Cuisinart MP-14N User Manual

Limited Edition Metal™Food Processor

INSTRUCTION AND RECIPE BOOKLET

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

MP-14N Series

Recommended work bowl capacity for various foods

FOOD CAPACITY Chopped and 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 flour (no white flour added) for custom recipes

Pizza Dough 5 cups all-purpose flour, yielding 3-1/4 pounds pizza dough

(enough to make 12 to 14 inch pizzas)

Nuts for Nut Butters 3 cups

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 3 cups (such as custard for quiche or cheesecake batter)

Thick Liquids 6 cups

IMPORTANT UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS

This package contains a Cuisinart

Limited Edition

Metal

™

Food Processor, and the standard parts for it:

PowerPrep®Metal Dough Blade, metal chopping blade, slicing disc, shredding disc, detachable stem for discs, whisk attachment, spatula, recipe and instruction books, and How-to DVD.

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. Remove the instruction and recipe book first.

4. The PowerPrep

Metal Dough Blade (A) and detachable stem for the discs (B) are in the cavities on one short side of the foam block.

5. Remove whisk attachment lid (C) on the adjacent long side

of the foam block. Remove beaters (D) on the other side of the foam block. Remove whisk adapter (E).

6. The plastic spatula (F) is on the corner of the long side of the foam block. Remove it next.

7. The slicing disc (G) is on the edge of one of the long sides of the foam block; the shredding disc (H) is on the other side. Slide them out of their grooves WITH GREAT CARE; THE BLADES ARE VERY SHARP.

8. Only the pusher assembly (I) now remains in the foam block. Lift it straight up to remove.

9. Lift out the DVD (J) from its space in the foam block.

10. Lift out the foam block.

11. The machine base and work bowl with metal blade and work bowl cover are at the bottom of the box. The metal blade is loose in the work bowl. Do not turn over work bowl without first removing metal blade. Remove the work bowl cover first.

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 and read the instructions thoroughly before using the machine.

14. Save the shipping cartons and plastic foam blocks. You may want to use them at a later date.

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

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

WHEN REMOVING BLADE:

CAREFULLY REMOVE THE METAL BLADE BY GRASPING THE CENTER WHITE HUB AND LIFTING IT STRAIGHT UP. NEVER TOUCH THE BLADES AS THEY ARE RAZOR SHARP.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

RECOMMENDED CAPACITIES . . . . . . 1

UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . 2

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

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

THE MACHINE INCLUDES . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

THE MACHINE FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . 7

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . 7

TECHNIQUES FOR CHOPPING AND

PURÉEING WITH METAL BLADE . . . . . 8

Chop raw fruits and vegetables . . . . . 8

Purée fruits and cooked vegetables . . 8

Dislodge food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chop hard foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chop parsley and other fresh herbs . . 9

Chop peel from citrus fruit. . . . . . . . . . 9

Chop sticky fruit like dates

or raisins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chop meat, poultry, fish

and seafood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Purée meat, poultry, fish

and seafood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chop nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Make peanut butter and other

nut butters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Make flavored butters, spreads

and dips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Make mayonnaise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Beat egg whites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Whip cream with metal blade . . . . . . 10

Make crumbs and crumb crusts . . . . 10

Make pastry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Make quick bread and cakes . . . . . . 11

Make cake mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

PREPARING FOOD FOR

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

Round fruits and vegetables . . . . . . . 11

Whole peppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Large fruits like pineapple. . . . . . . . . 11

Cabbage and iceberg lettuce . . . . . . 11

Pack the feed tube for

desired results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

PRACTICING SLICING

AND SHREDDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

REMOVING SLICED OR

SHREDDED FOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

TECHNIQUES FOR SLICING

AND SHREDDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . 13

SLICING MEAT AND POULTRY . . . . . 13

Cooked meat and poultry. . . . . . . . . 13

Uncooked meat and poultry . . . . . . . 13

Frankfurters, salami and

other sausages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Firm cheese like Swiss

and Cheddar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SLICING AND SHREDDING CHEESE

CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

TECHNIQUES FOR KNEADING YEAST

DOUGH WITH DOUGH BLADE . . . . . . 14

Machine capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the right blade . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Measuring the flour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Proofing the yeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Processing dry ingredients. . . . . . . . 15

Adding liquids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Kneading bread dough. . . . . . . . . . . 15

Kneading sweet dough. . . . . . . . . . . 15

Rising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Shaping, finishing and baking . . . . . 16

Making consecutive batches . . . . . . 16

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

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

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS WITH

TYPICAL SWEET DOUGHS . . . . . . . . . 17

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR

WHISK ATTACHMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

TECHNIQUES FOR WHIPPING AND BEATING WITH THE WHISK

ATTACHMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Beating egg whites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Folding beaten egg whites

into base mixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Freezing leftover egg yolks . . . . . . . 19

CLEANING AND STORING . . . . . . . . . 20

FOR YOUR SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

TECHNICAL DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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 very 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.

