Instruction and Recipe Booklet
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INSTRUCTION AND RECIPE BOOKLET Premier Series 9-Cup Food Processor DLC-2009M Series For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product, always read the instruction book carefully before using. Recommended work bowl capacity for various foods FOOD CAPACITY Chopped fruits and vegetables 8 cups processed food Chopped or puréed meat, poultry, 1¼ pounds meat, cut into 1-inch or smaller fi sh or seafood cubes, chilled Bread dough 4 cups fl our (32 ounces), yielding two 1-pound loaves Pizza dough 3 cups fl our (26 ounces), yielding three 12-inch pizzas Nuts for nut butters 4 cups (20 ounces) Sliced or shredded fruit, cheese, or 9 cups (total processed volume varies by food) vegetables Cake batter 1 box (18.5 oz.) cake mix batter for three 8-inch layers Cookie dough dough for about 50 cookies (2 pounds) Thin liquids (such as custard 2¾ cups for quiche or cheesecake batter) Thick liquids 6 cups Puréed cooked fruits and vegetables 7 cups cooked, yielding approximately 4 cups thick purée Puréed soft fresh fruits 7 cups fresh, yielding approximately 4 cups (berries, kiwis, peaches, etc.) thick purée 2 7. The slicing disc (E) is on the long side IMPORTANT of the foam block: the shredding disc (F) is on the other side. Slide them out UNPACKING WITH GREAT CARE; THE BLADES ARE VERY SHARP. INSTRUCTIONS 8. Lift out the top foam block. 9. Lift work bowl (G) and large/ small This package contains a Cuisinart Pre- pushers (H) from the middle foam mier Series 9- Cup Food Processor, and block. the standard parts for it: work bowl, work 10. Lift out the middle block. bowl cover, large and small pushers, metal 11. Now only the housing base (I) is at the chopping/mixing blade, slicing disc, shred- bottom of the box. Use both hands to ding disc, detachable disc stem for discs, lift the base out of the box and place spatula and recipe/instruction book. on the counter. 12. Assemble the bowl onto the base by CAUTION: THE CUTTING TOOLS HAVE positioning the handle to the left of VERY SHARP EDGES. To avoid injury center and turning it counterclockwise When unpacking the parts, please follow to lock it onto the base. these instructions. 13. Save the shipping cartons and plastic 1. Place the box on a low table or on foam blocks. You will fi nd them very the fl oor next to the kitchen counter useful if you need to repack the pro- or table where you intend to keep the cessor for moving or other shipment. food processor. Be sure the box is right side up. Note: We recommend that you visit our 2. Remove the instruction booklet and fl at website, www.cuisinart.com, for a fast, cardboard. You will see a rectangular effi cient way to complete your product on block of plastic foam that holds the line registration. processor parts, each fi tted into a cav- ity in the foam. WHEN REMOVING BLADE: CARE- 3. The detachable disc stem for the discs FULLY REMOVE THE METAL BLADE (A) sits in a cavity in one corner of the BY GRASPING THE METAL BLADE BY foam block. Remove this fi rst. GRASPING THE CENTER WHITE HUB 4. The bowl cover (B) sits in the center of AND LIFTING IT STRAIGHT UP. NEVER the foam block. Remove this next. TOUCH THE BLADES, AS THEY ARE 5. The metal chopping blade (C) sit in the RAZOR SHARP. cavity. Remove it next. 6. The plastic spatula (D) is on one long side of the foam block. Remove it next. 3 CONTENTS Making Consecutive Batches. 13 Recommended Work Bowl Capacities. 2 Bread Dough Problems and Solutions. 14 Unpacking Instructions . 3 Sweet Dough Problems and Solutions. 15 Important Safeguards. 5 Preparing Food For Slicing and Shredding . .15 Introduction . 6 Round Fruits and Vegetables . 15 Machine Includes . 7 Whole Peppers. 15 Assembly Instructions . 7 Large Fruits Like Pineapple . .15 Machine Functions . 8 Cabbage and Iceberg Lettuce . .15 Operating Instructions . .8 Packing Feed Tube for Chopping, Puréeing & Mixing Desired Results . 15 with Metal Blade. 9 Practicing Slicing and Shredding . 16 Chop Raw Fruits and Vegetables. 9 Removing Sliced or Shredded Foods . 16 Purée Fruits and Cooked Vegetables. 9 Slicing and Shredding Techniques. 16 To Dislodge Food . 9 Small, Round Fruits and Vegetables . 16 Chop Hard Food. 9 Long Fruits and Vegetables . .16 Chop Fresh Herbs . 9 Small Amounts of Food . .16 Chop Peel from Citrus Fruit and Sticky Fruit Like Dates . 10 French-Cut Green Beans . 16 Chop Meat, Poultry and Seafood. 10 Matchsticks or Julienne Strips . 16 Purée Meat, Poultry and Seafood . 10 Cooked Meat and Poultry . 16 Chop Nuts . 10 Uncooked Meat and Poultry . 17 Make Peanut Butter, Nut Butters . 10 Salami and Other Sausages. 17 Make Flavored Butters, Slicing and Shredding Cheese . 17 Spreads and Dips. 10 Cleaning and Maintenance. 18 Make Mayonnaise . 