HELPFUL REMINDERS
•Once the cover is in position, additional ingredients can be added during blending by simply lifting the measured pour lid, adding ingredients, and replacing the measured pour lid.
•Cover should always be in place while the unit is on.
•Warning: Do not place blender jar onto base while motor is running.
•Do not twist locking ring from blender jar when removing blender jar from base. Simply lift blender jar from motor base.
•Boiling liquid or solid frozen foods (with the exception of ice cubes or 1/2 inch [1.3 cm] pieces of frozen fruit) should never be placed in the blender jar.
•Do not place ice, frozen foods or very cold liquids into a blender jar which has come directly from a hot dishwasher.
•Do not place very hot liquids or foods into a blender jar which has come directly from the freezer. Boiling liquids should cool for
5 minutes before being placed in blender jar.
•Follow “Cleaning and Maintenance” instructions on page 6, prior to your first use.
OPERATION
1.Place the motor base of your Cuisinart® SmartPower Premier™
2.Add all necessary ingredients to the blender jar, and replace the cover. You may add more ingredients by lifting the meas- ured pour lid and dropping ingredients through the fill area.
Replace the measured pour lid after adding ingredients. Do not place hands into blender jar with blender plugged in.
Note: Add liquid ingredients first, then follow with solid ingredients. This will provide more consistent blending and prevent unnecessary stress on the motor.
Note: To remove blender jar cover, lift edge of cover upwards. Lifting measured pour lid will not remove cover.
3.TIMING YOUR RECIPES: The SmartPower Premier™
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
To Activate Blender | Press (ON) - The blender is in ON mode. | |
To Begin Blending | Press desired speed button. | |
To Change Speeds | Press desired speed button. | |
To Pulse | In (ON) mode press (PULSE), then press | |
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| and release desired speed button as |
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To Crush Ice | In (ON) mode, press and release | |
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| (ICE CRUSH) button as needed. |
To Stop Blending | Press (OFF) button. | |
(and Deactivate Blender) |
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To Stop Blending | Press (HIGH) or (LOW) button. | |
(in High or Low Speeds |
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and Pause Timer) |
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To Stop Blending | Release button. | |
(in PULSE or ICE CRUSH Mode) |
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SPEED SELECTION GUIDE
Refer to this guide to choose the best speed for your desired result.
Ingredient/Recipe | Speed | Result |
Reconstituting frozen | Low | Smooth and |
juice concentrate |
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Mayonnaise | Low | Thick and creamy |
Salad dressings | Low or High | Completely blended |
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| and emulsified |
Nuts (shelled, | Low | Coarse to fine |
1/2 cup or less at a time) | Pulse to chop |
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Heavy or whipping cream | Low - pulse | Thick creamy topping |
Bread, cookies or crackers | Low - pulse | Coarse to fine as desired |
(add 1/2" pieces, 1 cup or | then blend |
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less at a time) |
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Grating/chopping citrus | Low - pulse/blend | Uniformly fine |
zest (add |
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or salt from recipe) |
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Smoothies, shakes, | High | Smooth, creamy & thick |
health drinks |
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Baby food/fruit & | High | Smooth and creamy |
vegetable purée |
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Frozen cocktails | High | Thick and slushy |
Hard cheeses | Coarse to fine | |
Spices | Low or high, pulse | Coarse to fine |
| then blend |
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Ice | Ice Crush, | Course crush to snowy |
| pulse or continuous |
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