Robust Collection - Food Processor PHILIPS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Robust Collection PHILIPS

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This food processor has been developed to condently handle a

broad variety of ingredients and recipes and to deliver a long-lasting

performance. Its design is optimised for cleaning and all detachable

parts and accessories are dishwasher safe.

General description (Fig. 1)

J Cord storage groove

K Julienne/French fries disc

L Double-sided slicing disc (coarse/ne)

M Double-sided shredding disc (coarse/ne)

N Double balloon beater

P Kneading accessory

Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance and save it

for future reference.

it under the tap. Use only a moist cloth to clean the motor unit.

- Check if the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the

local mains voltage before you connect the appliance.

- Never connect this appliance to a timer switch in order to avoid a

hazardous situation.

- If the mains cord is damaged, you must have it replaced by Philips, a

service centre authorised by Philips or similarly qualied persons in

order to avoid a hazard.

- Do not use the appliance if the plug, the mains cord or other parts

- This appliance is intended for household use only. If the appliance is

used improperly or for professional or semi-professional purposes or

if it is not used according to the instructions in the user manual, the

guarantee becomes invalid and Philips refuses any liability for damage

- Never let the appliance run unattended.

- This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children)

with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of

experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision

or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person

responsible for their safety.

- Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with

- Never use your ngers or an object (e.g. a spatula) to push

ingredients down the feeding tube while the appliance is running.

Only use the pusher for this purpose.

- Do not touch the cutting edges of the blade unit or discs when you

handle, clean or empty the bowl. They are very sharp and you can

easily cut your ngers on them.Caution

- Only connect the appliance to an earthed wall socket.

- Always unplug the appliance before you assemble, disassemble or

make adjustments to any of the parts.

- Never use any accessories or parts from other manufacturers or that

Philips does not specically recommend. If you use such accessories

or parts, your guarantee becomes invalid.

- Do not exceed the top level indication on the bowl.

- Consult the table in this user manual for the correct quantities and

- Never ll the bowl with ingredients hotter than 80ºC.

- If food sticks to the wall of the bowl, switch off the appliance and

unplug it. Then use a spatula to remove the food from the wall.

- Certain ingredients may cause discolourations on the surface of the

parts. This does not have a negative effect on the parts. The

discolourations usually disappear after some time.

- This appliance is intended for household use only.

- Noise level: Lc= 78 dB(A).

Electromagnetic elds (EMF)

This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding

electromagnetic elds (EMF). If handled properly and according to the

instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on

scientic evidence available today.

Thermal safety cut-out

This appliance is equipped with a thermal safety cut-out that automatically

cuts off the power supply to the appliance in case of overheating.

If the appliance stops running:

1 Remove the mains plug from the wall socket.

2 Let the appliance cool down for 1 hour.

3 Put the mains plug back into the wall socket.

4 Switch on the appliance again.

Please contact your Philips dealer or an authorised Philips service centre

if the thermal safety cut-out is activated too often.

Built-in safety lock

This feature ensures that you can only switch on the appliance if you

have assembled the bowl correctly on the motor unit and the lid

correctly on the bowl. If the bowl and the lid are assembled correctly

(see chapter ‘Using the appliance’), the built-in safety lock will be unlocked.

For hygiene reasons, clean the bowl and all detachable parts properly by

hand with lukewarm water and some washing-up liquid.

- The appliance is equipped with a built-in safety lock that prevents it

from functioning if the bowl and lid are not assembled properly.

1 Putthebowlonthemotorunit(1)andturnitclockwisetoxit

2 Place the tool holder on the drive unit on the bottom of the bowl,

if you want to use one of the discs or the balloon beater.

If you want to use the blade unit or the kneading tool, you can place

them directly on the drive unit in the middle of the bowl without placing

3 When you use the blade unit, the kneading accessory or the

balloonbeater,rstputthetoolinthebowlandthenthe

ingredients to be processed.

4 Putthelidonthebowl(1).Turnthelidclockwise(2)toxit

(‘click’). The projection of the lid completes the shape of the

5 When you use one of the discs, add the ingredients through the

feeding tube and push them down with the pusher.

6 Press the speed button that corresponds to the accessory in the

bowl. Press speed 1 for the balloon beater, discs and kneading

accessory and press the blade unit button for the blade unit.

7 Whenyouhavenishedprocessing,pressbutton0.

Feeding tube and pusher

- Use the feeding tube to add liquid and/or solid ingredients (Fig. 4).

- Use the pusher to push solid ingredients down the feeding

You can also use the pusher to close the feeding tube. This prevents

ingredients from escaping through the feeding tube.

