller mixer for larger jars, we now have eight mixers available for most sizes, all with the food grade gaskets. So, to everyone out there, best wishes, thanks for trying our product… and keep mixing!!

By: katy, again

katy, again — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:47:55 +0000

Whoa! JC–I know you have 4 kids but 2 jars a week???

One more thing: is there anything better than crunchy roasted almond butter on graham crackers? I feel I could eat this for every meal and snack for life.

Maybe cashew butter occasionally, for variety.

By: katy

katy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:39:52 +0000

I agree: upside down upon arrival home from grocery store; upon opening, mix with the good ole Witmer (or what have you), then store upside down in the fridge.

Ah, the simple pleasures that make life so grand.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:20:47 +0000

I store them upside down when I bring them home from the store. The week or two that they sit there, really helps the oil mix in and the salt settle back in to the mix. Then I still have to mix it, but much easier, and much less likely to get that oil on the sweater…..

By: Katharine

Katharine — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:09:06 +0000

I do the jar upside down too—after the initial big stir.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:27:45 +0000

Hmm… We just store the jar upside down (on a plate, in case of leaks), and that keeps the oil from separating too drastically. Anyone else do that?

By: katy

katy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:28:57 +0000

Oh Erin, you and your crafty farm wife ways! I am glad to know that the same crank works on a bigger jar–I think I’ll have to doctor up a large lid too.

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:19:58 +0000

We have this and I love it!

I had to modify it because I bought the small size and we always buy a big jar of peanut butter. We drilled through a large lid, put the crank in and ta-dah — we now have a big peanut butter stirrer!!

By: elyse

elyse — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:39:46 +0000

this looks great. i end up microwaving the peanut butter for a few seconds and then attempt to stir it with a big butter knife. this looks much easier! thank you.