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Care, Cleaning and Storage
Hints and Tips on how to use the Breville Power Blender
Hints and Tips
• Do not put more than 2 cups of ingredients into
the blender before blending commences. After the
blendingprocesshasbegunandthebladesareturning
youmayslowlyaddanother1½cupsofingredients
throughtheinnermeasuringcupopeningifdesired.
• Do not blend a heavy mixture for more than 30
secondsatonetimewithoutswitchingofftheblender.
For normal blending tasks, such as mayonnaise,
dressings, etc., do not operate for longer than 1
minuteatonetimewithoutswitchingofftheblender,
stirringtheingredientsthencontinuingoperation.
• Donotplacehotorboilingfoodsand/orliquidsinto
the blender; allow to cool before placing into the
blenderjug.
• When using several ingredients, place liquid
ingredientsintheblenderjugrstunlessspeciedin
therecipetodootherwise.
• When blending thick or dry mixtures it may be
necessarytostoptheblenderandscrapedownthe
sidesofthejug,onceortwice,duringblending.
• Theblenderwillnotkneaddoughormashpotatoes.
• Theblenderisnotdesignedtochop/mincemeator
extractjuicefromfruitandvegetables.
• Thickmixturessuchaspatés,pureemoreefciently
whentheblenderjugis¼to½full.
• Donotusetheblendertostorefood.
• Do not overload the blender with more than the
specied quantity of ingredients as doing socould
causethemotortostall.Turntheblenderoffbyturning
thespeedselectiondialtotheoff‘0’position,switch
offatthepoweroutletand unplugthepowercord.
Removeaportionofthemixturefromtheblenderjug
beforecontinuing.
• Donotoperatetheblenderwithouttheblenderlidin
position.Toaddadditionalingredientswhilstblending,
removetheinnermeasuringcupandplaceorpour
ingredientsthroughtheopeninginthelid.
• Donotlltheblenderjugabovethe1500ml/1.5LITRE
line. When the blender jug is lled at or near the
1500ml/1.5LITREline,holdtheblenderlidinplaceto
avoiddisplacementofthelidduringoperation.
• Donotusemetalutensilsastheymaydamagethe
bladesorblenderjug.
• Donotplaceanyobjects,otherthanfoodorliquid,
intotheblenderwhilstthemotorisrunning.
• Donotremovetheblenderjugwhentheblenderis
operating. Always ensure the speed selection dial
is turned to the off ‘0’ position, the appliance is
switchedoffatthepoweroutletandthepowercordis
unpluggedfromthepoweroutlet.
Suggested Uses
Crush ice
Tocrushice,place1cupoficecubesintotheblender
jug.Replacethelidandturnthespeedselectiondialto
ICE(Pulse)forshortburstsuntilasnowytexturediceis
achieved.Thiswilltakeapproximately15seconds.When
crushing ice, hold lid in place to avoid displacement
duringoperation.
Bread crumbs
Removethecrustsfromthebreadandtearintopieces.
Processsufcientpiecesatatimetocovertheblades.
Upto5slicesatatimecanbecrumbed.Stalebreadwill
producethebestresults.
Chopped nuts
Process¾ cupof nutsata time.UsetheICE (Pulse)
settingasthiswillgivemoreevenchopping.
Drinks
Filltheblenderjugatleast¼fullandremembertoleave
roomtoallowfrothtoformasthedrinkisaerated.
Ground coffee
Coffee beans can be ground sufciently ne for a
percolator or for infusion, but not nely enough for
dripolatororespressomachines.Process½cupcoffee
beansatatime.
Soups, sauces, purees
Themostefcientamounttoblendwilldependonthe
food/recipe used. However, generally, the more liquid
used, themore canbe processedat one time. Never
processboilingliquidsorhotingredients,allowtocool
beforeplacingintotheblenderjug.
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