Cuisinart DLC-XP manual Troubleshooting Guide, For Your Safety

To clean the inside of the detachable stem, slide the stem release button on the side up as far as it will go and hold it there as you run water through the stem.

IMPORTANT: Never store any blade or disc on the motor shaft. No blade or disc should be placed on the shaft except when the processor is in use.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

These are some problems along with solutions that beginners with a food processor sometimes experience.

Food is unevenly chopped:

•Either you are trying to process too much food at one time, or you are running the machine continuously instead of pulsing it on and off until the pieces of food are no larger than 1/2-inch (1.25cm) cubes.

Liquid leaks from bottom of bowl onto motor base:

•Remove bowl from base as soon as you finish processing. Do not remove the metal blade first. When the bowl and blade are removed together, the blade drops down and forms an almost perfect seal against the bowl.

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

•You added too much liquid. Never use more than 4 cups (950 ml) of a very thin liquid. The thicker the liquid, the more you can use. With thick mixtures like pancake or cake batter, for example, you can process much more.

Slices are uneven or slanted:

•Pack the feed tube more carefully, as described in this book. Maintain an even pressure on the pusher.

Carrot or similar food falls over in the feed tube:

•Cut the food into enough short pieces of equal height to fill the feed tube. To slice one or two pieces, use the small feed tube. Cut carrots in half and insert one piece point-side down and the other stem-side down.

Sliced or shredded food piles up on one side of the work bowl:

•This is normal. Remove the disc occasionally and even out the processed food. When food gets close to the bottom of the disc, empty the work bowl.

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

•This is normal. Cut the remaining bits by hand or save them in a plastic bag for later use. Vegetable scraps can be puréed for soups or used to thicken sauces or stews. In every case, there would be more waste if you sliced or shredded the food by hand.

Soft cheeses like mozzarella spread out and collect on top of the shredding disc:

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

FOR YOUR SAFETY

These are some procedures that will protect you and your family from any injury caused by misuse.

•Handle the metal blade and discs carefully. The cutting edges are very sharp.

•Always place a disc on a flat stable surface before connecting the detachable stem.

•Never put a blade or disc on the motor shaft until the work bowl is locked into place.

•Always make certain that the blade or disc is down on the motor shaft as far as it will go.

•Always insert the metal blade in the work bowl before putting ingredients in the bowl.

•When slicing or shredding food, always use the pusher. Never put your fingers or a spatula into the feed tube.

•Always wait for the blade or disc to stop spinning before you remove the pusher assembly or cover from the work bowl.

•Always remove the work bowl from the base of the machine before you remove the metal blade or the dough blade.

•Be careful to prevent the metal blade from falling out of the work bowl when emptying the bowl. Remove blade before tilting the bowl, or hold it in place with your finger, a spatula or a spoon.

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