Breville Hand Mixer with HEATSOFT Instruction Manual

: June 7, 2024
: Breville

Breville

Hand Mixer with HEATSOFT Technology
Instruction Manual

Model: VFM021X

Hand Mixer

Diagram

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

Children shall not use this appliance.
Appliances can be used by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance.
Keep the appliance and its cord out of the reach of children.
Never use this appliance for anything other than its intended use. This appliance is for household use only.
Do not use this appliance outdoors.
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.
This appliance generates heat during use.
Adequate precautions must be taken to prevent the risk of burns, scalds, fires or other damage to persons or property caused by touching hot surfaces whilst in use or during cooling.
Always switch off and disconnect from the mains supply socket if it is left unattended and before assembling, disassembling or cleaning or approaching parts that move during use.
Always allow the appliance to cool before assembling, disassembling, cleaning or before storage.
Do not immerse the main body of the appliance, power cord and plug in water or any other liquid. The dough hooks, beaters and whisk should be washed in hot soapy water or in a dishwasher. See cleaning section for full details.

All accessories (beaters, dough hooks, 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 or use the HeatSoftTM feature for longer than 5 minutes continuously.

IMPORTANT: In the case of the mixer overheating due to excessive load, the safety cutout will activate, preventing the mixer from operating. Should this occur, switch the mixer off at the power outlet and allow the mixer to cool for 10 minutes before switching back on.

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 let the power cord hang over the edge of a worktop, touch hot surfaces or become knotted, trapped or pinched.
Do not use the appliance if it has been dropped or if there are any visible signs of damage.
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.

HEAT CAUTIONS

Do not turn on the HeatSoftTM feature while the mixer is in the storage container.
Do not put anything else in the storage container except the contents of this box.
Do not touch or hold your hands beneath the heat nozzle while the HeatSoftTM feature is on.
Do not have the HeatSoftTM feature on while unit is sitting on the counter on its base.
Do not use without the heater vent cover and filter in place.

PARTS

Diagram

Magnetic Nozzle
Beater Eject Button
HeatSoft Button
Boost Button
7-Speed Control
Ergonomic Handle
Power Cord
Heater Vent Cover
Heater Vent Filter
Storage Case
Power Cord Strap
Dough Hooks
Whisk
Beaters

USING YOUR HAND MIXER

Learning About Your Hand Mixer
The Breville® Hand Mixer with HeatSoftTM Technology has been designed to allow you to bake when inspired. No more waiting for ingredients like butter to reach room temperature! Now you can soften and mix in one step!

Did You Know?
Many recipes require ingredients like butter to be at room temperature. Butter will only reach room temperature after hours of sitting on the counter. If you use butter that’s cold, straight from the refrigerator, it will result in heavy and dense baked goods. Butter that is microwaved or melted can create an oily batter resulting insoggy, flat cookies. Using room temperature ingredients creates fluffier results and better baked goods.

HeatSoft Button:
The HeatSoft button allows for butter to be softened while mixing. HeatSoft Technology uses gentle heat to bring cold ingredients to room temperature while mixing eliminating the need to plan ahead.

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

Beater Eject Button
The beater eject button design allows for a separate push of the thumb to release the beaters, dough hooks or whisk.

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

Power Cord Management
The power cord strap that comes attached to the power cord keeps it organized when wrapped.

Beaters
The beater design allows for thorough, fast mixing results for all types of mixtures. The beaters are dishwasher safe.

Dough Hooks
Use these hooks (see Figure 1) to knead bread dough, pizza dough or other heavy mixtures and doughs. Use at lower speeds for best results.

Whisk
The whisk (see Figure 3) is used to beat air into mixtures such as egg whites, yolks or cream.

Storage Case
Lets you store your hand mixer, accessories, and power cord conveniently together for easy access and travel (see Figure 4).

Magnetic Nozzle
The magnetic nozzle is removable for easy cleaning. (see Figure 5).

Prepping your Mixer
Before using your mixer for the first time, wash the beaters, dough hooks and whisk. Rinse and dry.
To place the beaters in the unit first ensure speed control is “0 (OFF)” and unit is unplugged. Then ensure magnetic nozzle is in place. 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 that the beaters are interchangeable but dough hooks are not. When using dough hooks, the dough hook with the collar on the stem (see Figure 2) fits into the large drive hole on the mixer. If dough hooks do not click into the drive holes, reverse and try again. Plug cord into an appropriate outlet.

