I was taking over his terminology, but you're right whipping is the correct term. It depends on what you need it for. With my electric mixer it's easy to overw

I was taking over his terminology, but you're right whipping is the correct term. It depends on what you need it for. With my electric mixer it's easy to overwhip. It's probably just silly nostalgia and habit though (my grandmother used to whip cream with a fork).