Kambrook KFP80 Essentials Owner's Manual

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Essentials
Food Processor

KFP80 Issue 1/03

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Welcome to Kambrook
and your new Essentials
Food Processor.

At Kambrook we believe that the safe
performance of our products is the first
priority in any consumer product so that
you, our valued customer, can confidently
use and trust our products.

We ask that any electrical appliance you
use be operated in a sensible fashion with
due care and attention placed on the
following important operating instructions:

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
THOROUGHLY BEFORE
ACTIVATING THE APPLIANCE
AND RETAIN THEM FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE.

Ensure that the power source to be used
is the same as the voltage requirements
of the product.

Switch off then unplug from the power
outlet when not in use and before cleaning.

Do not immerse the power cord, plug or
processor body in water or any form of
liquid.

Place the appliance on a dry, level surface.

WARNING: Blades must be handled

carefully as they are sharp!
Care is needed when handling the

processing blade and the slicer/grater blade.
Ensure the food processor lid is securely

locked in place before operating.
Do not remove processing bowl from the

motor base whilst processor is in operation.
Do not place your hands or utensils in

the processing bowl while the processor
is operating.

Do not place hands in the processor bowl
unless the unit is switched off and then
disconnected from the power outlet.

Switch off the power supply and then
unplug the unit from the power outlet
before removing any par

ts including

blades, bowl & lid.

Before attaching or detaching any parts
ensure that the power supply is turned
off and the power plug disconnected
from the power supply.

Do not use this processor for anything
other than food or beverage preparation.

Do not process boiling liquids, let cool
before placing into processing bowl.

Make sure the motor and blade have
completely stopped before disassembling.

The appliance is not intended for use by
young children or infirm persons without
supervision.

Close supervision is required at all times
when operating the appliance near children.

Young children should be supervised to
ensure that they do not play with the
appliance

Do not let the cord hang over the edge
of a table or counter, touch hot surfaces
or become knotted.

Do not place on or near a hot gas burner,
electric element, or in a heated oven.

This appliance is suitable for domestic
use only. Do not use this appliance for
anything other than its intended use.

Do not use outdoors.

The installation of a residual current
device (safety switch) is recommended
to provide additional safety protection
when using electrical appliances. It is
advisable that a safety switch with a
rated residual operating current not
exceeding 30mA be installed in the
electrical circuit supplying the
appliance. See your electrician for
professional advice.

Regularly inspect the power cord,
plug and actual appliance for any
damage. If found damaged in any
way, immediately cease use of the
appliance and return the entire
appliance to the nearest authorised
Kambr

ook Service Centre for

examination, replacement or repair.
Please call 1800 800 634 for Service

Centre details.

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FEATURES OF YOUR KAMBROOK ESSENTIALS FOOD PROCESSOR

1. Power control dial – 1 for low speed

processing/blending, 2 for high speed
processing/blending and ‘pulse’ for
short bursts of power (when held
in position)

2. Motor base – 550 watts of

processing/blending power

3. Processor bowl – 1000 ml bowl for

grating/slicing vegetables, small goods,
mixing doughs etc

4. Processor lid and food chute –

(Processor lid must be fitted correctly
or the product will NOT operate)

5. Lid locking tab – (this m

ust be fitted
correctly or the product will NOT
operate)

6. Food pusher – fits into the food

chute for safe pushing of foods onto
the blades and prevents splashing
when using the mixing blade.

7. 2 in 1 fine slicing and grating blade –

use one side of the blade for slicing
and use the reverse side for grating
(Not shown).

8. Stainless Steel Processing blade

– use for chopping fresh meat,
mixing doughs etc

9. Processor drive shaft

10.Non-skid f

eet – for stability

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Using Your Kambrook
Essentials Food Processor

Before first use remove any promotional
labels and wash the food processor bowl
and all blades in warm, soapy water.
Dry thoroughly.

Place the motor base on a level,

flat surface.

ASSEMBLY AND
OPERATION OF THE FOOD
PROCESSOR

Your Essentials, food processor and
blender features 2 safety locking devices.

NOTE:THE FOOD PROCESSOR WILL NOT
WORK UNLESS ALL OF THE BELOW ARE
IN PLACE:

1. The processor bowl is correctly
LOCKED into position

2. The processor lid is correctly
LOCKED into position

Correct placement of the
Processor Bowl

Place the empty bowl onto the base,
with the handle on your right align the
arrow on the lower edge of the bowl
with the ‘unlocked indicator arrow’ on
the motor base.Turn the bowl clockwise
until the arrow on the bowl is aligned
with the ‘locked indicator arrow’ on the
motor base. ( refer fig. 1)

Correct placement of the
processor lid

Place the lid on top of the bowl, align the
‘unlock indicator arrow’ on the lid with
the unlock indicator on the bowl.

Turn the lid clockwise – moving the ‘lid
locking tab’ into the slot near the top of
the unit until the ‘lock indicator arrow’
on the lid is aligned with the small red line
on the top of the unit.A “click” sound will
be heard, to indicate is correctly fitted.

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Attaching the slicer/grater
blades and the processor blade

Using the processor blade:

Place/insert the processor blade over the
processor drive shaft and push down.

Using the slicer/grater blades:

Place the slicing/grating blade over the
shaft adaptor.
The blade is correctly in place, when the
square opening of the slicer/grater blade
fits over the square shaft adaptor.

How to select the slicing or grating
side of the blade

To select the grater have the raised
grating ridges facing up towards the lid.

To select the slicer have the protruding
side of the slicer blade facing up towards
the lid.

All blades must be handled carefully

as they are sharp!

The Essentials Food Processor will not
operate unless the processing bowl, and
lid are correctly locked into position.

Ensure the speed dial is in the Off (0)
position.

Plug into a 230/240 volt power outlet.
Turn power on.

The processor is now ready to use.

To begin processing/slicing/grating turn
the ‘Power Control Dial’ from the Off (0)
position to either the Low (1) or High (2)
speed, depending on your requirements.
The speed can be changed at any time
during the process.

For short bursts of power, whilst
processing, use the “PULSE” setting.

For slicing and grating – ensure that the
food items you want to slice or grate are
of a suitable size to be fed through the
food chute.

Place the food inside chute and push
down with the ‘food pusher’.

Never push down any foods with your
hands and do not put your hands down
the food chute at any time during
processing.

For using the processing blade – with the
ingredients inside the processor bowl,
start the unit on low speed (1) moving to
the higher speed (2) if necessary. Before
commencing ensure that the ‘food pusher’
is in place to avoid splashing from the
food chute. Ingredients can be added
through the food chute whilst processing.

If ingredients stick to the sides of the
processor bowl during processing, turn
the speed to the Off (0) position, switch
off at the power outlet, then push the
food back onto the blades using a plastic
spatula to scrape down the sides of the
bowl.Then recommence blending.

NOTE: Do not over fill the processor bowl when
mixing liquids – do not fill above the bowls “MAX”
fill line.

When processing is complete, turn to the
Off (0) position.Wait until blades have
stopped r

otating bef

ore removing the lid,

blades or processor bowl.