How to Use the Food Processor Blade The food processor blade and its bowl are intended to be used for mincing, pureeing and pulverizing of fruit, vegetables, meat, nuts and dried bread (for bread crumbs) and the preparation of sauces, special diet and infant foods and mixing.
Note: The processor blade should not be used to process hard cheeses (Parmesan, Romano, etc.)
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Before beginning to attach this or any other attachment, make sure that the power unit is on a smooth, clean, suitable work surface and switched to the Off position, “O/Off,” and that you have removed the motor drive cover.
1.Before using the food processor for the first time, it is recommended that the bowl, bowl cover, pusher/ measuring cup and food processor blade be washed. All components of the food processor attachment are dishwasher safe. Or they may be washed in warm soapy water. After washing, rinse well and dry before using.
2.If you have not already done so, remove the motor drive cover from the power unit’s mono drive and place the bowl on the mono drive of the power unit and turn the bowl counter- clockwise with a slight downward pressure until the bowl is firmly seated on the drive coupling, see figure 19a.
3.Grasping the processor blade by the knob at the top of the center column, lift it up and place it over the center column of the bowl, see figure 19b. Once in place, check to make sure that the blade has engaged the driveshaft by turning the blade slightly clockwise.
Figure 19.
4.Food to be processed may be placed in the bowl now or added after the bowl cover has been put in place.
5.Place the cover on the bowl, as shown in figure 20a. There is a safety interlock in the handle of the
Figure 20.
Note: The processor blade will not turn when the power unit is started unless the cover has properly engaged the interlock. This is a special safety feature of the food processor bowl.
The cover has an integral feeding funnel with a pusher/measuring cup. The pusher/measuring cup may be removed to add ingredients, but the cover and pusher must be in place whenever the power unit is in operation.
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