Kenwood Professional PM400 Mode D'emploi page 12

KENWOOD PM400
the mixer
the mixing tools and some of their uses
K-beater For making cakes, biscuits, pastry, icing, fillings, éclairs and mashed
G
potato.
whisk For eggs, cream, batters, fatless sponges, meringues, cheesecakes,
G
mousses, soufflés. Don't use the whisk for heavy mixtures (eg creaming
fat and sugar) - you could damage it.
dough hook G For yeast mixtures.
to use your mixer
Turn the head-lift lever anti-clockwise
1
locks.
to insert a tool Turn till it stops
2
Fit the bowl onto the base - press down and turn clockwise
3
Turn the head-lift lever anti-clockwise and lower the mixer head till it
4
locks - otherwise the mixer won't work .
Select a speed.
5
To start, press the green button. To stop, press the red button.
6
If you raise the mixer head while the machine's running, the machine
G
stops.
to remove a tool Unscrew.
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hints Switch off and scrape the bowl with the spatula frequently.
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G Eggs at room temperature are best for whisking.
G Before whisking egg whites, make sure there's no grease or egg yolk on
the whisk or bowl.
G Use cold ingredients for pastry unless your recipe says otherwise.
points for bread making
important G Never exceed the maximum capacities below - you'll overload the
machine.
G If you hear the machine labouring, switch off, remove half the dough
and do each half separately.
G The ingredients mix best if you put the liquid in first.
maximum capacities
shortcrust pastry G Flour weight:
Flour weight:
stiff yeast dough G
British type G Total weight:
Flour weight:
soft yeast dough G
continental type G Total weight:
Total weight:
fruit cake mix G
egg whites G
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speeds
K-beater creaming fat and sugar start on min , gradually increasing to 5 .
G
G beating eggs into creamed mixtures 4 - 'max'.
folding in flour , fruit etc Min - 1 .
G
G all in one cakes start on min speed, gradually increase to max.
G rubbing fat into flour min - 2.
whisk G Gradually increase to 'max'.
dough hook Start on 'min', gradually increasing to
G
for cleaning see page
and raise the mixer head till it
then push.
680g - 1lb 8oz
kg - lb
1.36 3
kg - lb oz
2.18 4 13
kg - lb oz
1.3 2 14
kg -
2.5 5lb 8oz
kg - lb
2.72 6
1 .
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