Owner's Manual

Bosch Universal Owner’s Manual

The Bosch Universal Kitchen System is built on a power unit that comes with dual drives:

A high-speed drive directly coupled to the motor, used to drive the blender and optional food processor attachment.
A high torque drive used to drive the whisks, dough hook, and optional grain mill, meat grinder and its accessories and other special attachments requiring higher torques and/or lower speeds.

The Universal has a rotary switch with a momentary (jog or pulse) position labeled M, an off position labeled O and three speeds. Speed 1 is the lowest speed. Recommended speed(s) for each of the accessories is shown with symbols along the front of the machine base.

Built-in safety cut-out switch

All models of the MUM 6000 series kitchen machines are provided with a built-in circuit breaker to protect the motor against overheating. If the circuit breaker trips: Turn the machine to the off position.
Wait a few minutes to allow the motor to cool.
You will find the circuit breaker button on the bottom of the machine. After allowing the machine to cool, press to reset. The motor should then restart.

Dough Hook and Bowl

The Universal comes with a bowl and dough hook for kneading dough. You may have either the stainless steel bowl with dough hook or you may have the plastic mixing bowl with dough hook and whip assembly. Either of these is also available
as an accessory item. The dough hook is intended to be used to knead yeast doughs and to mix cookie dough, pastry dough and also when adding nuts, chocolate chips, dried fruit, etc. to batters.

Use of Dough Hook and Bowl

Before beginning to attach this or any other accessory, make sure that the power unit is on a clean, dry, even work surface and switched to Off. Put the protective cover over the drive that you will not be using.

Before using the bowl and dough hook for the first time, wash the bowl, splash ring, cover and dough hook in warm soapy water. After washing, rinse well and dry before using. Your bowl and dough hook is now ready for use.
Place the mixing bowl on the lower drive of the power unit and turn the bowl to the left (counter-clockwise) with a slight downward pressure until bowl is firmly seated on the drive coupling.
Place and engage the dough hook on the driveshaft of the mixing bowl.
Place the splash ring on the bowl so that the tabs on the bowl fit into the recesses in the splash ring and turn the splash ring to the left (counter- clockwise) to fasten to the bowl.
To attach the cover, align the recesses in the cover with the tabs of the splash ring and turn the cover to the left (counterclockwise).

Whip Assembly

A set of wire whips can be used with the Universal’s plastic bowl.

Before beginning to attach this or any other accessory, make sure that the power unit is switched to off; unplugged is even safer. Put the protective cover over the drive that you will not be using (in this case cover the blender drive).

Before using the bowl and whisk assembly for the first time wash the bowl, splash ring, cover and whisk assembly in warm soapy water. After washing, rinse well and dry.
Place the mixing bowl on the lower drive of the power unit and turn the bowl to the left (counter-clockwise) with a slight downward pressure until bowl is firmly seated on the drive coupling.
Place and engage the whip assembly on the driveshaft of the mixing bowl as shown.
Place the splash ring on the bowl so that the tabs on the bowl fit into the recesses in the splash ring and turn the splash ring to the left (counter-clockwise) to fasten ring to the bowl.
To attach the cover, align the recesses in the cover with the tabs of the splash ring and turn the cover to the left (counterclockwise).

Examples of operation with dough hook and whip assembly

This table lists examples of how the dough hook and the whip assembly are to be used for various typical applications. Speed 1 should be used for initial stirring and combining. Allow butter or margarine to soften before attempting to stir. For yeast breads and cake mixes, place liquid ingredients into the mixing bowl first.

Accessory	Ingredients	Speed	Time	Max amount
Whip Assembly	Egg Whites	3	2 min.(approx.)	20 Egg whites
	Whipping Cream	2	2 min. (depends on quantity)	6 cups (approx.)
	Sponge Cake Combine all ingredients except flour Whip Fold in flour mixture Mix	1 3 M (jog) M (jog)	4-6 min. 30 sec.	3 x basic recipe (6 layers)
	Basic Cake Batter (Shortening-type Cake) Cream butter or shortening and sugar Add eggs Add flour alternately with milk	3 3 1	½ min. ½ min. 3 min.	3 x basic recipe (6 layers)
Dough Hook/ Whip Assembly	Cookie Dough Cream softened butter or shortening and sugar using one whip Add eggs Combine flour using dough hook Stir in nuts, chocolate chips, etc. using dough hook	3 3 2 2	½ min. ½ min. 3 min.	3 x basic recipe (9 dozen)
Dough Hook	Yeast Dough Combine all wet ingredients Add flour in portions Knead	1 1 or 2 2	½ min. 5 min. 5-8 min.	3 x basic recipe (max. ten 1 lb. loaves)

To avoid damaging the whip assembly, it should only be used for very light substances, such as cream, egg whites, sauces, and batters that are thin enough to pour. Use only one of the whips when making soft doughs such as cookie dough. The dough hook should be used for all heavier substances such as stiff cookie dough, yeast dough, and other heavy doughs. The dough hook should always be used when adding nuts, chocolate chips, dried fruit, etc. to batters and doughs.

Disassembly of Mixing Bowl and Its Accessories

Before beginning to disassemble mixing bowl and dough hook or whisk assembly, make sure that the power unit has been turned to Off; unplugged is even safer. Remove the cover and splash ring by turning splash ring to the right (clockwise) and lifting off. Once the cover and splash ring have been removed the dough hook or the whisk assembly may be removed by turning the hook or whisk assembly to the right (clockwise) while lifting.

The mixing bowl can be removed from the power unit by turning the bowl to the right (clockwise) while lifting.

