KitchenAid KP26M1X Mixer User Manual


 
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Using your Stand Mixer
Speed Control Guide -
10 Speed Stand Mixers
All speeds have the Soft Start
®
feature that
automatically starts the Stand Mixer at a
lower speed to help avoid ingredient splash-
out and “our puff” at start-up, then quickly
increases to the selected speed for optimal
performance.
Speed Used for Attachment Description
Stir Stirring For slow stirring, combining, mashing,
starting all mixing procedures. Use to
add our and dry ingredients to batter,
and add liquids to dry ingredients. Do
not use STIR speed to mix or knead
yeast doughs.
2 Slow Mixing, For slow mixing, mashing, faster stirring.
Kneading Use to mix and knead yeast doughs,
heavy batters, and candies; start mashing
potatoes or other vegetables; cut
shortening into our; mix thin or splashy
batters.
4 Mixing, For mixing semi-heavy batters, such as
Beating cookies. Use to combine sugar and
shortening and to add sugar to egg
whites for meringues. Medium speed for
cake mixes. Use with: Food Grinder,
Rotor Slicer/Shredder, Pasta Roller, and
Fruit/Vegetable Strainer.
6 Beating, For medium-fast beating (creaming) or
Creaming whipping. Use to nish mixing cake,
doughnut, and other batters. High speed
for cake mixes.
8-10 Fast Beating, For whipping cream, egg whites, and
Fast Whipping, boiled frostings. For whipping small
Whipping amounts of cream, egg whites or for
nal whipping of mashed potatoes.
NOTE: Use Speed 2 to mix
or knead yeast doughs. Use of
any other speed creates high
potential for Stand Mixer failure.
The PowerKnead™ Spiral Dough
Hook efciently kneads most
yeast dough within 4 minutes.
6-6.5 Quart
(5.67-6.15 L)
5-5.5 Quart
(4.73-5.20 L)
Flour
Bread
Cookies
Mashed
Potatoes
13-14 cups
8
1
/
4
loaves
13 dozen
8 lbs
10-12 cups
6 loaves
9 dozen
6
1
/
2
lbs
Capacity Chart
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