Cuisinart DLC-10C - Classic Original Food Processor Use And Care Manual Download

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Page 1: ...ll look like this after you follow the easy step by step assembly instructions inside PUSHER FOR SMALL FEED TUBE PUSHER FOR LARGE FEED TUBE Move up to ON position lo start motor Move down to OFF position to slop motor Press down to PULSE position and release for pulse chopping ...

Page 2: ...7 o clock Turn work bowl counterclockwise until it clicks SLICING AND SHREDDING WITH THE SLICING AND SHREDDING DISCS 1 Lock bowl in place See 1 and 2 above Place disc cutting side down on flat stable surface and hold it down firmly with one hand With other hand line up two symbols oand a on stem with similar symbols on disc Turn stem clock wise until it clicks into position ...

Page 3: ...ush disc down as far as it will go Put cover on bowl feed tube at 7 o clock and turn until it clicks Insert food in feed tube The pusher assembly slides over the large feed tube It has a large pusher and a small pusher Push the small white pusher all the way down and twist it to lock Push the large pusher all the way down and push white Slide Lock right to lock Twist small pusher to lock it and pu...

Page 4: ...Cuisinart Cuisina1 is a registered Irademark of Cuisinart ISO Milford Road East Windsor NJ 08520 1 800 726 0190 Printed in China CUI 9228 94 ...

Page 5: ...witch up to ON position to start motor Move control switch down to OFF position to stop motor Move control switch down to PULSE position and release it for pulse chopping If machine doesn t start make sure it is plugged in and work bowl cover and pusher assembly are locked in position 8 To remove cover hold pusher assembly with thumb away from two locking tabs Turn and lift The work bowl won t com...

Page 6: ...owl is proper ly locked in place and the processor is in use Store blades and discs as you would sharp knives out of reach of children 6 Be sure cover is securely locked in place before operating food processor 7 Do not try to override cover interlock mechanism Cleaning To protect against risk of electrical shock do not put base in water or other liquid General 1 Close supervision is neces sary wh...

Page 7: ...Cuisinart PRO CLASSIC Food Processor 7 cup Bowl ...

Page 8: ... override cover interlock mechanism Cleaning To protect against risk of electri cal shock do not put base in water or other liquid General 1 Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children 2 Do not operate this or any other motor driven appliance while under the intluence of alcohol or other substances that affect your reaction time or per ception 3 The food processor...

Page 9: ...KING CONSECUTIVE BATCHES 13 13 13 13 13 TYPICAL BREAD DOUGH TYPICAL SWEET DOUGH MACHINE CAPACITY USING THE RIGHT BLADE MEASURING THE FLOUR PROOFING THE YEAST PROCESSING DRY INGREDIENTS ADDING LIQUIDS 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 SLICING AND SHREDDING IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM CLEANING AND STORING FOR YOUR SAFETY SOME TECHNICAL DATA RECIPES PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS FOR MAKING DOUGH 14 PREPARING FOOD FOR SLICING A...

Page 10: ...e the motor slarts Using the pulse chopping technique you can get an even chop without danger of over processing Check the texture irequenlly by looking through Ihe cover ol the work bowl II you want a finer chop keep pressing Ihe lever down lo PULSE and releasing it until you achieve the desired texture Onions and other food with a high water content will quickly end up as a puree unless examined...

Page 11: ... before removing Ihe blade This creates a seal lo prevent loodfrom leaking Turn Ihe bowl clockwise to unlock it from the base and lift it straight up to remove il To prevent Ihe blade from falling oul of Ihe work bowl orlo your hand use one of Ihe melhods shown at the right Be sure your hands are dry Remove the metal blade before tilling the bowl using a spalula to scrape off any lood slicking lo ...

Page 12: ...ove the lever up to ON and process continuously until the lood is pureed NOTE Cooked potatoes are an exception to this procedure They develop a gluey texture when processed with the me al blade See the recipe lor mashed potatoes at the end of Ihe book When making soup you wilt wanl to puree vegetables that have cooked in liquid Don t add the liquid to the wor bowl iustthe cooked vegetables remove ...

Page 13: ...n an airtight container or bag To chop peel from citrus fruit or lo chop sticky frull like dates or raisins For citrus remove the peel with a vegetable peeler leaving on the white pith which is bitter tasting Cut the peel into lengths of 2 inches or less and process with 1 2 cup of granulated sugar until finely chopped This may take 2 minutes or longer For sticky fruit like dates raisins prunes an...

