user's instructions
4. F it the required accessory to the appliance. Press the accessory onto the shaft, and then turn the
accessory anticlockwise. The pins projecting from the accessory must be secured in the openings in the
shaft.
5. P ress the lift button downwards with one hand, and push the mixer head downwards with your other
hand until the head locks in position.
6. Put the plug into the wall socket.
7. T urn the speed dial to the required setting. Begin
at the lowest speed. Turn the dial to the 'PULSE'
position if you wish to mix the ingredients briefly.
8. W hen the ingredients have been mixed switch
off the appliance by turning the speed dial to the
'0' position.
9. Remove the plug from the wall socket.
10. P ress the lift button downwards with one hand,
and lift the mixer head with your other hand until
the head locks in the raised position.
11. T urn the mixing bowl to the left (anticlockwise)
to release it, and remove the bowl from the
appliance.
12. R emove the accessory from the appliance by
turning the accessory clockwise and removing
it from the shaft.
tips - General tips
• A lways begin with the speed dial set to position 1, and then gradually increase the speed to a higher
setting (see 'Recommended speeds').
• Y ou use the 'PULSE' position to operate the appliance briefly. The 'PULSE' function operates only whilst
the dial is held in this position.
tips - Mixing ingredients
• Make sure that the ingredients are at room temperature.
• W arm the mixer bowl and mixing blade by filling the bowl with hot water, fitting it to the appliance, and
then lowering the mixing blade into the water. Dispose of the water before you use the appliance.
• W hilst you are mixing the ingredients pause occasionally to scrape the sides of the mixing bowl. Always
make sure the appliance is switched off before you do so!
tips - Mixing batter for cakes, pie crusts, and biscuits
• C ool the mixing bowl and mixing blade as much as possible by placing them in the refrigerator for a
period of time.
• B egin mixing the ingredients by setting the dial to position 1. Then beat the ingredients to a light batter
at the highest speed (see 'Recommended speeds').
tips - Mixing dough for bread, and other fermenting doughs
Never knead the dough for an excessive time, since it will not rise.
tips - beating whipped cream and egg white
• Make sure that the mixing bowl and whisk are thoroughly clean before you start.
• D o not beat whipped cream for an excessive time, otherwise it will become fluid and is no longer suitable
for piping.
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