the mixer
flexible beater whisk
dough hook
to insert a tool
to remove a tool
hints
important
the mixing tools and some of their uses
●For making cakes, biscuits, pastry, icing, fillings, éclairs and mashed
potato.
● Ideal for scraping mixes from the sides and base of the bowl during mixing. ● 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.
●For yeast mixtures.
to use your mixer
1Turn the
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2Push up till it stops then turn.
3Fit the bowl onto the base - press down and turn clockwise .
4Lift the mixer head slightly then turn the
5Select a speed.
6 | To start the mixer press the green button. To stop the mixer press the |
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7 | Unplug after use. |
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8 | Turn and remove. |
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● 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.
points for bread making
●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.
shortcrust pastry stiff yeast dough
soft yeast dough
fruit cake mix egg whites
flexible beater
whisk dough hook
maximum capacities
MAJOR
●Flour weight: 910g - 2lb
●Flour weight: 1.5kg - 3lb 5oz
●Total weight: 2.4kg - 5lb 5oz
●Flour weight: 2.6kg - 5lb 12oz
●Total weight: 5kg - 11lb
●Total weight: 4.55kg - 10lb
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speed switch
●creaming fat and sugar start on min, gradually increasing to 5.
●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.
●scraping mixes from the side of the bowl start on min, gradually increasing to 3.
●Gradually increase to max.
●Start on min, gradually increasing to 1.
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