Blender Tips - Hamilton Beach 58915-CN Manual

Blender Tips

• F or soup and soymilk: It is recommended to either blend
ingredients first and then cook in stovetop pot OR cook in stovetop
pot first and then blend ingredients.
• T o add foods when blender is operating, remove filler cap and add
ingredients through the opening.
• F or best performance, the minimum amount of liquid needed per
recipe is 1 cup (8 ounces/237 ml). Add more liquid if food is not
blending properly. The amount of liquid needed will vary based on
the other ingredients required for blending.
• I f blending action stops during blending or ingredients stick to sides
of jar, insert tamper to help move the mixture around or add more
liquid to blender jar.
• D o not store food or liquids in blender jar.
• A void bumping or dropping blender jar when in operation or at any
time.
Using the Tamper
• T he hand protector on the tamper and the lid work together to
prevent the tamper from hitting the blades when the lid is secured
properly on the blender jar.
• T he blender jar should not be more than two-thirds full when the
tamper is used during blending.
• O nly use the tamper provided with this model blender. Do not use
tampers made for any other blender or blender model.
• U se tamper when making nut butters and blend in 1-minute
intervals.
• C utting large whole fruits and vegetables may allow them to blend
more quickly.
• D o not fill blender jar past highest graduation marking.
• A lways place liquid in blender jar first, then remaining ingredients.
• I f ice or frozen fruit pieces are not blending, stop the blender and
pulse a few times.
• D o not allow ice to stand or freeze in jar. Immediately crush ice after
placing in jar.
NOTE:
This machine is equipped with motor overload protection.
If the motor stops during operation due to overheating, unplug and
allow it to cool down for approximately 15 minutes. Plug machine
back in to resume normal operation.
• I f food does not circulate, an air bubble may be trapped in the
mixture. Remove the blender jar from the blender base. Remove the
filler cap. Release the air bubble by inserting the tamper through the
filler cap opening.
• H olding the tamper straight down may not help ingredients circulate.
If necessary, point the tamper toward the sides or corners of the
blender jar. DO NOT try to force the tamper deeper into the jar.
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