Sunbeam MX8500 DJ Equipment User Manual


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• Beforestartinganyrecipecarefullyreadit
throughfrombeginningtoend.
• Ensureyouhaveallingredientsand
utensilsbeforeyoustart.
• Refrigeratedingredientssuchasbutter,
creamcheeseandeggsshouldbeat
roomtemperatureforbestresults(unless
otherwisespecified).Settheseoutahead
oftime.Ifyouforgettoremovebutterfrom
thefridge,usethecoarsesideofagrater
togratethebutter.Thiswillassistthe
mixerandsoftenthebutterfaster.
• Alwaysadjusttheovenshelftothedesired
positionandthenpreheatoventobaking
temperaturerecommendedintherecipe.
Gettoknowyouroven.Mostovenshave
“hotspots”anditmaybenecessaryto
turnfoodorswapshelvesduringcooking.
However,beawarethateverytimeyou
opentheoven,thetemperaturedrops.Only
opentheovenifnecessaryandbesureto
closethedoorquickly.
• Breakeggsintoasmallbowlbeforeadding
tomixture.Thiseliminatesthechanceof
contaminatingmixturewithshellsorrotten
eggs.
• Allrecipeshavebeencarefullydeveloped
andtested,butshouldyoufindit
necessarytoaltertheingredientsortin,
youmustallowforavariationincooking
time.Alwaystestfordonenessinbaked
goodsbeforeremovingfromovenorother
cookingappliance.
• Duringmixing,ingredientsmaysplashto
thesidesofthebowl.Pausethemixerand
usearubberorplasticspatulatoscrape
thebowl.NEVERUSEAKNIFE,METAL
SPOONORFORK,asthesecandamage
thebeaterandbowl.Alightscrapingafter
theadditionofeachingredientassistsin
achievingefficientmixing.
Tips for cakes, biscuits and slices
• Whencooked,acakeshouldshrinkslightly
fromthepan.
• Whentestingmostcakes(notsponges,
fruitcakesorcheesecakes),gentlytouch
thesurface;itshouldfeelfirm.Atthis
stage,removethecakefromtheovenand
closetheovendoortoretaintheheat.
Insertathinskewerintothedeepestpart
ofthecake.Nouncookedmixtureshould
adheretoit.
• Testingcakedonenessshouldbedone
quickly.Ifthecakeneedstobereturned
totheoven,theovendoorshouldbe
openforaminimalamountoftime.
Rapidtemperaturechangemaycausean
undercookedcaketosinkinthemiddle.
• Formosttypesofbiscuits,youcantest
iftheyarecookedbygentlypushingthe
biscuitonthetraywithyourfinger.Ifit
moveswithoutbreaking,thebiscuitis
cooked.
• Donotoverbeatanymixture.Becareful
thatyouonlymix/blendmixturesforthe
specifiedtime.Whenfolding,dosountil
justcombined.Overbeatingormixingcan
causetoughness,closetexture,excessive
shrinkageoreffectrising.
• Curdlingcansometimesoccurwhen
addingeggstoamixture.Ifthishappens,
continuewiththerecipeasitwillcome
backtogetherwhenthedryingredientsare
added.
• Ifcakesbegintooverbrown,coverthetop
looselywithfoiltoprotectitfromthetop
elementoftheoven.
• Toobtainthegreatestvolumewhenbeating
eggwhites,besurethebowlandbeater
arecompletelycleananddrybeforeuse.
Thesmallestamountofgreaseorwatercan
preventthewhitesfromaerating.
Cookery tips for best results
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