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gers, a wooden or plastic spoon or similar cooking utensils or foreign substances in the
blender jug. Always turn the appliance off and wait for the motor to stop before taking
the blender jug off the motorblock, removing the lid, checking the food, pushing the food
down with a spoon or filling in more ingredients. Use cutlery made of wood, rubber or
plastic only. Never use force when trying to push the food down or trying to remove food
that blocks the blade.
The Design Mixer Advanced Plus can not replace all of your kitchen appliances. The
mixer can not be used for: beating the white of eggs or juicing fruits and vegetable. Also
it is not possible to use it for stirring very firm batter or dough or for chopping very hard
ingredients such as nuts with shell, bones or alike.
IMPORTANT:
Do not leave any food dry on the surfaces of the appliance. Always cle-
an the appliance right after use (see ›Care and Cleaning‹).
• Use Low speeds (1 - 3 – Mix, Chop and Blend) for drink or cocktail making and
emulsions such as mayonnaise, dressings, marinades and foods that require mixing
until just combined, such as batters.
• Use High speeds (4 - 5 – Puree and Liquify) for pureeing soups and aerating liquids.
• Use PULSE for foods that only require short bursts of power such as chopping nuts.
• Use ICE CRUSH for ice crushing. The maximum amount of ice cubes the blender can
blend at any one time is 1 standard ice try or 250 g.
• Use SMOOTHIE for drink making using both liquid and solid ingredients.
• Ensure all foods are cut into cubes (approx. 2 - 3 cm squares) where appropriate to
achieve an even result.
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IMPORTANT:
Do not overload the motor with food that is oversized or too hard.
Turn the appliance off as soon as the motor stalls or stucks to avoid overheating of the
motor (see ›Trouble shooting‹). Fill liquid ingredients into the blender jug first unless it
is described different in the recipe. Prepare your food before you fill it into the blender
jug. Do not overfill the blender jug.
• Do not put more than 2 cups of warm ingredients into the blender before blending
commences. After the blending process has begun and the blades are turning you
may slowly add another 1½ cups of ingredients through the opening in the lid if
desired.
• Thick mixtures puree more efficiently if the blender is ¼ to ¼ full.
• When using several ingredients, place liquid ingredients in the blender jug before
solid ingredients, unless specified in the recipe.
• When blending thick or dry mixtures it may be necessary to stop the blender and
scrape down the sides of the blender jug with a plastic or rubber spatula, once or