Cuisinart DLC-4CHB User Manual

INSTRUCTION & RECIPE BOOKLET

4-Cup Mini-Prep® Plus Processor

DLC-4ACHW

For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product, always read the instruction book carefully before using.

DLC-4CHB

IMPORTANT
UNPACKING
INSTRUCTIONS

This package contains a Cuisinart® 4-Cup
Mini-Prep® Plus Processor and the standard
parts for it: SmartPower Blade® metal
chopping/grinding blade, spatula, and
instruction/recipe booklet.

CAUTION: THE CUTTING BLADE HAS VERY
SHARP EDGES.

To avoid injury when unpacking, please
follow these instructions:

1. Place the box on a table or kitchen counter.
Be sure the box is right side up.

2. Lift and remove the cardboard lid from the
work bowl cover.

3. Grasping the work bowl cover, lift the unit up
and out of the box and place on the tabletop.

4. Turn the work bowl cover clockwise to unlock
it from the unit base. Lift up and remove.

5. Carefully lift the protective cardboard off the
chopping/grinding blade shaft.

6. CAREFULLY REMOVE THE METAL BLADE
BY GRASPING THE CENTER WHITE HUB
AND LIFTING IT STRAIGHT UP. NEVER
TOUCH THE BLADE, AS IT IS RAZOR
SHARP.

7. Read the instructions thoroughly before using
the machine.

NOTE: Remember to return your product reg­istration card with all information carefully and
completely filled out.

CONTENTS

Important Safeguards ................................ 1

Introduction ............................................... 2

Assembly Instructions ............................... 2

Tips For Processing ...................................3

Processing Food .......................................3

Cleaning and Storage ................................ 4

Troubleshooting ......................................... 4

Operating Techniques ............................... 4

Recipes ...................................................... 7

Warranty .................................................. 11

IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS

When using an electrical appliance, basic safety
precautions should always be adhered to,
including the following:

1. Read all instructions.

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

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

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

5. Avoid contact with moving parts.

6. Do not operate any appliance with a
damaged cord or plug after the appliance
malfunctions, or if appliance has been
dropped or damaged in any manner.
Return the appliance to the nearest
authorized Customer Service (see Warranty
for details) for examination, repair, and
electrical or mechanical adjustment.

7. The use of attachments not recommended
or sold by Cuisinart may cause fire, electric
shock or injury.

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

9. Do not use outdoors.

10. Keep hands and utensils away from moving
blade while processing, to prevent the risk
of severe injury to persons, or damage to
the chopper/grinder. A scraper may be used,
but must only be used when the chopper/
grinder is not running.

11. Blade is extremely sharp. Handle carefully
when removing, inserting or cleaning.
Always allow blade to stop moving before
removing cover.

12. To reduce the risk of injury, never place
cutting blade on base without first putting
work bowl properly in place.

13. Be certain cover is securely locked in place
before operating appliance. Do not attempt
to remove cover until blade has stopped
rotating.

14. Do not attempt to defeat the cover interlock
mechanism, as serious injury may result.

15. Before using, check work bowl for presence
of foreign objects.

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SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS

FOR HOUSEHOLD USE
ONLY

NOTICE

This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade
is wider than the other). As a safety feature, this
plug will fit only one way in a polarized outlet. 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.

INTRODUCTION

The Cuisinart® 4-Cup Mini-Prep® Plus Processor
handles a variety of food preparation tasks
including chopping, grinding, puréeing, emulsi­fying and blending. The patented auto-revers­ing blade provides a super-sharp edge for the
delicate chopping of herbs and for blending
and puréeing other soft foods, while the blunt
edge offers a powerful cutting surface to grind
through spices and other hard foods. Pulse
activation gives maximum control for precision
processing, whether chopping or grinding.

The powerful high-speed motor works hard and
fast to accomplish any small job with ease.
Chop herbs, onions, garlic; grind spices, hard
cheese; purée baby foods; blend mayonnaise
and flavored butters, all with the same compact
appliance. The Mini-Prep® Plus Processor takes
up minimum counter space and stores neatly on
the countertop or in a cabinet.

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

1. With the base unit on the tabletop, place
the work bowl over the center stem and turn
slightly to the right, until bowl drops down to
the bottom of the stem.

2. Turn the work bowl counterclockwise to
lock onto base.

3. CAREFULLY pick up the blade by its hub
and place on the center stem until it drops
to the bottom of the stem. NEVER TOUCH
THE BLADE ITSELF.

