Cuisinart DLC-2014CHB User Manual

INSTRUCTION AND RECIPE BOOKLET

Premier Series 14-Cup Food Processor

DLC-

2014N

Recommended work bowl capacity for various foods

FOOD CAPACITY
Chopped or Puréed 14 cups processed food

Fruits and Vegetables

Chopped or Puréed 2-1/4 pounds meat, cut in 1-inch or smaller cubes, chilled
Meat, Poultry,
Fish or Seafood

Bread Dough 3 pounds

• 6 cups all-purpose flour, yielding two 1-1/2 pound loaves

• 3 cups each all-purpose and whole wheat flour, yielding two
1-1/4 pound loaves

• 3-1/4 cups whole grain flours (no white flour added) for
custom recipes

Pizza Dough 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, yielding 2-1/2 pounds pizza

dough (dough to make up to four 12 to 14-inch pizzas)

Nuts for Nut Butters 3 cups nuts

Sliced or Shredded 14 cups (total processed weight varies by food)
Fruit, Cheese,
or Vegetables

Cake Batter One 18.5 ounce standard packaged cake mix, or homemade

batter recipe for five 8-inch layers

Cookie Dough Dough for 90 cookies
Thin Liquids 2 - 3/4 cups

(such as custard for
quiche or cheesecake
batter)

Thick Liquids 5 - 6 cups

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IMPORTANT
UNPACKING
INSTRUCTIONS

This package contain’s a
Cuisinart

®

Premier Series
14-Cup Food Processor
and the standard parts
for it:

Work bowl, work bowl
cover, large and small
pushers, PowerPrep

®

Metal
Dough blade, metal chop­ping/mixing blade, slicing
disc, shredding disc,
detachable disc stem for
discs, spatula, how-to video
and recipe and
instruction books.

CAUTION:

THE CUTTING TOOLS
HAVE VERY SHARP
EDGES. To avoid injury

when unpacking the
parts, please follow
these instructions:

1. Place the box on a low
table or on the floor
next to the kitchen
counter or table where
you intend to keep the
food processor. Be
sure the box is right
side up.

2. Remove the cardboard
insert. You will see a
rectangular block of
plastic foam that holds
the processor parts,
each fitted into a cavity
of the foam.

3. The Detachable Disc
Stem for the discs
(A) sits in a cavity
in one corner of the
foam block. Remove
this first.

4. The Pusher Assembly,
with large and small
pushers, (B) sits in

the adjacent cavity.
Remove this next.

5. The PowerPrep

®

Metal
Dough Blade (C) rests
in a cavity on the
opposite side of the
foam block. Remove
it from the foam.

6. The plastic Spatula (D)
is on one long side of
the foam block.
Remove it next.

7. The Slicing Disc (E)
is on the edge of one
of the long sides of
the foam block; the
Shredding Disc (F)
is on the other side.
Slide them out WITH
GREAT CARE; THE
BLADES ARE VERY
SHARP.

8. Lift out the foam block.

9. Remove the instruction
and recipe books.

10. Lift out the video
from its space in the
cardboard frame on
one side of the box.
Then lift out the
cardboard frame.

11. The housing base with

work bowl, metal blade
and cover is at the
bottom of the box.
The metal blade is
loose in the work bowl
beneath a foam insert.

Do not reach into feed
tube. Do not turn over
work bowl without first
removing metal blade.
Remove work bowl
cover by turning it
clockwise and lifting.

12. Remove the base
and bowl together by
grasping the plastic
bowl at the top with
both hands and lifting
the bowl straight up.
Do not rotate the bowl
clockwise on the base.
This will cause the bowl
to separate from the
base.

13. Place the food proces­sor on the counter or
table. Remove foam
cylinder insert from top
of metal chopping
blade. Read the
instructions thoroughly
before using the
machine.

14. Save the shipping
cartons and plastic
foam blocks. You will
find them very useful if
you need to repack the
processor for moving
or other shipment.

Please watch the
enclosed How-to Video
before using the food
processor.

NOTE: Remember to
return your completed
warranty card with all
information carefully
filled out.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

RECOMMENDED CAPACITIES. . . . . . . 1

UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS. . . . . . . . 2

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . 4

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS. . . . . . . . . 6

MACHINE FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . 7

CHOPPING, PURÉEING & MIXING

WITH METAL BLADE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CHOP RAW FRUITS

AND VEGETABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

PURÉE FRUITS AND COOKED

VEGETABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

TO DISLODGE FOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CHOP HARD FOOD LIKE GARLIC . . . . 8

METALBLADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CHOP RAW FRUITS

AND VEGETABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

PURÉE FRUITS AND COOKED

VEGETABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CHOP HARD FOOD LIKE GARLIC . . . . 8

CHOPPING, PURÉEING & MIXING
WITH PARSLEYAND OTHER

FRESH HERBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

CHOP PEEL FROM CITRUS FRUIT . . . 9

CHOP STICKY FRUIT LIKE DATES. . . . 9

CHOP MEAT, POULTRY AND FISH . . . . 9

PURÉE MEAT, POULTRYAND FISH . . . 9

CHOP NUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

MAKE PEANUT BUTTER . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

MAKE FLAVORED BUTTERS,

SPREADS AND DIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MAKE MAYONNAISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

