Vitamix VM0215 Owner's Manual
Vita m i x
12-Cup Food proCessor attaChment
VM0215
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Important Safeguards .......................................................................................................................................................................4
Food Processor Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Processing .............................................................................................................................................................................................7
Cleaning .................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Storage ................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Warranty ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
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Warning and Caution Parts will become hot with extended use. DO NOT touch the drive
NEVER touch moving parts. Keep hands and
utensils out of the work bowl
High temperature when blending hot liquids
Unplug while not in use, before cleaning, changing
accessories or touching parts that move while the
blender is in use
Operate with the snap-on lid and food pushers
in place
socket in the blender base or the drive spline on the self-detect base.
On/Off
I/O
Start/Stop
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Pulse
Read and understand owner’s manual
Vitamix power + precision processing
• The Vitamix 12 Cup Food Processor was designed to be used with our Self-detect® line of blenders. These blenders
include the Ascent® and Venturist® models.
• You will find a description of each control panel and it’s features below. The food processor will not work on a blender
base without the Self-detect feature.
• Go online for techniques training and recipe inspiration at vitamix.com. Our team will educate you on how to chop, slice, shred and
so much more.
• The Vitamix 12 Cup Food Processor pairs nicely with our blending containers, cups and bowls. It allows you to use your blender as
a complete kitchen system.
• Our recipes and techniques are written so that the Food Processor can be used on each of these motor bases.
• Contact Vitamix Customer Service with questions at
1-800-848-2649.
Blender control panels
Ascent A2300 Ascent A2500 Ascent A3300 Ascent A3500
Venturist V1200
Controls
Cleaning Program?
Timer Count up Count up Programmable Programmable
Switches and Variable Speed Dial
No, use variable speed
Switches and Variable Speed Dial
No, use variable speed
Touch Controls and
Variable Speed Dial
No, use variable speed
Touch Controls and
Variable Speed Dial
Yes
Switches and Variable Speed Dial
No, use variable speed
Programmable
! UNPACKING AND HANDLING
1. The multi-use blade and discs are sharp. Unpack, handle and store with care.
2. The multi-use blade and discs should be kept out of reach of children.
3. Remove and discard packaging materials before using the food processor for the first time.
4. To eliminate a choking hazard for young children, remove and discard packaging and bags that either contain or protect
the product during shipment.
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Im p o rta n t sa f e g u a r ds
WARNING: To avoid the risk of serious injury when using your Vitamix® blender and accessories, basic safety
precautions should be followed, including the following
WARNINGS BEFORE OPERATION.
1. Carefully read all instructions before operating the food processor for the first
time. Save the instructions for future reference.
2. Not intended for use by or near children or persons with reduced physical,
sensory, or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge. Close
supervision is necessary when used by or near children or incapacitated
persons. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with
the food processor.
3. DO NOT IMMERSE. To protect against risk of electrical shock, do not put the
blender base in water or other liquid.
4. Turn the appliance OFF, then unplug from the outlet when not in use, before
assembling or disassembling parts and before cleaning. To unplug, grasp the
plug and pull from the outlet. Never pull from the power cord.
5. Avoid contact with moving parts.
6. Blades are sharp. Handle and clean the multi-use blade and discs with extreme
care to avoid injury.
7. Never try to override or modify the interlock mechanism.
8. Be certain cover is securely locked in place before operating appliance.
9. Never attempt to remove the snap-on lid while the appliance is operating.
Always stop the machine before the snap-on lid is removed.
10. Never attempt to operate with damaged blades, food processor parts or discs.
Contact Vitamix Customer Service at 1-800-848-2649 for instructions.
11. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the
appliance malfunctions, or is dropped or damaged in any manner. Contact
the manufacturer at their customer service telephone number for information
on examination, repair, or adjustment. Contact VItamix Customer Service at
1-800-848-2649 for instructions.
12. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter.
13. Illuminated icons and numbers on the blender control panel indicates the
motor base is ready to operate.
