CH4E - Food processor CUISINART - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL CH4E CUISINART

8. QUESTIONS/REPONSES

1. INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on the purchase of your Cuisinart® mini food processor. This appliance is the perfect partner to help you prepare all kinds of foods quickly and efficiently. It dices, grinds, purées, emulsifies and mixes your food in seconds. Its blade has a sharpened edge for chopping, mixing or puréeing and it has a thicker, blunt edge for grinding hard foods like coffee beans or nuts. With a powerful, reversible motor, it will finish all your preparations in seconds.

2. PRODUCT FEATURES

1. A reversible motor (2-way rotation)

2. Two control buttons. (

3. A 0.9 litre work bowl.

4. A spatula (not pictured).

5. A security lid for the bowl with two openings (5a)

for adding liquids during preparation.

6. A precision blade with sheath for handling.

Depending on the direction of rotation, the blade lets you mix or grind foods.

CAUTION! THE BLADE IS EXTREMELY

SHARP. To avoid all risk of injury when unpacking your appliance, please handle the blade with extreme care. Never touch the metal parts and always hold the blade by the handle at the top of its sheath.

3. ASSEMBLY

7. Place the lid on the bowl. The tab of

the lid should be positioned to the right of the rear column. Turn the lid in an anticlockwise direction to lock in place. N.B.: If the lid is not locked, the motor will not start. A. Assembling the appliance CAUTION! Make sure the motor has stopped completely and the blade has stopped moving before removing the lid.

8. Plug the appliance in. It is now ready to use.

1. Place the base of the mini food processor on a flat,

dry, stable surface.

2. Place the work bowl on the central stem with the

handle turned to the left corner of the appliance.

3. Turn the bowl in an anticlockwise direction locking it

onto the motor base.

4. Holding the blade assembly by its sheath, carefully

place it over the central stem in the work bowl. Push the blade down. A ‘click’ lets you know that it is locked into place.

5. To remove the blade, pull the assembly firmly

upwards. B. Dismantling the appliance

9. To remove the lid, hold the base of the appliance with

your left hand, grasp the lid and turn in a clockwise direction.

10. To remove the blade, pull the assembly firmly

11. To remove the bowl, hold the base of the unit using

your left hand, grasp the handle of the bowl in your right hand and turn in a clockwise direction while lifting the bowl from the base. CAUTION! Always hold the blade assembly by its sheath. Never touch the blade, it is extremely sharp. CAUTION! Never place the blade directly on the motor shaft before the bowl is locked in place. CAUTION! Always insert the blade in the work bowl before adding ingredients.

6. Add to the bowl the food that you wish to process.

4. WORKING WITH THE APPLIANCE

5. TIPS FOR BETTER USE

• Cut the foods into 1.5cm pieces. The larger the pieces of food, the more time required to chop.
• To avoid inconsistent results and straining the motor, do not overload the work bowl. Generally ,food should not reach more than 2/3 of the way up the central plastic stem of the blade assembly.

All you need to do to start the process is press the desired button after having placed the ingredients in the work bowl. As soon as you release the button, the motor will stop. The blade will rotate automatically in the desired direction, depending on the button being pressed. function uses the sharpened edge of the B. Grind The

function uses the blunt edge of the knife. IMPORTANT

• We recommend keeping a firm hold on the appliance with one hand when it is in operation to stop it from moving.
• Never operate the processor continuously for more than 1 minute at a time.
• Always wait until the blade has stopped turning before removing the lid.
• Never try to remove the lid and the bowl at the same time.
• The lid should removed first before removing the bowl. Empty the bowl, then remove the blade assembly.
• Thanks to the BladeLock system, which holds the blade in place, it is possible to pour out your liquid preparations from the bowl safely without first having to remove the blades. B. Mix/chop/purée Cut the food into 1.5 cm pieces. The larger the pieces of food, the more time required to chop. Chop roughly using a pulsing action then press and hold until the desired texture is achieved. (N.B.: this function is not suitable for mashing potatoes) To avoid inconsistent results and straining the motor, do not overload the work bowl. Generally ,food should not reach more than 2/3 of the way up the central plastic stem of the blade assembly. several times, making sure Press and release the food falls to the bottom of the work bowl each time before you press it. Use the spatula to scrape the side of the bowl if necessary. Check the texture of the food regularly to avoid chopping the food too fine. Chopping fresh herbs: The aromatic herbs, bowl and blade must all be thoroughly cleaned and dried. Remove the stems from the herbs keeping only the tender parts of the herbs. Place the herbs in the work bowl and press several times until the herbs are and release chopped to the desired consistency. The longer you chop the herbs, the more finely chopped they will be. Adding liquids: You can add liquids like water, oil and flavouring while the appliance is running. Pour the liquid through one of the two openings in the lid. Make sure you leave the other opening free so that air can circulate freely. C. Grinding This function can be used for hard foods like walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, coffee beans, etc. Use the same procedure for hard foods: press using a pulse action, ensuring that the food falls to the bottom of the bowl each time you stop. For a finer texture, press and hold for several seconds. If the herbs have been dried properly before they are chopped, they may be stored in an airtight bag in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days. They may also be frozen. Chopping meat, poultry, fish and shellfish: Food should be very cold, but not frozen. Cut the to chop roughly, food into 1.5 cm pieces. Press then hold down a few seconds longer to chop finely. If necessary, use the spatula to remove food that is stuck to the side of the bowl.

