Recommended work bowl capacity for various foods FOOD CAPACITY Chopped Fruits and 11 cups processed food Vegetables Chopped or Pureed 1-3/4 pounds meat, cut in 1-inch or smaller Meat, Poultry, Fish or cubes, chilled Seafood Bread Dough 5 cups all-purpose flour yielding two 1-1/4 pound loaves 2-1/2 cups each all-purpose and whole wheat flour, yielding two 1-1/4 pound loaves 2-3/4 cups whole grain flours (no white flour added) for custom recipes Pizza Dough 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, yielding 2-1/2 pounds pizza dough (dough to make up to four 12 – 14-inch pizzas) Nuts for Nut Butters 2 – 4 cups nuts (10 – 20 ounces) Sliced or Shredded Cheese, 11 cups (total processed weight varies by food) Fruit, or Vegetables Cake Batter 1 18.5 ounce standard packaged cake mix, or homemade batter recipe for four 8-inch layers Thin Liquids (such as custard 2-3/4 cups for quiche or cheesecake batter) Thick Liquids 5 – 6 cups Pureed Cooked Fruits 8 cups cooked, yielding approximately 5-1/2 to And Vegetables 6 cups thick puree Pureed Soft Fresh Fruits 8 cups fresh, yielding approximately 5 to (berries, kiwis, peaches, etc.) 6 cups puree IMPORTANT UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS This package contains a Cuisinart® Premier™ Series Food Processor, and the standard parts for it: PowerPrep® metal dough blade, metal chopping blade, slicing disc, shredding disc, detachable stem for discs, spatula, recipe and instruction books, and how-to video. 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. Open top flaps and 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. The PowerPrep® metal dough blade (A) and detachable stem for the discs (B) are in cavities on one short side of the foam block. Remove them first. 4. The plastic spatula (C) is on the adjacent long side of the foam block. Remove it next. 5. The slicing disc (D) is on the edge of one of the long sides of the foam block; the shredding disc (E) is on the other side. Slide them out of their grooves WITH GREAT CARE; THE BLADES ARE VERY SHARP. 6. Only the work bowl cover (F) and pusher assembly (G) now remain in the foam block. Grasp an edge of the work bowl cover and pull it straight up. The pusher assembly will slide away from the work bowl cover and remain in place. Lift it straight up to remove. 7. Lift out the foam block. 8. Remove the instruction book. 9. Lift out the video from its space in the cardboard frame on one side of the box. Then lift out the cardboard frame. 10. The housing base and work bowl with metal blade 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. 11. 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. 12. Place the food processor on a counter or table and read the instructions thoroughly before using the machine. 13. Save the shipping cartons and plastic foam blocks. You may want to use them at a later date. Please watch the enclosed how-to video before using the food processor. NOTE: Remember to return your completed warranty 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 Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Machine Includes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Assembly Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Machine Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Operating Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chopping, Pureeing & Mixing with Metal Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chop Raw Fruits and Vegetables . . . . . . 8 Puree Fruits and Cooked Vegetables . . . 8 To Dislodge Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chop Hard Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chop Fresh Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chop Peel from Citrus Fruit . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chop Sticky Fruit like Dates. . . . . . . . . . 9 Chop Meat, Poultry and Fish . . . . . . . . . 9 Puree Meat, Poultry and Fish. . . . . . . . . 9 Chop Nuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Make Peanut Butter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Make Flavored Butters, Spreads and Dips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Make Mayonnaise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Beat Egg Whites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Whip Cream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Make Crumbs and Crumb Crusts . . . . . 10 Make Pastry. . . . . . . ...