You can use the blade unit to chop, mix, blend or puree ingredients.

1 Put the blade unit on the drive unit on the bottom of the

The cutting edges are very sharp. Do not touch them.

2 Put the ingredients in the bowl. Pre-cut large pieces of food into

piecesofapprox.3x3x3cm(Fig.7).

3 Put the lid on the bowl (1) and turn it clockwise to close it

4 Press the blade unit button (Fig. 9).

- When you chop onions, press the pulse button a few times to

prevent the onions from becoming too nely chopped.

- Do not let the appliance run too long when you chop (hard) cheese

or chocolate. Otherwise these ingredients become too hot, start to

melt and turn lumpy.

- Do not use the blade unit to chop very hard ingredients like coffee

beans, turmeric, nutmeg and ice cubes, as this may cause the blade

- The standard processing time for all chopping jobs is 30-60 seconds.

- If food sticks to the blade or to the wall of the bowl, switch off the

appliance and unplug it. Then use a spatula to remove the food from

the blade or from the wall of the bowl.

Never process hard ingredients like ice cubes with the discs.

The cutting edges of the discs are very sharp. Do not touch them.

1 Put the tool holder on the drive unit on the bottom of the

2 Place the desired disc on top of the tool holder (Fig. 11).

Note: Place the Julienne/French fries disc on top of the tool holder in such a

way that the longer plastic part in the centre of the disc points upwards.

3 Put the lid on the bowl (1) and turn it clockwise to close it

4 Put the ingredients in the feeding tube. (Fig. 13)

- Pre-cut large ingredients into chunks that t in the feeding tube.

- Fill the feeding tube evenly for the best results.

- When you have to process a large amount of ingredients,

process small batches and empty the bowl between batches.

5 Press speed button 1.

6 Press the pusher lightly onto the ingredients in the feeding tube.

7 Whenyouhavenishedprocessing,pressbutton0.

- Do not use the discs to process chocolate. Only use the blade

unit for this purpose.

You can use the kneading accessory to knead yeast dough for bread

and pizzas.1 Put the kneading accessory on the drive unit on the bottom of the

2 Put the ingredients in the bowl (Fig. 15).

3 Put the lid onto the bowl (1) and turn it clockwise to close it (2).

Insert the pusher in the feeding tube to prevent spillage (Fig. 16).

4 Press speed button 1.

Never leave the appliance unattended when it is kneading.

5 Whenyouhavenishedprocessing,pressbutton0.

Double balloon beater

You can use the double balloon beater to whip cream and to whisk eggs,

egg whites, instant pudding, mayonnaise, sponge cake mixture and other

- Do not use the balloon beater to prepare cake mixtures with butter

or margarine or to knead dough. Use the kneading accessory for

- Make sure the bowl and the balloon beater are dry and free from

grease when you whisk egg whites. To get the best results the egg

whites should be at room temperature.

1 Put the tool holder on the drive unit on the bottom of the

2 Put the balloon beater on top of the tool holder (Fig. 17).

3 Put the ingredients in the bowl (Fig. 18).

4 Put the lid on the bowl (1) and turn it clockwise to close it (2).

Insert the pusher in the feeding tube to prevent spillage (Fig. 19).

5 Press speed button 1.

6 Whenyouhavenishedprocessing,pressbutton0.

7 Always clean the balloon beater after use.

See chapter ‘Cleaning’ for instructions on how to clean the balloon beater.

1 Make sure the appliance is switched off and unplugged.

2 Clean the motor unit with a moist cloth.

Never immerse the motor unit in water nor rinse it under the tap.

3 Clean the parts that have come into contact with food in hot water

with some washing-up liquid immediately after use.

Clean the blade unit and the discs very carefully. The cutting edges are

Note: All parts, except the motor unit can also be cleaned in the dishwasher.

- Make sure that the cutting edges of the blade and the discs do not

come into contact with hard objects. This could cause them to

Always clean the balloon beater immediately after use.

You can disassemble the balloon beater for thorough cleaning.

1 Pullthebeatersoutofthebracket(Fig.20).

2 Clean all parts in hot water with some washing-up liquid or in the

3 Reinsert the beaters in the bracket after cleaning them.

1 Store the mains cord in the cord storage groove by winding it

round the base of the motor unit (Fig. 21).

- Do not throw away the appliance with the normal household waste

at the end of its life, but hand it in at an ofcial collection point for

recycling. By doing this, you help to preserve the

environment (Fig. 22).

