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Time and speed will depend on desired results for each of the following:

Bread Crumbs

Up to 350g of dry or stale bread

Start with clean and thoroughly dry bowl; place cubes of bread in bowl, turn the speed switch slowly from speed 1 to 10 for 2-3 seconds, or just press the Turbo button 2-3 seconds

Bread, Basic White and Whole Wheat

500g of white flour 10g yeast 10g salt 350g water

Scale all ingredients into the TM bowl, stir between salt and yeast additions; mix from 0-10 for 30 seconds

Knead for 3 minutes; rest in covered bowl for one hour; shape into loaf; bake at 500°F for 12 minutes

500g of whole wheat 500g of white flour 20g yeast 20g salt 700g water

Scale the wheat into the TM bowl and mill from 0-10 for 30 to 40 seconds, until the desired consistency

Scale remaining ingredients into bowl, stir between salt and yeast additions; mix from 0-10 for 30 seconds

Knead for 6 min.; rest in covered bowl for 1 hr.; shape into 2 loaves and bake each at 500°F for 12 min.

Cheese, Grated

Up to 300g cheese without rind

Place cheese in bowl and grate from speed 1 to 10

Cheese, Grated Parmesan

Up to 250g parmesan cheese, cut in pieces

Drop on running blades at speed 8

Chocolate, Grated

Up to 160g of chocolate baking squares

With blades running on speed 5, drop chocolate into bowl through lid; bring speed slowly up to Turbo

Chocolate, Melted

Grate chocolate as per instructions on previous page; melt the chocolate at 50°C, and temper it at 37°C

Cinnamon, Ground

Place cinnamon sticks cut to about 5 cm in length into bowl and grind for 1 minute on speed 10

Cookie Crumbs

Up to 160g of cookies: vanilla wafers, graham crackers, chocolate cookies, etc.

Place cookies in bowl and mix for 10 seconds on speed 9

Coffee, Ground

Up to 300g coffee beans

Place beans in bowl and mix for 1 minute on speed 8, then grind for 1 minute on Turbo

Crêpes

4 eggs, 250g flour, 500g milk, 60g soft butter

Place all ingredients in bowl, and mix for 20 seconds on speed 5; rest for 30 minutes before using

Crushed Ice

120-750 g of ice cubes

Place in bowl and Turbo pulse until crushed

Egg Whites

2 to 6 egg whites and ½ teaspoon cream of tartar

Start with cool, exceptionally clean and thoroughly dry bowl; attach butterfly to blades; place ingredients into bowl; mix for 2 to 4 minutes on speed 4

Frappe

250g ripe fruit, 6 ice cubes, 60g sugar, 500g milk

Place fruit, ice and sugar in bowl and mix for 10 seconds on speed 8; attach butterfly to blades and mix on speed 2 to 3; slowly pour milk onto lid without removing TM cup and mix for 3 to 4 minutes until well incorporated and smooth

Fruit Sherbet

800g sliced frozen fruit, 1 peeled and seeded lemon, 180g sugar

Remove fruit from freezer 5 minutes before using; place sugar in bowl and mill for 30 seconds on Turbo until very fine, then add lemon and frozen fruit; blend for 40 seconds on speed 7; mix for 20 seconds on speed 4; blend again for 20 seconds on Turbo; push ingredients toward blades with spatula

Fruit Ice Cream

100g sugar, 350g frozen fruit, 100 to 150g heavy cream

Pulverize sugar in TM bowl for 15 seconds from speed 1-10; then Turbo 3 times for 1 second each; add cubed frozen fruit and heavy cream for 20 to 25 seconds from speed 1-10 slowly, working the spatula the entire time to keep the fruit close to the running blades (A banana is a nice addition to any frozen fruit.)

Garlic, Chopped and Peeled

Finely: 1 garlic clove dropped on running blades with speed 9

Roughly: 1 garlic clove dropped on running blades with speed 7 to 8

Peeled: Fill bowl with 500g water and the bulbs of garlic you want peeled, separated into cloves; turn the dial to Reverse, and speed to 3-4 for 10 seconds; Peeled garlic will float to the top

Gratin Topping

One piece stale bread or roll 1 clove garlic parsley, rosemary, or any desired herbs

Place all ingredients into clean dry bowl and mix for 20 seconds on speed 4

Herbs, Chopped

10g fresh herbs (not wet); chop 10-12 seconds on speed 6 OR

Start with clean, dry bowl and with the blades running on speed 4, drop a handful of herbs through the opening in the lid, scrape down and mince again, if needed

Legumes/Cereal

Up to 250g of corn, lentils, oats, or tapioca, etc.

