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

hints

 

to use your mixer

 

 

1

Turn the head-lift lever anti-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

4Turn the head-lift lever anti-clockwise and lower the mixer head till it locks.

5Switch on by turning the speed switch to the desired setting.

Switch to pulse P for short bursts.

6Turn and remove.

Switch off and scrape the bowl with the spatula frequently.

Eggs at room temperature are best for whisking.

Before whisking egg whites, make sure there’s no grease or egg yolk on the whisk or bowl.

Use cold ingredients for pastry unless your recipe says otherwise.

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points for bread making

important Never exceed the maximum capacities below - you’ll overload the machine.

If you hear the machine labouring, switch off, remove half the dough and do each half separately.

The ingredients mix best if you put the liquid in first.

maximum capacities

 

 

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MAJOR

shortcrust pastry

Flour weight: 680g - 1lb 8oz

Flour weight: 910g - 2lb

stiff yeast dough

Flour weight: 1.36kg - 3lb

Flour weight: 1.5kg - 3lb 5oz

 

Total weight: 2.18kg - 4lb 13oz

Total weight: 2.4kg - 5lb 5oz

soft yeast dough

Flour weight: 1.3kg - 2lb 14oz

Flour weight: 2.6kg - 5lb 12oz

 

Total weight: 2.5kg - 5lb 8oz

Total weight: 5kg - 11lb

fruit cake mix

Total weight: 2.72kg - 6lb

Total weight: 4.55kg - 10lb

egg whites

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16

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.

for cleaning see page 6

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Kenwood KMM7XX, KMC5XX Mixing tools and some of their uses, To use your mixer, Points for bread making, Maximum capacities

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