Hamilton Beach Stack & Snap Manual page 2

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:
1. Read and save all instructions.
2. This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:
– Staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;
– Farm houses;
– By clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;
– Bed and breakfast type environments.
3. To protect against risk of electrical shock, do not immerse base, motor, cord, or plug
in water or other liquid.
4. Appliances can be used by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision
or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and if they understand
the hazards involved.
5. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used near children. Children
shall not play with the appliance.
6. This appliance should not be used by children. Keep the appliance and its cord out of
reach of children.
7. Unplug cord from outlet when not in use, before putting on or taking off parts, and
before cleaning.
8. Avoid contacting moving parts.
9. 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. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer,
its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
10. The use of attachments not recommended or sold by the appliance manufacturer
may cause fire, electric shock, or injury.
11. Do not use your food processor if any part is broken.
12. Do not use appliance outdoors.
13. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.
14. Keep hands and utensils away from moving blade and disc 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.
15. The blade and disc are sharp. Handle carefully. Store out of reach of children.
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
16. To reduce the risk of injury, never place cutting blade or disc on base without first
putting bowl properly in place.
17. Be certain lid is securely locked in place before operating appliance.
18. Never feed food into food chute by hand. Always use the food pushers.
19. Do not attempt to defeat the lid interlock mechanism.
20. Make sure the blade or disc has come to a full stop before removing lid.
21. To reduce the risk of injury, be sure to insert or remove blade and disc using hubs
provided for this purpose. Use caution when removing sharp cutting and disc from
the bowl, when emptying the bowl, and when cleaning.
22. Check that the control is OFF before plugging cord into wall outlet. To disconnect,
turn the control to OFF; then remove plug from wall outlet.
23. Be sure to turn switch to OFF position after each use. Always use the pushers to
clear the food chute. When this method is not possible, unplug cord from outlet and
disassemble unit to remove the remaining food.
24. The appliance is not intended for commercial, professional, or industrial use. It is
designed and built exclusively for household use only.
25. Never use appliance for a longer period or with a larger amount of ingredients other
than that recommended by appliance
manufacturer.
26. The maximum rating of this unit is based on using the chopping/ mixing blade. Using
the slicing/shredding disc may draw
significantly less power.
27. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner or in a heated oven.
28. Do not use appliance for other than intended use.
29. CAUTION: In order to avoid a hazard due to inadvertent resetting of the thermal cut-
out, this appliance must not be supplied through an external switching device, such
as a timer, or connected to a circuit that is regularly switched on and off by the utility.