2.
Hold the mini blade carefully by its top spindle and place it in the mini bowl. It should connect to
the drive shaft on the power unit.
3.
Add ingredients to the mini bowl, taking care not to overload it, then fit the lid as normal. Plug in
and switch on the food processor.
4.
According to your ingredients, select one of the pre-set programmes or set the speed manually.
Take care not to over-process.
SAFETY NOTICE
Never put your fingers or utensils in the feed tube. Please do not force ingredients down the tube;
if necessary, cut them into smaller pieces. If food gets stuck, switch off and unplug before
dislodging it.
HELPFUL HINTS
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For best results, cut food to fill the feed tube. If the pieces are too small, they will slip sideways
during processing.
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To prevent splashes and splatters, always keep the food pusher in the feed tube when processing.
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To avoid over-processing, begin at low speed and use short bursts of power.
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Avoid running the motor for too long when processing cheese, butter, margarine etc. The
ingredients will warm up and soften.
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Solid or thick ingredients may need scraping down from the bowl sides. Use a spatula and
remember to switch off and unplug the food processor first.
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A small amount of uncut food will remain on top of the cutting discs; this is normal.
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Large quantities are best processed in smaller batches, to prevent overloading the food processor.
From time to time, switch off and unplug the machine, then empty the bowl, before processing
again.
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We do not recommend running the machine for more than 2 minutes at a time. Let the motor cool
before continuing.
SLICING/SHREDDING DISCS
The food processor will slice and grate cheese, vegetables, potatoes, salads and fruit, greatly speeding
up preparation times. There are two interchangeable discs for fine or coarse slicing/shredding.
1.
Select a disc and hold it carefully by the centre grip, keeping your fingers well away from the sharp
blades. To slice, make sure the slicing blade is uppermost; to shred, make sure the shredding blades
are uppermost.
2.
Making sure the food processor is unplugged and switched off, fit the disc onto the drive shaft.
3.
Fit the lid and place ingredients into the feed tube. Food should be cut into pieces to fit the tube.
TIP: place carrots, courgettes, leeks, cucumber etc. horizontally to grate into long shreds, and
vertically to slice into short, round pieces. Remove any stones, core and tough skin from fruit
before processing.
4.
Plug in and switch on the food processor. Holding the food pusher in place, turn the speed selector
to your desired setting, and gently guide food down the tube with the pusher. Soft or juicy
ingredients will require a lower speed than hard ingredients.
JULIENNE DISC
To create crispy French fries or julienne-style vegetables for salads, garnishes or stir-fries, choose the
julienne disc. It works best with firm ingredients such as carrot, courgette or cucumber.
1.
Making sure the food processor is unplugged and switched off, slide the disc onto the drive shaft.
Hold the disc carefully by the centre grip, keeping your fingers well away from the sharp blades.
Make sure the blades are uppermost.
2.
Fit the lid. Stack potatoes or vegetables horizontally in the feed tube. Ingredients should be cut to
fit the tube.
3.
Plug in and switch on the food processor. Holding the food pusher in place, turn the speed selector
to your desired setting, and gently guide food down the tube with the pusher.
MINI CHOPPING BOWL AND BLADE
For small quantities of chopped food, sauce, flavoured butters, vinaigrette, a few herbs or garlic cloves,
the mini bowl and blade are invaluable, with no need to wash the main bowl afterwards. They are also
ideal for pureeing baby food, but please ensure they are thoroughly sterilised.
PLEASE NOTE: the mini blade is not suitable for hard ingredients such as coffee beans or nutmeg, or for
turning granulated sugar into caster sugar.
1.
Making sure the food processor is unplugged and switched off, remove the drive shaft from the
main bowl. Sit the mini bowl inside the main bowl. There are two raised lines on the underside of
the mini bowl rim; these should fit into two corresponding notches on the main bowl. If the mini
bowl is not correctly placed, the lid will not fit.
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