Exceptional service and guarantee

You have bought a culinary tool for life and we want to ensure that you

remain satised. We would like you to register your purchase, so that we

can stay in contact with you and you can receive additional services and

benets from us. Register within 3 months of purchase to receive benets

- 3 year product guarantee

- Fresh ideas for recipes via e-mail

- Tips and tricks to use and maintain your Robust product

- All the latest news on Robust Collection

The only thing you need to do to register your new product is visit

www.philips.com/kitchen or call your local freephone Philips

consumer care hotline (United Kingdom 0800 331 60 15). If you have

questions about your culinary tool (usage, maintenance, accessories etc)

you can either consult our on line support at www.philips.com/

kitchen or call your local hotline. We have put all the maximum effort in

developing, testing and designing this high quality product. However in the

unfortunate case that your product needs repair, please call your local

Philips consumer care hotline. They will help you with arranging any

necessary repairs in a minimum time with maximum convenience - they

can arrange a courier to come to your home to collect your product and

bring it back when it is repaired. This way you can continue to enjoy your

delicious homemade cooking.

This chapter summarises the most common problems you could

encounter with the appliance. If you are unable to solve the problem with

the information below, contact the Consumer Care Centre in your country.

process button or the

Make sure the bowl and lid are xed properly

(‘click’). The appliance starts to operate when

you press a speed button.

The thermal safety cut-out has probably cut

off the power supply to the appliance because

the appliance has overheated. 1) Press the

stop button 0. Unplug the appliance. 2) Let the

appliance cool down for 1 hour. 3) Put the

mains plug in the socket. 4) Switch on the

Make sure the kneading accessory or the

blade unit is assembled properly onto the

drive unit. Also make sure the food processor

bowl and the lid are assembled properly

a lot of noise when I

French fries disc and

the disc scratches the

You have assembled the Julienne/French fries

disc upside down. Switch off the appliance

immediately and assemble the Julienne/French

fries disc in such a way that the longer plastic

part in the centre of the disc points upwards.

Empty the bowl. Fill it with 500ml of water.

Wait one minute and then remove the tool

holder, blade unit or kneading accessory.Question Answer

Use cream directly from the fridge (5-8°C) and

do not exceed the time mentioned in the

quantities and processing times table in this user

When the dough has turned into a ball, the

appliance becomes unbalanced because of the

ball that turns around in the bowl.This does not

damage the appliance, but do take care that the

appliance does not fall off the table or worktop.

Always use speed 1 for kneading.

with this appliance?

Yes, you can if you do not use butter and

eggs directly from the fridge.

Perhaps ingredients from a previous job stuck in

the attachment points of the balloon beaters to

the bracket. Remove the beaters and clean the

Julienne/French fries

Assemble the Julienne/French fries disc in such a

way that the longer plastic part in the centre of

the disc points upwards.

The appliance is equipped with a soft start

mechanism. This reduces splashing of the

Pizza San Daniele (6 portions)

Ingredients for the dough:

- 1 sachet of quick yeast

- approx. 280ml warm water

- 1 tin of peeled tomatoes

- Oregano, basil, garlic to taste

- 250g ham, thinly sliced

1 Heattheovento200°C.

2 Put the kneading accessory on the drive unit on the bottom of

3 Put the dry ingredients in the bowl and add the water and the oil.

5 Leavethedoughtorisefor30minutes.

6 Rolloutthedoughtoaslabwithathicknessofapproximately3mm

and put it on a baking tray.

7 Shred the cheese with the shredding disc (see ‘Using the appliance’

8 Usethebladeunittochopthetinnedpeeledtomatoesandtomix

the tomatoes with olive oil, oregano, basil, garlic and salt (see ‘Using

the appliance’ under ‘Blade unit’).

9 Spread the tomato sauce evenly over the dough, add the thin slices

of ham and top with the shredded cheese.

10Putthepizzaintheoven.Bakefor25minutesat200°C.

The pizza is ready when the cheese has melted and turned somewhat

- 2 sachets of quick yeast

- Rosemary, fennel, cumin, oregano and/or sesame seeds to taste

2 Put the kneading accessory on the drive unit on the bottom of

3 Put the dry ingredients in the bowl and add the water.

4 Kneadthemixturefor30secondsatahighspeed(Fig.9).

5 Remove the dough from the food processor bowl. Form a smooth

ball.Coveritwithateatowelandletitriseforapproximately

6 Knead the dough carefully and shape it into a long roll. Cut the roll

in 24 pieces. Form a round pitta bread from each piece.

7 Bakethepittabreadsat220°Cfor3minutesoruntiltheyare

brown. Then turn them over and bake them another two minutes.

Note: Do not process more than 1 batch without interruption. Let the

appliance cool down to room temperature before you continue processing.

Pizza San Daniele (6 portions)