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FOOD Quantity Function/Speed Blending Time Result/Use
Grains and seeds 1 to 3 cups Speed 10 30 to 40 seconds Flours for baking
Cheese Up to ½ pound, cut
into 1-inch cubes
Speed 10 10 seconds Grated cheese
Grinding nuts 1 cup Speed 10 Pulse until evenly
ground
Nut meals/flours for
baking
Nut butters 1 pound nuts plus
¼ to ¾ cup oil
Speed 1 — once
nuts are moving
around the jar,
slowly add the oil
through the pour lid
2 to 4 minutes
Bread, cookie or
cracker crumbs
1 pound crumbs
plus ¼ to ¾ cup oil
Speed 5 to 10
depending on how
coarse or fine the
grind
10 to 15 seconds Crumbs for breading
or baking. Best
results with toasted
bread
Shakes Up to 8 cups Speed 1 to 3 About 1 minute
Smoothies Up to 8 cups For smoothies use
the fruit or green
smoothie function
Use preset times
or customize time
if desired
Baby food Up to 4 cups Variable speed —
2 to 6
1 to 2 minutes Store in the freezer in
ice cube trays for
individual servings
Frozen cocktails Up to 8 cups Speed 10 45 seconds to
1:30 minutes
Raw vegetables Up to 2 cups Speed 10 10 seconds Use as a base for
soups, sauces and
sautes
Sugar 1 cup Speed 10 10 seconds Superfine sugar for
baking and easy
melting
Whipped cream 2 cups Speed 1 1 minute For sweetened
whipped cream, add
sugar after 40
seconds (set timer for
ease). Continue
blending for an
additional 20 seconds
to finish.
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