Vita-Mix PROFESSIONAL SERIES 300 User Manual

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HINTS FOR SETTING SPEEDS

    CAUTION

Never Start on Speeds Above 1 with Hot 

Liquids to Avoid Possible Burns.
Escaping steam, splashes or contents may scald. 

To secure the contents, lock the lid and lid plug 
securely in place prior to operating the machine.

Always start on Variable 1, slowly increase to 10. 

Hints for Setting Speeds

To minimize splatter, 

Speed Dial set to 1 and slowly increase the speed to the desired setting. 

Use the highest setting called out in the recipe for as much of the processing time 

as possible to make whole-food juices, soups, shakes, frozen mixtures, purées, nut 

butters, and for grinding grains. Processing times will generally be less than one 

minute (most take less than 30 seconds). Higher speed provides the best quality  

of refinement.

Blending too long at too low of a speed setting will overheat the machine and  

cause the Automatic Overload Protection to turn off the machine. Blending on  

higher speed maximizes the motor’s cooling fan to avoid overheating.

If the mixture stops circulating, you may have trapped an air bubble. To resolve  

Insert the tamper through the lid plug and stir until it “burps.” If this does not work, 

press the On / Off switch to stop the motor. Remove the container from the motor 

base, and use a rubber spatula to press the air bubble away from the blades.  

Return the container to the motor base, replace the lid, and continue blending.