the mixer
the mixing tools and some of their uses
K-beater
For making cakes, biscuits, pastry, icing, fillings, éclairs and mashed
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potato.
whisk
For eggs, cream, batters, fatless sponges, meringues, cheesecakes,
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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 use your mixer
Turn the head-lift lever clockwise
1
Ensure the bowl seating pad is correctly fitted with the
uppermost.
to insert a tool
Push up till it stops
2
Fit the bowl onto the base - press down and turn clockwise
3
Lift the mixer head slightly then turn the head-lift lever clockwise and lower the
4
mixer head till it locks.
Switch on by turning the speed switch to the desired setting.
5
Switch to pulse
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Switch off and unplug after use.
6
to remove a tool
Turn and remove.
7
hints
Switch off and scrape the bowl with the spatula frequently.
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Eggs at room temperature are best for whisking.
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Before whisking egg whites, make sure there's no grease or egg yolk
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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
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machine.
If you hear the machine labouring, switch off, remove half the dough
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and do each half separately.
The ingredients mix best if you put the liquid in first.
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Maximum capacities
Shortcrust pastry
Bread dough (stiff yeasted)
Soft yeasted dough (enriched Flour weight 1.3kg/2lb 14oz 2.6kg/5lb 12oz
with butter and eggs)
Fruit cake mix (creaming fat Total weight
and sugar method)
Egg whites
* Egg sizes used = medium sized (Weight 53-63g).
speed switch
K-beater
creaming fat and sugar start on ' min' , gradually increasing to 'max' .
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beating eggs into creamed mixtures 4 - 'max'.
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folding in flour, fruit etc ' min' - 1
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all in one cakes start on 'min' speed, gradually increase to 'max'.
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rubbing fat into flour ' min' - 2.
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whisk
Gradually increase to 'max'.
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dough hook
Start on 'min', gradually increasing to 1 .
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important
Ensure that no bowl tool is fitted or stored in the bowl when using other
outlets.
and raise the mixer head till it locks.
then turn.
for short bursts.
P
CHEF
680g/1lb 8oz
Flour weight
Flour weight
1.36kg/3lb
Total weight 2.18kg/4lb 13oz 2.4kg/5lb 5oz
Total weight
2.5kg/5lb 8oz
2.72kg/6lb
(9 egg mix)
Number
Weight
(455g)
6
symbol
MAJOR
910g/2lb
1.5kg/3lb 5oz
5kg/11lb
4.55kg/10lb
(15 egg mix)
12
16
(605g)