THE DEMONSTRATIONS
OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE bamix®
AS DONE LIVE AT OUR EVENTS AROUND NEW ZEALAND. A.
Whiping up non fat milk.
You
can use any of the following milks:
1)
the yellow top milk called calci-Trim.
2)
the purple top milk called calci-xtra.
3)
the light green top milk called super trim. NB. Not Trim,
must be super trim.
4)
Weight Watchers cartooned milk you will find in the supermarket
aisles in the cartoned milk section.
If it does not whip up thick it is not cold enough or
your movements are too vigorous with the bamix. Refer
back to the technique section on the web site. Slow movements.
A few drops of lemon juice will help to thicken it too.
Put milk into the freezer until it is ice cold if you
want it the maximum thickness. Gelatin can be added to
make it hold for cakes. Most fridge's will be cold enough
to get a satisfactory thickness for a "wiped cream".
Add a little vanilla essence and sweetener.
Add
semi defrosted berries or put frozen berries into the
wiped milk until they defrost a little then with the aerator
disc blend these berries into the wiped milk for a delicious
dessert. The more berries you put in the more it will
be like ice cream. Quick and easy.
B. Hot Pavlova.
Choose
a narrow vessel. For one egg white a glass is fine. As
you increase the number of egg whites choose a larger
container. Put in the required number of egg whites and
add a little vinegar, sweetener and vanilla. Then add
boiling water to just under a ratio of 1(egg whites):3(boiling
water). It must be boiling or it will not work! Now with
the aerator blade hold at the bottom till it starts to
thicken and then slowly draw the bamix®
up the side of the container. It will thicken as you do
and then keep slowly going up and down till it is totally
thick. Your container and bamix®
must be absolutely clean or it may not work. Wash container
and bamix®
thoroughly in hot water. Make a point of cleaning the
shaft where the blades fit on. May need to wipe with a
cloth.
Now
run a knife around the sides of the container to break
the seal of the pavlova from the container. You will now
be able to shake it out gently from the container onto
a plate. Let the excess water ooze out before you serve
it with some nice fresh fruit.
C. Mayonnaise.
To
the egg(s) you are using add mustard, salt, vinegar and
lemon juice. To this for one egg we add about a cup of
oil of choice. Use the blender blade (the one with the
holes in it) and hold it upright at the bottom of the
mixture WITHOUT MOVING IT till you see it thicken up to
and just above the four legged guard. ONLY NOW do you
lean to the side and leave it like this for a few seconds
until the bamix®
has drawn down more oil and increased the thickness to
about half the container. NOW SLOWLY draw the bamix®
up the container till you get to the top and then slowly
move up and down until you have the desired thickness.
The faster you move and the less oil you use will produce
runnier mayonnaise.
No
egg yolk method.
Put
only the egg white in and add a good spoon of cream or
cottage cheese. Anything else you add is up to you e.g.
parsley, capsicum,garlic etc
Thousand
island dressing.
To
the above mayonnaise add a little Lea and Perrins sauce,
a generous amount of sweet chilly sauce (this gives the
bite and good colour) and any chutney or relish you may
have on hand; about a table spoon. Also grind up some
parsley and garlic (not much or you will lose the lovely
colour the chilly sauce gives) in the processor and add
this. Now with the blender blade mix the ingredients thoroughly.
Everyone asks what chilly sauce and chutney we use. The
Ayam Brand of sweet chilly (or the hot one of theirs if
you prefer) and Cerebos Sweet Fruit Chutney we have found
to be a good combination.
This
is delicious as a dip with carrot and celery sticks and
also for pasta.
D. Soup.
Quick
Instant soup.
Select
any vegetables you prefer and chop up to small pieces.
Does not have to be too small. Put into a jug. The more
you make the larger the jug. Add some cheese if you prefer.
This can be ground up in the processor but cutting it
into small cubes first. Throw in any leftovers from the
fridge - cooked meats/fish (an oxo cube or stock if no
meat on hand & required *see section L below), potatoes
etc, an old tomato or tomato paste, salt and pepper to
taste (grind up some fresh peppercorns in your processor)
and add some evaporated milk or perhaps some cream you
may have on hand and then use your chopper blade to process
all this until it is finely pureed. Now add boiling water
until you have the thickness you want and continue processing.
By using raw vegetable you are retaining all the vitamins
and salts. Because it is processed that fine the boiling
water instantly cooks the vegetables. Once at a desired
consistency then change to the blender blade (the one
with the holes in it) to take the soup to a velvet finish.
When
doing a large pot of soup process everything in the pot
with the chopping blade remembering that the bamix can
be immersed above the metal shaft. It is double insulated
so the white casing can get wet without harm to you or
the machine. Again, finish off with the blender blade
for a soup like the best of chefs make - I mean you!!
E.
Fruit Juice.
In
a large jug put a cup of ice cubes with about three small
pieces of carrot and celery and a pinch of salt. Now add
a peeled orange cut into quarters and an apple cut into
quarters. Cutting into smaller pieces will lessen the
processing time a bit. You can leave the peel on both
if you wish. No need to pip or core. Add some sweetener
and process with the chopper blade. If a piece gets caught
on the blade knock it against the side of the container
to release it. Keep processing until it is totally processed,
including the ice. Now add about a cup of water. Sparkling
mineral water give the juice a good result. Further process.
Now put through a strainer and if you have left the skin
on the orange a cup of pulp to a cup of sugar makes great
marmalade. Finish off with the blender blade for a very
smooth juice. If you peel both the orange and apple there
is no need to strain it. Drink as is. Some people leave
the skins on and drink as is. A very thick smoothie as
an alternative, try a banana, kiwi fruit and some milk
for a delicious drink!
