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| TIPS FOR GREAT RESULTS
HOW TO...
Dissolve flavoured gelatin:
Pour boiling
water into the pitcher; add gelatin. Remove
centre ingredient cup, and place a towel
over the lid. Blend at Speed 1 until gelatin
is dissolved, about 10 to 30 seconds. Add
other ingredients.
Make cookie, cracker, or bread crumbs:
Break cookies, crackers, or bread into
pieces about 4 cm in diameter. Place
in pitcher. In Pulse mode, cover and
blend at Speed 2, pulsing a few times,
about 3 seconds each time, until reaching
desired consistency.
Make a finer crumbs for pie and dessert
crusts:
Break cookies, crackers, or bread
into pieces about 4 cm in diameter and
place in the pitcher. Pulse in shorts bursts
until reaching desired consistency, about
20 to 30 seconds.
Chop fruits and vegetables:
Put 2 cups
(475 mL) of fruit or vegetable chunks
in pitcher. Use short runs of Speed 1 until
reaching desired consistency.
Purée fruits:
Place 2 cups (475 mL)
canned or cooked fruit in pitcher.
Add 2 to 4 tablespoons (30 to 60 mL)
fruit juice or water per cup (240 mL)
of fruit. Cover and blend at Speed 4
about 5 to 10 seconds.
Purée vegetables:
Place 2 cups (475 mL)
canned or cooked vegetables in pitcher.
Add 2 to 4 tablespoons (30 to 60 ml)
broth, water, or milk per cup (240 mL) of
vegetables. Cover and blend at Speed 4
about 10 to 20 seconds.
Purée meats:
Place cooked, cubed, tender
meat in pitcher. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons
(45 to 60 mL) broth, water, or milk per
cup (240 mL) of meat. Cover and blend
on Speed 1 for 10 seconds. Stop the
Blender and scrape sides of pitcher.
Cover and blend on Speed 4 for 10 to
20 seconds longer.
Take lumps out of gravy:
If sauce or
gravy becomes lumpy, place in the pitcher.
Cover and blend at Speed 3 until smooth,
about 5 to 10 seconds.
Combine flour and liquid for thickening:
Place flour and liquid in pitcher. Cover and
blend at Speed 1 until smooth, about 5 to
10 seconds.
Prepare white sauce:
Place milk, flour,
and salt, if desired, in pitcher. Cover, and
blend at Speed 1 until well-mixed, about
5 to 10 seconds. Pour into saucepan and
cook as usual.
Make smoothies:
Place liquids and frozen
ingredients in pitcher first, then add other
ingredients on top. Cover and blend on
Crushed ice for 10 to 15 seconds, then
Speed 5 for 10 to 15 seconds, as desired.
Prepare pancake or waffle batter from
mix:
Place mix and other ingredients in
pitcher. Cover and blend at Speed 3 until
well-mixed, 10 to 20 seconds. Stop the
Blender and scrape sides of the pitcher
as needed.
Grate cheese:
Cut very cold cheese into
1.5 cm cubes. Place up to 1/2 cup (120 mL)
cheese in the pitcher. Cover, and blend at
Speed 5 about 5 to 10 seconds. For hard
cheeses, such as Parmesan, bring to room
temperature, then blend at Speed 5 for
10 to 15 seconds.
TIPS FOR GREAT RESULTS
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