Cuisinart BFP-703 Series manual Food HOW to Prepare IT, Adding Food While Processing

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.

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 plas- tic hub.

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	These 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

ADDING FOOD

WHILE PROCESSING

To add liquid while the machine is run- ning, 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 turn- ing 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.

2.Hold top of blade in place with fin- ger 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 hap- pens, 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.

	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 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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