Cuisinart FPB-5 These are some conditions that affect your results, Adding Food While Processing

Onions and other food with a high water content turn into a smooth purée very quickly. Do not over- chop - look at food frequently through work bowl.

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 3/4" pieces and process up to 1 cup at a time.
Meat, poultry and fish	Should be very cold but not frozen. First, cut into 3/4" pieces.
	Put up to 1/2 pound in work bowl. If you want to chop or
	purée more, do it in batches of not more than 1/2 pound
	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 1" 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 to 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 3/4" 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 3 ounces 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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