Food Processor - How to Use

Before First Use

Before using your food processor for the first time, wash the work bowl cover, pusher, blade and discs in warm, soapy water.

Place the food processor base on a dry, level countertop with the controls facing you. Do not plug the unit in until it is fully assembled.
With the bowl on the base, use the handle to turn the work bowl clockwise to lock it onto the housing base.

Chopping / Mixing / Dough Blade

Place the work bowl on top, with the work bowl handle just to the right of center. Turn the work bowl clockwise to lock it onto the housing base.
Carefully lift and place the blade over the work bowl accessory adapter. The blade should rest on the bottom of the work bowl.
Plug in the housing base.
Add your desired ingredients to the work bowl.
Place the work bowl cover on the work bowl with the feed tube just to the right of center. Turn the cover clockwise to lock it onto the work bowl.
Align the pusher with the feed tube opening on the work bowl cover and slide it down to the bottom.
You are now ready to operate the machine. For information on operating the controls, see Food Processor - Controls.
- For raw ingredients: Peel, core and/or remove seeds and pits. Food should be cut into even, ½- to 1-inch pieces. Foods cut into same-size pieces produce the most even results.
- Pulse food in 1-second increments to chop. For the finest chop, press High or Low to run the machine continuously. Watch ingredients closely to achieve the desired consistency, and scrape the work bowl as necessary. Low speed is recommended for making doughs and batters. High speed is recommended for most other chopping, processing and slicing/shredding tasks.

Slicing and Reversible Shredding Discs

Place the work bowl on top of the base, with the work bowl handle just to the right of center. Turn the work bowl clockwise to lock it onto the housing base.
Choose the desired disc.
Insert the stem adapter.
Carefully place the disc over the stem adapter, with the side being used facing up.
Place the work bowl cover onto the work bowl, with the feed tube just to the right of center. Turn the cover clockwise to lock it onto the work bowl.
Align the pusher with the feed tube opening on the work bowl cover and slide it down to the bottom.
Plug in the housing base.
You are now ready to operate the machine.
- The slicing disc makes whole slices. It slices fruits and vegetables, cooked meat and semi-frozen raw meat. The shredding disc shreds vegetables like potatoes, carrots and zucchini.
- Always pack food in the feed tube evenly for slicing and shredding. The food will dictate the amount of pressure: Use light pressure for soft foods, medium pressure for medium foods and firm pressure for harder foods. Always process with even pressure.
- For round fruits or vegetables: Remove a thick slice on the bottom of the food so that it sits upright in the feed tube. If food does not fit in the feed tube, cut it in half or in quarters to fit it. Process with even pressure.
- For small ingredients like mushrooms, radishes or strawberries: Trim the ends so the food sits upright in the feed tube.
- When slicing or shredding cheese, be sure that the cheese is well-chilled.
- To shred leafy vegetables like lettuce or spinach:
  - Roll leaves together and stand them up in the feed tube.
  - Process with even pressure.

NOTE: Always use the pusher when slicing or shredding. Never put your hands in the feed tube while the unit is running.

Puréeing

To purée fresh fruits or cooked fruits/vegetables:
- Ingredients should be cut into 1-inch pieces; a smooth purée is best achieved when all the pieces are equal in size. Pulse to initially chop and then process High or Low until food is puréed; scrape the work bowl as necessary. Do not use this method to purée cooked white potatoes as the mixture can become too gummy to process.
To purée solids for a soup or sauce:
- Strain the solids from the liquid and process the solids alone. Add cooking liquid and process as needed.