IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and/or injury to persons, including the following: 1. Read all instructions. provided with blender). A rubber spatula may be used but must be used only 2. T his appliance is not intended for use by persons with reduced physical, sensory, when blender is not running. or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they are 13. Blades are sharp; handle carefully—especially when cleaning inside blender jar. closely supervised and instructed concerning use of the appliance by a person 14. Do not use a broken, chipped, or cracked blender jar. responsible for their safety. 15. Do not use broken, cracked, or loose cutting blade assembly. 3. This appliance should not be used by children. Keep the appliance and its cord 16. A lways operate blender with lid in place. Remove filler cap only for adding out of reach of children. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not ingredients or to insert the tamper. play with the appliance. 17. Be careful if hot liquid is poured into the blender as it can be ejected out of the 4. To protect against risk of electrical shock, do not put cord, plug, base, or motor in appliance due to sudden steaming water or other liquid. 18. When blending hot liquids in the open top blender jar, remove center filler cap 5. Unplug cord from outlet when not in use, before putting on or taking off parts, and and close any edge lid opening intended for pouring. To prevent possible burns: before cleaning.
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Other Consumer Safety Information This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar The appliance is not intended for commercial, professional, or applications such as: industrial use.The length of the cord used on this appliance was selected to reduce the hazards of becoming tangled in or tripping – s taff kitchen areas in shops, offices, and other working over a longer cord. If a longer cord is necessary, an approved environments; extension cord may be used. The electrical rating of the extension – farm houses; cord must be equal to or greater than the rating of the appliance. – b y clients in hotels, motels, and other residential-type The extension cord must be a grounding-type, 3-wire cord. Care environments; must be taken to arrange the extension cord so that it will not drape over the countertop or tabletop where it can be pulled on by – bed and breakfast-type environments. children or accidentally tripped over. If the cutting blade assembly locks and will not move, it will damage the motor. Do not use. Call the toll-free customer service number for information.
Parts and Features BEFORE FIRST USE: After unpacking the blender, follow the instructions in “Cleaning Your Blender.” Filler Tamper Quiet Shield Blender Cutting Blade Assembly Base Variable Speed Dial (1–10), OFF ( ), and Pulse ( )
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Parts and Features (cont.) Quiet Shield: The quiet shield reduces the amount of noise from PULSE : This is a high-speed pulse, perfect for quick chopping or your blender. When placed over the blender jar, it muffles the sound eliminating ice chunks. that your blender produces. Variable Speed Dial: The center VARIABLE SPEED Filler Cap: Doubles as a small volume measuring cup with markings. DIAL determines the blender speed setting. Lid: The lid is easy to put on, take off, and clean. Always use the lid Automatic Overload Protection: This machine is and the filler cap when the machine is in operation. equipped with motor overload protection. If the motor stops during operation due to overheating, Blender Jar: Ounces, cups, and milliliters are clearly marked. unplug and allow it to cool down for approximately Tamper: The tamper helps mix thick or frozen recipes that cannot 15 minutes. Plug machine back in to resume normal be processed with regular blending. It prevents air pockets from operation. forming and is a handy tool when making nut butters or frozen desserts.
Using Your Blender IMPORTANT: The blender jar and cutting blade assembly are subject to wear during normal use. Always inspect jar for nicks, chips, or cracks. Always inspect cutting blade assembly for broken, cracked, or loose blades. If jar or cutting blade assembly is damaged, do not use. Call the toll-free customer service number to obtain replacement parts. 1. Place blender jar on base. 2. Add ingredients. Do not fill blender jar 3. Place lid and filler cap on jar. 4. Align lid corner with jar pour spout. beyond the 2-cup (473-ml) level when liquid is more than half the ingredients.
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Using Your Blender (cont.) WARNING Burn Hazard. Metal parts under blending jar get hot after extended use. 9. Slowly rotate the VARIABLE SPEED 10. At the end of the blending cycle, rotate 11. Remove blender jar. DIAL to the right or left during blending the VARIABLE SPEED DIAL back to the to increase or decrease blending position to stop blending.
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Using Your Blender (cont.) 12. Remove lid by lifting up on any corner 15. For thicker, more dense foods, use 14. Turn blender OFF ( ) before removing WARNING Burn Hazard. while holding blending jar securely. quiet shield. Remove quiet shield and tamper to move the ingredients within Do not fill blender jar with hot liquid Serve.
Blender Tips • F or soup and soymilk: It is recommended to either blend • U se tamper when making nut butters and blend in 1-minute ingredients first and then cook in stovetop pot OR cook in stovetop intervals. pot first and then blend ingredients. • C utting large whole fruits and vegetables may allow them to blend • T o add foods when blender is operating, remove filler cap and add more quickly. ingredients through the opening. • D o not fill blender jar past highest graduation marking. • F or best performance, the minimum amount of liquid needed per • A lways place liquid in blender jar first, then remaining ingredients. recipe is 1 cup (8 ounces/237 ml). Add more liquid if food is not • I f ice or frozen fruit pieces are not blending, stop the blender and blending properly. The amount of liquid needed will vary based on pulse a few times. the other ingredients required for blending. • D o not allow ice to stand or freeze in jar. Immediately crush ice after • I f blending action stops during blending or ingredients stick to sides placing in jar.
Cleaning Your Blender WARNING Electrical Shock Hazard. Disconnect power before cleaning. Do not immerse cord, plug, base, or motor in water or other liquid. WARNING Burn Hazard. Metal parts under blending jar get hot after extended use. WARNING Cut Hazard. Handle blades carefully; they are very sharp. DISHWASHER-SAFE 1. Unplug. 2. Remove quiet shield, jar, lid, 3. Wipe blender base, control 4. DO NOT use the “SANI” and filler cap. panel, and cord with a damp setting when washing in the cloth or sponge.
Troubleshooting Ingredients will not mix properly. There is grease around the bottom of the blender jar or on the counter top. • C heck to see if enough liquid has been added to the ingredients. Mixture should be fluid and free-running at all times. • M onitor the problem and source. This may indicate an issue with the jar bearings. • S olid pieces are too large. • C all our customer care center if the condition persists. • C ontainer is too full. Do not fill past highest (2 cups/473 ml) Blender jar is cloudy, stained, or scratched. graduation marking.
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