the Light & Mighty - Breville

HINTS & TIPSHints and Tips• Do not put more than 2 cups ofingredients into the blender beforeblending commences. After the blendingprocess has begun and the blades areturning you may slowly add another 1½cups of ingredients through the innermeasuring cup opening if desired.• Do not blend a heavy mixture for morethan 1 minute at one time withoutswitching off the blender. For normalblending tasks, such as mayonnaise,dressings, etc., do not operate for longerthan 1 minute at one time withoutswitching off the blender, stirring theingredients then continuing operation.• Do not place hot or boiling foods and/or liquids into the blender; allow to coolbefore placing into the blender jug.• When using several ingredients, placeliquid ingredients in the blender jugfirst unless specified in the recipe todo otherwise.• When blending thick or dry mixturesit may be necessary to stop the blenderand scrape down the sides of the jug,once or twice, during blending.• The blender will not knead dough ormash potatoes.• The blender is not designed to chop/mince meat or extract juice from fruitand vegetables.• Thick mixtures such as patés, pureemore efficiently when the blender jug is¼ to ½ full.• Do not use the blender to store food.• Do not overload the blender withmore than the specified quantity ofingredients as doing so could cause themotor to stall. Turn the blender off byturning the speed selection dial to theOFF position, switch off at the poweroutlet and unplug the power cord.Remove a portion of the mixture fromthe blender jug before continuing.• Do not operate the blender without theblender lid in position. To add additionalingredients whilst blending, remove theinner measuring cup and place or pouringredients through the opening in the lid.• Do not fill the blender jug above theMAX line. When the blender jug is filledat or near the MAX line, hold the blenderlid in place to avoid displacement of thelid during operation.• Do not use metal utensils as they maydamage the blades or blender jug.• Do not place any objects, other thanfood or liquid, into the blender whilst themotor is running.• Do not remove the blender jug when theblender is operating. Always ensure thespeed selection dial is turned to the OFFposition, the appliance is switched off atthe power outlet and the power cord isunplugged from the power outlet.Suggested UsesCrush iceTo crush ice, place 1 cup of ice cubes intothe blender jug. Replace the lid and turn thespeed selection dial to the Pulse setting forshort bursts until a snowy textured ice isachieved. This will take approximately 15seconds. When crushing ice, hold lid in placeto avoid displacement during operation.Bread crumbsRemove the crusts from the bread and tearinto pieces. Process sufficient pieces at atime to cover the blades. Up to 5 slices ata time can be crumbed. Stale bread willproduce the best results.Chopped nutsProcess ¾ cup of nuts at a time. Use thePulse setting as this will give more evenchopping.15