Place in bowl and blend for 2 to 3 minutes on Turbo speed

Meats, Chopped and Luncheon

Chopped: drop 120g of desired amount of lean skinless meat, diced into the bowl with blades running on speed 8 through opening in lid; turn off speed after last piece of meat; repeat procedure until all meat is used (Note: partially frozen meat can be used)

Luncheon: with blades running on speed 5, drop 150g of any kind of meat cubed into the bowl through lid opening; use to make a salad or sandwich

Nutmeg, Ground

Place 4 or more nutmegs in bowl and grind for 15-20 seconds on speed 10; scrape sides of bowl with spatula and repeat one more time until fine

Nuts, Chopped

Up to 160g of shelled nuts

Place nuts in bowl and mix on Turbo for 10 to 30 seconds

Onion, Chopped

Finely: Up to 3 onions, peeled, cut in quarters; drop on running blades with speed 5 to 5 ½

Roughly: Up to 3 onions, peeled, cut in quarters; drop on running blades with speed 4 to 4 ½

Pasta, Cooked

Up to 1200g water in bowl

Heat at 100°C on speed 1 until boiling, about 15 minutes; place up to 160 g of pasta in bowl; cook for 8 to 12 minutes at 100°C on soft speed/reverse blade speed 1; drain and serve

Pestos: Basil, Sundried Tomato, Walnut, Sundried Tomato Tepanade

100g Parmesan, 60g basil leaves, 50g pinenuts (toasted), 3 cloves garlic (peeled), 125ml olive oil

Scale all into TM bowl and blend for 10 seconds at speed 4 for a rough paste; add cracked black pepper

100g Parmesan, 20g basil leaves, 60g sundried tomatoes (not in oil), 50g pinenuts (toasted), 3 cloves garlic (peeled), 125ml olive oil

Scale all into TM bowl and blend for 10 seconds at speed 4 for a rough paste; add cracked black pepper

100g Parmesan, 1t sea salt, 30g arugula, 100g walnuts (toasted), 3 cloves garlic (peeled), 65ml olive oil, 65ml walnut oil

Scale all into TM bowl and blend for 10 seconds at speed 4 for a rough paste; add cracked black pepper

400g sundried tomatoes in oil (drained), 2 roasted red peppers (skins removed), 2 cloves garlic (peeled),1 tbsp. capers, 1 tbsp. anchovy paste (2-3 anchovies), 1 tbsp. basil pesto, 2 tbsp. pine nuts (toasted)

Blend all 8-10 seconds at speed 6 to make a rough paste; season to taste (more oil from tomatoes)

Sugar, Powdered, Icing or Confectioner’s

Up to 160g granulated (regular) sugar

Place sugar in bowl and mill on speed 8 for 5 to 30 seconds, depending on desired consistency

Rice Flour

Up to 250g rice

Place rice in bowl and grind for 2 minutes on Turbo

Rice, Cooking

Up to 350g rice

Place rice in internal basket; add 1200g water with 1 tsp. sea salt; place the measuring cup in lid; stir 5 seconds on speed 6; cook at Varoma on speed 3 for 30 minutes; rest 5-10 minutes before serving

Vegetables, Chopped

Up to 500g mixed fresh vegetables

Wash and cut into chunks; place vegetables in bowl and mix on speed 3 or 4

Whipped Cream

250-700g fresh cold whipping cream

Cool bowl in refrigerator for 10 minutes; attach butterfly to blade and pour the cream into the bowl; whip on speed 3 for 45 to 90 seconds; watch cream through lid to avoid over-mixing; DO NOT exceed speed 4

Yogurt

2 litres of whole milk, ¼ cup of natural plain yogurt

Cook milk in the TM bowl for 25 minutes at 80°C, speed three; cool to 37°C; add yogurt; cook again for 25 minutes at 37°C; place in the Thermo-bowl, or a thermos for five hours, or overnight; store in refrigerator