KitchenAid KSM170 Installation guide

TRAINING MANUAL
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2017 EDITION
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FULL METAL CONSTRUCTION Durable, stable and built to last. 10 SPEEDS For a slow stir to fast whip.
ORIGINAL PLANETARY MIXING ACTION Delivers thorough ingredient incorporation. The beater rotates around the
bowl, giving incredible bowl coverage for fast and complete mixing.
DIRECT DRIVE MOTOR Powerful, reliable, quiet and energy efficient.
ATTACHMENT HUB Baking is just the beginning. With over 10 attachments available, the stand mixer easily whips up
everything from juice, pasta and sauces to sausages to salsa and so much more.
TIMELESS PATENTED DESIGN Easy cleaning and usage.
5 YEAR WARRANTY Robust, durable, reliable and long lasting.
STANDARD INCLUSIONS
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CATEGORY COMPARISONS
ARTISAN® Mini
ARTISAN® and Platinum
Tilt Head
Bowl-Lift
Entry point into the KitchenAid
brand.
The iconic stand mixer
The commercially-inspired, bold
design.
Targeted to Millennials (born 1980
- 2000) and Empty Nesters.
Adored for generations and a
traditional wedding registry “must”.
Appeals to heavy-user home cooks
working with large batches.
Perfect for small, urban kitchens
as well as for those who simply
wish to downsize.
This stand mixer is targeted to “core
customers” - larger, suburban
kitchens and households.
Targeted to the customer who loves
to make large batches, might be a
chef by trade and enjoys a
commercial style machine.
3.3 Litre
4.7 - 4.8 Litre
4.8 - 6.9 Litre
1 loaf of bread
2 loaves of bread
3-4 loaves of bread
5 dozen cookies
8 dozen cookies
12 dozen cookies
All   KitchenAid   Stand   Mixers   have   a   5   year   warranty.
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ANATOMY OF THE STAND MIXER
Diagram below shows as Stainless Steel bowl. The KSM170 Platinum Stand Mixer comes with a Glass Bowl.
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STANDARD INCLUSIONS
FLAT BEATER - K5THCB
WIRE WHISK - K45WW
DOUGH HOOK - K45DH
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4.7 LITRE GLASS BOWL WITH POURING SPOUT AND LID
All   accessories   and   covered   by   a   1   year   domestic   use   warranty.
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OPTIONAL EXTRAS
FLEX EDGE BEATER - KFE5T
4.8 LITRE HIGH SHINE STAINLESS STEEL BOWL WITH HANDLE - K5THSBP
2.8 LITRE HIGH SHINE STAINLESS STEEL BOWL - KB3SS
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Some other bowl options:
Customise your stand mixer with a ceramic or glass bowl that will compliment any stand mixer colour.
KSMCB5LW 5KSMCB5NPD K5GBF
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TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE PLATINUM TILT-HEAD STAND MIXER
Planetary Mixing Action -  Fast and Thorough Mixing
The unique planetary action allows the beater to spiral to 59 different touch-points within the bowl for quick, complete mixing
with the highest beater to bowl coverage in the industry.
The Fuse Gear
All larger KitchenAid Tilt-Head Stand Mixers have a fail-safe mechanism called a fuse gear, built in to protect the motor from
burnout. If your mixer is placed under excessive stress, it will ‘activate’ to protect the motor. The cost of replacing this part is
minimal compared to the cost of replacing a motor.
Attachment Hub or  “The Culinary Centre of the kitchen”
No matter how old your machine or which model you have, all KitchenAid hub attachments will fit - even if it was one of the
original machines from 1919! The hub driver is covered by the iconic KitchenAid Hub badge and Thumb Screw.
Always keep hub cover and thumb screw  in a safe place - but remember they are replaceable if customers happen to lose them
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Low Wattage, Direct Drive Motor - 300 watts is all you need!
Many brands rely on big motors to drive their machines. But a high motor wattage doesn't automatically mean good
performance. In fact, it can mean wasted energy. When a machine is designed and built well, there is no need to draw
unnecessary extra power.
Our engineers don't add unnecessarily large motors and so our Tilt-Head stand mixers are only 250 (Artisan Mini) and 300 watts
(Artisan and Platinum).
The power at the beater of the KitchenAid Stand Mixer is comparable, if not superior, to that of our closest competitors 2000
watt machines. The KitchenAid Stand Mixer is tested under load which gives the truest indication of power at the beater - it's not
often that a customer wants to “mix” and empty bowl!
The efficient motor combined with the shape of the bowl, accessories and the planetary mixing action, gives KitchenAid Stand
Mixers the best beater to bowl coverage in the market.
Adjusting Beater to Bowl Clearance
Each Stand Mixer is adjusted at the factory so the flat beater just clears the bottom of the bowl.  If, for any reason, the beater
hits the bottom of the bowl or is too far away from the bowl, it can be corrected easily.
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