Citrus Juicer CCJ-900 Series
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INSTRUCTION & RECIPE BOOKLET Citrus Juicer CCJ-900 Series For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product, always read the instruction book carefully before using. 9. Do not let cord hang over edge IMPORTANT of table or counter or touch hot surfaces. SAFEGUARDS 10. Do not place on or near a hot When using electrical appliances, gas or electric burner or in a especially when children are present, heated oven. basic safety precautions should always 11. Do not use appliance for other be taken, including the following: than its intended use. 1. Read all instructions. 12. Not for use with hot beverages. 2. Turn the appliance off, then 13. Do not place carafe on stovetop always unplug from outlet or in microwave. when not in use, before putting 14. Do not operate your appliance in on or taking off parts, before an appliance garage or under a removing food and before wall cabinet. When storing in an cleaning. To unplug, grasp appliance garage always unplug plug and pull from electrical the unit from the electrical outlet. Never pull cord. outlet. Not doing so could create 3. To protect against risk of electric a risk of fire, especially if the shock, do not place cord, plug appliance touches the walls of or appliance (Juicer) in water or the garage or the door touches other liquid. the unit as it closes. 4. This appliance is not intended for use by children or by persons with reduced physical, sensory, SAVE THESE or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge. INSTRUCTIONS Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used near children. Children should FOR HOUSEHOLD be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the USE ONLY appliance. 5. Avoid contact with moving parts. NOTICE: 6. Do not operate any appliance This appliance has a polarized plug with a damaged cord or plug or (one blade is wider than the other). after the appliance malfunc- To reduce the risk of electric shock, tions, or is dropped or damaged this plug will fit in a polarized outlet in any manner. Contact the only one way. If the plug does not fit manufacturer at their customer fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. service telephone number for If it still does not fit, contact a information on examination, qualified electrician. Do not modify repair, or adjustment. the plug in any way. 7. The use of attachments not recommended or sold by the manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock or injury. 8. Do not use outdoors. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Safeguards ............2 Benefits .......................5 Features and Benefits . 3 Operation ......................5 Assembly Instructions ............3 Cleaning and Maintenance . 6 Tips and Hints . 4 Recipes........................6 Yields .........................4 Warranty Information ............10 FEATURES AND BENEFITS 1. 1. Cover: Activates Fast-Spin feature which removes juice from pulp, and acts as a dust cover when not in use. Cover is 2. dishwasher safe. 2. Juicing Reamer: Large, universal 3. cone allows you to juice a variety of citrus fruits. Sieve allows the juice to pass through the pulp. 4. 3. Adjustable Sieve Assembly: Low, medium and high settings allow for variable pulp control. 5. 4. Juice Container: Angled container allows juice to flow directly into carafe or glass. 6. 5. Drip Spout/Lever: Lever-controlled drip spout. 7. 6. Carafe Lid for refrigerator storage. 7. 24 oz. Easy-Pour Glass Carafe 8. Motor Base: Sturdy motor base virtually eliminates the risk of the juicer “walking” on your countertop while in use. 9. Cord Storage (not shown): Keeps countertops safe and neat. 10. BPA Free (not shown): All materials that come in contact with food or juice are BPA free. 8. 2 3 ASSEMBLY the skin (“scald” spots) will not affect flavor or juiciness. Avoid lemons/ INSTRUCTIONS limes with hard or shriveled skin. 1. Rinse all removable parts – Lemon and lime juice can be used DO NOT rinse motor base. interchangeably in most recipes Motor base can be wiped (margaritas are an exception). clean with a damp cloth. Grapefruits should have thin, finely 2. Place the juice container over textured, brightly colored skin and the spindle on the motor base be firm yet springy to palm texture. with the drip spout aligned with The thinner the skin, the more juice. the opening. Hollow skins that remain after juicing 3. Slide drip spout lever to citrus fruit are nice containers for open position. desserts such as sorbets. 