14. The use of accessories not expressly authorized or sold by Vitamix, may cause
fire, electric shock, or injury. Use in this way will void your warranty.
15. Do not place the blender, containers, cups or food processor on or near a hot
gas or electric burner, in or on a heated oven.
16. Keep hands and utensils out of work bowl and feed tube to reduce the risk of
severe injury to persons or damage to the food processor.
17. Make sure the disc or multi-use blade has completely stopped rotated before
separating the snap-on lid from the work bowl.
18. A rubber scraper or spatula may be used, but only when the food processor
has been removed from the blender base and the snap-on lid has been
removed.
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READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS, SAFEGUARDS, AND
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19. The snap-on lid must remain in place when using the food chute and food
pushers through the snap-on lid opening. Never push food down by hand when
slicing or shredding.
20. Always use the food pushers that were provided with your food processor. Do
not use a tamper that was supplied with your blender.
21. To reduce the risk of injury, never place the multi-use blade or slicing/shredding
disc on the motor base unless properly installed into the food processor.
22. Do not leave foreign objects, such as spoons, forks, knives or food pushers
in the work bowl as this will damage the multi-use blade or discs and other
components when starting the motor base and may cause injury.
23. Do not process frozen meat or meat with bones with the chopping blade.
24. Do not process frozen fruit or vegetables or hard fruit or vegetables with the
chopping blade.
25. Do not attempt to process fruit of vegetables, larger than a palm of a human
hand with the chopping blade.
26. If the machine shuts o prematurely, wobbles or rocks during processing,
reduce the load in the machine. Always follow the recipe guidelines that were
provided in the techniques book or on vitamix.com.
27. Care should be taken when removing food from the food processor bowl.
Ensure that the motor and blade or disc has completely stopped before
disassembling and attempting to remove food out of the work bowl.
28. The multi-use blade or disc must be carefully removed before attempting to
remove or pour ingredients out of the food processor bowl. Use the finger
holes in the discs to ensure safe handling.
29. When processing liquids or ingredients, use caution; spray or escaping steam
may cause burns if using hot ingredients.
30. Do not use ingredients above 212 deg F (100 deg C).
31. Do not fill the work bowl over the maximum capacity. Max fill capacities are
marked on the work bowl (12 cups dry ingredients; 9 cups wet ingredients).
32. Keep hands and other exposed skin away from openings to prevent possible
burns.
33. Do not use outdoors.
34. Do not move appliance while in operation.
35. Do not place any part of the food processor or blender in the microwave oven.
36. Do not use harsh abrasive, caustic cleaners or oven cleaners when cleaning the
food processor parts or your blender base.
37. Follow care instructions in the blender owner’s manual to care for the motor
base. Follow care instructions in this manual to care for the food processor.
38. DO NOT use the Food Processor Attachment with the PerfectBlend App.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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A - Small food pusher
Use to process smaller ingredients.
B - Large food pusher
Use to push ingredients into the slicing/shredding
9 cup liquid, 12 cup dry capacity.
E - Multi-use (chopping) blade
(shown in place in work bowl and below; removable)
SHARP, use care when handling! Pick up the multi-
use blade by the plastic neck to avoid injury.
Use to chop, mix, whip and blend ingredients.
Process from coarsely chopped to minced.
Can be used to puree, make nut butters and mix
Not dishwasher safe.
G - Blender motor base (sold separately).
Not dishwasher safe.
H - Slicing/Shredding Discs (removable)
WARNING: BLADES ARE SHARP!
Use care when handling! Pick up the discs using the
finger holes to avoid injury.
Choose between small shred/thin slice or
large shred/thick slice to process ingredients.
DIscs are reversible for the task you prefer.
Use one side to slice, the other to shred.
Disc Storage (see page 10 for a description )
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Dishwasher safe.
disc.
Dishwasher safe.
C - Snap-on Lid
Dishwasher safe.
D - Work bowl
Dishwasher safe.
doughs.
