Congratulations on your new hand blender
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Get to know your new hand blender
Let’s take a look at some of the wonderful creations you can make with your hand blender. Think beyond smoothies to any recipe that requires blending, aeration, and the smooth processing of ingredients. Here are some ideas…
Salad Dressings
Liven up salads with herby vinaigrettes and punchy salad splashes.
Dips
Create tasty dips such as hummus, mayo, aioli or salsa.
Whipped cream
Get perfect peaks in minutes for a showstopper meringue or cake.
Pancakes batter
No lumps in your batter and you’ll be flipping pancakes in no time.
Beaten eggs
Whisk egg whites and yolks to make frittatas, scrambled eggs and omelettes.
Sauces, stews, soups
Blend hearty foods right in your pot and save on washing up!
Shakes and smoothies
Healthy and delicious! Make anything from your very own smoothie bar.
Baby food
Quickly purée old favourites like bananas and milk, potatoes and apple or combinations that sneak in a few greens.
Chopped nuts
Easily chop up almonds, pecans, walnuts and more to add crunch to your favourite sundaes and bakes.
Homemade granola
Packed with goodness, blend together all your favourite nuts, dried fruits, seeds and more.
Pesto
Forget store-bought – play around with ingredients to make your own pesto or tapenades.
Which attachment to use for what?
The attachments and accessories vary depending on which model you have. You’ll find them easy to swap with a twist-and-lock motion. If you have the chopper, it’s a little container with its own integrated blade — all powered by the blender body.
The blending arm
Use for smoothies, milkshakes, soup, cooked vegetables, frosting, or baby foods. The 4-point stainless steel blade design ensures your ingredients are efficiently and quickly turned into perfect purées, chunky dips or even chocolate mousses. It’s up to you.
The chopper attachment
This is similar to a mini food chopper with its own container and blade. Use the chopper attachment to cut and chop beef, onion, garlic, cheese, carrots, nuts or herbs.
The whisk attachment
Use the whisk to get air into your mixtures. It’s ideal for combining and whipping cream, beating egg whites, mixing instant puddings, vinaigrettes, or for making mayonnaise.
How to use the blending arm
You can use the blending arm in any way you like. Either dip it into the mixture in your pitcher, or any container or cooking pot of your choice. With the variable speeds, you control the results. NOTE: do not immerse the motor body into liquids or other mixtures.
PAN GUARD
The pan guard prevents any scratches to your precious cookware. To add it, unplug the blender and angle the blending arm to one side of the mounting clip. Then, gently pull the other mounting clip outward and push down the blending arm. Check the clips are secured into place.
BLENDING
Insert your hand blender in the mixture. Press the variable speed controller to start. Use your free hand to cover the top of the blending pitcher for better stability and to avoid splashing.
DRAW UP
Use a ‘draw up’ motion with the hand blender to move ingredients within the pitcher. Slowly draw it upwards against the side of the pitcher or container. Repeat until all the ingredients are the consistency you’re looking for.
MOTION
With your wrist, make a circular motion to draw the hand blender up slightly and let it plunge again into the ingredients.
How to use the chopper attachment
Depending on the ingredient, you can choose various settings. These are approximate and may vary depending on the food and desired blending results. Tip: a Quick pulse is one second ON and one second OFF. Don’t operate the blending arm or whisk continuously for more than one minute.
For a quantity of 200g nuts
Place the whole nuts inside. Select High speed and do a Quick pulse 15 to 25 times.
Nuts
For a quantity of 200g beef
Cut the beef into 2cm cubes. Select High speed and do a Quick pulse 10 to 15 times.
Beef
For a quantity of 200g carrots
Cut average-sized carrots into quarters. Select High speed and do a Quick pulse 15 to 20 times.
Carrots
For 10 to 12 cloves of garlic
Place in whole cloves. Select High speed and do a Quick pulse 10 to 15 times.
Garlic
For a quantity of 100g onion
Cut into quarters. Select High speed and do a Quick pulse 6 to 10 times.
Onion
For a quantity of 100 g parmesan cheese
Cut into 1cm cubes. Select High speed and do a Quick pulse 20 to 30 times.
Cheese