Care and Cleaning of Bowl and Its Accessories

The mixing bowl, whisk assembly, dough hook (and for the stainless steel bowl the bearing/coupling piece, drive pin and gaskets), are dishwasher safe. The whips should be removed from the whip drive to facilitate cleaning. The whip holder and the top of the dough hook might become discolored and loose their shine if washed in the dishwasher, due to the alkalinity of dishwasher detergents. If you prefer the new appearance of shiny parts, wash these pieces by hand in warm soapy water.

For the stainless steel bowl, remove the drive pin from the bearing/coupling for cleaning and clean the pin, its gasket and the inner bearing surface where the drive pin rides after every use. A small amount of vegetable oil placed on the drive pin gasket will help to lubricate the surface. The power unit of the kitchen machine should be cleaned using a clean damp cloth only. Never use coarse or caustic cleaning products to clean this appliance. Never immerse the power unit in water.

Blender Accessory

The Bosch Universal Kitchen System may include the blender accessory (MUZ6MX2). The blender accessory consists of funnel, cover, blender bowl (also called blender jar), blade assembly and gasket.

The blender has been designed for mixing liquids; pureeing vegetables and fruits, preparing special diet and infant foods; pulverizing fruit, vegetables, nuts and dried bread (for bread crumbs); and preparing mayonnaise and sauces.

Important Safeguards

Read all instructions.
Keep hands and utensils out of container while blending to prevent the possibility of severe personal injury or damage to the blender. A scraper may be used, but must be used only when the blender is not running.
Blades are sharp. Handle carefully.
To avoid injury, never place blade assembly on power unit without blender jar properly attached.
Always operate the blender with the cover in place.
Don't try to use other blender attachments or modifications of the blender. Anything that's not from the manufacturer may cause a risk of personal injury.
When blending hot liquids, remove the funnel to allow for expansion.
When making crushed ice drinks, the vibration can tend to loosen the blades. Make sure they're in tight.

Use of Blender

Before beginning to use this or any other accessory, make sure that the power unit is on a suitable work surface and switched to off. Put the protective cover over the drive that you will not be using.

Before using the blender for the first time wash the blender bowl, cover, funnel and blade assembly and gasket in warm soapy water. After washing, rinse well and dry before using. Your blender is now ready for use.
To assemble the blender, first press the gasket into the recess in the blade assembly base.
Then insert the blade assembly into the blender bowl from below and, using the lid as a wrench, tighten the blade assembly into place. The blade assembly must be tightened firmly to the bowl/jar to prevent leakage.
Place the blender on the high-speed (upper) drive and turn to the left (counter-clockwise) to lock the blender in place.

Placing Into Operation

The speed at which the blender is operated and the length of operation for a given job will depend upon the degree of fineness desired and the amount of food being blended. When blending liquids the blender bowl should not be filled past the three-cup mark. When the blender is being used on dry materials, such as nuts or dry bread, the best results will be obtained when the blender bowl is filled with approximately ½ cup of food.

You should usually put the entire amount of material to be blended into the blender before switching the appliance on. The cover and funnel should always be in place after filling the blender bowl and before switching on the power unit. If you add anything to the bender, put it through the hole in the lid, leaving the cover in place. If the blender does not start (even after trying the highest speed) after switching it on (i.e.. there is only a buzzing sound) the blade has become blocked by the contents. The kitchen machine should be switched off, the mixture removed and the contents at the bottom of the bowl loosened.

When crushing ice, use 1 cup of cold water in bottom of blender jar. Crush ice on high speed, and then quickly drain off cold water. When making beverages which call for ice cubes, always put liquid ingredients into the blender bowl first. Do not use blender to crush ice without cold water as described above. Crushing ice dulls blender blades when done improperly.

Do not leave liquids sitting in the blender. They can damage parts of the blade assembly and allow leakage.

Disassembly of Blender

Before beginning to disassemble the blender from the power unit, make sure that the power unit has been turned to Off; unplugged is even safer. Remove the blender from the power unit by turning the blender to the right (clockwise) while lifting. Use the cover as a wrench to loosen the blade assembly.

Care and Cleaning of Blender

The blender bowl, cover, funnel, and blade assembly are dishwasher safe. However, it is recommended that the blade assembly be cleaned only under flowing water rather than in the dishwasher. Soap and detergent have an adverse effect on the bearing lubricant of the blade assembly and the the alkalinity of dishwasher detergents might dull the shine. Do not use scouring cleaners on any of the blender parts.

The drive unit of the kitchen machine should be cleaned with a clean damp cloth only. Never use coarse or caustic cleaning products to clean this appliance. Never immerse the power unit in water.

Service and Repair

The power unit of the BOSCH Kitchen System requires no special care other than cleaning.
The stainless steel accessory bowl with dough hook (MUZ6ER1) requires periodic replacement of the two gaskets, whenever fluids begin to leak past them.
· Bowl gasket, part no. 047972 · Drive pin gasket, part no. 015485.

To replace the bowl gasket, simply unscrew the nut from the bearing/coupling piece, remove the old gasket, clean the gasket seating area and the bearing/coupling piece thoroughly and reassemble with the new gasket. The nut should be tightened to approximately 10 foot-pounds.

To replace the drive pin gasket, simply remove old gasket, thoroughly clean drive pin and center bearing section of bearing/coupling piece and place new gasket on drive pin and slide it into bearing/coupling piece. A small amount of vegetable oil placed on the drive pin gasket will help to lubricate the surface. Gaskets may be ordered from your local dealer, or a BOSCH Household Products Service Center.

If any other service becomes necessary, contact an authorized service center. Do not attempt to repair the appliance yourself. Any work performed by unauthorized personnel may void the warranty.