BEAT EGG WHITES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

WHIP CREAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MAKE CRUMBS AND

CRUMB CRUSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MAKE PASTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MAKE QUICK BREADS AND CAKES. . 11

PREPARING FOOD FOR SLICING

AND SHREDDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

ROUND FRUITS

AND VEGETABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

WHOLE PEPPERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

LARGE FRUITS LIKE PINEAPPLE,
CABBAGE AND ICEBERG LETTUCE . . 11

PACKING FEED TUBE FOR

DESIRED RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

PRACTICING SLICING

AND SHREDDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

REMOVING SLICED

OR SHREDDED FOODS . . . . . . . . . . . 12

SLICING AND

SHREDDING TECHNIQUES. . . . . . . . . 12

SMALL, ROUND FRUITS AND

VEGETABLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

LONG FRUITS AND VEGETABLES . . 12

SMALL AMOUNTS OF FOOD. . . . . . . . 12

FRENCH-CUT GREEN BEANS . . . . . . 12

MATCHSTICKS OR

JULIENNE STRIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

REMOVING PROCESSED FOOD . . . . 12

SLICING COOKED MEAT

AND POULTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SLICING FRANKFURTERS AND

OTHER SAUSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SLICING AND SHREDDING CHEESE 13
KNEADING YEAST DOUGH

WITH DOUGH BLADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

TYPICAL BREAD DOUGH . . . . . . . . . . 14

TYPICAL SWEET DOUGH . . . . . . . . . . 14

MACHINE CAPACITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

USING THE RIGHT BLADE . . . . . . . . . 14

MEASURING THE FLOUR . . . . . . . . . . 14

PROOFING THE YEAST. . . . . . . . . . . . 14

PROCESSING DRY INGREDIENTS. . . 14

ADDING LIQUIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

KNEADING BREAD DOUGH . . . . . . . . 15

KNEADING SWEET DOUGH . . . . . . . . 15

RISING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SHAPING, FINISHING AND BAKING. . 15
MAKING CONSECUTIVE BATCHES . . 15

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

WHEN MAKING DOUGH . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CLEANING AND STORING . . . . . . . . . 17

FOR YOUR SAFETY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

SOME TECHNICAL DATA . . . . . . . . . . 18

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Carefully Read All These
Instructions Before Using
This Appliance.

IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS

Always follow these
safety precautions when
using this appliance.

Getting Ready

1. Read all instructions.

2. Blades are sharp.
Handle them carefully.

3. Always unplug from
outlet when not in use,
before putting on or
taking off parts, before
removing food and
before cleaning. To
unplug, grasp plug and
pull from electrical outlet.
Never pull cord.

4. Do not use outdoors.

5. Do not let cord hang
over edge of table
or counter, or touch
hot surfaces.

6. Do not operate any
appliance with damaged
cord or plug, or after
appliance has been
dropped or damaged
in any way. Return
appliance to the nearest
authorized service
facility for examination,
repair, or electrical or
mechanical adjustment.

Operation

1. Keep hands as well
as spatulas and other
utensils away from
moving blades or discs
while processing food, to
prevent the possibility of
severe personal injury or
damage to food proces­sor. Aplastic scraper
may be used, but only

when the food processor
motor is stopped.

2. Avoid contact with
moving parts. Never
push food down into
feed tube by hand when
slicing or shredding.
Always use pusher.

3. Make sure motor has
completely stopped
before removing cover.
(If machine does not
stop within 4 seconds
after you remove the
pusher assembly, call
1-800-762-0190 for
assistance. Do not
use the machine).

4. Never store any blade or
disc 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 locked in
place and the processor
is in use. Store blades
and discs, as you would
sharp knives, out of
reach of children.

5. Be sure cover and feed
tube are securely locked
in place before operating
food processor.

6. Never try to override
or tamper with cover
interlock mechanism.

Cleaning

To protect against risk
of electrical shock, do
not put base in water or
other liquid.

General

1. Close supervision is
necessary when any
appliance is used by
or near children.

2. Do not operate this, or
any other motor-driven
appliance, while under
the influence of alcohol
or other substances that

affect your reaction time
or perception.

3. This food processor is
UL listed for household
use. Use it only for
food preparation as
described in the
accompanying recipe
and instruction book.

4. The use of attachments
not recommended or
sold by Cuisinart may
cause fire, electrical
shock or personal injury,
or damage to your
food processor.

5. To avoid possible
malfunction of
work bowl switch, never
store processor with
pusher assembly in
locked position.

6. Maximum rating of 5.2
amperes is based on
attachment that draws
greatest current.
Other recommended
attachments may draw
significantly less current.

