Cuisinart DFP-14N manuale d’uso

Classic Series 14-Cup Food Processor INSTRUCTION BOOKLET For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product, always read the instruction book carefully before using. DFP-14N Series Recipe Booklet Reverse Side U IB-5370[...]

2 CAP ACITY Recommended work bowl capacity for various foods FOODS CAP ACITY Chopped and Puréed Fruit 3 cups and V egetables Chopped or Puréed Meat, Poultry , 2-1/4 pounds Fish or Seafood Bread Dough 3 pounds (6 cups flour , yielding two 1-1/2 pound loaves) Nuts for Nut Butters 3 cups Sliced or Shredded Fruit, 14 cups Cheese, or V egetables Cake [...]

3 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS Always follow these safety precautions when using this appliance: GETTING READY : 1. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS. 2. Blades are sharp! Handle them carefully . 3. Unplug from outlet when not in use, before putting on or taking off parts, and before cleaning. T o unplug, grasp plug and pull from electrical outlet. Never pull cord. [...]

4 INTRODUCTION Y ou may have bought your new Cuisinart ® Food Processor because you love the way it looks in your kitchen, but superior performance is what’s made this versatile food prep tool a legend. Y ou’ll use it every day , for jobs as small as mincing a clove of garlic, to major tasks like kneading 3 pounds of bread dough. The bigger fe[...]

5 PRACTICING WITH FOOD T ry practicing with some food before you process food to eat. A zucchini or potato is a good choice. First cut it into 1-inch pieces. Insert the metal blade and put the pieces in the work bowl. Put on the cover and the pusher assembly; press the pusher assembly down to lock it into place. Press and release the OFF/PULSE leve[...]

6 IMPORT ANT : Never try to process cheese that is too hard to cut with a knife. Y ou may damage the blade or the machine. T o chop parsley and other fresh herbs The herbs, the work bowl and the metal blade must all be thoroughly clean and dry . Remove stems from herbs. Add leaves to bowl and process until they are chopped as fine as you want. The [...]

7 For the lightest, fluffiest egg whites, use the Whisk Attachment which is an optional attachment for the Custom 14 ™ food processor . T o whip cream Processor-whipped cream holds its shape very well. It is good for decoration or as a topping for ginger- bread, berries or other desserts. It will not whip to the light, fluffy consistency obtained[...]

8 Machine capacity If a bread dough calls for more than the recommend- ed amount of flour , mix and knead it in equal batch- es. Do the same for sweet doughs that call for more than 3-1/2 cups of flour . Recommended maximum amount of flour is 6 cups of all-purpose flour or 3-1/2 cups of whole-grain flour . Using the right blade Measure flour by the[...]

9 Processor is extremely efficient. Follow the recipe for White Bread, page 13 of the Recipe Booklet. PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS WITH TYPICAL DOUGH BREAD DOUGH Blade doesn’t incorporate ingr edients Always start processor before adding liquid. Add liquid in slow , steady stream, only as fast as dry ingredients absorb it. If you hear liquid sloshing[...]

10 Metal blade rises in work bowl Blade may not have been pushed down as far as it will go before processing started. Machine may be overloaded. Stop it, remove half of dough and process in 2 batches. Motor stops See comments under “T ypical Bread Dough.” Dough doesn’t rise See comments under “T ypical Bread Dough.” PREP ARING FOOD FOR SL[...]

11 top. The bottom layer gives you perfect slices for garnish. If you want all the slices to be perfect, it’s best to process one layer at a time. Long fruits and vegetables T rim food like bananas, celery , and zucchini by cut- ting them into pieces a little shorter than the feed tube. Cut both ends flat. (Use a ruler as a guide, or the pusher a[...]

12 IMPORT ANT : Never try to slice soft cheese like mozzarella or hard cheese like Parmesan. Y ou may damage the slicing disc or the food processor itself. Y ou can successfully shred most cheeses except soft ones. The exception is mozzarella, which shreds well if thoroughly chilled. Hard cheeses like Parmesan shred well only at room temperature. T[...]

13 Chopping certain foods may scratch or cloud the work bowl. Among them are ice, whole spices and oils like wintergreen. If you like to prepare your own spice blends, you may want to keep a second bowl just for that purpose. The base housing is made of a tough plastic with high-impact resistance. Its smooth surface will look new for years. Keep a [...]

14 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ONL Y California law provides that for In-W arranty Service, California residents have the option of returning a nonconforming product (A) to the store where it was purchased or (B) to another retail store which sells Cuisinart ® products of the same type. The retail store shall then, according to its preference, either rep[...]