Page 14: ... the texture oflen to avoid overpiocessing Use a spatula to scrape lood Irom the sides ol Ihe bowl as necessary To puree meat poultry lish and seafood Prepare Ihe iood as described above Pulse until il is evenly chopped then process con Imuouslylo Ihe desired texture Scrape the bowl with a spatula as needed Leave Ihe puree in ihe work bowl and add eggs cream and seasonings as called lor by Ihe rec...

Page 15: ...rops ol oil are visible Taste lor consistency The longer you process the softer the butler will be For chunk slyle add a handful al nuls just alter the ball olnul butter begins to smooth out To make cashew butter add a little bland vegetable oil Processor nut butters contain no preservatives Store in Ihe refrigerator to keep ihem without separating To make flavored butters spreads and dips Cul roo...

Page 16: ...or more egg whiles and press Itie ON lever Add BbOtlt 1 teaspoon ol lemon luice or vinegar for every egg white Vinegar makes stilfer whites its flavor is hardly detectable in cakes soufiles or ice creams Continue processing until the egg whites hold their shape about 1 1 Z to 2 1 2 min utes For the lightest flulfiest egg whites use the Whisk Attachment which is an optional attachment for the Pro C...

Page 17: ...e page 7 Put dry ingredients like flour salt and leavening in the work bowl and process with the metal blade for 5 seconds to mix them Remove and reserve the dry ingredients Add the eggs and sugar to the work bowl and process to mix letting the machine run about 1 minute Next add butter at room temperature and cut into 1 inch pieces Let the machine run con tinuously for a minute until the butter i...

Page 18: ...ended maximum amount ol Hour is I cups of all purpose Hour or 2 1 2 cups of whole grain flour Using the right blade Measure flour by the stir scoop and sweep meihod described below Use the dough blade when the recipe calls tor more than 3 1 2 cups 17 1 2 ounces of flour Use the metal blade when a recipe calls for less than 3 1 2 cups of Hour Because the dough blade does not extend to Itic omside r...

Page 19: ...rk bowl complete ly and forms a ball process it for 60 seconds to knead it Stop the machine and test the dough to be sure it s properly kneaded Typical bread dough should have a soft pliable texture and it should feel slightly sticky Stretch the dough with your hands to test it If it feels hard lumpy or uneven continue processing until it feels uniformly soft and pliable Make sure that the blade i...

Page 20: ...bly add water 1 tablespoon at a time while machine is running until dough oecomes moist and cleans inside Of work bowl Wait 10 seconds between additions of water Dough may be too wet While machine is running add 1 table spoon of lour If necessary add more 1 tablespoon at a time until dough cleans inside of work bowl and forms a ball Plastic dough blade is intended only for recipes calling for at l...

Page 21: ...n about 1 3 cup of warm liquid at 105 120 F All other liquid should be cold Don t knead so long that it becomes overheated The ideal temperature for kneaded dough is 80 F it should never exceed 100 F Let dough rise in draft free envi ronment of about 80 90 F Dough containing whole grain flour will take longer to rise than dough made of white flour only Baked bread too heavy Next time feel dough to...

Page 22: ...l be removed You may remove Ihe rind belore slicing or shredding or leave Ihe rind on Whole peppers are an exception Remove Ihe slem and cut Ihe stem end Hat Remove Ihe core and scoop out Ihe seeds Leave the end opposile Ihe slem whole to keep the structure stiff This ensures round even slices Large fruits like pineapple and cantaloupe Cullhem in hall and remove Ihe seeds or core If necessary cut ...

Page 23: ...d tube heighls and pack them tightly upright For long slices or shreds cu the the food in leed tube widths and pack Ihe pieces horizontally Food should til snugly bul not so tight lhal it prevents the pusher Irom moving When slicing or shredding food always use Ihe pusher Newer pul your fingers or a spatula into the reed lube Never push down hard on Ihe pusher Use light pressure lor soil fruits an...

Page 24: ...r assembly over the teed tube and push the sleeve down lo lock it into place Apply pressure to the pusher while pressing the lever down to PUtSE Release Ihe lever as soon as the lood is sliced or shredded A You can load the teed tube repeatedly without removing the work bowl cover Simply grasp the pusher assembly wilh your ihumb on Ihe wide locking lab Press firmly on the tab and lift up The pushe...

