Russell Hobbs 14585 User manual

instructions

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Read the instructions and keep them safe. pass them on if you pass the smoothie
maker on. Remove all packaging, but keep it till you know the smoothie maker works.
important safeguards
Follow basic safety precautions, including:
1 The smoothie maker must only be used by or under the direct supervision of a
responsible adult. Use and store it out of reach of children.
2 Don’t put the smoothie maker in liquid, don’t use it in a bathroom, near a
source of water, or outdoors.
3 Unplug before dismantling or cleaning.
4 The smoothie maker is fitted with a safety switch to prevent the motor operating
unless the jug is assembled and in place. Don’t use this to switch the smoothie
maker on and off.
5 Switch off (2) before fitting the jug and base to the motor unit.
6 Switch off (2) and wait till the blades come to a complete stop before removing the
lid from the jug, and before removing the jug and base from the motor unit.
7 Don’t use the smoothie maker unless the lid is in place.
8 Don’t fill with anything hotter than you can comfortably handle.
9 When blending hot liquids, put a hand on the lid to hold it in place.
10 Don’t put your hand into the jug, even after you’ve removed it from the
motor unit – the blades are sharp.
11 Don’t put any implement (spoon, spatula, etc.) other than the stirrer into
the jug while the smoothie maker is plugged in.
12 Don’t leave the smoothie maker unattended while plugged in.
13 Sit the motor unit on a dry, stable, level surface, near a power socket.
14 Route the cable so it doesn’t overhang, and can’t be tripped over or caught.
15 Keep the smoothie maker and cable away from hotplates, hobs or burners.
16 Don’t let the jug overflow. If liquid gets under the motor unit, it may be sucked into
the motor, damaging it.
17 Don’t fill the jug above the 1800ml/max mark – if you do, the contents may force
the lid off when you start the motor.
18 Don’t run the motor for more than 3 minutes, or it may overheat. After 3 minutes,
switch off for at least 1 minute, to let the motor cool.
19 Remove the tap from the jug base before trying to separate the jug from the base,
otherwise you’ll break something.
20 Don’t use the smoothie maker for any purpose other than those described in these
instructions.
21 Don’t run the smoothie maker empty, it may overheat.
22 Don’t operate the smoothie maker if it’s damaged or malfunctions.
23 If the cable is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent,
or someone similarly qualified, in order to avoid hazard.
household use only

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before using for the first time
1 Turn to page 6 (care and maintenance), then disassemble, clean, dry, and
reassemble the smoothie maker, to remove manufacturing debris, dust, etc.
caution keep your hands away from the blades – they’re sharp
positioning
2 Sit the motor unit on a dry, stable, level surface, near a power socket.
3 Route the cable so it doesn’t overhang, and can’t be tripped over or caught.
4 Press 2to ensure everything’s off.
5 Put the plug into the power socket (switch the socket on, if it’s switchable).
fit the jug
6 In normal use, you should treat the jug, jug base, and tap as a single unit. They
don’t need to be separated till you come to clean them.
7 Sit the jug base on the motor unit, with the tap over the umark on the motor unit.
8 Turn the jug and base clockwise till the tap is facing the front, and the dmark on
the jug base is over the umark on the motor unit.
fill the jug
9 Turn the lid about an eighth of a turn anti-clockwise to
unlock it, then lift it off.
10 Put the ingredients into the jug.
11 These should be a mixture of liquids and solids (frozen
ingredients count as solids).
12 Don’t fill past the 1800ml/max mark. If you do, the
contents may force the lid off when you start the motor.
fit the lid
13 Put the lid on the jug, then turn the lid clockwise to lock it closed.
14 Don’t use the smoothie maker without fitting the lid. The contents may escape; you
may hurt someone; you may be tempted to put a hand into the jug.
the cap
15 Generally, use the cap when you’re using the smoothie maker as a blender, use the
stirrer when you’re making drinks or smoothies.
16 Align the lugs on the bottom of the cap with the slots in the hole in the lid, lower
the cap into the hole, then turn the cap as far as it’ll go, to lock it closed.
the stirrer
17 If you’re making drinks or smoothies, instead of fitting the
cap, drop the long end of the stirrer into the hole.
18 If solid ingredients aren’t getting down to the blades, give
them a poke with the stirrer to chivvy them along.
19 Rolling the stirrer anti-clockwise (the opposite way to the
blades), against the jug wall, will help with thicker mixtures.
20 Don’t bash it against the wall of the jug.
21 Don’t run the smoothie maker without fitting either the
cap or the stirrer. If you leave it open, solid ingredients may
be ejected through the hole when they hit the blades.