Coffee beans Fresh vegetables

Max. 50g at a time Cut in small pieces Chocolate

Max. 30g at a time and cut in small pieces Hard cheese

Max. 60g at a time and cut in 1.5cm pieces Firm cheese

Should be very cold Soft chesse

Seeds (cumin, poppy, etc.) Fresh herbs

Must be well dried Cooked vegetables

Should be cooked until they are soft

Walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds Olives

Peppercorns Meats, poultry, fish

Should be very cold (but not frozen) and cut into equal sized pieces. Max. 150g Whipped cream

About 45sec per pulse Liquids

Not too hard and cut in small pieces Add the oil through the hole in the lid

In small quantities button using pulsing action for 40 seconds. The result is perfect. Add a little sugar at the end of the process for a Crème Chantilly.

• The mini processor lets you create delicious vegetable purées for your children in no time.
• Using mode for vegetable and meat or mode for vegetable and fish mixtures. Using emulsions with melted butter, olive oil or cream.

8. QUESTIONS/ANSWERS

• Do not completely fill the work bowl of the mini processor to avoid inconsistent results and strain on the motor. Generally ,food should not reach more than 2/3 of the way up the central plastic stem of the blade assembly.
• Thoroughly dry aromatic herbs before chopping so that they keep much longer. Place them in an airtight bag, they will keep in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days.
• To emulsify a sauce (dressings, mayonnaise, Bearnaise, button to combine the etc.), first press the ingredients then press and hold the button to emulsify the mixture while gradually adding the liquid through the hole in the lid.
• When shopping for spices, buy whole spices and grind them fresh when you need them in your mini processor to extract the flavours and the aromas. N.B.: Do not grind cinnamon or nutmeg in the processor.
• To keep the flavours of whole spices, use jars with a rubber gasket seals.
• To whip cream quickly, pour a little chilled cream into the work bowl of the processor and press the REPONSES The ingredients aren’t chopped enough, there are still pieces? Make sure you don’t overload the work bowl. Food is stuck to the side? Use the reversible motor by pressing alternately the CHOP and the GRIND buttons. This will distribute the food more evenly in the bowl. Liquid ingredients are not These should only mixing properly? be added when the appliance is running for better mixing. My mini processor doesn’t start? Check that the work bowl and lid are securely locked into place.

9. CLEANING AND STORAGE

• Keep the appliance unplugged when it is not in use. IMPORTANT: The blade must be kept out of the reach of children.
• All parts, except the housing base, are dishwasher safe. We recommend washing them on the upper rack of the dishwasher. If they are placed on the lower rack, the amount of hot water could, over time, damage the bowl, the lid and the accessories. Place the bowl upside down.
• If you wash the blade by hand, use extreme care, the blade is very sharp. Do not leave it in soapy water as it may disappear from sight.
• Take extra care when loading and unloading the blade in the dishwasher.
• To make cleaning easier, rinse the work bowl, lid and blade immediately after use so food won’t dry on them.
• Chopping certain foods (e.g. spices and sugar) may scratch, cloud or discolour the work bowl.
• Do not use abrasive cleaners on the housing base. Simply wipe it with a damp cloth and then dry it.
• Apply cleaning agents to the cloth, not the housing base.

10. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Like any household electric appliance, your mini processor must be handled with care. Follow the precautions below to avoid personal injury.

• ATTENTION: The plastic bags in which the unit is wrapped or which are used for the packaging may be dangerous. To avoid all risk of suffocation, keep these bags out of the reach of babies and children. The bags are not toys.

• Handle the blade with extreme care. Avoid touching the sharp metal parts.
• Always put the blade in place before adding the ingredients.
• Never place the blade on the motor shaft until the work bowl is locked into place.
• Before turning on the appliance, make sure the blade is pushed down well onto the motor shaft and that the lid is properly placed. Do not force or block the lid mechanism.
• Only use the spatula when the motor has stopped. Avoid all contact with moving parts.
• Always wait until the blade has stopped moving before removing the lid.
• Unplug the appliance before cleaning, setting it up, or removing or changing accessories.
• Remove the work bowl from the housing base before removing the blade.
• Use only the accessories provided or recommended by Cuisinart® with this appliance.
• Do not immerse the housing base of this appliance in water or any other liquid.
• Unplug the appliance after use, before assembling or dismantling, before removing foods and before cleaning. Never leave the appliance unattended when plugged in. To unplug, pull on the plug, never the cord.
• Do not allow the cord to hang over the edge of the table or counter.
• Do not leave the blade on the motor shaft when the appliance is not in use. Store the blade out of the reach of children.
• To avoid damage to the mechanism, do not store the appliance with the lid completely closed.
• Be particularly careful if the appliance is used near children. Store out of the reach of children. Do not let children use the food processor.
• Do not use this appliance if it has fallen or shows signs of damage.
• If the lead is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its after-sales service or similarly qualified professionals to avoid danger.
• This appliance should not be used by adults or children who have reduced physical, sensory or mental capacities, or by persons who lack experience or who do not know the appliance, unless they are adequately supervised or they have been given instructions beforehand by someone responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to make sure they do not play with the appliance.
• This unit meets the basic requirements of Directives 04/108/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility) and 06/95/EEC (safety of domestic electrical equipment).
• Only use this appliance for cooking, and following the instructions in this manual.
• For indoor use only.
• This appliance is intended for domestic use and for similar uses like: - staff kitchens in shops, offices and other professional environments; - farms; - hotel and motel rooms and similar environments of a residential nature; - bed and breakfasts Electrical and electronic equipment at the end of life. In everybody’s interest and to participate actively in protecting the environment:
• Do not discard these products with your household waste.
• Use return and collection systems available in your country. Some materials can in this way be recycled or recovered.