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• Cover should always be in place while the unit is on.
• Warning: Do not place blender jar onto base while motor
is running.
• Do not twist locking ring from blender jar when removing blender
jar from base. Simply lift blender jar from motor base.
• Boiling liquid or solid frozen foods (with the exception of ice cubes
or 1/2-inch [1.25 cm] pieces of frozen fruit) should never be
placed in the blender jar.
• Do not place ice, frozen foods or very cold liquids into a blender
jar which has come directly from a hot dishwasher.
• Do not place very hot liquids or foods into a blender jar which has
come directly from the freezer. Boiling liquids should cool for
5 minutes before being placed in blender jar.
• Follow Cleaning and Maintenance instructions on page 7, prior to
your first use.
OPERATION
1. Place the motor base of your Cuisinart
®
SmartPower Premier
Duet
™
600-Watt Blender onto a flat, sturdy surface. It is
important that the surface be clean and dry. Assemble the
blender by following the assembly instructions. Once the jar
is assembled and is in position on the motor base, plug the
Cuisinart
®
SmartPower Premier Duet
™
600-Watt Blender into
an electrical outlet.
2. Add all necessary ingredients to the blender jar, and replace
the cover. You may add more ingredients by lifting the meas-
ured pour lid and dropping ingredients through the fill area.
Replace the measured pour lid after adding ingredients. Do not
place hands into blender jar with blender plugged in.
Note: Add liquid ingredients first, then follow with solid ingredients.
This will provide more consistent blending and prevent unnecessary
stress on the motor.
Note: To remove blender jar cover, lift edge of cover upwards.
Lifting measured pour lid will not remove cover.
3. TIMING YOUR RECIPES: The SmartPower Premier Duet
™
600-Watt Blender/Food Processor features a 5-minute
Count-Up
™
Timer, so that you can time your recipes and
guarantee perfect results. The timer begins counting from 0 as
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
To Activate Blender Press On - The blender is in ON mode.
To Begin Blending Press desired speed button.
To Change Speeds Press desired speed button.
To Pulse In On mode press Pulse. Press
and release desired speed button
as needed.
To Crush Ice In ON or PULSE mode, press and release
ICE CRUSH button as needed.
To Stop Blending Press Off button.
(and Deactivate Blender)
To Stop Blending Press HIGH or LOW button.
(on High or Low Speeds)
To Stop Blending Release button.
(in ICE CRUSH Mode)
SPEED SELECTION GUIDE
Refer to this guide to choose the best speed for your desired result.
Ingredient/Recipe Speed Result
Reconstituting frozen Low Smooth and full-bodied
juice concentrate
Mayonnaise Low Thick and creamy
Salad dressings Low or High Completely blended
and emulsified
Nuts [shelled, 1/2 cup (125 ml) Low Coarse to fine
or less at a time] Pulse to chop
Heavy or whipping cream Low-pulse Thick creamy topping
Bread, cookies or crackers Low-pulse, Coarse to fine as desired
[add 1/2" (1.25 cm) pieces, then blend
1 cup (250 ml) or less at a time]
Grating/chopping citrus Low-pulse/blend Uniformly fine
zest [add 1-2 tsps. (5-10 ml)
sugar or salt from recipe]
Smoothies, shakes, High Smooth, creamy & thick
health drinks
Baby food/fruit & High Smooth and creamy
vegetable purée
Frozen cocktails High Thick and slushy
Hard cheeses Low-pulse, then blend Coarse to fine
Spices Low or high pulse, Coarse to fine
then blend
Ice Ice Crush, Coarse crush to snowy
pulse or continuous
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