TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | SOLUTION |
Food is unevenly | Workbowl is overfilled. | Smaller amounts will |
chopped. | You may be running | process more evenly. |
| the bowl continuously | Use the PULSE (P) button |
| instead of on PULSE | in |
| (P). Food may be cut in | increments. Allow the |
| random sizes. | blades to stop completely |
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| before pressing the |
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| PULSE (P) button again. |
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| Cut food in same size |
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| pieces before placing in |
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| processor. |
Liquid leaks from the bot- | Too much liquid in the | Process smaller amounts. |
tom of the workbowl. | workbowl. | When processing liquids, |
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| do not add more than |
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| 3 cups to workbowl. |
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| Do not remove the |
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| blade before removing |
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| workbowl from processor |
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| when processing liquids. |
Sliced foods are uneven | The feed chute has not | Cut pieces in even |
and slanted. | been well packed or | lengths, just a little |
| uneven pressure has | shorter than the length |
| been applied to the food | of the feed chute. Pack |
| pusher during processing. | the chute carefully and |
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| maintain even pressure |
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| on the food pusher as the |
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| food is being processed. |
Foods being sliced or | This is normal. | Stop processing |
shredded fill up on one |
| occasionally and either |
side of the bowl. |
| even out the food in the |
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| workbowl or move it to |
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| another bowl. When food |
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| accumulates close to the |
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| disc, empty the workbowl |
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| before continuing. |
PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | SOLUTION |
Some pieces of food | This is normal. | Slice or shred those |
remain on top of the |
| pieces by hand or save |
slice/shred disc. |
| for another use, like |
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| soups that will be pureed. |
Soft cheese collects on | The cheese was not cold | Be sure soft cheeses are |
top of the slice/shred | enough. The pressure | well chilled or place |
disc. | exerted on the pusher | in freezer until knife |
| was too great. | inserted into cheese |
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| penetrates about |
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| Remember food pusher |
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| is to be used as a guide; |
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| never exert hard pressure |
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| on the food pusher. |
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