Cuisinart CBT-500FP CBT-500FP Manual - Page 11
Quick Reference Guide, Processing With Chopping Blade - smartpower premier blender food processor
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It is important not to let metal blade fall out of work bowl as you empty it. Here are two ways to prevent it from falling out: 1. Before tilting bowl, use spatula to remove food from around blade. Carefully remove blade by the plastic hub. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - PROCESSING WITH CHOPPING BLADE THE FOOD HOW TO PREPARE IT 2. Hold top of blade in place with finger or spatula while pouring out processed food. At this point, you may either lift the work bowl off motor base, or hold the collar at the base and turn the handle of the bowl counterclockwise and lift blade straight up. Your SmartPower Premier Duet™ 600-Watt Blender/Food Processor makes many everyday food preparation tasks much easier and faster. Follow these guidelines to get best results when using metal blade with food you prepare most often. NOTE: Occasionally, a piece of food may become wedged between the blade and the work bowl. If this happens, remove the cover, lift the blade out carefully and remove the wedged piece. Empty the bowl, reinsert the blade and lock the cover into place. Process smaller amounts of the food at one time. SLICING AND SHREDDING 1. Assemble clear work bowl on collar and base in the usual way. (See steps 1 and 2 on page 9.) 2. Pick up adapter stem. Hold stem by side that has the octagon shape (eight-sided) and push rounded side down as far as it will go on motor shaft. 3. Place the reversible slicing/shredding disc with the desired cutting edge facing up onto the adapter stem. Always handle slicing/shredding disc by the rim. Never touch sharp cutting blades. Fruit and vegetables Meat, poultry and fish Bread, crackers or cookies Crumb crusts Hard cheese grated Whipping cream Parsley and other fresh herbs Peel and core if necessary. Remove large hard pits and seeds. Cut into 3⁄4" pieces and process up to 1 cup at a time. These should be very cold but not frozen. First, cut into 3⁄4" pieces. Put up to 1⁄2 pound in work bowl. If you want to chop or purée more, do it in batches of not more than 1⁄2 pound each. Pulse/chop or run continuously until desired consistency is reached. Check texture every 2 or 3 seconds to avoid overprocessing. Break into 1" pieces and process continuously until texture for crumbs is fine. For seasoned crumbs, chop with herbs. For buttered crumbs, dribble melted butter through feed tube while processing - 1 teaspoon melted butter for each slice of bread. Chop crackers or cookies as described in preceding paragraph. Add sugar, spices and butter and cut into pieces, as specified by recipe. Pulse/chop until combined. If it's too hard to cut with a knife, don't try to chop it - it may damage blade. First cut into 3⁄4" pieces. Pulse/chop until pea-sized, then process continuously. You can chop it as coarse or as fine as you want. Simply run machine longer for finer chop. Process up to 3 ounces at one time. Processor-whipped cream works well for most purposes. It is excellent as a topping for desserts or hot drinks. Cream must be at refrigerator temperature. You can whip up to 1 cup at a time. Work bowl and metal blade must be clean and dry. Remove stems; use leaves only. Dry herbs completely. The more herbs you chop at once, the finer chop you can get. Chopped herbs keep for several days in the refrigerator in airtight bags, or can be frozen for months. 11