Page 25: ...d lurn it clockwise Lift and Ihe pusher assembly and cover will come oil together Remove Ihe slicing or shredding disc betore removing Ihe work bowl Place two fingers under each side of Hie disc and lilt it straight up Then turn the bowl clockwise to unlock il Irom the base and till it straight up to remove it You can place the disc on lop of the inverted work bowl cover lo minimize drips and spil...

Page 26: ...an the feed tube Cut both ends Hat Use a rulei as a guide or the pusher assembly wilh the pusher pulled out as far as it will go Fill the feed tube wilh the pieces standing them vertically and adding enough pieces so they are solidly packed and cannot till sideways as they are sliced or shredded Small amounts of food Use the small feed lube and Ihe small pusher Remove Ihe small pusher Irom the pus...

Page 27: ... is unlocked Apply light pressure lo Ihe pusher and press the lever down to PULSE until heansare sliced TQ make long horizontal slices or shreds ol raw zucchini or carrots use the same procedure Malchstlcks or julienne strips Process the food twice double slice it Insert any large Iruit or vegetable potatoes turnips zucchini apples in the feed tube horizontally Apply pressure lo the pusher while p...

Page 28: ...p and pit them in the freezer They are ready lo slice when they pass this knife lest They are easily pierced with Ihe lip of a sharp knife although semi frozen and hard lo Ihe touch Stand Ihem in Ihe leed tube cul side down and slice Ihem against b grain using firm pressure on Ihe pusher Or lay them Hat in Ihe leed lube as many as will lit and slice with Ihe grain using lirm pressure Frankfurters ...

Page 29: ...l no Firm cheese like Swiss and Cheddar Cut Ihe cheese into pieces to til the leedlube Pulitinthelreezeruntil il is semi frozen hard lo the louch bul easily pierced with the tip of a sharp kiile Sland the pieces in Ihe feed lube and apply light pressure to the pusher IMPORTANT Never Iry to slice soft cheese like Moz arella or hard cheese like Parmesan You may damage the slicing disc or Ihe food pr...

Page 30: ...positioning the piece in the feed tube and reshredding it Soft cheese like mozzarella spreads out and collects on top ol shredding disc The cheese was not cold enough or the pressure on the pusher was too great To shred soft cheese do not push on the push er but let the cheese go through by itself Tap on the pusher to guide it through CLEANING AND STORING Keep your Pro Classic Food Processor ready...

Page 31: ...ocked in place Always be sure that blade or disc is down on motor shaft as far as it will go Always insert metal blade in work bowl before putting ingredients in bowl When slicing or shredding food always use pusher Never put your fingers or a spatula into feed tube Always wait for blade or disc to stop spinning before you remove pusher assembly or cover from work bowl Always remove work bowl from...

Page 32: ... 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 SAUCES PESTO MEXICAN SALSA MAYONNAISE NO COOK CRANBERRY RELISH PASTRY CREAM CHOCOLATE SAUCE RASPBERRY SAUCE PASTRY PIE PASTRY FRUIT TART QUICK BREADS YEAST BREAD AND PIZZA CORN BREAD COFFEE CAKE WHITE BREAD WHOLE WHEAT BREAD PIZZA DOUGH PIZZA IN A HURRY PIZZA SAUCE DESSERTS BROWNIES CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES CARROT CAKE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING PEAR YOGURT BANANA APPLE SHER...

Page 33: ...niro and scallion until minced aboul 15 seconds Scrape down work bowl Add avocados and all remaining ingredienls except tomato Process until smooth about 1 minule scraping bowl as necessary Add tomato and pulse about 6 lo 8 times until it is linely chopped Adjust sail if necessary Blue Cheese and Pecan Spread You can substitute collage cheese for all or parl ol the cream cheese and you can subslit...

Page 34: ...ted for up to 5 days Cheese Coins These tender and flavorful appetizers are easy to make convenient to serve and they can be refrigerated or frozen INGREDIENTS 8 ounces Cheddar cheese cut in 1 inch pieces 4 ounces unsalted butter at room tempera lure cut in pieces 1 4 teaspoon salt 1 4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce or pinch of cayenne pepper 1 cup flour 100 cheese coins Use metal blade lo chop cheese unt...