Softening Butter/Creaming

Cut of cold butter into approximately 2.5cm cubes and place them into the mixing bowl with sugar.
Press the HeatSoft button once, and then turn on the beaters.
Start mixing at speed setting 1 for approximately 45 seconds or until there are no more large chunks of butter. Then turn to speed 5-7 for the remainder of time recommended in the chart.

NOTE: When the HeatSoft button is functioning, a white light will illuminate and the heat fan will turn on.

Softening Butter

CAUTION: Do not touch or hold your hand beneath the heat nozzle while the HeatSoft feature is ON.
NOTE: Turn off the HeatSoft feature after the amount of time listed in the chart above to avoid over creaming.

3. Once the creaming is completed press the HeatSoft button again to turn off the heat and the white light will fade out and the fan will turn off.
4. Continue mixing with the rest of the ingredients following the recipe. For more details continue to the mixing section.

Mixing

Add in the rest of the ingredients into the mixing bowl.
NOTE: To avoid splatters start unit on lowest speed and slowly increase to the desired speed setting.
Slowly guide mixer around sides and through centre of bowl, going in the same direction. Be careful not to overbeat the mixture. Overbeating tends to make some mixtures tough.
NOTE: Whenever scraping of the bowl is required, stop the mixer and scrape sides and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Turn speed control to “0 (OFF)” while adding ingredients. Be sure to position beaters over the mixing bowl so any excess mixture will fall back into the mixing bowl.
When mixing is complete, set speed control to “1” and raise beaters slowly from the mixing bowl clean off the excess mixture. Be sure to turn unit to “0 (OFF)” before raising beaters completely out of the mixing bowl.

Ejecting Beaters, Dough Hooks, or Whisk

CAUTION: Turn off and unplug the appliance before ejecting any accessories.
Be sure speed control is at the “0 (OFF)” position and cord is removed from electrical outlet. Press the beater eject button and accessories will release.

How To Adjust the Speed

Move the speed selector from 1 to 7 and to turn off set to “0 (OFF)”.
To engage a higher speed immediately press and hold the boost button. The speed will go to 7 until released and will return to orginal setting.
NOTE: This feature is intended to be used for short bursts. For long mixing use speed 7.

Speed Guide for Hand Mixer

CARING FOR YOUR MIXER

Care and Cleaning

CAUTION: Turn off and unplug appliance and eject any accessories before cleaning.

Before cleaning any part of the mixer, set the speed control to the “0 (OFF)” position to turn off. Then unplug the cord from the outlet and eject the beaters.
The beaters, dough hooks and whisk may be washed in hot, soapy water or in a dishwasher. This appliance features a magnetic nozzle designed to be removed for cleaning (always allow to cool). It is dishwasher safe or it can be washed in soapy water. Do not use scouring pad to avoid scratching.
For easy cleaning, press down the extended tab to pull off the heater vent cover. Then remove the heater vent filter. Wash with soapy water and dry before placing it back into the unit. The filter should be cleaned every 3-6 months depending on usage. Do not use without the heater vent cover and filter in place.
CAUTION: Do not immerse mixer, power cord and plug in water or any other liquid. This may cause electric shock, injury, or damage to the product.
To remove stubborn spots on the hand mixer, wipe surfaces with a piece of cloth, slightly dampened in soapy water or a mild, non-abrasive cleaner.
Do not use any abrasive cleaner or material to clean any part of the hand mixer or storage case as it can scratch the product.

Storage

CAUTION:

Do not store any materials, other than the mixer, its accessories, power cord and the user manual in the storage case.
Do not turn on the HeatSoft feature or power ON the appliance while stored in the storage case.

Using the Storage Case

The storage case is designed to help you store all accessories and unit in the same place.
To remove the hand mixer from the storage case, push front tab away from the mixer and pull out the mixer. (see Figure 7) To place it back on the storage case, have the magnetic nozzle facing the tab on the storage case. Push the mixer on and the tab will click onto the mixer.

