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6.
Place the food processor onto the blender base.
7.
Wash and prep ingredients. Prep could be cutting off stems, cutting ingredients to a smaller
size or other activity. (Refer to the recipe or technique your are following for guidance).
8.
Process: Ascent Series A2300 and A2500 blenders must be within the 1-10 variable speed
range to work with this attachment. The blender base will not turn on if the knob is set to
Standby or a Program setting. The blade or disc will turn at a continuous speed. No speed
adjustment on the blender base is necessary.
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To Chop:
Note: You can pre-load the ingredients in the work bowl to chop. Follow the steps below to
chop ingredients using the large food pusher opening.
a.
Remove the small food pusher.
b.
Press Start/Stop on the blender base. The multi-use blade should start to spin.
c.
Feed ingredients through the open area in the snap-on lid.
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To Slice or shred:
a.
Pick the size of the pusher that makes sense for the size of the food your are
processing.
b.
If you are processing larger pieces, remove the large food pusher. It’s ok to leave
the small food pusher in place. It shoud remain inside of the large pusher when it is
removed from the snap on lid.
c.
Put the ingredient through the opening in the snap-on lid.
d.
Put the large plunger on top of the ingredient.
e.
Press Start/Stop on the blender base.
f.
Apply slight pressure on the ingredient so it feeds down against the slicing/
shredding disc.
g.
When processing is complete, press Start/Stop.
9.
Wait until the multi-use blade comes to a complete stop and remove the snap-on lid.
10.
If you were using the slicing/shredding disc, carefully remove it and set to the side.
11.
At this time, you can separate the work bowl from the self-detect base by pressing down
on the work bowl “release” tab.
12.
If you were using the multi-use blade, carefully remove it from the work bowl.
13.
Remove or pour ingredients out of the work bowl.
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l e a n I n g
Make sure to clean the food processor and it’s parts before first use.
Note:
If your food processor is damaged, please do not use. Contact Vitamix Customer Service IMMEDIATELY.
To Clean:
IMPORTANT! All parts except the self-detect base are dishwasher-safe.
To clean the self-detect base, wipe the base with a cloth moistened with warm, soapy water. Wipe with a clean towel
to remove soap residue, Wipe dry with a clean towel.
If preferred, wash the all food processor parts in warm soapy water. Rinse clean under running water, then dry.
If you have a blender that includes the cleaning program:
Fill the work bowl half way with warm water. Add a few drops of dish soap. Return the food processor attachment to
the blender base. Run the cleaning program. The program will stop automatically when complete.
Blender Base
Refer to your blender owner’s manual for care instructions for the motor base.