Dishwasher safe
F - Self-detect base
Wipe down only.
Wipe down only.
Dishwasher safe.
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WARNING
To Avoid Injury. NEVER TOUCH MOVING PARTS.
Keep hands and utensils out of the work bowl during processing. When slicing and shredding,
use the food pusher to push ingredients into the slicing/shredding disc or down into the bowl to
be processed by the multi-use blade. Never insert your fingers, kitchen tools, tamper or spatula
into the feed tube.
The blades will continue to spin until they come to a complete stop at the end of the processing
cycle. Allow the multi-use blade or slicing/shredding disc to come to a complete stop before
attempting to remove the snap-on lid.
If the work bowl becomes unstable during operation, turn the machine OFF and wait until the
motor comes to a complete stop before attempting to remove the food processor from the motor
base. This will include allowing the multi-use blade or slicing/shredding disc to stop spinning.
Use care when processing cheese. The cheese you choose to process should be easily cut with a
knife. If the cheese is too hard, it will possibly damage the blade or disc.
WARNING
To Avoid Possible Burns, use care if processing with hot liquids. Escaping steam, splashes or
contents may burn.
DO NOT continuously use your machine for more than 3 minutes.
Parts will become hot with extended use.
DO NOT touch the drive socket in the blender base or the bottom surfaces of the self-detect base.
To avoid damage or personal injury, DO NOT put the work bowl (including the base, snap-on lid and
food pushers) in the microwave.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
• DO NOT fill the work bowl above the MAX LIQUID line.
• Always add dry or thick ingredients to the work bowl before adding liquid.
• To avoid over-processing, visually monitor the progress of what you are processing.
• Add liquid to puree recipes after processing.
• Stir nut butters if the oil has separated.
• Remove the small food pusher to add liquid to mixtures.
• When processing dry ingredients, you can process many dierent types if desired.
• DO NOT exceed the MAX FILL line if all ingredients are dry.
• DO NOT exceed the MAX LIQUID fill line if the mixture contains liquid.
• When processing dry and liquid ingredients, put liquid into the bowl before dry ingredients to ensure consistent
processing.
• Before slicing and shredding ingredients, trim the food to fit the opening in the lid or the large food pusher
opening (when small food pusher is removed).
• Partially chill soft ingredients to just firm prior to slicing or shredding.
• DO NOT process frozen meat or meat with bones with the chopping blade.
• DO NOT process frozen fruit or vegetables with the chopping blade.
• DO NOT process fruits or vegetables with the chopping blade..
• If the machine shuts o prematurely, wobbles or rocks during processing, reduce the load in the machine.
• Do not attempt to process fruit of vegetables, larger than a palm of a human hand with the chopping blade.
• If the machine shuts o prematurely, wobbles or rocks during processing, reduce the load in the machine.
Always follow the recipe guidelines that were provided in the techniques book or on vitamix.com.
• Store blades and discs as you would sharp knives, away from children.
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1. Put the work bowl (1) onto the self-detect base (2).
Note: You will hear an audible click when the work bowl is it is locked into position.
2. Choose your type of processing:
To Chop:
• Pick up the multi-use blade by the hub to avoid direct contact with the blades. Lower the
multi-use blade in place over the center shaft in the bowl.
To Slice or Shred:
• Pick the slicing/shredding disc up by the finger holes to avoid direct contact with the
slicing blade. Lower the center disc hub onto the drive shaft. The hub will sit down over
the drive gear.
1
“click”
2
OR
3. Secure the snap-on lid to the work bowl.
Note: You will hear two audible “clicks”.
NOTE: Make sure both tabs on the snap-on lid are snapped onto the work bowl, just like
the lid on your blending container.
4. Insert the pin on the large food pusher into the opening in the snap-on
lid. Push the large food pusher all the way down into the opening until
it stops.
5. Insert the small food pusher into the food chute opening in the large
food pusher.
NOTE: The food processor will not operate until the lid and large food pusher
are properly secured in place.
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“click” x 2
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