KitchenAid KSM7581BZ, Use & Care 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 “flour 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 flour 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 flour; 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 finish 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
final 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 efficiently 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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