care and cleaning
l
Always switch off and unplug before
cleaning.
l
Handle the blades with care - they
are extremely sharp.
l
Some foods may discolour the
plastic. This is perfectly normal and
won’t harm the plastic or affect the
flavour of your food. Rub with a cloth
dipped in vegetable oil to remove the
discolouration.
power unit
l
Wipe with a damp cloth, then dry.
cover/bowls/knife blades
l
Wash by hand, then dry.
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Alternatively they can be washed on
the top rack of your dishwasher.
l
The parts are unsuitable for use in a
Steam Steriliser. Instead use a
sterilising solution in accordance with
the sterilising solutions
manufacturer’s instructions.
storage
The 200ml bowl can be placed on
the top of the 500ml bowl for
storage.
5
processing guide
food
500 ml
200 ml
preparation
maximum
max qtys max qtys
time/speed
Meat
150g
75g
Remove bones, fat and gristle.
5-10 sec/high
Cut into 1-2 cm cubes.
Herbs eg parsley
30g
15g
Remove stalks. Herbs are best
10 sec/low or
chopped when clean and dry.
high
Nuts, eg almonds,
100g
50g
Remove shells, process until
10 sec/high
hazelnuts, walnuts,
chopped. (Note: the
pecans
consistency of fine ground
almonds will not be
achievable).
Cheese eg Gruyere
100g
50g
Cut into 1-2cm cubes
10 sec/high
Bread
40g
20g
Remove crusts and cut
10 sec/low
into 1-2 cm cubes.
Biscuit
100g
50g
Break into pieces.
In pulses
low or high
Hardboiled eggs
3
1
Halve or quarter depending
5 sec/high
upon size.
Onions or shallots
150g
75g
Cut into approximate
In pulses / low
2 cm piece.
Garlic
150g
75g
Break into cloves.
5-10 sec/low
Soft fruit
130g
65g
Remove stalks.
5-10 sec/low
eg raspberries
Dried fruit eg
110g
55g
Cut into 1-2 cm piece.
5-10 sec/high
apricots, prunes
Root ginger
75g
30g
Peel and cut into small pieces
5-10 sec/high
approximately 1cm in size.
Soup
0.4 l
–
500ml bowl only
Never blend more than 0.4 l soup. For best
results drain the ingredients and place the solids
into the bowl with a small quantity of liquid from
the recipe. Process until the desired consistency
has been reached, then add back to the
remainder of the liquid.