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BLENDING TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
• Cut food into pieces no larger than
3
⁄4 inch for use in the blender.
• When preparing foods with several different kinds of ingredients, always add
liquids first.
• If ingredients splatter onto the sides of the jar or the mixture is very thick,
press the OFF button to turn appliance off. Remove the lid and use a rubber
spatula to scrape down the sides of the jar. Replace the lid and continue
blending.
Important: Blender should always have lid in place when in use.
Caution: Do not place blending jar on base when motor is running.
• When making bread crumbs, chopping nuts or grinding coffee beans make
sure blending jar is completely dry. Do not run for longer than 30 seconds.
• Start blending on the lowest speed and then increase to a higher speed, if
necessary.
• To stop blending, press the OFF button at any time.
• Do not blend hot foods/liquids.
• Blender not recommended for hard foods such as raw turnips, bones, hard
salami or sausages and boiling liquids.
• Not recommended for whipping cream, beating egg whites, mixing dough,
mashing potatoes, grinding meats or extracting juice.
• Do not overfill the blender.
• Do not store foods in jar.
• Do not run blender for longer than 30 seconds when using dry ingredients or 2
minutes when blending liquids.
• Do not use if blending jar is chipped or cracked.
SPEED CHART
Pulse/Off
• Use for thick mixtures
LOW
1 Fast Clean
• Combine drop of dishwashing liquid and hot water to clean
blender
2 Stir/Mix
• Prepare sauces
• Remove lumps from gravies
• Reconstitute frozen juices, drink mixes and condensed soups
• Prepare salad dressings
• Puree hot liquids
3 Blend
• Mix puddings
• Combine pancake and waffle batter or mixes
• Beat eggs for omelets and custards
4 Grate
• Grate hard cheeses and coconut
• Make superfine sugar
• Grind coffee beans, spices and chocolate
5 Beat
• Beat eggs for omelets and custards
HIGH
6 Puree
• Puree fruits and vegetables
• Blend protein drinks
7 Crumb
• Make cookie, cereal and bread crumbs
8 Chop
• Chop fruits and vegetables
• Chop cooked meats
• Chop nuts, coarse-to-fine
9 Liquefy
• Liquefy frozen drinks
10 Smoothies /Ice Crush
• Crush ice
• Prepare smoothies and milkshakes
RECIPE
WILD BERRY YOGURT COOLER
2 cups pineapple juice
1 cup wild berry frozen yogurt
1 cup frozen cubed mango
1 cup frozen hulled strawberries
Combine all ingredients in order listed into blending jar and close with lid. Pulse for
several seconds (three to four times). Press High plus ten and run until mixture is
smooth and well blended; about 30 seconds.
Makes about 4
1
⁄2 cups.
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