Hamilton Beach 840067400 User Manual

840067400

Food Processor Safety................ 2

Parts & Features............................ 4

Using Your Food Processor.......... 5

Cleaning ........................................ 9

Customer Service.......................... 9

Recipes ........................................ 10

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Food Processor

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!

Food Processor Safety

Consumer Safety Information

When using electrical appliances, basic
safety precautions should always be
followed, including the following:

1. Read all instructions.

2. To protect against risk of electrical

shock, do not immerse base, motor,
cord, or plug in water or other liquid.

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

4. Unplug cord from outlet when not in
use, before putting on or taking off
parts, and before cleaning.

5. Avoid contacting moving parts. Keep
fingers out of discharge opening.

6. Do not operate any appliance with a
damaged cord or plug or after the
appliance malfunctions or is dropped
or damaged in any manner. Call our
toll-free customer service number for
information on examination, repair or
electrical or mechanical adjustment.

7. The use of attachments not
recommended or sold by Hamilton
Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. may cause
fire, electric shock, or injury.

8. Do not use outdoors.

9. Do not let cord hang over edge of table

or counter, or touch hot surfaces.

10. Never feed food into food chute by
hand when slicing or shredding food.
Always use food pusher.

11. The blades and discs are sharp. Handle
carefully. Store out of reach of children.

12. Make sure the blade or disc has come
to a full stop before removing cover.

13. Keep hands and utensils away from
moving blades and discs while process­ing food to reduce the risk of severe
personal injury and/or damage to the
food processor. A rubber scraper may
be used but ONLY when the food
processor is not running.

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

15. Be certain cover is securely locked in
place before operating appliance.

16. Do not attempt to defeat the cover
interlock mechanism.

17. To reduce the risk of injury, be sure to
insert or remove blades and discs using
finger holes provided for this purpose.

This appliance is intended for household
use only.

This appliance is equipped with a polarized
plug. This type of plug has one blade wider
than the other. The plug will fit into an
electrical outlet only one way. This is a
safety feature intended to help reduce the
risk of electrical shock. If you are unable to
insert the plug into the outlet, try reversing
the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit,
contact a qualified electrician to replace the
obsolete outlet. Do not attempt to defeat
the safety purpose of the polarized plug by
modifying the plug in any way.

To avoid an electrical circuit overload, do
not use another high wattage appliance on
the same circuit with your food processor.

The length of the cord used on this appliance
was selected to reduce the hazards of
becoming tangled in, or tripping over a
longer cord. If a longer cord is necessary,
an approved extension cord may be used.
The electrical rating of the extension cord
must be equal to or greater than the rating
of the food processor. Care must be taken
to arrange the extension cord so that it will
not drape over the countertop or tabletop
where it can be pulled on by children or
accidentally tripped over.

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Before First Use

Unpack processor. Handle the S-blade
and Slicing/Shredding Disc carefully;
they are very sharp. Wash all parts
except the base in hot, soapy water.
Rinse then dry.

Processing Tips and Techniques

• For a uniform consistency when
chopping, leave room in the bowl for
the food to be tossed around.

• Also for a more uniform consistency,
start with pieces of food that are
similar in size. Carrots, for example,
should all be cut in 1-inch chunks.
Do not process 4-inch pieces with

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⁄2-inch pieces.

• This food processor is excellent to
chop, mix, slice, or shred most
foods. However, to maintain peak
performance, we do not recommend
the following: grinding grain, coffee
beans or spices; slicing frozen meat;
or crushing ice.

• Do not puree or mash starchy
vegetables like potatoes. They will
be over-processed in a second and
turn gummy.

• Operating time will depend on quantity
of food being processed. Most foods
can be sliced, chopped, or shredded
in seconds. Do not operate processor
for more than one minute at a time.
If processing large quantities, let the
processor rest about one minute
before continuing.

• To slice or shred cheese, select firm
cheese like cheddar, Monterey Jack,
or Swiss. Place cheese in freezer
for 30 minutes to one hour before
processing. Always use highest
speed of food processor.

How to Operate the Controls

• HIGH-LOW Switch: Move the

switch to either high or low speed
before turning on the motor with the
ON-OFF-PULSE Switch.

