Thank you very much for this informative and helpful post! I'm guilty of over-zapping butter in the microwave, in a hurry to bake, and over-mixing in the incredibly powerful stand mixer. I do remember the days when we didn't have microwaves and KitchenAids, and Mom set the butter on the counter to come to room temp and used her MixMaster to cream butter and sugar. And Mom, of course, remembered the days when she used a bowl and a spoon to do this! Aren't we lucky to have fabulous, time-saving tools these days? But, it's back to basics on how our latest tools can be used (or not) to achieve great results. I'll definitely put this simple yet powerful knowledge to use - great to get instruction on what I've apparently been doing haphazardly for many years, unknowingly. Thanks again!

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