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the controls
22 The buttons on the right of the smoothie maker are:
1top button – low speed, for lighter jobs, using mainly liquid ingredients
2middle button – high speed, for heavier jobs, using mainly solid ingredients
2bottom button – this returns both 1and 2buttons to the “off” position, and
switches the motor off
fice button – this button is spring-loaded, press to run the motor, let go to stop.
Use this to reduce ice to slush, for icy drinks. It runs the motor at high speed, so
use it in bursts – press, let go, check the results, then repeat till you’ve reached
the degree of slushiness you want. You can also use this for the occasional burst
of high speed during low speed operation. Just press and let go.
23 You can swap between 1and 2– pressing either of these buttons cancels the other.
24 If you’re using the tap to dispense really thick smoothies, running the motor on low
speed (1) will help the flow.
25 Don’t run the motor continuously for more than 3 minutes, it may overheat. After 3
minutes switch off for at least 1 minute, to let the motor cool.
adding ingredients
26 To add ingredients while the smoothie maker is working:
cap turn the cap anti-clockwise to align the lugs in the bottom of the cap with
the slots in the hole, lift the cap off, pour/drop the new ingredients through
the hole, then replace the cap and turn it clockwise to lock.
stirrer lift the stirrer out of the hole, scrape it against the side of the hole on the
way out, to remove drips, then pour/drop the new ingredients through the
hole, and replace the stirrer in the hole.
27 Check that the added ingredients don’t push the volume in the jug past the
1800ml/max mark.
finished?
28 Press 2, and wait till the blades stop moving before removing the lid from the jug,
or removing the jug from the motor unit.
the tap
29 You can rotate the tap lever to whatever side or angle you
find convenient.
30 To open the tap, lift or press the lever.
31 To lock it open, lift or press as far as it’ll go.
32 When dispensing thick smoothies, it helps to run the
motor at low speed (1). If they’re really thick, use the stirrer
as well. Use it via the hole, don’t remove the lid.
33 When dispensing thick smoothies, remember that you’ll
need one hand for the tap, and one for the stirrer, so find a
stable, flat-bottomed glass, cup, or container, to sit on the
work surface, under the tap, for the smoothie.

