Use the mixer for cakes, bread, pastry and meringues
the mixing tools and some of their uses
whisk ቢ for whisking egg whites; cream; instant puddings; all-in-one cake
mixes; creaming margarine and sugar (use a block margarine at
room temperature); mixing eggs into sponge and fruit cakes.
dough kneaders
ባ for all yeast mixtures. Use both kneaders together.
stirrer
ቤ for stirring flour or fruit into cake mixes; making shortcrust pastry.
important
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Never run the mixer for longer than 10 minutes - it will overheat.
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Don’t use the whisk for heavy mixtures - you could damage it.
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After cleaning, re-fit the bowl. This keeps the mechanism
underneath covered.
to use the mixer
1 Turn the on/off switch to ‘ ’ to raise the mixer head ᕡ
2 Put your ingredients into the mixing bowl, then fit the bowl onto the
base. If necessary, turn it slightly until it drops into place.
3 The tools are colour-marked and so are the sockets they go into.
Choose a tool, find the socket that matches its colour, then insert -
turn and push
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Use both dough kneaders together; use the other tools singly.
4 Lower the mixer head until it clicks shut - otherwise the
mixer won’t work.
5 Select a speed ᕣ
6 Plug in, then turn the on/off switch to ‘I’ ᕤ
7
To switch off, turn the switch back to ‘
0’.
to remove a tool
1 Switch off.
2 Release the mixer head
3
Press the tool release button
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Remove the tool before removing the bowl.
hints
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If you’ve got something in the mixing bowl that might splash (eg cream
or flour), start on the lowest speed, then increase it if necessary.
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If you hear the machine labouring, increase the speed.
choosing a speed
for all functions
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whisking high
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kneading high
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stirring flour/fruit into cake mixes low to medium
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making pastry low to medium
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liquidiser high
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knife blade medium to high
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slicer/shredder/chipper medium to high
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citrus juicer low to medium
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centrifugal juicer high
maximum capacities
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egg whites 8
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liquidiser 1 litre (1
3/
4
pt)
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one-stage sponge cake total weight 1.2kg (2lb 10oz)
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fruit cake total weight 1.75kg (3lb 14oz)
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pastry flour weight 300g (10oz)
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bread dough flour weight 1kg (2lb 3oz) - but only if the liquid
content is at least 500ml (18fl oz). If the mixture is drier than this,
mix it in two batches. Otherwise you’ll strain the mixer.
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chopping meat 340g (12oz)
for
cleaning see page 7
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KENWOOD CUISINE
the mixer
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