Breville VFM031 - Hand and Stand Mixer Manual

product safety

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) whose physical, sensory or mental capabilities are reduced or lack of experience or knowledge, unless such persons are supervised or trained to operate the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. Close supervision is necessary if you use the appliance near children or people with disabilities. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.Always disconnect the appliance from the mains supply socket if it is left unattended and before assembling, disassembling or cleaning.
If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
All accessories (beaters, dough hooks and whisk) should not be used for longer than 4 minutes 30 seconds. When mixing extremely heavy loads the appliance should not be operated for more than 1 minute 30 seconds.

This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:
Staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;
Farm houses;
By clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments; ! Bed and breakfast type environments.
Always ensure that hands are dry before handling the plug or switching on the appliance.
Always use the appliance on a stable, secure, dry and level surface.
This appliance must not be placed on or near any potentially hot surfaces (such as a gas or electric hob).
Never immerse any part of the appliance or power cord and plug in water or any other liquid.
Never let the power cord hang over the edge of a work top, touch hot surfaces or become knotted, trapped or pinched.
Do not use the appliance if it has been dropped, if there are any visible signs of damage or if it is leaking.
Never use any accessory or attachment not recommended by the manufacturer.
Remove attachments from the appliance before washing or cleaning them.
Keep fingers, hair and clothing away from the moving parts of the appliance when it is in use.
Do not attempt to eject, fit or remove attachments until the appliance has come to a complete stop.

features and parts

1. 6-Speed control / eject button
2. Boost button
3. Detachable hand mixer
4. Mixer head lock release button
5. Mixer stand/ 3.7L stainless steel rotating bowl
6. Hand mixer release clip
7. Manual swivel control switch
8. Stainless steel dough hooks
9. Stainless steel whisk
10. Stainless steel beaters

Due to our policy of continuous improvement, the actual product may differ slightly from the one illustrated in these instructions.

6-Speed control / eject button
This Hand Mixer features a convenient beater eject button. The design allows for a smooth push of the thumb to release the beaters, dough hooks and whisk.

Make sure hand mixer is unplugged before removing or inserting any attachments.

Boost button
The boost button features allows for an added boost to the selected speed setting at the press of the button.

Detachable hand mixer
Can be detached from the stand for hand use.

Mixer head lock release button
Press to release the head lock and tilt or lower the mixer head.

Manual swivel control switch
To manually activate the swivel control action to move the mixer head from side to side. Aids bowl scraping for optimal mixing.

Mixer stand/ 3.7L stainless steel rotating bowl
Rotating bowl with swivel control mixer head for optimal mixing.

Hand mixer release clip
Press to detach the hand mixer.

Stainless steel dough hooks
Stainless steel dough hooks ideal for kneading dough. Dishwasher safe.

Stainless steel beaters
Suitable for making cakes, biscuits, pastry, scones, icing, fillings, etc. Dishwasher safe.

Stainless steel whisk
Suitable for eggs, cream, fatless sponges, mousses, soufflés, meringues, pancakes, batters, etc. Dishwasher safe.

using your unit on the stand

Before first use

Make sure your mixer is switched off and unplugged from the mains supply socket before cleaning, detaching or fitting it to the mixer stand or before fitting or removing the beaters, dough hooks or whisk.

Before using your mixer for the first time, wash the beaters, dough hooks, whisk and stainless steel bowl in warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry thoroughly. Do not use harsh abrasives, chemicals or oven cleaners. Using a damp cloth or sponge, wipe the exterior of the hand mixer and mixer stand. Dry thoroughly.

Using

Always avoid contact with moving parts while the appliance is in operation. Keep hands, hair, clothing as well as other utensils away from the beaters, dough hooks or whisk during operation.

Never attempt to remove or replace the beaters, dough hooks or whisk whilst your food mixer is in operation, or plugged in to the mains supply.

1. Ensure that your mixer is unplugged from the supply socket and the speed selector is set to 0 (off).
2. Insert beaters one at a time, by placing the stem end of beaters into the opening drive holes on the bottom of the mixer. Turn beater slightly and push in until beater clicks into position.
   
   NOTE: the beaters and dough hooks are not interchangeable. The beater and dough hook with the collar on the stem fits into the large drive hole on the mixer. The whisk should be placed into the small drive hole on the right. If the beaters, dough hooks and whisk do not click into the drive holes, reverse and try again.
3. Hold the rotating rim on the mixer stand, position the mixing bowl over the mixer stand and rotate the mixing bowl in a clockwise direction until it clicks into position.
   
