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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Important   3
Introduction   6
General description   6
Before first use   8
Preparing for use   8
Using the appliance   8
Trigger switch   8
Hand blender   9
XL chopper ( HR2621, HR2652, HR2653, HR2655,
HR2657 only)   12
Whisk (HR2621, HR2652, HR2655, HR2657 only) /
Mixer accessory (HR2653 only)   15
Spiralizer (HR2656, HR2657 only)   18
Soup container (HR2651, HR2655 only)   23
Bottle to go (HR2650, HR2651, HR2652, HR2653,
HR2655, HR2656, HR2657 only)   26
Cleaning   29
Storage   32
Recycling   32
Guarantee and support   32
Troubleshooting   32
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Important
Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance
and save it for future reference.
Danger
-- Never immerse the motor unit in water or
any other liquid, nor rinse it under the tap.
Only use a moist cloth to clean the motor
unit.
Warning
-- Check if the voltage indicated on the
appliance corresponds to the local mains
voltage before you connect the appliance.
-- Do not use the appliance if the plug, the
mains cord or other parts are damaged or
have visible cracks.
-- If the supply cord is damaged, it must be
replaced by Philips, its service agent or
similarly qualified persons in order to avoid
a hazard.
-- Do not touch the cutting edges of the blade
units under any conditions, especially when
the appliance is plugged in. The cutting
edges are very sharp.
-- Never use a chopper blade unit without a
chopper bowl.
-- To avoid splashing, always immerse the
blender bar, the whisk (specific types only)
or the double whisk (specific types only)
into the ingredients before you switch on
the appliance, especially when you process
hot ingredients.
-- If one of the blade unit gets stuck, unplug
the appliance before you remove the
ingredients that block the blade units.
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Introduction

Hand blender
1 Power cord
2 Trigger switch
3 Motor unit
4 Release button
5 Blender bar with integrated blade unit
6 Blade guard

XL chopper
(HR2621 HR2652 HR2653 HR2655 HR2657 only)
7 Gear unit for XL chopper
8 XL chopper blade
9 XL Chopper bowl (for XL chopper and spiralizer HR2656,
HR2657)

Spiralizer (HR2656, HR2657 only)

10 3 Spiralizer inserts (spaghetti, linguine, ribbon)
11 Feeding tube
12 Spiralizer driving plate
13 Spiralizer gear unit

Bottle to go (HR2650, HR2651, HR2652, HR2653,

HR2655, HR2656, HR2657 only)
14 Bottle
15 Lid

Soup container (HR2651, HR2655 only)

16 Lid
17 Cracker department
18 Soup container

Whisk (HR2621 HR2652 HR2655 HR2657 only)

19 Whisk gear unit
20 Whisk
Mixer accessory (HR2653 only)
21 Mixer accessory gear unit
22 Mixer accessory
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Before first use

1 Thoroughly clean all parts that will come into food contact
before you use the appliance for the first time (see chapter
‘Cleaning’).

Note
•• Make sure all parts are completely dry before you start using the
appliance.

Preparing for use

1 Let hot ingredients cool down before you process them or
put them in the bottle to go or soup container (maximum
temperature 80°C).
2 Cut large ingredients into pieces of around 2 x 2 x 2 cm
before you process them.
3 Assemble the appliance properly before you put the plug
in the wall outlet.

Note
•• Always unwind the power cord completely before you switch on
the appliance.
•• Remove all packing material or labels before using.

Using the appliance

Use this appliance for its intended household use as described
in this manual.

Caution
•• Avoid contact with moving parts. Keep hands and fingers away
from blades and out of container during operation or while
appliance is plugged in to prevent the possibility of severe injury
to persons and/or damage to the appliance.

Trigger switch

This appliance is equipped with a trigger switch and a visual

speed indication on top of the device.
»» The deeper you press, the higher the speed gets. The
speed indication on top shows you the “low speed
range”, medium speed range and “high speed range
marked with “T” (Turbo).
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Hand blender
The hand blender is intended for:
-- blending fluids, e.g. dairy products, sauces, fruit juices,
soups, mixed drinks and shakes.
-- mixing soft ingredients, e.g. pancake batter or mayonnaise.
-- pureeing cooked ingredients, e.g. for making baby food.
-- chopping nuts, fruits and vegetables.

Caution
•• Do not process ingredients such as ice cubes, frozen ingredients
or fruits with stones (fig. 1).

Blending quantities and processing times

Ingredients Blending quantity Time Speed
Fruits and vegetables 100 - 200 g 30 sec.

Baby food, soups, and sauces 100 - 400 ml 60 sec.

Batters 100 - 500 ml 60 sec.

