Blades

[atpemberton]

Is it possible to bend the blades on the tm31 while crushing ice? i was making sorbet for the first time and as i put the speed dial up it would stop each time i got to about speed 5-6 as though it was stuck or something, the sorbet turned out but i think i should have defrosted the ice a little before putting it in? and speed up gradually? but i  am concerned if i bent the blade or not I can't  really tell..? Help!!

[cookie1]

I'm no expert, but it is meant to cope well with ice blocks and that is how you sharpen the blades. Possibly there was an iceblock caught under a blade.
Hopefully one of our consultant members will be on line soon. They may be more familiar with these things.

[Katya]

It isn't unusual for the blades to stop if something is caught under them - it some times happens to me with bits of carrot or bits of ice.   I presume the machine is set up so it would the blades would stop if this happens rather than forcing them to try to keep going and therefore cause damage.

[quirkycooking]

Maybe the ice was all stuck together? I bang it apart if it is.  I also find it's best just to whiz it up pretty quickly - sometimes if you turn the speed dial up too slowly when it's full of ice, it kind of pauses - works better just to turn it up quickly.

[zebraa]

You are meant to add the ice a bit at a time (ie one tray) and help it around with the spatula if it is stuck. Then it should work perfectly.

[Thermomixer]

Think it would be hard to bend the blades with ice.  Not sure, but they take some pretty hard work from me