Page 35: ...wl Pulse chop 1 2 the tomatoes until coarsely chopped Add lo mixing howl Puree remaining tomatoes unlil smooth about 1 minute With machine running pour in 1 2 cup ol lomato Juice Add lo mixing bowl wilh remaining lomato juice and stir Insert slicing disc stand cucumber pieces upright in feed tubs and slice using light pressure Add lo mixing bowl wilh remaining ingredients and slir to combine Cover...

Page 36: ...pt sausage Cover pot and cook for about 1 hour Freeze sausage until hard to the touch but easily pierced with tip of sharp knife about 30 minutes Drain and reserve soup liquid and puree solids with metal blade Return puree to broth and stir to combine Use slicing disc to slice sausage Add sausage to soup and reheat gently until sausage is warm stirring occasionally about 20 minutes Omit salt if us...

Page 37: ...e work bowl from processor base and carefully take out metal blade Use as little pressure as possible in shaping patties Mealloaf or Meatballs For a spicier meat loaf add a few drops of Tabasco sauce and a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce 1 1 4 1 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 1 3 4 INGREDIENTS small onion quartered cup loosely packed parsley leaves slice day old bread broken in pieces pound boneless chuck cut...

Page 38: ...tomato or chopped avocado 4 1 2 cupsyield Peel garlic and onion quarter onion Process both with metal blade unlil finely chopped about 15 seconds Remove and reserve Trim beel ol all lat and cut il into 1 inch cubes Process until coarsely chopped about 10 to 12 pulses Brown cumin in saucepot over medium heat Shake pan constantly and cook until cumin begins lo smoke about 1 minute Remove and reserve...

Page 39: ...r moderate heat until browned Turn and cook second side over medium to low heat allowing 15 to 20 minutes total cooking time Farmhouse Hash II you don t have a kitchen scale measure in cups 2 1 4 cups of tightly packed meat cubes weigh about a pound INGREDIENTS 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 small onion peeled and halved 1 2 pound leltover meat cut In 1 inch pieces 1 2 pound cooked potatoes cut i...

Page 40: ...sharp knife Stand peppers on long ends and use slicing disc to slice Ihem using light pressure Lay scallion pieces in feed tube horizontally and slice into sliveis using light pressure Insafl shredding disc anil zucchini and squash using light pressure Remove and reserve vegeta bles Use metal blade to chop garlic and ginger fine aboul 4 pulses Do nul amply work bowl Insert slicing disc Stand thick...

Page 41: ... liquid Preheat oven to 375oF Break bread in quarters and process with metal blade to fine crumbs about 40 seconds Reserve 1 4 of crumbs and put remainder in pie plate Drop garlic through feed tube with machine running and process until finely chopped about 10 seconds Add onion and chop fine about 10 seconds Cook mixture in the butter over low heat until golden brown stirring about 10 minutes Chop...

Page 42: ...h the optional Whisk Attachment DLC 155 2 quart ounces Gruyeie cheese cut In cubes medium garlic cloves peeled medium onions peeled anil quartered cups milk or half and half teaspoons salt Freshly ground white pepper large potatoes about 10 ounces each peeled and cut flat at ends baking dish servings Preheat oven lo 400 F and bulter baking dish Chop cheese with melal blade until it is finely grate...

Page 43: ... work bowl INGREDIENTS 1 4 cup parsley leaves loosely packed medium shalloi peeled tablespoons red wine vinegar tablespoons saltlower oil teaspoon Dijon style mustard teaspoon sugar leaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper firm ripe medium lomaloes cored and cut Hat ai ends medium head romaine leltuce S servings Use metal blade to chop parsley and shallots fine Add all remaining ingredients excep...

Page 44: ... Cut carrol in half crosswise Core cabbage and cut it into wedges Insert shredding disc and shred carrol using lirm pressure Insert slicing disc and slice cabbage using lirm pressure Add contents of work bowl to mixing bowl and toss to combine Adjust seasoning Serve immediately or refiigerale for up to 24 hours Belore serving drain excess liguid and adjust seasoning Serve chilled 8 servings Cut ca...

