Kenwood KM040 the mixer, the mixing tools and some of their uses, to use your mixer, speed switch

KENWOOD CHEF AND MAJOR KM030 – KM040 series

the mixer

the mixing tools and some of their uses

K-beater ● For making cakes, biscuits, pastry, icing, fillings, éclairs and mashed potato.

whisk ● For eggs, cream, batters, fatless sponges, meringues, cheesecakes, mousses, soufflés. Don’t use the whisk for heavy mixtures (eg creaming fat and sugar) - you could damage it.

dough hook ● For yeast mixtures.

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to insert a tool

to remove a tool

	to use your mixer
1	Turn the head-lift lever clockwise		and raise the mixer head till it locks.
2	Push up till it stops	then turn.

3Fit the bowl onto the base - press down and turn clockwise

4To lower the mixer head, raise it slightly, then turn the head lift lever clockwise. Lower into the locked position.

●Turn and remove.

5Connect the mixer to the power supply. The display will show 88:88 and

then clear leaving the power on indicator illuminated .

6 Turn the speed switch		to the desired setting and then press the start/stop
button	to start the mixer. The timer will count up in 1 second intervals.

The speed can be changed at any time whilst the mixer is operating.

7Stop the mixer by pressing the start/stop button . The operating time will be displayed and if the machine is re started the timer will continue counting providing no longer than 3 minutes has elapsed. If the mixer is not used within this time the display will re set to 00:00.

Important - If at any time, the mixer head is raised during an operation, the mixer will automatically stop and it will not re start when the mixer head is lowered. It will only restart when the head is lowered and the start/stop

button is pressed.

pulse position

To select pulse turn the speed switch anti clockwise to the position. The mixer will run at maximum speed for as long as the switch is held in this

position. When the switch is released it will return to the ‘min’ position and the mixer will stop.

Note: If the mixer is running in the timer mode the pulse function will not operate.

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fold button

Press and release the fold button and the mixer will automatically operate on minimum speed for 2-3 seconds. The button can be held down for a longer operation or pressed repeatedly as needed to combine ingredients. Note: If the mixer is running in the timer mode the fold function will not operate.

speed switch

K-beater ● creaming fat and sugar start on min, gradually increasing to ‘max’.

●beating eggs into creamed mixtures 4 - ‘max’.

●folding in flour, fruit etc Min - 1

●all in one cakes start on min speed, gradually increase to max.

●rubbing fat into flour min - 2.

whisk ● Gradually increase to ‘max’.

dough hook ● Start on ‘min’, gradually increasing to 1.

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