To purée, follow same procedure as
for chopping, but let machine run until
food is a smooth purée.
New users are often surprised at how
fast the processor works. You will
quickly get used to its great speed.
These are some conditions that affect
your results:
•
Size of pieces you put in bowl –
all should be about the same size.
•
Amount of food you process – don’t
add too much.
•
Type of processing you choose –
continuous or pulse/chopping.
ADDING FOOD
WHILE PROCESSING
To add liquid while the machine is
running, pour it through open feed
tube. This is especially useful when
making mayonnaise or dressings.
A small hole in the pusher allows you
to add liquids in a very slow, steady
stream – useful when making sauces.
When you want to add small pieces
of food like cheese, meat or garlic
cloves while machine is running,
drop them through open feed tube.
To prevent spills when adding
sugar and other dry ingredients,
use a funnel.
REMOVING PROCESSED FOOD
Before removing processed food, press
“Off” button and wait for blade to stop
spinning. Then remove cover by
turning it counterclockwise. Never try
to remove cover and work bowl
together; this can damage work bowl.
It is important
not
to let metal blade fall
out of work bowl as you empty it.
Here are two ways to prevent it from
falling out:
1. Before tilting bowl, use spatula to
remove food from around blade.
Carefully remove blade by the
plastic hub.
2. Hold top of blade in place with
finger or spatula while pouring out
processed food.
At this point, you may either lift the
work bowl off motor base, or hold the
collar at the base and turn the handle
of the bowl counterclockwise and lift
blade straight up.
Your SmartPower Duet Blender/Food
Processor makes many everyday food
preparation tasks much easier and
faster. Follow these guidelines to get
best results when using metal blade
with food you prepare most often.
NOTE:
Occasionally, a piece of food
may become wedged between the
blade and the work bowl. If this
happens, remove the cover, lift the
blade out carefully and remove the
wedged piece. Empty the bowl,
reinsert the blade and lock the cover
into place. Process smaller amounts of
the food at one time.
General Guidelines for Preparing Foods for Processing with
the Food Processor Chopping Blade
THE FOOD
HOW TO PREPARE IT
Fruit and vegetables
Peel and core if necessary. Remove large hard
pits and seeds. Cut into 2cm pieces and process
up to 1 cup at a time.
Meat, poultry and fish
These should be very cold but not frozen. First, cut
into 2cm pieces. Put up to 230g in work bowl.
If you want to chop or purée more, do it in batches
of not more than 230g each. Pulse/chop or
run continuously until desired consistency is
reached. Check texture every 2 or 3 seconds to
avoid overprocessing.
Bread, crackers or cookies
Break into 2.5cm pieces and process continuously
until texture for crumbs is fine. For seasoned
crumbs, chop with herbs. For buttered crumbs,
dribble melted butter through feed tube while
processing - 1 teaspoon melted butter for each
slice of bread.
Crumb crusts
Chop crackers or cookies as described in
preceding paragraph. Add sugar, spices and butter
and cut into pieces, as specified by recipe.
Pulse/chop until combined.
Hard cheese “grated”
If it’s too hard to cut with a knife, don’t try to chop
it – it may damage blade. First cut into 2cm pieces.
Pulse/chop until pea-sized, then process
continuously. You can chop it as coarse or as fine
as you want. Simply run machine longer for finer
chop. Process up to 100g at one time.
Whipping cream
Processor-whipped cream works well for most
purposes. It is excellent as a topping for desserts
or hot drinks. Cream must be at refrigerator
temperature. You can whip up to 1 cup at a time.
Parsley and other fresh herbs
Work bowl and metal blade must be clean and
dry. Remove stems; use leaves only. Dry herbs
completely. The more herbs you chop at once, the
finer chop you can get. Chopped herbs keep for
several days in the refrigerator in airtight bags, or
can be frozen for months.
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