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USING YOUR STAND MIXER
SETTING UP YOUR STAND MIXER
Adjusting your beater to bowl clearance
Flat Beater for normal to heavy mixtures
(Recommended operating time is 1-10 minutes, depending upon recipe):
cakes
biscuits
creamed frostings
quick breads
candies
meat loaf
cookies
mashed potatoes
pie pastry
Wire Whip for mixtures that need air incorporated
(Recommended operating time is 1-30 minutes, depending upon recipe):
eggs
sponge cakes
egg whites
angel food cakes
heavy cream
mayonnaise
boiled frostings
some candies
Dough Hook for mixing and kneading yeast doughs
(Recommended operating time is 1-10 minutes, depending upon recipe):
breads
coffee cakes
rolls
buns
USING YOUR STAND MIXER
Your Stand Mixer is adjusted at the factory so the flat beater just clears the bottom of the
bowl. If, for any reason, the flat beater hits the bottom of the bowl or is too far away from
the bowl, you can correct the clearance easily.
1. Turn speed control to “0” (OFF).
2. Unplug Stand Mixer or disconnect
power.
3. Raise guard.
4. Lower the bowl to the down position.
5. Turn beater height adjustment screw
slightly counter clockwise (left) to raise
the flat beater or clockwise (right) to
lower the flat beater.
6. Make adjustment with flat beater, so
it just clears surface of the bowl. If you
over adjust the screw, the bowl lift
lever may not lock into place.
NOTE: When properly adjusted, the flat beater will not strike on the bottom or side of the
bowl. If the flat beater or the wire whip is so close that it strikes the bottom of the bowl,
coating may wear off the flat beater (for coated beaters) or wires on the wire whip may
wear. Scraping the sides of the bowl may be necessary under certain conditions regardless
of beater adjustment. The Stand Mixer must be stopped to scrape bowl or damage to the
Stand Mixer may occur.
Using your KitchenAid accessories
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