Cuisinart DLC-XP manual Removing Processed Food, Slicing and Shredding Discs

REMOVING PROCESSED FOOD

Before you do anything, wait for the blade or disc to stop spinning. When it does, remove the cover first. Never try to remove the cover and the work bowl together; this can damage the work bowl. You can set the cover on your work surface upside down, to minimize drips and spills.

Metal Blade and Dough Blade

Remove the bowl from the base of the machine before removing the blade. (This causes the blade to drop down on the bowl, creating a seal to prevent food from leaking.) Turn the bowl clockwise to unlock it from the base and lift it straight up to remove it.

Locking devices on both the metal blade and the dough blade prevent heavy, sticky mixtures from driving the blades up the motor shaft. If food around the blade holds the bowl locked when the motor stops, move the handle of the bowl rapidly back and forth —first clockwise, then counterclockwise, then clockwise again. Always be sure to prevent the blade from falling out of the work bowl onto your hand. Remove it before tilting the bowl, using a spatula to scrape off any food sticking to it. Or hold the blade in place with your finger or spatula while pouring out processed food. You can also insert your index finger through the hole in the bottom of the work bowl and place your thumb on the outside of the work bowl, gripping the blade from the bottom. Never empty the work bowl with your free hand underneath it, as it could be injured if the blade falls out of the work bowl.

SLICING AND SHREDDING DISCS

Remove the disc before removing the work bowl. Place two fingers under each side of the disc and lift it straight up. (You can place the disc on top of the inverted work bowl cover.) Then turn the bowl clockwise to unlock it from the base, and lift it straight up to remove it.

CHOPPING AND PURÉEING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

THE METAL BLADE

To chop raw fruits and vegetables

First cut the food into 2 inch (5 cm) pieces. You get a more even chop when all pieces are approximately equal in size.

Put up to 6 cups (1.4 L) in the work bowl. Lock the cover and pusher assembly into place. Press the PULSE/OFF lever at the rate of 1 second on and 1 second off until the food is coarsely chopped. Then hold down the PULSE/OFF lever, letting the machine run continuously until the food is chopped as fine as you want. Check frequently to avoid overprocessing. Use the spatula to scrape down any pieces that stick to the sides.

To purée fruit and cooked vegetables*

First, cut the food into 2 inch (5 cm) pieces. You get a smooth purée faster when all pieces are approximately equal in size. Put up to 6 cups (1.4 L) in the work bowl. Pulse to chop coarsely, then press the ON lever, and process continuously until puréed.

*Potatoes are an exception. They develop a gluey texture when processed with the metal blade.

To chop hard foods like garlic, hard cheese and coconut Remove the small pusher, turn on the machine and drop the food through the small feed tube while the machine is running. Small foods like garlic or shallots can be dropped in whole.

Larger foods like hard cheese or coconut should first be cut into 2 inch (5 cm) pieces.

Processing this way minces garlic, shallots and onions. Hard cheese and coconut will have the same texture as if they had been hand grated.

IMPORTANT: Never try to process cheese that is too hard to cut with a knife. You may damage the blade or the machine. See the cheese processing chart on page 17.

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