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hot liquids
34 No matter how careful you are when using the smoothie maker, some splashing
is inevitable. At higher temperatures, splashes on skin can hurt. In extreme cases,
they may scald, so, when using hot liquids:
a) before pouring into the smoothie maker, let the liquid cool down to the sort of
temperature you can handle comfortably
b) run the motor only when the cap is fitted – to add ingredients, stop the motor,
remove the cap, add the ingredients, replace the cap, then re-start the motor
c) put a hand on the cap and lid, to hold them in place while blending
d) if the lid is too hot for comfort, stop the motor, remove the lid, and let the liquid
cool down further – replace the lid before blending
crushed ice
35 If you’re making crushed ice for cocktails, make sure the smoothie maker is clean,
then rinse it out thoroughly. The slightest trace of detergent will flatten any drink to
which it is added.
36 Ice “cubes” come in many shapes and sizes. You’ll have to experiment with the ice
from your ice cube tray.
37 Put half to threequarters of a cup of ice into the smoothie maker, then add 1
tablespoon (15ml) of fresh cold water.
38 Put the lid on the smoothie maker, then press the fbutton 3 or 4 times, with short
pauses between.
39 Check the results, and adjust. Too much blending will reduce the ice to liquid, too
little will merely chip the edges/corners off the ice.
40 Don’t try to crush ice without adding water to the jug.
41 Don’t be tempted simply to increase the amount of ice and blend for longer. This
won’t work. Too much ice will never give you satisfactory results.
care and maintenance
caution take great care handling the blade unit – the blades are sharp
1 Switch off (2) and unplug before cleaning.
2 Clean as soon after use as possible, to prevent residues setting inside the jug.
3 Turn the jug and base about an eighth of a turn anti-clockwise to release the base
from the motor unit, then lift the jug and base off the motor unit.
4 Remove the lid and cap or stirrer.
5 Unscrew the tap from the jug – it takes 2 complete turns to unscrew.
6 Unscrew the lever and its retaining ring from the tap – this takes about 22turns.
7 Set the jug and base down on a stable, level surface.
8 Hold the jug base firmly with one hand, hold the jug handle with the other.
9 Turn the jug, to bring the qon the transparent part of the jug over the open
padlock Uon the top of the jug base.
10 Carefully lift the transparent part of the jug away from the jug base.
11 This should leave the blade unit and seal inside the jug base.
12 Carefully tip them out, and separate the seal from the blade unit.
13 If they really do need cleaning, the blade unit and seal may stick to the transparent
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14 If this happens, turn the transparent part of the jug upside down and lift the blade
unit and seal off with your fingernails.
15 Wash the cap, lid, stirrer, tap parts, jug, jug base, blade unit, and seal in warm soapy
water, and leave them to drain dry.
16 Don’t use a cloth for drying. You may leave lint on the inside surfaces, and you’ll
probably cut yourself on the blades.
17 There’s a Y-shaped guard in the hole the tap screws into. Clean this gently with a
small bottle-brush.
18 Your bottle-brush may also come in handy when cleaning the inside of the tap.
19 If you’ve left it too long before cleaning, and bits have glued themselves to the
inside of the jug, use a nylon brush. If that doesn’t work, crush some ice cubes in it,
that’ll shift most things.
20 Don’t put any of the parts into a dishwasher. The extreme environment inside the
dishwasher can affect surface finishes, and warp plastic parts.
21 Wipe the outside of the motor unit with a clean damp cloth.
22 Don’t put the motor unit in water or any other liquid.
23 Don’t use harsh or abrasive cleaning agents or solvents.
reassembly
24 Wait till everything’s dry.
25 Seat the seal on the flat rim round the blade unit.
25 Centre the blade unit and seal inside the jug base.
26 Align the qon the transparent part of the jug with the open padlock Uon the top
of the jug base.
27 Insert the bottom of the jug into the jug base, and turn the jug to bring the qover
the closed padlock Lon the top of the jug base.
28 Check that the Y-shaped guard is aligned with the hole in the jug base.
29 Screw the tap lever back into the tap – about 22turns of the retaining ring. Don’t
overtighten it. If you do, our spares department will be delighted to sell you a new
tap. They love people who break things.
30 To replace the tap, hold it upright, put it into the hole in the jug base, then turn it 2
complete turns clockwise – no more.
31 Sit the jug base on the motor unit, with the tap over the umark on the motor unit.
32 Turn the jug and base clockwise till the tap is facing the front, and the dmark on
the jug base is over the umark on the motor unit.
staining
33 Carotenoids, which are found in many other vegetables as well as carrots, can
cause severe staining. This staining may be impossible to remove. If you want to try,
then you could try soaking the stained parts overnight in one of the following:
a) quarter of a cup of household bleach in a sink full of warm water.
b) a mixture of 1 part white vinegar to two parts warm water
c) half a small packet of baking soda in enough warm water to cover the parts
caution Don’t try to mix these methods. You may make a mess, you may cause nasty
eye-watering, breath-catching fumes, and you may harm the parts you’re
trying to clean.

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recipes
fresh fruit smoothies – these make 2 large smoothies
strawberry & banana smoothie
300ml milk
1 large banana, roughly chopped
12 strawberries, stalks removed
4 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for
10 seconds.
banana, vanilla & honey smoothie
400ml milk
1 large banana, roughly chopped
4 tsp honey
2 tsp vanilla extract
6 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for
5 seconds.
apple & mango smoothie
600ml apple juice
1 ripe mango
6 ice cubes
Stone, peel and roughly chop the mango. Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last.
Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for 10 seconds.
creamy blueberry & vanilla smoothie
360ml lemonade
125g vanilla ice cream
70g blueberries
Put everything into the jug. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for 10 seconds.