4. Connect the hand mixer to the mixer stand by sliding in the hand mixer into the two prongs on the stand and until it clicks into place. Ensure that the hand mixer and mixer stand are firmly connected together then lock the hand mixer to the stand with the hand mixer release and lock clip
   
   NOTE: Tilting back the cradle makes it easier to attach the hand mixer.
5. Add the ingredients to the mixing bowl.
6. Plug your mixer into the mains supply socket.
7. Turn the on/off speed selector switch to 1 to start mixing. Adjust the speed as required (see Mixing speeds).
8. Slide the swivel control switch to the left to activate manual swivel control for optimal mixing. Move the hand mixer side to side as needed to reach all areas of the bowl, use your free hand to control the speed of the bowl as you mix. When completed, move the hand mixer back to the original position and lock in place. When whisking egg whites on the stand, for best results please lock the swivel control switch and use at the original position.
   

NOTE: The rotating bowl will spin freely based on the hand mixer speed settings

using your unit by hand

1. Ensure that your mixer is unplugged from the supply socket and the speed selector is set to 0 (off). Press the mixer head lock release button and raise the mixer stand head until it clicks.
2. Press down the hand mixer release clip, then lift the hand mixer from the mixer stand.
3. Plug your hand mixer into the mains supply socket.
4. Place the beaters, dough hooks or whisk into the ingredients to be mixed. Always support the container or bowl in which you are mixing ingredients whilst operating your hand mixer. Set the on/off speed selector switch to 1 to start mixing. Adjust the speed as required (see Mixing speeds below).
5. When mixing, guide the hand mixer through the centre and around the sides of the mixing bowl. For best results always make sure that you:
   • use twin beaters
   • soften the butter/margarine/lard before use
   • disperse fat evenly into the flour before mixing
6. When whisking egg whites we recommend using the mixer off the stand.
7. When you have finished mixing the ingredients, set the on/off speed selector to 0 (off). Scrape the beaters/dough hooks around the bowl to remove any remaining ingredients.
8. Unplug your hand mixer from the mains supply socket.

Always avoid contact with moving parts while the appliance is in operation. Keep hands, hair, clothing as well as other utensils away from the beaters, dough hooks or whisk during operation.
Never attempt to remove or replace the beaters/, dough hooks or whisk whilst your food mixer is in operation, or plugged in to the mains supply.

How to adjust the Speed

1. Move the speed selector from 1 to 6 and to turn off set to "0 (OFF)".
2. To engage a higher speed immediately press and hold the boost button. The speed will go to 6 until released and will return to original setting.

NOTE: This feature is intended to be used for short bursts. For long mixing use speed 6.

Mixing speeds

care, cleaning and storage

Make sure your mixer is switched off and unplugged from the mains supply socket before cleaning, detaching or fitting it to the mixer stand or before fitting or removing the beaters, dough hooks or whisk.

To make cleaning easier, clean your hand mixer and the beaters, dough hooks or whisk as soon as you have finished using them.

1. Set the speed selector to 0 (off) and unplug your hand mixer from the mains supply socket.
2. Eject the beaters, dough hooks or whisk from your hand mixer by pressing the eject button. The beaters, dough hooks or whisk are heavy and care should be taken not to let them fall onto fragile surfaces or items when they are being ejected.
3. Wash the beaters, dough hooks or whisk in warm soapy water. Alternatively, wash them in a dishwasher.
4. Rinse and dry the beaters, dough hooks or whisk before storing or using again.
5. Using a dampened cloth, wipe the body of your hand mixer.

Storage
Store your hand mixer in a clean, dry place, out of the reach of children, ensuring that all the parts are dismantled.