4. Add food ingredients.

5. Place the cover on the work bowl with the
long tab to the right of the rear column.

6. Turn cover counterclockwise to securely
lock into locking post.

7. Plug unit into wall socket.

8. You are ready to CHOP/GRIND.

Cuisinart® Smart

Power Blade

Cover

4-cup

Work Bowl

With Handle

Motor Base

Spatula (not shown)

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TIPS FOR
PROCESSING FOOD

Preparing the Food

Size

Always cut large pieces of food into smaller
pieces of even size – about 1⁄2 inch (12mm)
to a side or as specified under Operating
Techniques on page 4. If you don't start with
pieces that are small and uniform, you will not
get an even chop.

Quantity
Do not overload the work bowl. Overloading
causes inconsistent results and it strains the
motor. Use the quantities given in the recipe
section as a guide. As a rule of thumb, remem­ber that after being processed, food should not
reach more than 2⁄3 of the way up the central hub
of the blade assembly.

Note: Due to the powerful motor provided with
this unit, Cuisinart recommends using one hand
to support the Mini-Prep® Plus Processor during
operation.

Selecting the Right Operating Control

Use the chop function for chopping, puréeing
and mixing. It is the right choice, for example,
for chopping soft, fragile food such as herbs,
celery, onions, garlic and most cheeses. It is
also the right choice for puréeing cooked veg­etables, making mayonnaise and mixing salad
dressing.

Pulse action is best when you are using the
chop function. Two or three pulses are often
enough. Be sure to check the food frequently
to prevent overprocessing. If you overprocess,
you are likely to get a watery paste instead of a
fine chop.

Use the grind function for grinding spices, and
for chopping hard food such as peppercorns,
seeds, chocolate and nuts.

Continuous-hold action is best when you are
using the grind function. You may have to oper­ate the Mini-Prep® Plus Processor for several
seconds with some food to achieve the desired
results – as long as 20 seconds for some seeds.

When you operate the unit for more than 10
seconds, use a pulse action every 10 seconds
or so to allow food to drop to the bottom of
the work bowl. This provides more consistent
results.

Never operate the Mini-Prep® Plus Processor
continuously for longer than 1 minute at a time.

Note: The work bowl and cover may become
scratched when you use them for grinding
grain and spices. This does not affect the per­formance of the Mini-Prep® Plus Processor.
However, you may want to reserve the original
bowl for grinding, and purchase an additional
bowl and cover set for other uses.

These are available from the Cuisinart Customer
Service Department, which you can reach by
dialing our toll-free number: 800-726-0190.

Adding Liquid

You can add liquids such as water, oil or
flavoring while the machine is running. For
example, you might want to add oil when mak­ing mayonnaise or salad dressing, or you could
add vanilla or alcohol when making frozen
yogurt.

Pour the liquid through one of the two openings
in the cover.

IMPORTANT: Add liquid through only one
opening at a time. The other opening must be
left free to allow air to escape. If both openings
are blocked, liquid cannot flow smoothly into
the bowl.

Removing Food from the Sides of the Bowl

Occasionally food will stick to the sides of the
bowl as you process. Stop the machine to clear
food away. AFTER THE BLADE HAS STOPPED

MOVING, remove the cover, and use the spatula
to scrape the food from the sides of the bowl
back into the center. Do not put hands into bowl
unless unit is unplugged.

PROCESSING FOOD

1. Place the work bowl firmly on the motor
base and insert the blade assembly.

Opening at back of bowl must face column
at back of the Mini-Prep® Plus Processor.
Turn counterclockwise to lock in place.

2.

Place food in the work bowl. Be sure the

food is cut in small pieces, and the bowl is
not overloaded.

3. Lock the cover into position.
Note: Due to the powerful motor provided
with this unit, Cuisinart recommends using
one hand to support the Mini-Prep® Plus
Processor during operation.

4.

Press the appropriate chop or grind

Control, depending on the food you are

processing.

5. When you have finished processing the food,

stop the machine by releasing the control
button.

6.

WHEN THE BLADE STOPS MOVING,

remove the cover.

7. Unplug the unit.

8. Carefully remove the blade assembly,
holding it by the handle on the top of the
sheath. NEVER TOUCH THE BLADE

ITSELF.

9.

Remove food with the spatula.

Note: Do not operate the Mini-Prep® Plus
Processor without food contents in
work bowl.

Tip:

Process foods in order from dry to wet
to avoid having to clean bowl and blade
between each task.

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