• ON-OFF-PULSE Switch: This is

a three-position switch that gives you
a choice of ON, OFF, or PULSE.
ON runs the motor continuously until
you move the switch to OFF. The
PULSE position will run the motor
until the switch is released. Then it
automatically springs back to the
OFF position.

On

Off

Pulse

The control panel provides a
quick-reference guide to indicate
the correct blade for a job.

High

Low

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1. Food Pusher

2. Food Chute

3. Food Gate – leave in cover for

regular processing; remove for
continuous processing.

4. Continuous Feed Chute

5. Reversible Slicing/Shredding Disc

6. Disc Shaft

7. Motor Shaft

8. Base

9. Control Panel

10. Bowl

11. S-Blade

12. Continuous Feed Disc – must be

used for continuous processing;
this disc “throws” the food through
the Continuous Feed Chute.

Parts & Features

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Using Your Food Processor

Hints!

• The bowl will hold 6 to 7 cups of dry
ingredients or 2 cups of liquid. Do
not overfill.

• Do not use your food processor to
crush ice.

• For consistent texture, foods should
be cut into 1-inch cubes before
mincing or chopping with the S-Blade.

NOTES:

• Always lock the bowl onto base
before putting on any blade or disc.
Make sure blade or disc is securely
in place before using.

• With this food processor you can
use the continuous feed chute for
slicing and shredding into a separate
container. The continuous feed chute
allows slicing or shredding foods not
limited to the processor bowl capacity.

How to Lock the Bowl

Make sure the Control Switch is turned
to OFF and the unit is unplugged.
Place bowl onto base with the handle
facing you. Rotate the bowl counter­clockwise until it locks into place.

NOTE: The food processor will not
work unless the bowl is locked.

How to Lock the Cover

Place the cover on bowl with the
“UNLOCK” arrow on cover aligned
with the arrow on the control panel.
Turn the cover counterclockwise until
the “LOCK” symbol aligns with arrow
on control panel and you hear the
cover lock into place.

NOTE: The food processor will not
work unless the cover is locked. This
ensures the cover is always securely
latched when the unit is in operation.

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Processing Using S-Blade

The S-blade can be used to coarsely
chop, finely mince, mix, or puree food
to a smooth consistency.

1. Make sure the Control Switch is turned
to OFF ( O) and the unit is unplugged.

2. Lock the bowl onto base. (See “How
to Lock the Bowl” on page 5.)

3. Place the S-blade onto motor shaft
of food processor in center of bowl.

Handle carefully; the blade is sharp.

4. Lock cover onto bowl. (See “How to

Lock the Cover” on page 5.) Insert
food pusher into food chute.

5. Plug in unit and process food. The
processing speed and time will deter­mine the finished consistency of the
food. The Pulse button
can help you avoid overprocessing.

Processing Using Slicer/Shredder

• To slice or shred cheese, select firm
cheese like cheddar, Monterey Jack,
or Swiss. Place cheese in freezer
for 30 minutes to one hour before
processing. Always use highest
speed of food processor.

• The Reversible Slicer/Shredder Disc
has a slicing blade on one side and
shredding teeth on the other. Place
on disc shaft with desired cutting
edge facing up.

• To julienne vegetables, slice then
remove from bowl and restack the
vegetables. Pack into food chute with
slices vertical. Slice again to make
matchstick cut vegetables.

1. Make sure the Control Switch is turned

to OFF ( O) and the unit is unplugged.

2. Lock the bowl onto base. (See “How

to Lock the Bowl” on page 5.)

3. Put disc shaft on motor shaft.

4. Put Slicer/Shredder Disc on disc

shaft with the desired side facing up
for either slicing or shredding. Lock
cover onto bowl. (See “How to Lock
the Cover” on page 5.)

5. Cut food to fit food chute. Pack food
chute tightly with food. Insert food
pusher in chute. Always use the

food pusher to feed food into the
chute. NEVER PUSH FOOD
THROUGH CHUTE WITH HANDS.

6. Plug in unit and process food.

Slicer/Shredder
Disc

Disc Shaft

S-Blade

Motor Shaft