Cuisinart DFP-3 manual Adjust pusher pressure to food texture, Food is unevenly chopped

or short shreds from car- rots, zucchini and other long vegetables, cut them in 4-inch (10cm) lengths; pack them tightly upright. For long slices or shreds, cut them in 2-inch (5cm) lengths.

5.Adjust pusher pressure to food texture.

Never push down hard on pusher.

Use light pressure for soft fruits and vegetables like bananas, mush- rooms, strawberries and tomatoes and for all cheeses and pack them horizontally.

Use medium pressure for most food — apples, cel- ery, citrus fruit, potatoes, zucchini. Use firm pres- sure for really hard veg- etables like carrots and yams.

TROUBLESHOOTING

These are some problems that beginners with a food processor sometimes expe- rience, along with their solutions.

Food is unevenly chopped

Try to process less food at one time. Pulse/chop until pieces of food are no larger than 1/2 inch (1.25cm). Then run machine continuously, checking consistency often.

Liquid leaks from bottom of work bowl onto motor base

Remove work bowl from base as soon as you fin- ish processing. Do not remove metal blade first. When work bowl and

blade are removed together, blade drops down and forms almost perfect seal against bowl.

Liquid leaks out between work bowl and cover when machine is running

Never use more than

1-1/2 cups (360ml) of a very thin liquid. The thicker the liquid, the more you can use. With thick mixtures like pan- cake or cake batter, for example, you can process as much as 2 cups (480ml).

Slices are uneven or slanted

Pack feed tube carefully. Maintain even pressure on pusher.

Carrots or similar food falls over in feed tube Cut food into equally

sized pieces, not over 4 inches (10cm) long. Use enough pieces to fit feed tube snugly.

Cut carrots in half and insert one piece point-side down and the other stem- side down.

A few pieces of food remain on top of slicing or shredding disc

You can improve this by raising and lowering (bouncing) pusher when food is almost all sliced or shredded.

Cheese spreads out and collects on top of shred- ding disc

Cheese was not cold enough, or pressure on pusher was too great. Always use light pressure when processing cheese.

CLEANING AND STORING

Keep your food processor ready for use on a kitchen counter. When it’s not being used, leave it unplugged. Don’t leave

it with cover in locked position; this could damage the off-on mechanism.

Store blades and discs in safe, convenient place, as you would sharp knives — out of the reach of children.

All parts except motor base are dishwasher safe and we recommend washing them in the dishwasher ON THE TOP RACK. Due to intense water heat, wash- ing the work bowl, work bowl cover and accessories on the bottom rack may cause damage over time.

Insert work bowl upside down. Remember where you place sharp blades and discs, and unload them carefully.

To simplify cleaning, rinse work bowl, cover, pusher and blade or disc immedi- ately after use so food won’t dry on them.

If you wash blades and discs by hand, do it careful- ly. Avoid leaving them in soapy water, where they may disappear from sight. To clean metal blade, fill work bowl with soapy water, hold blade by its center plastic part and move it up and down on center shaft. Use of a spray attachment is also effec- tive. If necessary, use a brush.

Work bowl is made of Lexan® polycarbonate plas- tic, which is shatter resist- ant and heat resistant.

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