Food
Preparation & Usage
Quantity
Function
Time
Lean meat/
Trim excess fat and sinew,
250g
Chop/speed 2
10-20 secs
poultry
cut into 2cm cubes
Use: mince
Fish/seafood
Remove skin and bones
300g
Chop/speed 2
10-15 secs
and cut into 2cm cubes
Use: mince
Raw veg
Peel and cut into
200g
Chop/speed 2
10-30 secs
1.5-2cm cubes
Use: stuffing, filling, puree, soup
Nuts
Remove shells
200g
Chop/speed 2
10-30 secs
Use: cakes, toppings, pastes
Bread or biscuit
Cut bread into 2cm pieces,
100g
Chop/speed 2
10-30 secs
crumbs
break up biscuits
Use: cheesecake crust
Mayonnaise
Mix the egg yolk and vinegar.
125g
Mix/speed 1
10-15 secs
Add the oil
Blend/Speed3
60 secs
Use: dressings
Whipped cream
Add sugar or vanilla if desired
300ml
Mix/speed 1
20 secs
Use: topping
Pulse
1-2 times
Herbs/spices
Whole or halved
1 cup
Chop/speed 2
20-30 secs
Use: pastes, sauces
Smoothie
Milk, whole fresh fruits,
Max 800 ml
Smoothie or
20-30 secs
yoghurt, ice cream
Blend/speed 3
Use: milkshakes, frappes
Fresh fruit
Whole, chopped berries
250g
Chop/speed 2
30 secs
Use: dessert sauce
Dried Fruit
Chopped dry fruit
300g
Chop/speed 2
30 secs
Use: fruit mince
Ice
Crush
Max 1 tray/250g
Ice Crush or
10-20 secs
Use: mixed drinks, cocktails, slurpies
Chop/speed 2
Suggested uses for your Breville Ikon
™
Blender
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Tips on how to use your Breville Ikon
™
Blender
Do
•
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 tray or 250g.
•
Use ‘SMOOTHIE’ for drink making using both liquid
and solid ingredients
•
Ensure all foods are cut into cubes
(approx. 2-3cm squares) where appropriate to
achieve an even result.
•
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
1
1
/
2
cups of ingredients through the opening in
the lid if desired.
•
Thick mixtures puree more efficiently if the blender
is
1
/
4
to
1
/
2
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 twice during blending. Do not use
metal utensils as they may damage the blades or
blender jug.
Don’t
•
Do not blend a heavy mixture for more than 30
seconds. For normal blending tasks, for example,
mayonnaise, dressings etc., do not operate for
longer than 1 minute at one time without turning
off the blender and stirring the ingredients, and
then continue blending.
•
Do not operate the blender without having the
blender lid in position. To add additional ingredients
whilst blending, remove the inner lid and place
ingredients through the opening in
the lid. When adding oil or other liquids during
operation, slowly pour through the small holes on
either side of the inner lid.
•
Do not fill the blender jug above the 'MAX' line.
When the blender jug is filled at or near the 'MAX'
line, place one hand on the blender lid to avoid
displacement of the lid during operation.
•
Do not place any objects, other than food or
liquid, into the blender whilst the motor is running.
•
Do not use the blender jug to store food.
•
The blender will not knead dough or mash potatoes.
•
Do not remove the blender jug while the blender is
operating. Always make sure the blender is off by
pressing the ‘Power’ button, switch off the power
at the power outlet and unplug the power cord
from the power outlet.
•
Do not overload the blender with more than the
specified quantity of ingredients as doing so could
cause the motor to stall. Turn the blender off by
pressing the ‘Power’ button on the control panel,
switch off the power at the power outlet and
unplug the cord. Remove a portion of the mixture
from the blender jug before continuing.
•
Do not place hot or boiling ingredients into the
blender; allow to cool before placing into the
blender jug.
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This blending chart is to be used as a guide only.
Note
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