NOTE: Allow for 8-10 inches of uncoiled cord from the back of the unit in order to fit into the storage case. (see Figure 7)

Replacing Heater Vent Filter

The heater vent filter should be replaced when it’s worn out or damaged.

Maintenance

This appliance has no user serviceable parts. Any servicing beyond that described in the cleaning and the replacing heater vent filter sections should be performed by an Authorized Service Representative only. See warranty section.

Troubleshoot

1. Problem: Hand mixer stops working.
a. Unplug the power cord from outlet and wait 30 minutes before the next use.

2. Problem: Inserting beaters and other accessories into the hand mixer.
a. Rotate beaters or other accessories slightly clockwise until they snap into the unit.

3. Problem: Removing beaters or other accessories from the hand mixer.
a. Unplug the mixer and then press down the beater eject button and gently pull accessories out.

4. Problem: If HeatSoft continues to operate.
a. Press the HeatSoft button once to turn off or unplug the power cord from the outlet.

5. Problem: If the heater fan cover cannot be reinstalled.
a. Check that heater fan cover locking tab is not broken, if so call Consumer Service for replacement part (The number is listed warranty section on pages 9-10).

6. Problem: Missing any components.
a. Call Consumer Service (The number is listed warranty section on pages 9-10) to obtain replacement parts.

RECIPES

Cupcakes

Makes: 12 cupcakes

125g chilled butter, cubed
125g caster sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
125g self-rising flour
2 tbsp milk

Pre-heat oven to 190˚C (170˚C fan).
Place butter and sugar into a large bowl.
Press HeatSoftTM button and mix using speed 1, increasing to speed 5 for approximately 2 minutes until softened and creamy.
Turn off HeatSoftTM.
Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well between additions on speed 7. Gently mix in the vanilla.
Add flour and milk and using speed 1, gently mix together until smooth.
Spoon the mixture carefully into the cupcake cases, filling ¾ full.
Bake in the centre of oven for approximately 20-22 minutes until risen and golden. Place onto a wire cooling rack until cold.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Makes: 30 cookies

150g chilled butter, cubed
125g soft light brown sugar
100g caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 medium egg yolk
1 medium egg
300g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
200g milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 170˚C (150˚C fan). Line 2 baking sheets with greaseproof paper.
Add butter into a bowl with both sugars.
Press HeatSoft button and mix on speed 1 until combined and softened, then increase the Speed to 7 for approximately 2 minutes.
Turn off HeatSoft.
Add vanilla, eggs and mix until light and creamy.
Slowly mix in flour and bicarbonate of soda until just blended, then fold in chocolate chips.
Roll 2 level tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls and place on prepared trays, 3cm apart. Press down slightly.
Place the trays into oven and bake for approximately 15 minutes. Allow to cool for a few minutes on the tray before removing to a wire rack.

GUARANTEE

Please keep your receipt as this will be required for any claims under this guarantee.
This appliance is guaranteed for 2 years after your purchase as described in this document.

During this guaranteed period, if in the unlikely event the appliance no longer functions due to a design or manufacturing fault, please take it back to the place of purchase, with your till receipt and a copy of this guarantee.

The rights and benefits under this guarantee are additional to your statutory rights, which are not affected by this guarantee. Only Jarden Consumer Solutions (Europe) Ltd. (“JCS (Europe)”) has the right to change these terms.

JCS (Europe) undertakes within the guarantee period to repair or replace the appliance, or any part of appliance found to be not working properly free of charge provided that:

you promptly notify the place of purchase or JCS (Europe) of the problem; and the appliance has not been altered in any way or subjected to damage, misuse, abuse, repair or alteration by a person other than a person authorized by JCS (Europe).

Faults that occur through, improper use, damage, abuse, use with incorrect voltage, acts of nature, events beyond the control of JCS (Europe), repair or alteration by a person other than a person authorised by JCS (Europe) or failure to follow instructions for use are not covered by this guarantee. Additionally, normal wear and tear, including, but not limited to, minor discoloration and scratches are not covered by this guarantee.

The rights under this guarantee shall only apply to the original purchaser and shall not extend to commercial or communal use.

If your appliance includes a country-specific guarantee or warranty insert please refer to the terms and conditions of such guarantee or warranty in place of this guarantee or contact your local authorised dealer for more information.

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

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