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Onions and other food with a high
water content turn into a smooth
purée very quickly. Do not over-
chop - look at food frequently
through work bowl.
To purée, follow same procedure as
for chopping, but let machine run
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 size.
• Amount of food you process –
don’t add too much.
• Type of processing you choose –
continuous or pulse/chopping.
ADDING FOOD
WHILE PROCESSING
To add liquid while the machine is
running, pour it through open feed
tube. This is especially useful when
making mayonnaise or dressings.
A small hole in the pusher allows you
to add liquids in a very slow, steady
stream – useful when making sauces.
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
sugar and other dry ingredients,
use a funnel.
REMOVING PROCESSED FOOD
Before removing processed food, press
Off button and wait for blade to stop
spinning. Then remove cover by
turning it counterclockwise. Never try
to remove cover and work bowl
together; this can damage work bowl.
It is important not to let metal blade
fall out of work bowl as you empty it.
Here are two ways to prevent it from
falling out:
1. Before tilting bowl, use spatula to
remove food from around blade.
Carefully remove blade by the
plastic hub.
2. Hold top of blade in place with
finger or spatula while pouring out
processed food.
At this point, you may either lift the
work bowl off motor base, or hold the
collar at the base and turn the handle
of the bowl counterclockwise and lift
blade straight up.
Your SmartPower Duet
®
Blender/Food
Processor makes many everyday food
preparation tasks much easier and
faster. Follow these guidelines to get
best results when using metal blade
with food you prepare most often.
NOTE: Occasionally, a piece of food
may become wedged between the
blade and the work bowl. If this
happens, remove the cover, lift the
blade out carefully and remove the
wedged piece. Empty the bowl,
reinsert the blade and lock the cover
into place. Process smaller amounts of
the food at one time.
General Guidelines for Preparing Foods for Processing
with the Food Processor Chopping Blade.
THE FOOD HOW TO PREPARE IT.
Fruit and vegetables Peel and core if necessary. Remove large hard pits and seeds.
Cut into 3/4" pieces and process up to 1 cup at a time.
Meat, poultry and fish Should be very cold but not frozen. First, cut into 3/4" pieces.
Put up to 1/2 pound in work bowl. If you want to chop or
purée more, do it in batches of not more than 1/2 pound
each. Pulse/chop or run continuously until desired consistency
is reached. Check texture every 2 or 3 seconds to
avoid overprocessing.
Bread, crackers or cookies Break into 1" pieces and process continuously until texture
for crumbs is fine. For seasoned crumbs, chop with herbs. For buttered
crumbs, dribble melted butter through feed tube while
processing - 1 teaspoon melted butter to each slice of bread.
Crumb crusts Chop crackers or cookies as described in preceding paragraph.
Add sugar, spices and butter and cut into pieces, as specified by
recipe. Pulse/chop until combined.
Hard cheese “grated” If it’s too hard to cut with a knife, don’t try to chop it – it may
damage blade. First cut into 3/4" pieces. Pulse/chop until
pea-sized, then process continuously. You can chop it as coarse
or as fine as you want. Simply run machine longer for finer
chop. Process up to 3 ounces at one time.
Whipping cream Processor-whipped cream works well for most purposes. It is
excellent as a topping for desserts or hot drinks. Cream must
be at refrigerator temperature. You can whip up to 1 cup
at a time.
Parsley and other fresh herbs Work bowl and metal blade must be clean and dry. Remove
stems; use leaves only. Dry herbs completely. The more herbs
you chop at once, the finer chop you can get. Chopped herbs
keep for several days in the refrigerator in airtight bags, or can
be frozen for months.
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