Kenwood Cuisine KM120 Manual page 4

KENWOOD CUISINE
the mixer
Use the mixer for cakes, bread, pastry and meringues
the mixing tools and some of their uses
whisk f or whisking egg whites; cream; instant puddings; all-in-one cake
mixes; creaming margarine and sugar (use a block margarine at
room temperature); mixing eggs into sponge and fruit cakes.
dough kneaders for all yeast mixtures. Use both kneaders together.
stirrer for stirring flour or fruit into cake mixes; making shortcrust pastry.
important Never run the mixer for longer than 10 minutes - it will overheat.
Don't use the whisk for heavy mixtures - you could damage it.
After cleaning, re-fit the bowl. This keeps the mechanism
underneath covered.
to use the mixer
Turn the on/off switch to '
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Put your ingredients into the mixing bowl, then fit the bowl onto the
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base. If necessary, turn it slightly until it drops into place.
The tools are colour-marked and so are the sockets they go into.
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Choose a tool, find the socket that matches its colour, then insert -
turn and push
Use both dough kneaders together; use the other tools singly.
Lower the mixer head until it clicks shut - otherwise the
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mixer won't work.
Select a speed
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Plug in, then turn the on/off switch to '
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To switch off, turn the switch back to '
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to remove a tool Switch off.
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Release the mixer head
2
Press the tool release button
3
Remove the tool before removing the bowl.
hints If you've got something in the mixing bowl that might splash (eg cream
or flour), start on the lowest speed, then increase it if necessary.
If you hear the machine labouring, increase the speed.
choosing a speed for all functions
whisking high
kneading high
stirring flour/fruit into cake mixes low to medium
making pastry low to medium
liquidiser high
knife blade medium to high
slicer/shredder/chipper medium to high
citrus juicer low to medium
centrifugal juicer high
maximum capacities egg whites 8
liquidiser 1 litre (1
one-stage sponge cake total weight 1.2kg (2lb 10oz)
fruit cake total weight 1.75kg (3lb 14oz)
pastry flour weight 300g (10oz)
bread dough flour weight 1kg (2lb 3oz) - but only if the liquid
content is at least 500ml (18fl oz). If the mixture is drier than this,
mix it in two batches. Otherwise you'll strain the mixer.
chopping meat 340g (12oz)
for cleaning see page 7
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