4. Position the juicing reamer/sieve Sweet oranges make the best juice, over the juice container, securing but you can make orange juice from it into place. any type of orange. Sweet oranges 5. Place juicer cover over include both juice oranges and navel the reamer. oranges. Navel oranges are identifiable by their prominent navel – 6. Position carafe underneath their thick skins are much easier to drip spout. peel, and are generally seedless. 7. Plug in power cord. Your juicer Juice oranges have thinner skins, is now ready to be used. and often are chock-full of seeds. Juice from pink grapefruit contains TIPS AND HINTS more vitamin A than from white Choose fresh fruit that is firm, grapefruit. not soft – it will yield more juice. Always wash citrus fruit before YIELDS juicing to remove pesticides and • Grapefruit – 1 medium grapefruit is residue from handling. approximately 1 pound and will Room-temperature fruit will yield yield about 1 cup of juice. more juice than refrigerated fruit. • Lemons – Approximately 4 to 6 Roll fruits on the countertop with the lemons equal one pound and will palm of your hand a few times to yield about 1 cup of lemon juice. increase juice yield. One lemon yields about 3 tablespoons juice and 2 to 3 Remove all seeds, but leave in pulp teaspoons zest. when using juice in baking – it will • Limes – Approximately 6 to 8 add flavor. medium limes equal one pound, If a recipe calls for citrus “zest,” which will yield about 2∕3 – ¾ cup of remove zest prior to juicing. juice. • Oranges – Approximately 2 to 4 Freeze leftover juice in measured oranges equal one pound and will “juice cubes,” using ice cube trays. yield about 1 cup of juice, 1 to 2 Thaw to use. tablespoons zest. Choose oranges, lemons and limes with smooth, brightly colored skin. The best are firm, plump and heavy for their size. Small brown areas on 4 BENEFITS this is normal and provides more even, effective juicing. Citrus juice is an excellent source of Squeezing the fruit while vitamin C, but the juice begins to pressing down on the reamer lose its vitamin power after will extract more juice. squeezing. Fresh citrus juice loses 20% of its vitamin C potency within 8. Once you feel the ribs of the 24 hours. The best juice is “just reamer through the citrus rind, squeezed.” remove from reamer and repeat steps 5–7 with another piece of fruit. 9. After approximately 1 lb. of fruit has been juiced, the sieve will appear to be full. Low Pulp Medium Pulp High Pulp 10. Remove rind from reamer and place cover on top of unit. Press There is no comparison between the down on cover to activate the flavor of fresh lemon and lime juices Fast-Spin feature. This will and their purchased refrigerated or remove the remaining juice from frozen counterparts. Fresh juice has the pulp and juice container. significantly more flavor than the purchased juices and will make ase ele your finished recipes much tastier. R OPERATION 1. Place juicer on a clean, dry counter. 2. Remove the cover and select low, medium or high pulp setting 11. Once the juice slows to a drip, on the reamer/sieve assembly by release pressure to stop the rotating the cone according to Fast-Spin feature. the arrows. 12. Slide drip spout to the closed 3. Below drip spout, place carafe position and remove carafe with lid removed or use a glass or glass. or container under 2-cup mea- sure and no higher than 4¾". 13. Rotate the sieve assembly all the way to the left to release. 4. Slice fruit horizontally. 14. Remove the reamer from the 5. Place center of citrus fruit on sieve, with one hand on the sieve the center of the juicing reamer. and the other on the reamer, For large and small citrus fruits, pulling slightly to separate. place palm of hand over the fruit. 15. Rinse both parts and repeat steps 5–12 until you have the 6. Press fruit against reamer by desired amount of juice. using firm, steady pressure to activate juicing mechanism. 7. If you remove the pressure, reamer may reverse direction once pressure is reapplied – 4 5 CLEANING AND RECIPES MAINTENANCE Always unplug your Cuisinart™ Citrus Juicer from the electrical Fresh Lemonade outlet before cleaning. A tangy thirst quencher. Rinse juice container, reamer/sieve assembly, carafe and lid before Makes about 2 quarts placing on the top rack of the ¾ cup plus 1 quart cold dishwasher. (You may want to water, divided disassemble for optimum cleaning.) ¾ cup granulated sugar Wipe stainless steel housing with 1 cup fresh lemon juice a damp cloth (such as a microfiber Ice cubes cloth). Thin lemon slices Never put the motor housing in Fresh mint leaves (optional water or use other liquids to clean. garnish) Unused cord can be easily pushed 1. Combine ¾ cup cold water with back into the base to keep counters the sugar in a 2-quart saucepan. neat and safe. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and Place clean juice container, reamer simmer until the sugar is and cover back on unit.