hints and tips

1. Before starting, read the recipe completely.
2. Refrigerated ingredients, e.g. butter and eggs, should be at room temperature before mixing begins. Set these ingredients out ahead of time. Cream is best when it is whipped cold straight from the refrigerator.
3. Before starting your recipe, preheat the oven to the temperature recommended in the recipe and gather all the ingredients and utensils near to the mixer.
4. Caster sugar is the preferred choice for cake making. Add it to the softened butter and always cream until pale in colour.
5. To eliminate the possibility of shells or deteriorated/off eggs in your recipe, break eggs into a separate container first, then add to the mixture.
6. When mixing egg whites, be sure the bowls and beaters are thoroughly cleaned and dried, as even the smallest amount of oil on beaters or bowl may cause the egg whites not to aerate.
7. Always start mixing at slow speeds, especially when mixing in flour or icing sugar.
   Mix these ingredients slowly at first, then gradually increase the speed as required.
8. Do not over beat. Be careful that you only mix/knead mixtures as recommended in your recipe. Fold in dry ingredients until just combined. Always use the low speed. At any stage of mixing, over beating can cause toughness, close texture, lack of rising or excessive shrinkage. Climatic conditions, seasonal temperature changes, temperature of ingredients and their texture variation from area to area all play a part in the required mixing time and the results achieved.
9. All recipes have been kitchen tested, but should you find it necessary to vary the ingredients or size of the tin etc. allow for a variation in cooking time. Always ensure that baked foods are correctly cooked before removing them from the oven or cooking appliance.
10. During mixing, ingredients may adhere to the sides of the bowl. To scrape the bowl, use the swivel control action to move the mixer head from side to side.
11. If you don't have a tin the same size as the recipe suggests here are some alternatives: two 20cm sandwich tins, one 28 x 18cm tin, one 20 x 7cm round cake tin or a standard loaf tin.
12. Cooking times and temperatures are meant only as a guide. Light mixtures should spring back when lightly touched and heavy mixtures, fruit cake and the like, should be tested with a skewer towards the end of the suggested cooking time. If the skewer is clean when removed, the cake is cooked.

making dough

Preparing dough

1. Fit the dough hooks (don't forget to fit the hook with the red collar in the red recess).
2. Place the dry ingredients into the mixer bowl. Always keep dried yeast away from the salt or your bread will fail to rise.
3. Turn the speed control switch to 1.
4. Begin to gradually add the liquid ingredients to the bowl.
   Never attempt to feed the dough into the dough hooks with your hands or any other utensil while the mixer is plugged into the supply socket or is in operation.
5. As the ingredients start to form a ball, scrape down the sides of the bowl if necessary with the plastic spatula and remove your dough.
   Always switch off and unplug the mixer first. Do not use the mixer near the edge of a work surface or table top because movement of the mixer during operation may cause it to fall off.
6. After kneading place the dough into a large well greased mixing bowl. Place the bowl in a warm, draft-free area and cover the bowl with a light damp cloth until the dough doubles in size.
7. Plunge your fist into the centre of the risen dough to remove the excess air. Fold the outer edges into the centre and turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface for shaping.
8. Place the dough into tins for baking, or cut and shape the dough for making buns, rolls, etc.
9. For the final rising stage of the dough cover it with a light damp cloth and place it in a warm, draft-free area until doubled in size again.

Finishing touches

• Sprinkle loaves or buns with sesame, poppy or caraway seeds before baking.
• Top loaves with shredded cheese during the last few minutes of baking.
• Glazes may be brushed over the dough at any time before, during or after baking.
• For a shiny crust, brush with cream or evaporated milk before baking.
• For a matt finish, brush with melted butter or margarine after baking.

connection to the mains supply

If the plug is not suitable for the socket outlets in your home, it can be removed and replaced by a plug of the correct type.
If the fuse in a moulded plug needs to be changed, the fuse cover must be refitted. The appliance must not be used without the fuse cover fitted.
If the plug fuse requires replacement, a fuse of the same rating as that fitted by the manufacturer must be used. In order to prevent a hazard do not fit a fuse of a lower or higher rating.
If the terminals in the plug are not marked or if you are unsure about the installation of the plug please contact a qualified electrician.

This symbol indicates that this unit is a Class II appliance and therefore an earth connection is not required.

Plug should be ASTA approved to BS1363
Fuse should be ASTA approved to BS1362

Ensure that the outer sheath of the cable is firmly held by the cord grip

After sales service & replacement parts

In the case the appliance does not operate but is under warranty, return the product to the place it was purchased for a replacement. Please be aware that a valid form of proof of purchase will be required. For additional support, please contact our Consumer Service Department at 0800 028 7154 or email: BrevilleEurope@newellco.com.

Waste Disposal

Waste electrical products should not be disposed of with household waste. Please recycle where facilities exist. E-mail us at BrevilleEurope@newellco.com for further recycling and WEEE information.

Documents / Resources

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