Grundig BL 5040 User manual

HAND BLENDER
BL5040
Product code 1805306
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SAFETY AND SET-UP ______________________
Please read this instruction manual thoroughly before
using this appliance! Follow all the safety instructions to
avoid damage caused by improper use.
Keep the instruction manual for future reference.
Should this appliance be given to a third party, then
this instruction manual must also be handed over.
 This appliance can be used by children aged from 8
years and above and 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. Cleaning
and user maintenance shall not be made by children
without supervision.
 Always disconnect the appliance from the supply
if it is left unattended and before assembling,
disassembling or cleaning.
 This appliance shall not be used by children. Keep
the appliance and its cord out of reach of children.
 The blades are very sharp! Handle the sharp blades
with utmost care, especially during removing and
cleaning, in order to avoid injuries.
 Never clean the appliance with bare hands. Use
always a brush.
 Do not touch any moving parts of the appliance.

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Do not attach or remove the parts until the unit
comes to a full stop.
 Always keep hair, clothing and any other utensils
away from the appliance during operation in order
to prevent injury and damages.
 The appliance is intended for domestic use only.
 Check if the mains voltage on the rating label
corresponds to your local mains supply. The only
way to disconnect the appliance from the mains is to
pull out the plug.
 Do not wrap the power cord around the appliance.
 For additional protection, this appliance should be
connected to a household faulty current protection
switch with no more than 30 mA. Consult your
electrician for advice.
 Do not immerse the appliance, power cord or power
plug in water or in other liquids.
 Always pull out the power plug before assembling
the appliance, after using the appliance, before
disassembling, before cleaning the appliance,
before leaving the room or if a fault occurs. Do not
disconnect the plug by pulling on the cord.
 Prevent damage to the power cord by not squeezing,
bending or rubbing it on sharp edges. Keep the cord
away from hot surfaces and open flames.
 Do not use an extension cord with the appliance.
 Never use the appliance if the power cord or the
appliance is damaged.

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 Our GRUNDIG Household Appliances meet
applicable safety standards, thus if the appliance
or power cord is damaged, it must be repaired
or replaced by the dealer, a service centre or a
similarly qualified and authorized service person to
avoid any dangers. Faulty or unqualified repair work
may cause danger and risks to the user.
 Do not dismantle the appliance under any
circumstances. No warranty claims are accepted for
damage caused by improper handling.
 Keep the appliance always out of the reach of children.
 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 if they understand the hazards
involved. Children shall not play with the appliance.
 Do not leave the appliance unattended as long
as it is in use. Extreme caution is advised when the
appliance is being used near children and people
with limited physical, sensory or mental capabilities.
 Before using of the appliance for first time, clean all
parts which come into contact with food carefully.
Please see details in the “Cleaning and Care” section.
 Dry the appliance and all parts before connecting it to
the mains supply and before attaching the accessories.
 Do not operate the appliance without the ingredients
in the measuring beaker or chopper.

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 Never place the appliance, attachments, power cord
or plug on hot surfaces such as gas burner, electric
burner, heated oven or hot liquids and foods. Leave
hot food and liquids cool down to min. 80°C or less,
before operation.
 Do not use the appliance for anything other than its
intended use.
 Never switch on the appliance for longer as you
need to process the food.
 Never use the appliance with damp or wet hands.
 Operate the appliance with delivered parts only.
 The appliance is constructed to process only
common household quantities.
 Do not use the appliance if the blades are damaged
or show signs of wear.
 Always use the appliance on a stable, flat, clean
and dry surface.
 Make sure that that there is no danger that the power
cord could be accidentally pulled or that someone
could trip over it when the appliance is in use.
 Position the appliance in such a way that the plug is
always accessible.
 A spatula may be used to remove the food from the
measuring beaker or chopping bowl. To do this, the
appliance must be switched off.
 This appliance is not suitable for crushing ice or for dry
or hard foods as the blades will become dull quickly.
 Remove bones and stones from food to prevent the

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blades or the appliance from becoming damaged.
 In order to reduce the risk of injury, never set
the blades of the appliance onto the base, if the
chopper is not sitting properly.
 Make sure that the cover of the chopper is sitting
properly before you switch on the appliance.
 This appliance should not be in operation for longer
than 15 seconds if it is not processing anything.
 This appliance is intended for short periods of use
and may not be used for longer than 1 minute (hand
blender or chopper) or 3 minutes (whisk) at a time.
After use, let the appliance cool down sufficiently.
 Products sold in the UK have a British Standard
plug. In the event of an electrical overload the fuse
may blow. Please have the fuse replaced by the
manufacturer or qualified service personnel. Position
the appliance so the power plug is always accessible.
 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.
 Be careful if hot liquid is poured into the food
processor or blender as it can be ejected out of the
appliance due to a sudden steaming.