7. When using the whisk attachment, be sure that it is assembled as described and that it is securely locked in place on the motor shaft of the food processor before trying to operate it.

8. The whisk attachment is for household use only. Use it only for food preparation as described in this booklet.

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 has been 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.

7. Be sure that the whisk attachment is assembled as described and that it is securely locked in place on the motor shaft before trying to operate.

8. The whisk attachment is for household use only. Use it only for food preparation as described in this booklet.

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 6.0 ampere is based on attachment that draws greatest current. Other recommended attachments may draw significantly less current.

NOTICE: This appliance is of the grounded type; the extension cord should be a grounded type 3-wire cord. If the plug does not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not modify the plug in any way.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the Cuisinart

Limited Edition Metal

™

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

The Cuisinart

Limited

Edition Metal

™

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 Cuisinart Dough Control Button. We have engineered a dough process speed that works with the PowerPrep

Metal Dough Blade, to let you make perfect dough in seconds.

These features, along with the capacity to use all your existing Cuisinart specialty blades and discs, make the Limited Edition Metal

™

Food Processor. the perfect 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

(not shown)

Control Buttons

14-cup

Work Bowl

Shaft

(not shown)

Whisk Attachment

THE MACHINE INCLUDES:

1. Cast metal housing

base with a vertically projecting shaft and convenient push-button 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

chopping/mixing blade

8. Serrated slicing disc

10. Shredding disc

11. Whisk attachment

12. Detachable stem

for discs (not shown)

13. 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, making disc storage compact 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®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.

The whisk attachment adds volume to egg whites, heavy or whipping cream, potatoes and light sauces. The thin stainless steel beaters aerate food, making it lighter and fluffier.

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 selected blade over the work bowl center shaft. Line up the markings on the blade hub with the motor shaft. It 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 underside of the disc. The raised ‘lock’ indicator on the left corner of the stem should be to the left of the mounting plate on disc.

3. Turn the stem to the right, so the locking tabs are covered by the metal supports and a ‘click’ locks the stem in place.

4. With the stem facing down, place the assembly over the center hub. It should fit snugly and rest on the bottom of the work bowl.

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

6. Align pusher with the feed tube opening on the work bowl cover and slide the activating rod down to the bottom.

7. Use the cord wrap on the housing base underside to add or remove cord.

8. You are now ready to operate the machine.

THE MACHINE FUNCTIONS:

PULSE

1. With the machine properly assembled and engaged, and ingredients in the work bowl, press the PULSE button repeatedly as needed.

ON (Continuous)

1. Properly assemble and engage the machine.

2. To add ingredients through the feed tube, remove the pusher and fill the feed tube as directed (see preparing for slicing or shredding).

3. Engage the pusher and press the ON button. The button light will turn on and the motor will start.

4. Press the pusher firmly down until all ingredients have passed into the work bowl. Remove the pusher and refill ingredients as needed. When you engage the pusher again, the unit will automatically turn ON.

5. Press the OFF button when finished.

DOUGH Button

1. Prepare the dough ingredients and place in work bowl.

2. Properly assemble and engage the work bowl cover and pusher.

3. Press the DOUGH button and the light will turn on.

4. Then press the ON or PULSE buttons as needed to process DOUGH. The ON light will turn on.

5. Press the OFF button when finished.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS:

Try chopping some practice foods such as a zucchini or potato before you process food to eat. First, cut the ingredients into 1-inch pieces of even size and length.

• Place the work bowl over

the center stem, with the handle area just to the left of center. Turn counterclockwise to lock in place.

• Insert the metal chopping

blade and put ingredient pieces in the work bowl. Put on the cover and turn counterclockwise to lock onto work bowl. Align the pusher and the pusher’s activating rod with the corresponding openings on the feed tube, and push all the way down.

• Press and release the

PULSE button two or three times. Each time the blade stops, let the pieces drop to the bottom of the bowl before you pulse again. This puts them in the path of the blade each time the motor starts.

• Using the pulse/chopping

technique, you get an even chop without overprocessing. Check the texture frequently by looking through the cover. If you want a finer chop, press and release

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