This special pastry beater is an optional accessory for your KitchenAid stand mixer. It will effortlessly break down butter for consistently light pastries, enabling you to cut the butter without melting, so that it can melt in the oven to create flaky and airy pastries. Also ideal for mashing or shredding veggies and fruits, it's useful for lots of everyday tasks. Whether you're making pastries for the family or shredded meat and guacamole for an evening with friends, reach for this ingenious tool with its horizontal stripes.