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1. Beforestarting,readtherecipe
completely.
2. Refrigeratedingredients,iebutterand
eggsshouldbeatroomtemperature
beforemixingbegins.Setthese
ingredientsoutaheadoftime.
3. Beforestartingyourrecipepreheatoven
tobakingtemperaturerecommendedin
the recipe.
4. Assembleallingredientsandutensils
near the mixer.
5. Toeliminatethepossibilityofshellsor
deteriorated/offeggsinyourrecipe,break
eggsintoaseparatecontainerfirst,then
add to the mixture.
6. Whenmixingeggwhites,besurethe
bowlsandbeatersarethoroughlycleaned
anddried.Aseventhesmallestamountof
oilonbeatersorbowlmaycausetheegg
whites not to aerate.
7. Alwaysstartmixingatslowspeeds.
Graduallyincreasetotherecommended
speed as stated in the recipe.
8. Whenmixingsmallquantitieswe
recommendusingthemixerasahand
mixer.
9. Donotoverbeat.Becarefulthatyou
onlymix/blendmixturesuntilthe
recommendedtimespecifiedinyour
recipe.Foldindryingredientsonlyuntil
justcombined.Alwaysusethelowspeed.
Atanystageofmixing,overbeatingcan
causetoughness,closetexture,lackof
risingorexcessiveshrinkage.Climatic
conditions,seasonaltemperaturechanges,
temperatureofingredientsandtheir
texturevariationfromareatoareaallplay
apartintherequiredmixingtimeandthe
resultsachieved.
10.Allrecipeshavebeenkitchentested,but
shouldyoufinditnecessarytovarythe
ingredientsorthesizeofthetinetc.allow
foravariationincookingtime.Always
testfordonenessinbakedfoodsbefore
removingfromtheovenorthecooking
appliance.
11.Duringmixing,ingredientsmaysplash
tothesidesofthebowl.Toscrapethe
bowl,turnthebeatersandbowlControl
Dialstothe‘OFF’positionandusinga
plasticorrubberspatula,scrapethebowl.
NEVERUSEAKNIFE,METALSPOONOR
FORK,asthismaycausedamagetothe
beatersandbowl.Alightscrapingafter
theadditionofeachingredientassistsin
achievingefficientmixing.
Cookery Tips for Best Results