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The Original Kenwood ‘New York’ Smoothie Machine!
Manufactures comments: 1.5 ltr Smoothie maker 2 way rotation Colour: Chrome Dimensions (H x W x D) in mm: 380 x 215 x 200 Weight (Kg): 3 Speed Settings: 3
The smoothie is specially designed to mix and serve refreshing smoothies. It has a 1.5 litre capacity. The acrylic funnel shaped goblet is graduated with markings for 2 & 4 servings. It has a powerful motor which can blend ice, frozen fruit and ice cream into refreshing healthy smoothies. It’s specially designed blades allow for a consistently smooth drink. It has rubber feet to provide good grip and stability. A dispensing tap allows for continuous easy serving directly into a glass.
Product Description: For anyone who appreciates the benefits of juicing fresh fruits and vegetables, blending their own yoghurt drinks, or making fresh fruit cocktails, the
Kenwood SB206Smoothie Maker is a must.
This is the first New York style Smoothie Maker to be launched in the UK and is the perfect way to help start your day. Blend your choice of fruits for 20 - 60 seconds and you'll have a refreshing smoothie drink to perk you up and stave off hunger until lunchtime. By night, experience fresh-tasting, natural fruit smoothie cocktails: invite your friends along for rum and banana smoothies, or slick strawberry vodka smoothies.
My Description Since starting my health kick I was determined to ensure I have the optimal recommended 5 fruit and vegetables per day. What better way to take in this nutrition than with a delicious, refreshing, home made smoothie. With the Kenwood SB206 Smoothie Maker you can whip up a healthy drink full of essential vitamins and minerals at any time of the day or night. Smoothies are described as the milkshakes of the new millennium! As well as being incredibly tasty they are also very healthy! This machine is designed to blend any fruit, vegetables, ice, milk, yoghurt or icecreams. The wide funnel-shaped goblet means everything falls neatly onto the blades. The goblet has a volume marker on the side the capacity being 1.5 litres. It is also graduated to enable you to see how much fruit, ice or liquid to put in dependent on how many drinks you want to make at any one time. It isn’t difficult to put together. The goblet sits easily on the base. Nothing technical!
So place your fruit or vegetables into the goblet, add ice cream, yoghurt or ice cubes corresponding to the number of servings required. Screw the lid onto the goblet. Place the cap onto the lid and MIX. Usually mix for about 30 seconds and then press the SMOOTH button allowing the ingredients to blend until fully smooth. There is a stirrer provided to help blend thick mixtures. Just simply remove the cap and put the stirrer in the hole. If you want a thinner drink just add some liquid into the hole whilst mixing, rather than having to stop the machine and remove the lid. Finally the PULSE button operates the unit in a start stop action to allow you to control the texture of your drink. If you're mixing something particularly thick, pop in the stirring stick to make sure everything gets well mixed; this makes your smoothie even foamier. The powerful motor can cope with frozen fruit, ice cream or ice cubes and the high-speed Smooth button finishes your drink in under 60 seconds. The tap allows you to easily dispense the drink into a glass so you don't have to tip everything up to get your smoothie out.
Tips Always make sure the tap is closed before you start filling the goblet. I have also found that after blending some drinks may not be completely smooth owing to seeds, pith or the fibrous nature of some fruits. If you don’t like ‘bits’ in your drink I advise running it through a sieve before drinking. But that’s just a personal preference. It’s also best to drink the smoothie straight away as some drinks may separate if kept.
The smoothie machine cannot be doubled up as a liquidiser, the blades are raised above the spout of the tap to produce a nice ‘smooth’ foamy smoothie, so it's not to be used for grinding dry ingredients.
Cleaning Smoothies are a great way to enjoy your daily dose of fruit or vegetables. But if you're going to make smoothies every day you want a machine that is quick and easy to clean. The goblet, lid and stirring stick are not recommended for use in the dishwasher. The manufacturers suggest that before dismantling the blender half fill the goblet with warm water. Fit the lid and cap then switch to MIX. Whilst running the machine, open the tap and allow the water to drain into a container to clean the valve. This process can be repeated until the water runs clear.
Switch off the machine before dismantling the unit. The goblet and blades can be washed using hot, soapy water and thoroughly rinsed. The lid, cap and stirrer can also be washed in warm, soapy water. If required the tap can be removed from the goblet to ensure thorough cleaning. It is advisable to clean the goblet immediately rather than allow food to dry onto it.
The Kenwood Smoothie Maker includes an instruction and recipe booklet suggesting 14 different healthy smoothie drinks and six alcoholic drinks you can make at home, all specially created for this machine. Or to be honest just throw anything in and see what it tastes like. A leftover fruit salad makes a great smoothie. I have tried a couple of the recipes but have just recently purchased a book called ‘Smoothies and Juices’ The Essential Recipe Handbook by Gina Steer which has some delicious ideas for drinks and cocktails, compliments the Kenwood Smoothie Maker. Enjoy getting healthy. Perfect for summer. ( I know what summer)!
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