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WARNING
Rotating Blades Can
Cause Severe Injury.
DO NOT
reach into the container while the
machine is running.
Wet-Blade Container:
Designed for processing
liquids, including juice, frozen mixtures,
sauces, soup, purees, batter, and for wet
chopping. The wet blades can also process
grain and knead dough, but they are not
quite as efficient as the dry blades in this
application. See instructions for dry
container use.
Dry-Blade Container:
These blades are clearly
marked “D” and are designed specifically for
processing dry materials such as grain, cereal
and coffee, and are also used for kneading
bread dough. The dry blades CANNOT process
liquids efficiently.
If you prepare herbs on a
regular basis, you may wish to purchase a
separate dry-blade container.
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W
D
W
The wet-blade container comes as standard with the Vitamix
machine. The blade is identified by a “W” for wet. This blade is
used for most of your recipes. Additional containers with wet or
dry blades may be purchased separately.
Moving Parts
May Become
Hot with
Extended Use.
DO NOT
touch.
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CAUTION
Variable Speed
Before using the Variable Speed option, always begin with the
Variable Speed Dial pointed at Variable Speed 1.
1.
To begin the blending process, press down on the Start/Stop
Switch.
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CAUTION
To Avoid Possible Burns, Never
Start on Speeds Above 1 when
Processing Hot Liquids.
Escaping steam, splashes or contents
may scald.
To secure the contents, lock the lid and lid
plug securely in place prior to operating
the machine.
Always start on Variable 1, then slowly
increase to 10.
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45
2.
Slowly turn the Variable Speed Dial to the desired speed,
depending on the recipe used.
3.
At the end of the blending cycle, press down on the Start/
Stop Switch to stop the blending process. Rotate the
Variable Speed Dial back to Variable Speed 1.
Use the highest setting stated
in the recipe for as much of the
processing time as possible to
make smoothies, soup, shakes,
frozen mixtures, purées, nut
butter, and for grinding grain.
Processing times will generally
be less than one minute (most
take less than 30 seconds).
The higher speed provides the best quality of refinement,
breaking down ice, frozen fruit, whole fruit or vegetables,
and grains to a smooth, lump-free consistency.
Blending for too long at too low a speed setting will
overheat the machine and cause the Automatic Overload
Protection to turn off the machine. Blending on a higher
speed maximises the working of the motor’s cooling fan to
avoid overheating.
