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A GUIDE TO THE SPEED SETTINGS
The hand mixer has sixteen speed settings. Begin mixing your ingredients on a low setting
and increase the speed slowly.
Attachments
Recommended
Speed
Use
Beaters
1-2
Use lower speeds for combining
dry ingredients with liquid, and
rubbing fat into flour for pastry.
Beaters
3-5
Use medium to higher speeds for
mixing cakes, whipping cream,
meringues, batters, eggs and
creaming butter and sugar.
Dough Hooks
1-5
To use on thicker mixtures such as
bread, biscuit dough and muffin
mix.
Use lower speeds for thicker
mixtures such as tough dough
mixtures.
Beaters or Dough Hooks
Pulse
Use for controlled mixing and a
fast burst of speed.