How to Clean an Ankarsrum Assistent Original Mixer

Step-by-step instructions

Step 1: Stop, unplug, and identify the accessories

Turn the mixer off, unplug it, and remove the bowl and tools using the normal accessory-release procedure. Do not work around a moving roller or reach into a bowl while the mixer can start. Separate the large stainless dough bowl and dough tools from the plastic whisk bowl and beaters. If you use a newer accessory, replacement bowl, or attachment kit, check its own washing sheet rather than guessing from the material or color. Set the base on a dry counter away from the sink and keep the plug dry.

Step 2: Remove dough before it hardens

Use the supplied scraper to lift remaining dough from the bowl and accessible tools, then wash promptly. Work around the roller and scraper surfaces without introducing a metal blade that could score them. Removing the bulk of sticky dough before adding water also keeps it from spreading across the sink and accessory joints. If residue has already dried, soften it with warm soapy water on the removable washable part rather than chipping it off. Keep this wet treatment separate from the motor unit and any attachment that requires dry cleaning.

Step 3: Wash the stainless dough bowl and dough tools

Ankarsrum's US washing page allows the stainless dough bowl, dough roller, spatula, dough hook, and dough knife in the dishwasher. Hand washing with warm soapy water is also useful when you want to check small contact surfaces immediately. Position dishwasher-safe parts securely and inspect them afterward for dough left around edges. Rinse hand-washed pieces well and dry them before storage. Do not extend this list to a mincer, pasta roller, or any other accessory merely because it also attaches to the same mixer.

Step 4: Hand-wash the plastic whisk bowl and beaters

For the US care instructions used here, keep the plastic whisk bowl out of the dishwasher. Ankarsrum also calls for hand washing the beaters and gear head. Use the accessory's normal assembly instructions when separating components and clean them gently with mild dishwashing liquid; do not pry apart an enclosed drive unit. Rinse away visible food without treating a gear housing as a bowl to soak. Regional or older documents can list different dishwasher permissions, so use the current instructions applicable to the exact accessory you own.

Step 5: Treat new-bowl residue as a separate case

If a new stainless dough bowl leaves dark manufacturing residue, Ankarsrum describes wiping its interior with a little olive oil, leaving it for a few minutes, wiping the oil out with a dry cloth, and then washing thoroughly with hot water and dishwashing liquid. Perform this on the detached bowl, not the base or beaters. This is not a diagnosis for every black speck in dough: residue that appears later, especially alongside damaged accessories or abnormal rubbing, needs inspection rather than repeated oil treatment.

Step 6: Wipe the motor unit without flooding it

Following the Assistent Original manual, wipe flour and splashes from the unplugged base with a lightly damp cloth and, where needed, a small amount of washing liquid. Follow with a clean damp wipe and dry the exterior. Do not immerse the machine, rinse it under a tap, or spray cleaner into switches and openings. Lift residue gently from accessible surfaces rather than directing a wet brush into the drive mechanism. If liquid has entered the machine or a control behaves abnormally, stop using it and arrange appropriate support instead of testing it repeatedly.

Step 7: Inspect, dry, and store the correct sets

Let the washed tools finish drying before reassembling their normal sets. Check the roller, scraper edges, whisk wires, and bowl surfaces for retained food or damage while they are easy to see. Do not store damp accessories inside a closed bowl or leave a wet cloth draped over the base. Match each tool to the next recipe rather than running mismatched parts to see whether they fit. A brief clean after every use is also the best opportunity to spot a bent beater or rough component before it contacts another batch.