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AT A GLANCE ____________________________
Dear Customer,
Congratulations on the purchase of your new
GRUNDIG Hand Blender BL 5040.
Please read the following user notes carefully to
ensure you can enjoy your quality GRUNDIG
product for many years to come.
A responsible approach!
GRUNDIG focuses on contractually agreed
social working conditions with fair
wages for both internal employees
and suppliers, as well as on the
efficient use of raw materials with
continual waste reduction of several tones of
plastic each year.
For a future worth living.
For a good reason. Grundig.
Special features
The appliance is perfectly suitable for preparing
of sauces, dips, soups, mayonnaise and
baby food, as well as for mixing drinks and
milkshakes, chopping of vegetables, culinary
herbs, meat, fruits, nuts and cheese.
The GRUNDIG BL 5040 Hand Blender is
equipped with;
Valuable stainless steel blender, blades and
balloon whisking attachment.
Chopper function.
Due to the powerful 400 Watt base 2 speed
settings, the best and quickest result on every
application is sure.
Controls and parts
See the figure on page 3.
A Hanging loop
B Power cord and plug
C On/Off button, level I
D On/Off button, level II
E Base unit
F Whisk holder
G Blender
H Balloon whisk
I Measuring beaker
J Chopper lid
K Chopping blade
L Chopping bowl
Accessories
M Wall mounting attachment
2 x screws
2 x dowels

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OPERATION _____________________________
Notes
Your Hand Blender has been designed for
small quantities of food and should not be
used for any other application.
Preparation
1 Remove all packaging and sticker materials
and dispose of them according to the
applicable legal regulation.
2 Before using of the appliance for first time,
clean parts which come into contact with
food (See the “Cleaning and care” section).
3 Prepare the food in small pieces before
using the appliance.
Maximum quantities and
processing time
Refer to the table for the maximum quantities
and processing time
Ingredients Maximum Processing
time
Meat / fish 200g 10-15 Seconds
Herbs 20g 20 Seconds
Nuts 200g 15 seconds
Cheese 150g 15 Seconds
Bread 1 slice 20 Seconds
Eggs
(hard boild) 2 eggs 5 Seconds
Onions
(cut in 8 pieces) 100g 10 Seconds
Blending
1 Put the food that you would like to puree or
mix in the measuring beaker I or in any
other similar bowl.
2 Connect the base unit E to the blender G
by putting the blender onto the base unit.
Turn the base unit to the left. Make sure
the blender is properly attached to the
base unit.
3 Insert the plug B into the wall socket.
4 Immerse the blender G in the measuring
beaker I, where the ingredients to be
blended are.
Note
To prevent the ingredients from splashing, do
not press the On/Off button level I C and
On/Off button level II D until the blender has
been immersed in the ingredients.
5 Press and hold down the On/Off button
level I C.
– The appliance starts operating.
Notes
Always use the appliance on level I. If
necessary, press and hold down the On/Off
button level II D. Once you release the On/
Off button level I C, the appliance switches
off automatically.
Do not use the appliance for longer than one
minute at a time.
6 Move the appliance slowly up and down
and in circles to blend the ingredients.
7 Release the On/Off button level I C or
On/Off button level II D when you finish
the process and disconnect the power plug
from the socket.
8 Remove the mixture from the measuring
beaker I.
9 Disassemble the blender G from the base
unit E by turning the base unit to the right
and pulling it off.
Notes
Do not overfill the measuring beaker I or
other similar bowl to prevent the mixture
from overflowing. Smaller amounts can be
processed easier.
If you would like to use the blender directly
in the cooking pot, first take the cooking pot
out off the stove to prevent the blender from
overheating.
Do not operate the appliance continuously
for more than 1 minute, in order to prevent
overheating of the appliance.
Never switch on the appliance for longer as
you need to process the food.