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breakfast smoothie
4 tbsp natural yogurt
200ml milk
2 tbsp oatmeal or porridge oats
1 large banana, roughly chopped
2 tsp honey
2 apples, cored and roughly chopped
4 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for
15 seconds.
chocolate orange smoothie
170g chocolate ice cream
300ml orange juice
4 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for
5 seconds.
nutty banana smoothie
150g hazlenut yogurt
1 large banana, roughly chopped
200ml milk
6 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for
5 seconds.
chocolate pear smoothie
300ml chocolate milk
2 pears, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
10 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 15 seconds, then high (2) for
5 seconds.
mango lassi
200ml natural yogurt
1 ripe mango
200ml milk
2 tsp honey
10 ice cubes
Stone, peel and roughly chop the mango. Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last.
Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for 5 seconds.
cranberry, orange & banana smoothie
300ml orange juice
300ml cranberry juice
1 small banana, roughly chopped
6 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for
5 seconds.

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peach & apricot smoothie
4 halves of tinned apricot (in juice)
80ml apricot juice (from tin)
2 peaches
4 tbsp natural yogurt
200ml milk
2 tsp honey
6 ice cubes
Stone and roughly chop the peaches. Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at
low (1) for 15 seconds, then high (2) for 15 seconds.
berry fruity smoothie
300ml apple juice
90g raspberries
12 strawberries, stalks removed
4 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 15 seconds, then high (2) for
15 seconds.
apple, melon & kiwi fruit smoothie
400ml apple juice
1 kiwi fruit, peeled and roughly chopped
150g melon, roughly chopped
6 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for
10 seconds.
very chocolatey cherry smoothie
350ml lemonade
125ml chocolate ice cream
100g cherries, stoned
Put everything into the jug. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for 10 seconds.
adult only smoothies – these make 2 glasses
tropical cocktail
200ml ginger beer
150g melon, roughly chopped
40ml rum
5 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for
10 seconds.
cosmopolitan
100ml cranberry juice
50ml vodka
50ml cointreau
Put everything into the jug. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds.

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baileys coffee cocktail
100ml milk
40g vanilla ice cream
½ tsp instant coffee
40ml baileys or irish cream liqueur
3 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for
5 seconds.
strawberry gin fizz
100ml lemonade
60ml gin
1 tsp lemon juice
6 strawberries, stalks removed
5 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for
10 seconds.
mango & rum cocktail
100ml pineapple juice
½ ripe mango, stone removed, peeled and roughly chopped
1 small banana, roughly chopped
40ml rum
3 tbsp natural yogurt
5 ice cubes
Stone, peel and roughly chop the mango. Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last.
Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for 10 seconds.
la mumba
300ml chocolate milk
50ml brandy
3 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 10 seconds, then high (2) for
10 seconds.
pina colada
200ml pineapple juice
100ml malibu
30ml single cream
4 ice cubes
Put everything into the jug, ice cubes last. Run at low (1) for 15 seconds, then high (2) for
10 seconds.

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connection
The product doesn’t need an earth. It has a 13A BS1362 fuse in a 13A
BS1363 plug. To replace the plug, fit the blue wire to N, and the brown
wire to L. Fit the cord grip. If in doubt, call an electrician. Don’t use a non-
rewireable/moulded plug unless the fuse cover is in place. If you remove
the plug, dispose of it.
wheelie bin symbol
To avoid environmental and health problems due to hazardous substances in
electrical and electronic goods, appliances marked with this symbol mustn’t be
disposed of with unsorted municipal waste, but recovered, reused, or recycled.
service
If you ring Customer Service, please have the Model No. to hand, as we won’t be able
to help you without it. It’s on the rating plate (usually underneath the product).
The product isn’t user-serviceable. If it’s not working, read the instructions, check the
plug fuse and main fuse/circuit breaker. If it’s still not working, consult your retailer. If
that doesn’t solve the problem:
Pack carefully, with a note of your name, address, day phone number, and what’s
wrong. If under guarantee, say where and when purchased, and include proof of
purchase (till receipt). Send it to Customer Returns (address below right).
Customer Service Customer Returns
(correspondence only) Salton Europe Ltd
Salton Europe Ltd Heath Mill Road
Failsworth Wombourne
Manchester Wolverhampton
M35 0HS WV5 8AQ
Customer Service (serv[email protected])
telephone [phone] (local rate number)
guarantee
Defects affecting product functionality appearing within one year of purchase
will be corrected by replacement or repair provided the product is used and
maintained in accordance with the instructions. Your statutory rights are not affected.
Documentation, packaging, and product specifications may change without notice.
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