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or short shreds from car-
rots, zucchini and other
long vegetables, cut
them in 4-inch (10cm)
lengths; pack them
tightly upright. For long
slices or shreds, cut
them in 2-inch (5cm)
lengths.
5.
Adjust pusher pressure
to food texture.
Never push down hard
on pusher.
Use light pressure for
soft fruits and vegetables
like bananas, mush-
rooms, strawberries and
tomatoes and for all
cheeses and pack
them horizontally.
Use medium pressure for
most food — apples, cel-
ery, citrus fruit, potatoes,
zucchini. Use firm pres-
sure for really hard veg-
etables like carrots and
yams.
TROUBLESHOOTING
These are some problems
that beginners with a food
processor sometimes expe-
rience, along with their
solutions.
Food is unevenly
chopped
Try to process less food
at one time. Pulse/chop
until pieces of food are
no larger than 1/2 inch
(1.25cm). Then run
machine continuously,
checking consistency
often.
Liquid leaks from bottom
of work bowl onto
motor base
Remove work bowl from
base as soon as you fin-
ish processing. Do not
remove metal blade first.
When work bowl and
blade are removed
together, blade drops
down and forms almost
perfect seal against bowl.
Liquid leaks out between
work bowl and cover
when machine is running
Never use more than
1-1/2 cups (360ml) of a
very thin liquid. The
thicker the liquid, the
more you can use. With
thick mixtures like pan-
cake or cake batter, for
example, you can
process as much as 2
cups (480ml).
Slices are uneven or
slanted
Pack feed tube carefully.
Maintain even pressure
on pusher.
Carrots or similar food
falls over in feed tube
Cut food into equally
sized pieces, not over 4
inches (10cm) long. Use
enough pieces to fit feed
tube snugly.
Cut carrots in half and
insert one piece point-side
down and the other stem-
side down.
A few pieces of food
remain on top of slicing
or shredding disc
You can improve this by
raising and lowering
(bouncing) pusher when
food is almost all sliced
or shredded.
Cheese spreads out and
collects on top of shred-
ding disc
Cheese was not cold
enough, or pressure on
pusher was too great.
Always use light pressure
when processing cheese.
CLEANING AND
STORING
Keep your food processor
ready for use on a kitchen
counter. When it’s not
being used, leave it
unplugged. Don’t leave
it with cover in locked
position; this could damage
the off-on mechanism.
Store blades and discs in
safe, convenient place, as
you would sharp knives —
out of the reach of children.
All parts except motor base
are dishwasher safe and
we recommend washing
them in the dishwasher ON
THE TOP RACK. Due to
intense water heat, wash-
ing the work bowl, work
bowl cover and accessories
on the bottom rack may
cause damage over time.
Insert work bowl upside
down. Remember where
you place sharp blades and
discs, and unload them
carefully.
To simplify cleaning, rinse
work bowl, cover, pusher
and blade or disc immedi-
ately after use so food
won’t dry on them.
If you wash blades and
discs by hand, do it careful-
ly. Avoid leaving them in
soapy water, where they
may disappear from sight.
To clean metal blade, fill
work bowl with soapy
water, hold blade by its
center plastic part and
move it up and down on
center shaft. Use of a spray
attachment is also effec-
tive. If necessary, use a
brush.
Work bowl is made of
Lexan
®
polycarbonate plas-
tic, which is shatter resist-
ant and heat resistant.
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