Recommended speeds for beaters and kneaders
Please note that these are recommendations only and the speed you select may
depend upon the bowl size, quantities, the ingredients you are mixing and
personal preference.
Gradually increase to the recommended speeds below.
Food type
Beaters
Egg whites
Cream
Whisked sponge
All in one cake mixes
Batter
Rubbing fat into flour
Adding water to combine
pastry ingredients
Fruit cake
Creaming fat and sugar
Folding in flour, fruit, etc.
Royal icing
Kneaders
Bread
cleaning
Always switch off, unplug and
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remove the beaters or kneaders
before cleaning.
Never put the handmixer body in
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water or let the cord or plug get
wet.
Never use abrasives to clean parts.
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beaters, kneaders
Wash by hand or in your
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dishwasher, then dry.
handmixer body
Wipe with a damp cloth, then dry.
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Recommended Recommended Approximate
maximum
quantities
8
500ml
3 egg mix
600g total mix
800ml
250g flour
900g total mix
4 egg mix
450g flour
storage
1 Wrap the cord around the base of
2 Place the handmixer on its end
3 Store the beaters in the two outside
4 Store the kneaders in the two inside
5
speeds
4 – 5
1 – 5
4 – 5
1 – 5
4 – 5
1 – 2
1
5
1 – 2
1 – 5
1 – 5
the hand mixer 2. Then clip the
cord together using the cord tidy.
into the worktop storage unit i,
ensuring the plug and handle are
facing away from the storage pillars
3.
storage pillars g.
storage pillars h.
times
3 minutes
4 minutes
5 minutes
1
⁄
- 2 minutes
1
2
1 minute
3 minutes
1 minute
4 minutes
1 minute
5 – 6 minutes
2 – 3 minutes
Re-knead
30 – 45
seconds