r
Blender Tips
times, 3 seconds each. Use in same ways
blender jar. Cover and blend at
you would use cracker crumbs.
until smooth, about 5 to 10 seconds.
Chop fruits and vegetables: Put 2
Combine flour and liquid for
cups (400 g) of fruit or vegetable chunks
thickening: Place flour and liquid in
in blender jar. Cover and blend at ,
blender jar. Cover and blend at
pulsing a few times, about 2 to 3
until smooth, about 5 to 10 seconds.
seconds each time, until desired
Prepare white sauce: Place milk,English
consistency is reached.
flour, and salt, if desired, in blender jar.
Puree fruits: Place 2 cups (450 g)
Cover and blend at until well
canned or cooked fruit in blender jar.
mixed, about 5 to 10 seconds. Pour into
Add 2 to 4 tablespoons (25ml - 50ml)
saucepan and cook as usual.
fruit juice or water per cup (225 g) of
Prepare pancake or waffle
fruit. Cover and blend at about 5 to
batter from mix: Place mix and
10 seconds.
other ingredients in blender jar. Cover
Puree vegetables: Place 2 cups (350 g)
and blend at until well mixed, 10
canned or cooked vegetables in blender
to 20 seconds; scrape sides of blender
jar. Add 2 to 4 tablespoons (25ml - 50ml)jar, if necessary.
broth, water, or milk per cup (175 g) of
Grate cheese: Cut very cold cheese
vegetables. Cover and blend at 1
into �2- to 1-inch (1.5 - 2.5) cm to
about 10 to 20 seconds.
1
cubes. Place up to �2 cup (88 g) cheese
Puree meats: Place cooked, cubed,
in the blender jar. Cover and blend at
tender meat in blender jar. Add 2 to 4
about 5 to 10 seconds. For hard
tablespoons (25ml - 50ml) broth, water,
cheeses, such as Parmesan, bring to
or milk per cup (175 g) of meat. Cover
room temperature, then blend at for
and blend on 10 seconds. Stop and
10 to 15 seconds.
scrape sides of blender jar. Cover and
Make oatmeal for a baby: Place
blend on 10 to 20 seconds longer.
uncooked rolled oats in blender jar.
Puree cottage cheese or ricotta
Blend at until desired consistency,
cheese: Place cottage cheese or ricotta
using button, about
cheese in blender jar. Cover and blend
5 to 10 seconds. Cook as usual.
at until smooth, about 25 to 35
Make baby food from adult food:
seconds. If necessary, add 1 tablespoon
Place prepared adult food in blender
(15 ml) skim milk per cup (240 g) of
jar. Cover and blend at about 10
cottage cheese. Use as a base for lowfat
seconds. Then blend at about 10 to
dips and spreads.
30 seconds.
Combine liquid ingredients for
Rinse your blender jar: Fill
baked goods: Pour liquid ingredients
blender jar one-third to one-half full
in blender jar. Cover and blend at
with warm water. Add a few drops of
until well mixed, about 1 minute. Pour
liquid dish detergent. Cover and blend
liquid mixture over dry ingredients and
at until sides are clean, about 5 to
stir well.
10 seconds. Rinse and dry. For
Take lumps out of gravy: If sauce
complete cleaning, wash all gaskets
or gravy becomes lumpy, place in
separately.
15 |