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NOVA Cooking & Beverage Blender Welcome Initial Setup Blender Parts Overview Getting Started Cold Blending Hot Blending More Controls Support & Contact Information Getting Started Guide Full Manual, How to Videos and Recipes available online at instantappliances.com Register your product today at instantappliances.com/support/register...
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Welcome to the world of Instant cooking. Hello! Thank you for welcoming us into your kitchen. Having families ourselves, we developed the Instant Nova to ™ ™ allow busy families and professionals alike to cook healthy, delicious meals more easily and in less time.
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Initial Setup • Remove all packaging material from in and around the blender and verify that all parts are accounted for. • Do not remove safety stickers from blender base, pitcher, or lid. • Do not remove rating label from bottom of blender base.
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Blender Parts Overview Glass Pitcher Lid Brace Catch Lid Cap Pitcher Handle Blender Lid Measurement Indicators 8 Stainless Steel Blades Safety Lid Lock Position Indicator Lid Brace Concealed Heating Element Black Silicone Seal Blender Base Blade Coupler 3-in-1 Food Tamper Position Indicator Measuring Cup &...
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Getting Started Before using the Instant Ace Nova, follow the steps below to clean the pitcher before first use. Secure Power Cord Fill Pitcher with Water Connect to a 120V power source. With the lid removed, fill with hot water to 32 oz / 1000 mL as indicated Note: Display will remain blank until pitcher is in place on on the pitcher.
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Secure Lid Place Pitcher Place lid on pitcher and turn lid Place the glass pitcher on blender clockwise until it clicks into place. base by aligning the position indicator near the bottom of the Lid braces must fit over glass lid brace pitcher to the position indicator catches, located on pitcher.
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Add Dish Soap Turn lid cap counter-clockwise to remove lid cap from lid. Add a few drops of dish soap to pitcher. Fit lid cap into lid and turn clockwise until it clicks into place. Add a minimal amount of dish soap to the pitcher. Too much dish soap results in excess foam, which may cause the CAUTION pitcher to overflow.
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Select Program Press Clean. Press Start/Pause. Blender will run high speed cycles, pausing between pulses. When program has completed, display will indicate “End”. WARNING Do not reach into pitcher while blender is in use. Rotating blades can cause damage and serious injury. Do not put hands, spatulas, or any other utensil into pitcher while blender is running.
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Empty Pitcher Lift the pitcher up and off the blender base. When pitcher is removed from blender base, display will go blank. Turn the lid counter-clockwise and lift up and off the pitcher. Discard soapy water and rinse pitcher, lid, and lid cap with warm, clear water.
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Stacking Food Ingredients Stacking When blending cold ingredients, the order in which ingredients are placed in the pitcher may affect the blender’s performance. It is best to add the liquid ingredients first and then add the dry ingredients after. Stacking Order 1 Liquids 2 Powders &...
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Cold Blending Cold blending programs do not apply heat, and blend at different intervals throughout the countdown to break down frozen fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, oats, and more. Blend smoothies, crush ice for summer drinks, create frozen yogurt and small-batch sorbet. Note: The blender will not cool or freeze food items.
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Hot Blending Hot blending programs combine boiling and blending for optimal one-pitcher performance. Cook fresh ingredients, or blend and heat pre-cooked ingredients into soups, purées, baby food and more. Note: These programs apply a gentle-blending start, then add an intermittent quick-stir motion to agitate food contents throughout the cooking program.
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More Controls Blend Up to 5 minutes of continuous blending. 10 speeds shown on display. Blend Used for manual blending. Adjust speed and time by pressing + and – on either side of Start/Pause Temperature When in Standby, Press and hold “ ”...
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