Cuisinart CFP-800 Series Instruction And Recipe Booklet page 13

DOS AND DON'TS WHEN
USING YOUR BLENDER
DO:
• Make sure the electrical outlet is rated at the
same voltage as that stated on the bottom of
the motor housing base.
• Always use the blender on a clean, sturdy and
dry surface.
• Always add liquid ingredients to the blender
jar fi rst, then add remaining ingredients.
This will ensure that ingredients are
uniformly mixed.
• Cut most foods into cubes approximately ½
inch (1.3 cm) to 1 inch (2.5 cm) to achieve a
more uniform result. Cut all cheeses into pieces
no larger than ½ inch (1.3 cm).
• Use the measured pour lid insert to measure
liquid ingredients such as alcohol. Replace lid
insert after ingredients have been added.
• Use a rubber or plastic spatula as needed, only
when the blender is turned OFF. Never use
metal utensils, as damage may occur to the
blender jar or blade assembly.
• Place cover on fi rmly. Always operate the
blender with the cover on.
• Make sure removable blade assembly is
securely attached to blender jar.
Please ensure the seal ring is assembled in the
blade holder before putting it on the jar. Turn
the blade holder counterclockwise until the slot
end of blender jar meets the indication rib posi-
tion of blade holder as below.
• Always remove blade assembly
before cleaning.
• When scraping ingredients in
the blender jar with a spatula,
remove the food from the sides of
the blender jar and place it in the
center of the jar, over the blade
assembly.
• When chopping fresh herbs, garlic, onion,
zest, breadcrumbs, nuts, spices, etc., make
sure the blender jar and blade assembly are
completely dry.
• If food tends to stick to the sides of the blender
jar when blending, Pulse in short bursts.
• Pulses should be short bursts. Space the
pulses so the blades stop rotating between
pulses.
DON'T:
• Don't store food or liquids in your blender jar.
• Don't place blade assembly on motor base
without the blender jar attached.
• Don't attempt to mash potatoes, knead heavy
dough, or beat egg whites.
• Don't remove blender jar while unit is on.
Keep the blender jar cover on the blender jar
while blending.
• Don't twist removable blade assembly from
blender jar when removing blender jar from
motor base. Simply lift blender jar from motor
base.
• Don't overprocess foods. Blender will achieve
most desired results in seconds, not minutes.
• Don't overload blender. If the motor stalls, turn
the blender off immediately, unplug the unit and
remove a portion of the food, then continue.
• Don't use any utensil inside the blender jar
while the motor is on.
• Don't use any container or accessories not
recommended by Cuisinart. Doing so may
result in injury.
• Don't put hands inside the blender jar when
blender is plugged in.
• Don't add boiling liquids or frozen foods
(except ice cubes or ½-inch pieces of frozen
fruit) to glass blender jar. Boiling liquids should
cool for 5 minutes before being poured into
blender jar. Remove measured pour lid insert.
• Don't run blender when jar is empty.
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