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Mixing Techniques
The SmartPower CountUp
®
Hand Mixer
should always be set on the lowest
speed when you start mixing.
NOTE:
The professional chef's whisk
attachment is used only for light
whipping. See speeds 5 and 7-9
below. For all other mixing tasks,
use the super-sized beaters. The
chef's whisk should be used
without other attachments.
Speed 1
• Ultra-slow mixing to combine dry
ingredients without spatter.
• Fold delicate creams and egg whites
into batters.
• Start mixing frostings.
• Stir sauces and gravies.
• Mix muffins/pancakes.
Speed 2
• Add nuts, chips, dried fruit to cookie
doughs/batters.
• Add dry ingredients to batters/doughs.
• mash potatoes/squash.
• Cream cold (but not frozen) butter
and sugar.
Speed 3
• Cream softened butter and sugar.
• Start mixing cake mixes.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with
liquid ingredients.
Speed 4
• Add eggs to batters/doughs.
Speed 5
• Whip potatoes/squash.
• Whip cream (with professional
chef's whisk).
• Complete beating butter
cream frostings.
• Mix thin batters.
Speed 6
• Complete beating cake mixes.
• Beat whole eggs.
With Professional Chef's Whisk
Attachment:
Speed 7
• Add sugar to whipped egg whites.
Speed 8
• Beat egg yolks until thick and light.
Speed 9
• Whip egg whites.
RECIPES
Mixing Tips:
• Always read entire recipe and measure
all ingredients before beginning the
mixing process.
• For best results, do not measure flour
directly from the bag. Pour into a
container or bowl, scoop out the flour
and level with the back of a knife or
spatula. For flour stored in a container,
stir before measuring.
• Cream cheese, butter or eggs combine
more thoroughly at room temperature.
• Remove butter for recipe first and cut
into 1/2-inch pieces, then measure out
remaining ingredients for recipe. This
will hasten the warming process. Do
not warm butter for baking in a
microwave unless instructed to do so.
Microwaving can melt butter; melted
butter will change the final product.
• The best cheesecakes are made
when the eggs and cream cheese are
at a similar room temperature. While the
Cuisinart hand mixer can easily mix
cold cream cheese, the trick is not to
add too much air, which can cause
cracking.
• For best results, use heavy cream, cold
from the refrigerator, for whipped cream.
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