10 For Your Safety. 19 Beat Egg Whites. 11 Technical Data . .19 Whip Cream . 11 Warranty . 19 Make Crumbs and Crumb Crusts . 11 Recipes. 21 Make Pastry . 11 Make Quick Breads and Cakes . .11 Kneading Yeast Dough. 12 Machine Capacity. 12 Measuring the Flour . 12 Proofi ng the Yeast . 12 Processing Dry Ingredients . 13 Adding Liquids . 13 Kneading Bread Dough . .13 Kneading Sweet Dough . 13 Rising . 13 Shaping, Finishing and Baking. 13 4 Carefully read all instructions before using 6. Never try to override or tamper with cover this appliance. interlock mechanism. Cleaning IMPORTANT To protect against risk of electrical shock, do not put base in water or other liquid. SAFEGUARDS General Always follow these safety precautions when 1. This appliance should not be used by or using this appliance. near children, or individuals with certain disabilities. Getting Ready 2. Do not operate this, or any other 1. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS. motor-driven appliance, while under 2. Always unplug from outlet when not the infl uence of alcohol or other in use, before putting on or taking off substances that affect your reaction time parts, before removing food and before or perception. cleaning. To unplug, grasp plug and pull 3. This food processor is UL listed for from electrical outlet. Never pull cord. household use. Use it only for food 3. Blades are sharp. Handle them carefully. preparation as described in the accompanying recipe and 4. Do not use outdoors. instruction book. 5. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or 4. The use of attachments not recom- counter, or touch hot surfaces. mended or sold by Cuisinart may cause 6. Do not operate any appliance with fi re, electrical shock or personal injury, or damaged cord or plug, or after appliance damage to your food processor. has been dropped or damaged in any 5. To avoid possible malfunction of work way. Return appliance to the nearest bowl switch, never store processor with authorized service facility for examination, pusher assembly in locked position. repair, or electrical or mechanical adjustment. 6. Maximum rating of 5.5 amperes is based on attachment that draws greatest Operation current. Other recommended attachments 1. Keep hands as well as spatulas and other may draw signifi cantly less current. utensils away from moving blades or 7. Do not operate your appliance in an discs while processing food, to prevent appliance garage or under a wall cabi- the possibility of severe personal injury net. When storing in an appliance or damage to food processor. A plastic garage always unplug the unit from the scraper may be used, but only when the electrical outlet. Not doing so could food processor motor is stopped. create a risk of fi re, especially if the appli- 2. Avoid contact with moving parts. Never ance touches the walls of the garage or push food down into feed tube by hand the door touches the unit as it closes. when slicing or shredding. Always use NOTICE: This appliance has a polarized pusher. plug (one blade is wider than the other). As a 3. Make sure motor has completely stopped safety feature, this plug will fi t in a polarized before removing cover. (If machine does outlet only one way. If the plug does not fi t not stop within 4 seconds after you fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still remove the pusher assembly, unplug and does not fi t, contact a qualifi ed electrician. call 1-800-762-0190 for assistance. Do Do not attempt to defeat this safety feature. not use the machine.) 4. Never store the blade or discs on motor shaft. To reduce the risk of injury, no blade or disc should be placed on the shaft except when the bowl is properly SAVE THESE locked in place and the processor is in use. Store the blade and discs as you INSTRUCTIONS would sharp knives, out of reach of children. FOR HOUSEHOLD 5. Be sure cover and feed tube are securely locked in place before operating food USE ONLY processor. 5 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of a Cuisinart® Premier Series 9-Cup Food Processor. This Chopping/Mixing Blade product is the ultimate food preparation tool, and it comes from the originator of the American food processor, Cuisinart. The Cuisinart® Premier Series 9-Cup Food Processor has all the 4mm Slicing elements of quality that Cuisinart Blade is known for, including a powerful motor, the Supreme® Wide Mouth Feed Tube, and the longest warranty in the industry. • The Cuisinart® Supreme® Wide Medium Shredding Disc Mouth Feed Tube is perfect for slicing whole fruits and vegetables without precutting. This feature, plus the ability to use all of your existing Cuisinart specialty blades and discs, makes the Pusher Assembly Premier Series 9-Cup the select choice in food processors.