Page 45: ...ents except oil and process until combined about 8 pulses With machine running pour oil through feed tube Process until combined about 10 seconds Scrape down bowl and continue processing until smooth about 20 seconds This keeps for up to 5 days in the refrigerator and it also freezes well Some people prefer to omit the cheese when freezing pesto and add it just before serving 2 cups yield Cut pepp...

Page 46: ...terol variation Substitute 2 table spoons of Egg Beaters lor the egg omit vinegar increase salt and add pepper Proceed as above Herb Mayonnaise Add 1 4 cup lightly packed fresh green herbs when you put in the egg Recommended herbs are parsley dill and tarragon wilh stems removed Tartar Sauce Triple the amount of lemon juice When mayonnaise is finished add these ingredients 3 small gherkins 1 4 sma...

Page 47: ...etal blade to puree raspberries and honey for 30 seconds Transfer to fine sieve over bowl Press solids through with back of spoon and discard seeds in sieve Serve at room temperature or warm slightly to serve over ice cream Use metal blade to process flour butter and salt until mixture is like coarse meal about 8 seconds Add ice water and pulse until dough begins to clump together Do not let it fo...

Page 48: ...remaining ingredients except corn kernels and process until mixed about 5 seconds Scrape down work bowl and gently stir in corn Pour into prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean about 25 minutes Muffin Variation For corn muffins pour batter into greased standard size muffin fins filling them 3 4 full Bake in preheated 425 F oven for about 25 minutes Makes 6 muffi...

Page 49: ...ugar into warm water in 2 cup mea sure and let stand until foamy 3 to 5 minutes Use dough blade to process flour butter and sail tor 20 seconds Add ice water to yeast mixture With machine running pour liquid through lead lube In steady stream only as last as flour absorbs it ContlBUfl processing until dough cleans inside ot work bowl and lorms a ball Then let machine run for GO seconds lo knead do...

Page 50: ...If dough sticks lo sides of bowl add more Hour 1 tablespoon at a lime processing lor 10 seconds after each addition until dough leaves sides of bowl bul remains sofl Roll dough on floured surlace into circle rotating and lurning dough oflen and using enough Hour so it doesn t stick if dough resists rolling lei it rest for a few minutes and Iry again Roll dough into 15 inch circle lor flat 14 inch ...

Page 51: ...aining ingredients and pulse 4 times to mix Ridgy Brownies These easy to make brownies are always a favorite in lunch boxes or for after school snacks INGREDIENTS 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate 1 cup light brown sugar 1 3 cup butter melted 3 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 3 cup flour 1 4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 2 cup pecan halves 8x8 inch pan 16 brownies Preheat oven to 3...

Page 52: ...ed cocoa teaspoon baking powder teaspoon cinnamon teaspoon baking soda teaspoon salt cup raisins steamed over boiling water for 10 minutes Cream Cheese Frosting recipe follows round cake pans servings process with both sugars until smooth about 2 minutes Scrape work bowl as necessary Add egg and vanilla and pulse until just mixed about 6 times Add pecans flour salt baking soda and half the oatmeal...

Page 53: ... For sherberls freeze 3 4 ot fruit in same way and refrigerafe remaining fruil A tew minutes belore serving process liu en Iruil and sugar witfi inetal blade pulsing about 8 limes men processing continuously until Iruil is finely chopped scraping down work bowl and cover as necessary Add refrigerated fruit or yogurt and any addilional mgredienls called lor in recipe Process just until mixture beco...

Page 54: ...n 1 8 teaspoon salt 1 8 teaspoon nutmeg and 3 tablespoons flour lor 5 seconds Slice the apples into the sugar and spice mixture Transfer the apples to the pie crust Place second crust over the apples Pinch crust edges together With a sharp knife make 6 8 small cuts in top crust to allow steam to escape Bake in preheated 375 F oven until juices bubble about 45 minutes ...

Page 55: ... please enclose a check or money order for 10 00 shipping and handling DO NOT SEND CASH Under California law only proof of purchase is required California residents should call 1 800 726 0190 for shipping instructions If the problem with the machine is determined to be a defect of the motor within the warranty period all postage and handling charges will be refunded Please be sure to include a ret...

Page 56: ... 2002 Cuisinart Cuisinart111 is a registered trademark of Cuisinart 150 Miiford Road East Windsor NJ 08520 Printed in China U IB 2376C ...

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