Russell hobbs PLATINUM FOOD PROCESSOR, 14499 User Manual

instructions & recipes – food processor

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Read the instructions and keep them safe. Pass them on if you pass the appliance on. Remove all
packaging, but keep it till you know the appliance works.

food processor, jug blender, or mini-chopper?

Use the food processor for thick or solid ingredients and mixtures. Use the jug blender for
liquids, like soups, sauces, and smoothies. Use the mini-chopper for herbs, spices, and other
small non-liquid ingredients.
These instructions are for the food processor. For the jug blender and mini-chopper instructions,
flip this booklet vertically.

important safeguards

Follow basic safety precautions, including:

1 This appliance must only be used by or under the supervision of a responsible adult. Use and

store it out of reach of children.

2 Don’t put the motor unit in liquid, don’t use it in a bathroom, near water, or outdoors.

3 Keep your hands away from the blades – they’re sharp.

4 Don’t use fingers or cutlery to push food down the tube – use the pusher.

5 Don’t put your hand into the bowl, even after removing it from the motor unit.
6 A safety switch prevents the motor operating unless the lid is in place.

a) Don’t use this to switch it on and off.
b) Don’t try to overcome this function – it’s for your safety.

7 Switch off (0), and wait till the blades stop before removing the bowl from the motor unit.

8 Don’t fill with anything hotter than you can comfortably handle – keep the liquid

temperature below 40°C).

9 Don’t leave the appliance unattended while plugged in.
10 Sit the motor unit on a dry, stable, level surface.
11 Route the cable so it doesn’t overhang, and can’t be tripped over or caught.
12 Don’t let the bowl overflow. If liquid gets under the motor unit, it may be sucked into the

motor, damaging it.

13 Don’t run the motor for more than 2 minutes, or it may overheat. After 2 minutes, switch off

for at least 2 minutes, to let the motor cool.
14 Don’t run the appliance empty, it may overheat.
15 Keep the appliance and the cable away from hotplates, hobs or burners.
16 Don’t fit any attachment or accessory other than those we supply.
17 Don’t use the appliance for any purpose other than those described in these instructions.
18 Don’t operate the appliance if it’s damaged or malfunctions.
29 If the cable is damaged, return the appliance, to avoid hazard.

household use only

before using for the first time

Turn to “care & maintenance” on page 6, and clean the appliance and attachments.

hot liquids

1 Before pouring into the bowl, let any liquid cool down to the sort of temperature you can

handle comfortably – keep the liquid temperature below 40°C.

positioning

2 Sit the motor unit on a dry, stable, level surface.

3 Route the cable so it doesn’t overhang, and can’t be tripped over or caught.

powering up

4 Check that the speed control is set to 0.

5 Put the plug into the power socket.

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fit the attachment to the spindle
caution keep your hands away from the blades – they’re sharp

6 First fit the attachment to the spindle.

a) The discs sit on the top of the spindle, with the cutting side uppermost.

b) The main mixer, the chopper, and the creamer slide down to the bottom of the spindle.

c) If you use the upper mixer, slide it down to the ridge half way down the spindle.

fit the spindle to the bowl

7 Now lower the spindle and its attachment into the centre of the bowl.

processing? – add ingredients now

8 If you’re processing, add the ingredients now – don’t fill more than about threequarters full.
9 You may add more ingredients via the tube while the processor is working.

, If you’re slicing or grating, with the discs, don’t add ingredients till you reach point 40.

fit the lid to the bowl

10 To fit the lid:

a) hold the lid above the bowl, with the tube to the left

b) turn the lid till the safety switch on the lid is just forward of

the handle on the bowl
c) lower the lid on to the bowl
d) turn the lid back, to lock the safety switch into the top of

the handle

fit the bowl to the motor unit

11 You may fit the bowl to the motor unit with the handle to the

left, or to the right.

12 You may find it easier to use with the handle to the left.

a) hold the bowl above the motor unit
b) align the arrow d on the bowl with the open padlock U on

the motor unit
c) lower the bowl on to the motor unit
d) turn the bowl to align the arrow d on the

bowl with the closed padlock L on the

motor unit

the safety switch

13 The safety switch will prevent fitting or

removing the bowl unless the lid is locked into
place.

14 This is a safety feature – don’t try to overcome it.

the interlock

15 The interlock will prevent the motor running

unless the bowl and lid are both locked into place.

16 Again, this is a safety feature – don’t try to overcome it.

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using the speed control

17 Turn the speed control clockwise to the speed you want.
18 Turn the speed control back to 0 to turn the motor off.

0 off

1 low - light applications, using soft foods, like cucumbers and tomatoes
2 high - heavier applications, e.g. using hard foods, like carrots and potatoes

P Turning the speed control anti-clockwise to P will give you a short burst at high speed.

In this direction, the knob is spring-loaded. When you let go, it’ll return to 0.
19 Use the P function to crush ice, and as a “pulse” function.
20 Don’t run the motor for more than 2 minutes, or it may overheat. After 2 minutes, switch off

for at least 2 minutes, to let the motor cool.

turbo button Y

21 When you’re using speed 1, you may use the turbo button to give you a burst of high speed,

if you come across a dense area in the mixture, or if you just want to liven it up a bit.

22 The turbo button Y only works when the motor is already running at speed 1.

mixer/chopper/creamer

23 The main mixer, chopper, and creamer go down to the bottom of the spindle, the upper

mixer fits about half way down.
24 The chopper is fitted with a blade guard.
25 Pull this down to remove it, and push it carefully up over the blades after cleaning.
26 Use the chopper for pulverizing ingredients.
27 Use the main mixer to mix ingredients together.
28 Fit the upper mixer if you’re mixing lighter ingredients (like flour and sugar), that may bounce

around, and miss the main mixer.
29 Use the creamer to thicken cream, to beat eggs, and to cream eggs and sugar together.

kneading/beating/creaming capacities

30 The kneading/beating/creaming capacities of the mixer and creamer:

yeast dough – 500g flour + 300g water
shortcrust pastry dough – 800g flour + 600g cream
sponge or cake mixture – 1.5kg

egg beating – 6 egg whites
31 Don’t run the motor for more than 2 minutes, then rest for at least 2 minutes.
32 If the motor starts to labour, split the dough, and knead in two, or carry on by hand.

using a disc

33 These fit on the top of the spindle (see 6a on page 4).
34 One disc has a fine cutter on one side, and fine grating blades on the other.
35 The other disc has a coarse cutter on one side, and coarse grating blades

on the other.
36 One disc has a julienne cutter, for cutting vegetables into thin sticks.
37 Fit the disc so that the side you want to use is on the top.

fit the tray

38 Fit the tray over the top of the tube to help loading food into the tube.

use the pusher – not your fingers

39 Don’t use your fingers (or anything else) to push food down the tube.
40 Remove the pusher, and drop the ingredients down the tube.
41 Replace the pusher, and use it to push the ingredients gently down the tube.
42 The blade(s) on top of the disc will slice or grate the food into the bowl.
43 Don’t let the bowl gets more than about half full – stop and empty it.

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