Shakes and mixed drinks 100 - 1000 ml 60 sec.

1 Attach the blender bar to the motor unit (“click”).

2 Put the ingredients into a beaker.

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3 Put the plug in the wall outlet.

4 Immerse the blade guard completely in the ingredients in

order to avoid splashing.

5 Switch on the appliance by squeezing the trigger switch.

You can increase the speed by pressing the switch harder.
If you press the switch up to maximum, the blender will
work with Turbo speed.

6 Move the appliance slowly up and down and in circles to

blend the ingredients.

7 After you have finished blending, release the trigger switch

to turn the appliance off and unplug the appliance.
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8 Remove the blender bar by pressing the release button.

Caution
•• Blades are sharp. Handle carefully. Always unplug the appliance
first. Never touch the blade itself when cleaning or clearing food
caught in blades.

9 For easy cleaning, rinse the bar immediately after use with
hot water. Do not immerse the bar completely in water.

10 Place the bar in an upright position with the blade guard

on top and let it dry for at least 10 minutes before storing.
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XL chopper ( HR2621, HR2652, HR2653, HR2655, HR2657 only)

The XL chopper is intended for chopping ingredients such as
nuts, raw meat, onions, hard cheese, boiled eggs, garlic, herbs,
dry bread, etc.

Caution
•• Always unplug the appliance first. Be very careful when you
handle the chopper blade unit, the cutting edges are very sharp.
Always hold the unit by the center plastic rod. Never touch the
blade itself. Be particularly careful when you insert or remove
the blade unit from the chopper bowl, when you empty the
chopper bowl, when clearing food caught in blades and during
cleaning.
•• Do not process ingredients such as ice cubes, frozen ingredients
or fruits with stones.

Chopping quantities and processing times

Ingredients Chopping quantity Time Speed

Onions 200 g 5 x 1 sec.

Eggs 200 g 5 sec.

Meat 200 g 10 sec.

Herbs 30 g 10 sec.

Parmesan cheese 200 g 15 sec.

Nuts and almonds 200 g 30 sec.

Dark chocolate 100 g 20 sec.

Dry bread cubes 80 g 30 sec.

1 Put the blade unit in the XL chopper bowl.

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2 Put the ingredients in the XL chopper bowl.

3 Put the gear unit for XL chopper on the chopper bowl.

4 Attach the motor unit onto the gear unit for XL chopper
(‘click’).

5 Put the plug in the wall outlet.

6 Press the trigger switch and let it operate until all

ingredients are cut.
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7 After you have finished chopping, release the trigger

switch to turn the appliance off and unplug the appliance.

8 Press the release button to remove the motor unit from

the gear unit.

9 Carefully remove the gear unit and the blade unit (fig. 18).

10 Pour the chopped ingredients out (fig. 19).

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9 Press the release button to remove the motor unit from

the gear unit.

10 To detach the whisk/mixer accessory from the gear unit,

pull the whisk/mixer accessory straight down out of the
gear unit.

Spiralizer (HR2656, HR2657 only)

The spiralizer is intended for creating spirals from different
vegetable, e.g. potatoes, carrots, cucumber, zucchini, white
radish, beet roots, turnips, etc.
3 Inserts:
The spiralizer has three different inserts which produce spirals
with different widths. The “Spaghetti” insert and the “Linguine”
inserts have two different knives, the plain knife cuts spiral
ribbons and the second knife unit with the small teeth divides
them into fine (Spaghetti) or thicker (Linguine) strips. The insert
for the wide ribbons only has one plain knife.

Caution
•• Be very careful when you handle the inserts, the cutting edges
are very sharp. Always hold the inserts by the outer radius. Never
touch the blade itself. Be particularly careful when you insert or
remove the inserts from the chopper bowl. Grab the inserts with
two fingers by using the holes in the insert. Be very careful when
clearing food caught in blades and during cleaning.
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Speed

Courgette

Sweet potatoes

Carrots (thicker
than 3 cm)

Radish

Cucumber

Potatoes

Vegetable preparation tips

-- In order to get nice and long spirals, cut the vegetable into
straight cylinders with approximately the same height as
the feeding tube.

-- C
ut off each end of e.g. a cucumber/potato in order to have
a good contact with the driving plate and the cutting insert.
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-- Only a straight cylinder will remain centered from the

beginning to the end of processing.

-- Center the prepared vegetable by pressing it on the small

metal tube in the middle of the cutting insert.

-- N
ever place more than one piece of vegetable at the same
time on the cutting inserts.

Using the spiralizer

1 Remove the chopping blade from the XL chopping bowl
and put one of the inserts in the XL chopper bowl.
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2 Attach the translucent feeding tube onto the XL chopper

bowl.

