Cuisinart DFP-3 DFP-3 Manual - Page 8

Put pieces into work bowl with metal blade in place. You can put in up to 1 cup of food at a time. If you want to process more, do it in batches. 2. Put on cover and lock it. Insert pusher. Press control switch down to PULSE position, then release it. Repeat two or three times. Each time blade stops, let food pieces drop to bottom of bowl before pulsing again. This ensures that the blade will chop them at every pulse. Watch what happens to food. With pulse/chopping technique, you can get an even chop without danger of overprocessing. Check texture by looking through work bowl. Be careful not to overprocess. For a coarse chop, pulse only a few times. 3. If you want a finer chop or purée, move control switch up to ON and let machine run continuously until food is chopped as fine as you want it. Check frequently through clear cover or bowl to avoid chopping too fine. Use spatula to scrape down any pieces that stick to inside of bowl. Onions and other food with a high water content turn into a smooth purée very quickly. Do not overchop - look at food frequently through work bowl. To purée, follow same procedure as for chopping, but let machine run 7 until food is a smooth purée. New users are often surprised at how fast the processor works. You will quickly get used to its great speed. These are some conditions that affect your results: • size of pieces you put in bowl - all should be about the same • amount of food you process - don't add too much at a time • type of processing you choose - continuous or pulse/chopping Adding Food While Processing When you want to add liquid while machine is running, pour it through open feed tube. This is especially useful when making mayonnaise, bread dough, cakes and many other recipes. A small hole in the pusher allows you to add liquids in a very slow, steady stream-useful when making sauces like mayonnaise. When you want to add small pieces of food like cheese, meat or garlic cloves while machine is running, drop them through open feed tube. To prevent spills when adding flour, sugar and other dry ingredients, use a funnel. Removing Processed Food Before removing processed food, move control switch to OFF and wait for blade to stop spinning. Then remove cover by turning it clockwise. Never try to remove cover and work bowl together; this can damage work bowl. If blade continues to turn when control switch is OFF, unplug machine before removing cover. Do not use machine any further. Call 1-800-726-0190 immediately for assistance. After processing liquids, remove work bowl from base of processor before removing metal blade. Turn handle of bowl clockwise to unlock bowl from base and lift bowl straight up. A locking device on metal blade prevents it from moving up on motor shaft while machine is in use. If blade holds bowl in a locked position, jiggle white center section of blade lightly. It should release. It is important not to let metal blade fall out of work bowl as you empty it. Here are three ways to prevent it from falling out: 1. Before tilting bowl, use spatula to remove food from around blade. Carefully remove blade by finger grip on top of center plastic part. 2. Hold top of blade in place with finger or spatula while pouring out processed food. 3. Make sure your hands are dry. Insert finger through hole in underside of bowl and place thumb on rim of bowl. Grip inside of blade shaft firmly to hold blade in place.