NOTICE: This appliance
has a polarized plug (one
blade is wider than the
other). As a safety feature,
this plug will fit in a
polarized outlet only one
way. If the plug does not
fit fully in the outlet,
reverse the plug. If it still
does not fit, contact a
qualified electrician. Do
not attempt to defeat this
safety feature.

SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS

FOR
HOUSEHOLD
USE ONLY

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your
purchase of the Cuisinart

®

Premier Series 14-Cup
Food Processor. This
product is the ultimate food
preparation tool, and it
comes from the originator
of the American food
processor, Cuisinart.

The Cuisinart

®

Premier
Series 14-Cup Food
Processor has all the
elements of quality that
Cuisinart is known for,
including a powerful motor,
the largest work bowl,
and the longest warranty
in the industry.

It also introduces some
new features that will set
the industry standard.
These are:

• The Cuisinart

®

Supreme®Wide Mouth
Feed Tube, which is more

than two and a half times
the size of any other avail­able. Perfect for slicing
whole fruits and vegeta­bles.

• The Dough Control
Button. We have engi­neered a dough process
speed along with the
PowerPrep

®

Metal Dough
Blade, which work together
to give you the ability to
make perfect dough in sec­onds.

These features, plus the
ability to use all your
existing Cuisinart specialty
blades and discs make the
Premier Series 14-Cup
Food Processor the select
choice in food processors.

PowerPrep

®

Metal Dough

Blade

Chopping/Mixing

Blade

4mm Slicing Disc

Medium

Shredding Disc

Pusher Assembly

(Large and Small

Pushers)

Cover with

Cuisinart

®

Supreme

®

Wide Mouth

Feed Tube

Housing Base

Cord Wrap

14-cup

Work bowl

Shaft

(not shown)

TouchPad

Control Panel

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THE MACHINE
INCLUDES:

1. Housing base with a

vertically projecting
shaft and convenient
touchpad control panel.

2. 14-cup work bowl.

3. Cover with extra

large feed tube.

4. Pusher assembly

that slides inside
the feed tube.

5. Unique metal dough

blade, designed
specifically for our
dough speed control.

6. Sharp metal chop-

ping/mixing blade.

8. Serrated slicing disc.

10. Shredding disc.

11. Detachable stem

for discs (not shown).

12. Plastic spatula

(not shown).

The metal chopping blade
chops raw and cooked
fruits, vegetables, meat,
fish and cheese to the
exact consistency you
want, from coarse to fine,
even to a purée. It chops
nuts, makes nut butters,
mayonnaise and sauces,
and mixes tender, flaky
pastry. The metal chopping
blade also mixes cakes,
frostings, cookies,
quick breads, muffins,
and biscuits.

The Power Prep

®

Metal
Dough Blade is specifically
designed to work in
conjunction with our
DOUGH control while mak­ing yeast doughs. One
touch of the DOUGH but­ton makes “perfect dough
in seconds”.

A locking device prevents
heavy dough from driving

the blade up on the shaft.
The slicing disc makes

beautiful whole slices
without torn edges.
It slices whole fruits and
vegetables, cooked meat,
semi-frozen raw meat and
loaves of bread.

The shredding disc
processes most firm and
hard cheeses into long,
attractive shreds. It also
shreds vegetables like
potatoes, carrots and
zucchini, and processes
nuts and chocolate to a
grated texture.

The detachable stem fits
both discs, creating
compact disc storage in
limited space.

The pusher assembly
has two parts.

1. A small, removable,
clear pusher that fits into
a small center-located
feed tube. This tube is
for narrow food like
carrots, for adding liquid,
and for continuous
feeding of small food
like garlic.

2. Alarge pusher that fits
into the Cuisinart

®

Supreme®Wide Mouth
Feed Tube opening and
moves freely within it.

Upon contact, the large
pusher meets an activating
rod in the center of the
work bowl handle, permit­ting the motor to start.

ASSEMBLY
INSTRUCTIONS:

Blade Operation

1. Plug in the Housing
Base and place the work
bowl on top, with the
work bowl handle just to
the left of center. Turn
the work bowl counter­clockwise to lock it onto
the Housing Base.

2. CAREFULLY lift and
place the chosen blade
over the work bowl
center shaft. Line up the
markings on the blade
hub with the motor shaft.
Blade should fit snugly
and rest on the bottom
of the work bowl.

3. Add desired ingredients
to work bowl.

4. Place work bowl cover
onto work bowl, with
the handle area just to
the left of center. Turn
counterclockwise to
lock onto work bowl.

5. Align Pusher Assembly
and activating rod with
the feed tube opening on
the work bowl cover and
slide the activating rod
down to the bottom.

6. You are now ready to
operate the machine.

Disc Operation

1. Plug in the Housing
Base and place the work
bowl on top, with the
work bowl handle just to
the left of center. Turn
the work bowl counter­clockwise to lock it onto
the Housing Base.

2. Choose desired disc
and place underside-up
on tabletop. Pick up
detachable disc stem
and align it with the
raised plastic crescent
on the disc underside.
The raised ‘lock’ indica­tor on the left corner of
the stem should be to
the left of the mounting
plate on disc.