GE 9100170000144 How to Clean Your Hand Blender, Tips, Blending Guide, Food, Speed, Blending Tip

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How to Clean Your Hand Blender

Unplug. CAUTION: Never put motor-end of unit in water, other liquid, or place in the dishwasher.

1.	For easy cleaning, place blade-end	3. The shaft, chopper bowl, blade,
	of unit under hot, running water	and beaker are all dishwasher safe. Do
	immediately after blending is	not put the chopper cover in the
	completed.	dishwasher.
2.	Wipe motor-end of handle with a
	damp cloth or sponge.

Tips

Blending Guide

Food	Speed	Blending Tip
Reconstituted frozen	LO	Add recommended amount of liquid.
juice or mixed drink
concentrates
Pancake or waffle		Follow package directions.
mixes	LO
Gravy and soup		No more lumpy gravies or soups. Follow
	LO	directions on package. To allow for blending
mixes
		action, use larger container than suggested on
		package.
Diet drink mixes or	LO	Measure recommended liquid amount.
instant breakfast		Add powder to liquid.

•For thorough blending, add liquid portion of recipe last (such as milk to ice cream for a milk shake). Exception: When blending a powdered mix with a liquid, add liquid first and then powder (such as milk for a diet drink or water for a soup mix).

•When processing bread, cracker and cookie crumbs or chopping nuts, use a covered container.

•Cut all solids (cooked meats, vegetables and fruit) into approximately 1-inch pieces before blending.

•Remember: The blender performs its tasks in seconds – not minutes. Stop blender and check the consistency before contents become too fine or overblended.

•Do not overtax the motor with extra-heavy loads such as stiff dough, cream cheese dips or butter.

•If blending action in container should stop during processing before mixture is smooth, unplug unit and remove ingredients from blade with rubber spatula. Plug in unit to complete blending.

•It may be necessary to stop blending action and remove blade-end from ingredients and reinsert several times before mixture becomes smooth.

•To make beverages icy cold, add one ice cube at a time (up to 6) to an already- blended mixture. Raise and lower blender in a steady motion until ice is crushed.

NOTE: Your blender is not designed to crush larger quantities of ice.

•For fluffy shakes, aerate upper part of mixture by raising blender from bottom of container.

•To chop fruits and vegetables, use chopper bowl accessory.

YOUR BLENDER WON’T

•Whip egg whites or skim milk stiff.

•Mash freshly boiled potatoes.

•Grind raw meat, coffee beans, or whole spices.

•Extract juices from fruits or vegetables.

•Grate cheese or chocolate.

SPLATTER-FREE BLENDING TIPS

1.Avoid lifting unit out of ingredients while motor is on.

2.To prevent spillage: Fill a container about

two-thirds full. Suggested containers: Use included beaker for individual servings of drinks or shakes. For larger blending, use mixing bowl or measuring cup with a 2-cup capacity or larger.

3.When processing dry ingredients, use the chopper attachment, large cup or bowl. Make sure container is large enough to allow for free movement of ingredients during blending.

Canned tomatoes	LO	Process until desired consistency is obtained.
Instant pudding,	LO	Add recommended amount of cold liquid last.
mousse	then
	HI
Cake mixes (not	LO	Follow package proportions, adding liquids and
recommended for
	then
angel food, brownie		eggs last.
	HI
or muffin mixes)
Cracker or cookie	LO	Process in covered plastic container. Break
crumbs	then	about 6 crackers or cookies into container. For
	HI	thorough blending, redistribute crumbs.
Whipping cream	LO then	Process until desired volume is obtained.
	HI
Icy beverages	LO then	Add one cube at a time to already smooth
		beverage. Raise and lower blender in a steady
	HI
		motion until ice is crushed.
Chopped nuts	LO then	Process about 1/2 cup at a time in covered
		plastic container. For even blending,
	HI
		redistribute nuts.
		Cut into 1-inch pieces. If necessary, stop
Pureed fruits	HI	blending, lift unit out of mixture and start
		again until desired consistency is obtained.
		Cut into 1-inch pieces. Add liquid to container
Baby food	HI	last. If necessary, stop blending, lift unit out of
		mixture and start again until desired
		consistency is obtained.
Ground meat	HI	Cut cooked meat into 1-inch pieces. Process about
		1/2 cup at a time in covered plastic container.
Dips	HI	Process until desired consistency is obtained.
		Not recommended for cream cheese.

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