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Chopping
Notes
Do not chop extremely hard items such as
coffee beans, ice cubes, nutmeg, grains and
bones. Remove stalks from herbs, shells from
nuts, bones, tendons and gristle from meat.
Prepare the food in small pieces (total max.
200 g).
1 Put the chopping bowl L on a stable, flat,
clean and dry surface.
2 Place the chopping blade K onto the
spindle in the chopping bowl L.
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max.
200g
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B
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Caution
The chopping blade is very sharp, be careful
while placing the chopping blade K. Do not
touch the chopping blade with bare hands.
3 Place the ingredients in the chopping bowl L.
4 Put the chopper lid J onto the chopping
bowl L.
5 Put the base unit E onto the chopper lid
J. Turn the base unit to the left so that
it is firmly locked into place. Make sure
the base unit is securely attached to the
chopper unit.
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max.
200g
4
B
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Note
During operation always hold the chopping
bowl with one hand to prevent falling over.
6 Insert the plug B into the wall socket.
7 Press and hold down the On/Off button
level II D.
– The appliance starts operating.
Notes
Do not use the chopper for longer than
1 minute at a time.
You will achieve the best results if you press
the On/Off button, level II D intermittently.
8 Release the On/Off button level II D when
you finish the process and disconnect the
power plug from the wall socket.
9 Disassemble the base unit E from the
chopper lid J by turning the base unit to
the right and pulling it off.
10 Take the chopper lid J off. Take the
chopping blade K out of the chopping
bowl L carefully prior to emptying the
chopped food.
Note
If the chopper does not work or if the
chopping blade K only turns slowly, first pull
out the power plug B. Then take the base
unit E and the chopper lid J off. Check the
chopping bowl L to see if there is something
blocking the chopping blade. Maybe you put
too much hard food in the chopping bowl.
If the ingredients stick to the side of the
chopping bowl L, a spatula may be used to
remove the food from the chopping bowl. To
do this, the appliance must be switched off.
Do not operate the appliance continuously
for more than 1 minute, in order to prevent
overheating of the appliance.
Caution
Do not touch the chopping blade with your
bare hands. The chopping blade is very sharp.
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Whisking
Notes
You can use the balloon whisk Hfor
whipping cream and beating eggs.
Never use more than 4 egg whites or
400 ml cream.
1 Put the balloon whisk H onto the whisk
holder F until it clicks into place.
2 Connect the base unit E to the whisk
holder F by putting the whisk holder onto
the base unit. Turn the base unit to the left.
Make sure that the whisk holder is securely
attached into the base unit.
3 Put the ingredients that you would like to
process in the measuring beaker I or in
any other similar bowl.
4 Connect the power plug B into the wall
socket.
5 Hold the balloon whisk H into the mixture
to be processed.
6 Press and hold the On/Off button level I C
or II D.
– The appliance starts operating.
7 Move the appliance slowly up and down
and in circles to whisk the ingredients.
8 Release the On/Off button level I C or II D
when you finish the process and disconnect
the power plug from the wall socket.
9 Remove the mixture from the measuring
beaker I.
10 Disassemble the base unit E from the whisk
holder F by turning the base unit to the
right and pulling it off.
Note
Do not operate the appliance for longer than
3 minutes at a time.
Do not overfill the measuring beaker I,
or the similar bowl to prevent the mixture
from overflowing. Smaller amounts can be
processed easier.
If you would like to use the balloon whisk
directly in the cooking pot, first take the
cooking pot out off the stove to prevent the
balloon whisk from overheating.
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INFORMATION __________________________
Mounting the wall mounting
attachment
You can put your appliance to a practical place
by mounting the wall mounting attachment.
1 Hold the wall mounting attachment M in
the desired position on the wall. Mark the
two drill holes. Drill the holes and insert the
supplied dowels.
Caution
Make sure that you do not drill into electrical
lines or water pipes!
2 Secure the wall mounting attachment M
to the wall using the supplied screws and
dowels.
3 You can place the base unit E on the wall
mounting attachment M.
Notes
The base unit can also be hung on a hook
with the hanging loop A.
Cleaning and care
Caution
Never use petrol, solvents or abrasive
cleaners, metal objects or hard brushes to
clean the appliance.
Do not touch the chopping blades with bare
hands. The blades are very sharp. Use a
brush!
Never put the base unit E or power cord in
water or any other liquids and never hold
them under running water.
1 Turn the appliance off and disconnect it
from the wall socket.
2 Let the appliance cool down completely.
3 Use a damp soft cloth to clean the base
unit E.
4 Immediately after using, clean the blender
G, chopper lid J and whisk holder F
with warm, soapy water and dry them
thoroughly. Never submerge them in
dishwater.
5 Only the following parts can be cleaned
in dishwasher: balloon whisk H, chopping
bowl L, chopping blade K and measuring
beaker I.
Note
Before using or storing the appliance after
cleaning, dry all parts carefully using a soft
towel.
Storage
If you do not want to use the hand blender for a
long period of time, please store it carefully.
Make sure the appliance is unplugged and
completely dry.
Store it in a cool, dry place.
Make sure the appliance is always kept out of
reach of children.
Technical data
Power supply: 220 V – 240 V~, 50 Hz
Power: 400 W
Noise level: 80 dB(A)
This products conforms to the
European directives 2004/108/
EC, 2006/95/EC, 2009/125/
EC and 2011/65/EU
Technical and design modifications reserved.
Environmental note
This product has been made from high-quality
parts and materials which can be re-used and
recycled.
Therefore, do not throw the product away
with normal household waste at the end of
its service life. Take it to a collection point for
recycling electrical and electronic devices. This
is indicated by this symbol on the product, in the
operating manual and on the packaging.
Please find out about collection points operated
by your local authority.
Help protect the environment by recycling used
products.

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