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Insignia NS-BLSS02 Blender
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Using your blender
During the first few minutes of initial use, you may notice smok e or a slight
odor. This is normal and should quickly disappear. It will not recur after your
blender has been used a few more times.

Tips

• If ingredients stick to the sides of the glass pitcher during blending, turn
the control dial to the OFF position and unplug the power cord from the
power outlet. Make sure that the blades have stopped turning. Remove
the lid, and with a plastic or silicone spatula, scrape the contents from the
sides of the glass pitcher. Replace the lid before you continuing blending.
• Do not overload the glass pitcher. Your blender is intended to process
regular household quantities.
• For better and more even blending, cut vegetables into wedges or strips.
Cut other food into 1-inch cubes.
• Do not place anything other than liquids or food inside the glass pitcher
when operating.
• Your blender is not meant to knead dough or mash potatoes.
• Never place hot or boiling ingredients into the gl ass pitcher. If blending
warm ingredients, do not fill the glass pitcher with more than two cups of
ingredients.
• Follow recipe directions. But as a rule of thumb, add liquid ingredients
into the glass pitcher before adding solid ingredients.
• Use intermittent pulses of about 10 seconds to blend heavy in gredients
and mixtures.
• Do not run your blender for more than one minute without turning it off
and letting the ingredients settle slightly. This helps prevent
over-blending.
• The blender motor will not operate without the glass pitcher posi tioned
correctly on top of the blender base.
• Do not remove the rubberized pour-through lid while operating. To add
liquid ingredients while blending, remove the two-ounce measuring cup
from the lid and pour ingredients through the opening. Do not put a
utensil or any other object throug h the opening in the lid.
• Never store foods or liquid in the pitcher.
• To reduce wear on the blade assembly and motor, add solid foods in
½cup increments.
• If a recipe requires different speeds for blending, blend one portion at a
time.
• When crushing ice, start with four to six ice cubes, then add one to two
cubes at a time. We recommend that you use only large, solid ice cubes
from the freezer. The ice cubes also should not be wet.