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How to Use the Food Processor Blade
The food processor blade and its bowl are
intended to be used for mincing, pureeing
and pulverizing of fruit, vegetables, meat,
nuts and dried bread (for bread crumbs) and
the preparation of sauces, special diet and
infant foods and mixing.
Note: The processor blade should not be
used to process hard cheeses
(Parmesan, Romano, etc.)
Use of 5-cup capacity bowl with food
processor blade
Before beginning to attach this or any other
attachment, make sure that the power unit
is on a smooth, clean, suitable work surface
and switched to the Off position, “O/Off,” and
that you have removed the motor drive cover.
1. Before using the food processor for
the first time, it is recommended that
the bowl, bowl cover, pusher/
measuring cup and food processor
blade be washed. All components of
the food processor attachment are
dishwasher safe. Or they may be
washed in warm soapy water. After
washing, rinse well and dry before
using.
2. If you have not already done so,
remove the motor drive cover from the
power unit’s mono drive and place the
bowl on the mono drive of the power
unit and turn the bowl counter-
clockwise with a slight downward
pressure until the bowl is firmly seated
on the drive coupling, see figure 19a.
3. Grasping the processor blade by the
knob at the top of the center column,
lift it up and place it over the center
column of the bowl, see figure 19b.
Once in place, check to make sure
that the blade has engaged the
driveshaft by turning the blade slightly
clockwise.
Figure 19.
4. Food to be processed may be placed
in the bowl now or added after the bowl
cover has been put in place.
5. Place the cover on the bowl, as shown
in figure 20a. There is a safety
interlock in the handle of the 5-cup
capacity bowl that is engaged by the
cover. Push up on the interlock button
(step 1) and turn the cover (step 2)
counterclockwise until stop and
interlock is engaged.
Figure 20.
Note: The processor blade will not turn
when the power unit is started
unless the cover has properly
engaged the interlock. This is a
special safety feature of the food
processor bowl.
The cover has an integral feeding funnel
with a pusher/measuring cup. The
pusher/measuring cup may be
removed to add ingredients, but the
cover and pusher must be in place
whenever the power unit is in operation.