Home
made lemonade.
Same
as above but only a peeled lemon and sweetener. It is
delicious! Add Tequila to make Margarita!! For colds process
a unpeeled cleaned lemon and add boiling water and honey.
The best doctor for the winter ills.
Grapefruit
Juice.
For
grapefruit juice peel the grapefruit and do as above.
Simple way to juice these. Just sieve out the pith, the
biggest problem with grapefruit.
F.Ice Cream.
.Whip
up some non fat milk as explained above and add some of
this to some frozen fruit. Too much and the ice cream
will be not stiff enough. Not enough and it will be not
moist enough. Add also a little banana for flavour or
anything else you can dream up. Now some vanilla essence
and some sweetener and process with the chopper blade.
It is absolutely divine!
Try
this. Get some persimmons peel them and chop up into small
pieces and free flow freeze them and follow the above.
Trust me, this one is addictive!! Came from a customer
so if you have any good ideas please email us and we will
put it on the web site.
G.Cocktails.
Try
this one. Put ice into a jug and crush with the chopping
blade. Now add some non fat milk (works better and you
can have more without worrying about your waist line!)
and a butter scotch liquor like Alpine cream or perhaps
Bailys. Then a shot of Kahlua and process further with
the chopper blade till all ice is totally processed. Now
change to the aerator blade, the flat disc and draw the
mixture up and down to produce a velvet finish and increase
the volume that the non fat milk allows you to get. If
you have friends around please ask them to stay for the
night because once you start experimenting in the cocktail
area you will be having a lot of fun!!
H.
The processor/Grinder.
This
is truly a revolution in the food preparation market.
When using it hold the bamix®
in one hand and hold the processor in the other hand so
you are able to shake it to give even results e.g. cracked
pepper down to very fine peeper.
Great
for parmesan cheese, salsa, humus, pesto sauce, nuts including
nutmeg, herbs and bread crumbs. It is endless. If you
are not into gardening then freeze what herbs you like
to use. I always have some frozen parsley on hand.
Try
this. Put in some small cubes of cheese e.g. chesdale
cheese and some milk and chopped up chives and garlic.
Process to a delicious cream cheese. Great for a snack.
Another addictive one so be careful!! If it is not creamy
enough put in a little more milk, and if you over do the
milk put in a little more cheese.
Bread
crumbs are superb done in the grinder. Toast the bread
first for dry crumbs or put in fresh bread broken up by
hand if that is what you want.
For
coffee beans there is nothing better,.
I.
Peanut Butter.
Put
in standard salted peanuts and grind shaking as described
above. The nuts become sticky and want to attach to the
sides of the bowl. After a short while the sound of the
motor will reach a high pitched sound. Stop at this point
and take the lid off the grinder and you will see the
consistency is almost like crunchy peanut butter. Get
a teaspoon and scoop it off the sides mounding up the
mixture around the shaft. Now put the lid back on and
continue. You may have to do the mounding job a second
time if the nuts are not too fresh. What you are doing
is getting the nuts to the point where their own oil is
extracted by the speed of the bamix®
to mix with the nuts. Once this happens the bamix®
will continue on until you have smooth peanut butter.
Now if you feel adventurous add some cashews or a few
macadamias to the peanuts and you will have a nut butter
like you have never tried!! Of course macadamias on their
own is just out of this world!!
Grind
up hazelnuts till fine and then add a little bit of banana
and liquid chocolate to produce "Nutella"
J.
Coffee Lovers.
Put
your instant coffee in you mug (or jug if you are making
a lot) and add the amount of milk that would normally
be used for that amount of coffee. Non fat milk fluffs
better. Now aerate till it is a thick syrupy mixture and
then add boiled milk you have also aerated or boiling
water stirring with a spoon to give you latte and cappuccino
respectively. Grind some chocolate up in your grinder
to sprinkle on the top and if you so desire add some Tia
Maria, Kahlua, Alpine Cream etc for the extra finish.
Hot
Milo. Aerate the boiled milk and then add to the Milo
you have melted by aerating with a little milk.
Cold
Milo. Use the blender blade for a better result. The one
with the holes in it.
K.
Cleaning.
There
is always a cup or glass of some description on the bench
if your home is like mine! Fill to just above the cutter
guard (the four legs where you put on the blades) and
switch on to qet the quickest clean of underneath.
L. The Optional Mincer Blade.
If
you have purchased the s shaped mincer blade, which is
an optional extra, the next time you have a chicken do
not throw the bones away!. Put them in a jug and this
blade will crush them to a powder. Once you have done
the crushing add some boiling water and continue some
more. Now put through a strainer to get rid of any fine
splinters of bone and there is the best chicken stock
you have ever had! Do the same with fish bones for fish
stock. Put in the freezer and the next time you make soup
you will feel like opening up a restaurant it is that
nice!
LASTLY, WE WELCOME ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE OR WILL CERTAINLY
COME UP WITH. PLEASE EMAIL US. WE SEE THIS WEB SITE AS
MUCH YOURS AS OURS. LETS DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THIS MARVELOUS
bamix®
MACHINE YOU NOW OWN AND WHICH WILL BE ONE OF YOUR BEST
KITCHEN AIDS DAY AFTER DAY YEAR AFTER YEAR.
CHEERS
TILL WE MEET AGAIN.
Kind Regards
Frank W Roebuck
Kitchen Adventures LTD
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