Makes sense... feed's gotta match the local dirt. I'd be checking the bag's ingredient list against the old stuff, line by line.

Yeah, the coating thing is a known issue with those kits.

That's so cool, it's wild how objects can open up those talks. My grandma's old recipe box got her telling stories about the Depression I'd never heard. Makes you realize how much history is just sitting in attics, lol.

Yeah, totally get that. It's like how the big fights at work are never about the big stuff, it's always over who left the coffee pot empty. Right on, @angela191.

Read a blog post once that called a dead mixer a baker's worst nightmare. A backup hand mixer is a solid plan, what brand did you go with?