3 Attach the driving plate to the spiralizer gear unit.

4 Attach the motor unit to the gear unit (fig. 2).

5 Prepare the vegetable as described in the preparation tips.

6 Center the vegetable and press it onto the small metal

tube of the insert.
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7 Put the plug in the wall outlet.

8 Press the motor unit with attached gear unit and driving
plate onto the vegetable (fig. 6).

9 Fix the chopper bowl and the feeding tube with one hand,
and press the trigger switch with the middle finger of the
other hand. Press down the vegetable at the same time.

10 The spirals are processed into the bowl.

11 After you have finished processing, release the trigger

switch to turn the appliance off and unplug the appliance.
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12 Remove the gear unit by pressing the release button.

13 Remove the driving plate from the gear unit.

14 Remove the feeding tube and the insert, and then empty
the bowl.

Note
•• If you want to make another batch, remove the remaining
vegetable from the driving plate or the insert.
•• If you make larger quantities, empty the bowl before it’s full.

Soup container (HR2651, HR2655 only)

The Soup container is intended for directly blending the soup
in the container and to take outside.
Maximum quantity Time Speed
1. Cook veggies e.g. carrots,
potatoes in boiling water Carrots, potatoes: 200 g
60 sec.
for 20 minutes. Water:100 g
2. Cut into 2x2x2 cm pieces.

1 Attach the blender bar to the motor unit (“click”).

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3 Put the plug in the wall outlet.

4 Immerse the blade guard completely in the ingredients in

order to avoid splashing.

5 Switch on the appliance by squeezing the trigger switch.

You can increase the speed by pressing the switch harder.

6 Move the appliance slowly up and down and in circles to

blend the ingredients.

7 After you have finished blending, release the trigger switch

to turn the appliance off and unplug the appliance.
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8 Attach the lid by turning it clockwise.

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9 Close the drinking spout and lock it by pushing the locking

slider in the locking position.

10 Now you can take the bottle to go.

11 Open the drinking spout by pushing the locking slider to

the open position.

12 Enjoy your home made smoothie or shake.

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Cleaning

Caution
•• Do not immerse the motor unit, the XL chopper gear unit, the
whisk gear unit and the mixer accessory gear unit in water or any
other liquids, nor rinse them under the tap. Use a moist cloth to
clean these parts. The blender bar blade and guard can be rinsed
under the tap. All other accessories are dishwasher proof.
•• Never use scouring pads, abrasive cleaning agents or aggressive
liquids such as alcohol, gasoline or acetone to clean the
appliance.

1 Unplug the appliance.

2 Press the release button on the motor unit to remove the
accessory you have used.
3 Disassemble the accessory.
4 See the ‘Cleaning’ charts for further instructions.
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HR2621
HR2652
HR2655
HR2657

HR2621
HR2652
HR2655
HR2657

HR2653

HR2653

HR2656

HR2656
HR2657

HR2656
HR2657
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HR2621 XL
HR2652
HR2653
HR2655
HR2657

XL

HR2621
HR2652
HR2653
HR2655
HR2657

HR2650
HR2651
HR2652
HR2653
HR2655
HR2656
HR2657

HR2651
HR2655
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Storage
1 Wind the power cord loosely around the heel of the motor
unit.
2 Store the appliance in a cool, dry place away from direct
sunlight or other heat source.

Recycling
-- This symbol means that this product shall not be disposed
of with normal household waste (2012/19/EU).
-- Follow your country’s rules for the separate collection of
electrical and electronic products. Correct disposal helps
prevent negative consequences for the environment and
human health.

Guarantee and support

If you need information or support, please visit
www.philips.com/support or read the separate worldwide
guarantee leaflet.

Troubleshooting
This chapter summarizes the most common problems
you could encounter with the appliance. If you are unable
to solve the problem with the information below, visit
www.philips.com/support for a list of frequently asked
questions or contact the Consumer Care Center in your
country.
Problem Solution
The appliance makes a lot of noise, The appliance may produce an unpleasant smell
produces an unpleasant smell, or emit a little smoke if it has been used too long.
feels hot to the touch or produces In this case you should switch off the appliance
smoke. What should I do? and let it cool down for 60 minutes.
Is it possible to damage the Yes, the appliance may get damaged if you
appliance by processing very hard process very hard ingredients such as bones, fruit
ingredients? with stones or frozen ingredients.
Some hard ingredients may block the blade unit.
Why does the appliance suddenly Release the trigger switch, unplug the appliance,
stop working? detach the motor unit and carefully remove the
ingredients that block the blade unit.