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• Cover should always be in place while the unit is on.
• Warning: Do not place blender jar onto base while motor
is running.
• Do not twist locking ring from blender jar when removing blender
jar from base. Simply lift blender jar from motor base.
• Boiling liquid or solid frozen foods (with the exception of ice cubes
or 1/2-inch [1.25 cm] pieces of frozen fruit) should never be
placed in the blender jar.
• Do not place ice, frozen foods or very cold liquids into a blender
jar which has come directly from a hot dishwasher.
• Do not place very hot liquids or foods into a blender jar which has
come directly from the freezer. Boiling liquids should cool for
5 minutes before being placed in blender jar.
• Follow Cleaning and Maintenance instructions on page 7, prior to
your first use.
OPERATION
1.
Place the motor base of your Cuisinart
Duet
™
600-Watt Blender onto a flat, sturdy surface. It is
important that the surface be clean and dry. Assemble the
blender by following the assembly instructions. Once the jar
is assembled and is in position on the motor base, plug the
Cuisinart
®
SmartPower Premier Duet
an electrical outlet.
2.
Add all necessary ingredients to the blender jar, and replace
the cover. You may add more ingredients by lifting the meas-
ured pour lid and dropping ingredients through the fill area.
Replace the measured pour lid after adding ingredients. Do not
place hands into blender jar with blender plugged in.
Note: Add liquid ingredients first, then follow with solid ingredients.
This will provide more consistent blending and prevent unnecessary
stress on the motor.
Note: To remove blender jar cover, lift edge of cover upwards.
Lifting measured pour lid will not remove cover.
3.
TIMING YOUR RECIPES: The SmartPower Premier Duet
600-Watt Blender/Food Processor features a 5-minute
Count-Up
™
Timer, so that you can time your recipes and
guarantee perfect results. The timer begins counting from 0 as
®
SmartPower Premier
™
600-Watt Blender into
™
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
To Activate Blender
To Begin Blending
To Change Speeds
To Pulse
To Crush Ice
To Stop Blending
(and Deactivate Blender)
To Stop Blending
(on High or Low Speeds)
To Stop Blending
(in ICE CRUSH Mode)
SPEED SELECTION GUIDE
Refer to this guide to choose the best speed for your desired result.
Ingredient/Recipe
Speed
Reconstituting frozen
Low
juice concentrate
Mayonnaise
Low
Salad dressings
Low or High
Nuts [shelled, 1/2 cup (125 ml) Low
or less at a time]
Pulse to chop
Heavy or whipping cream
Low-pulse
Bread, cookies or crackers
Low-pulse,
[add 1/2" (1.25 cm) pieces,
then blend
1 cup (250 ml) or less at a time]
Grating/chopping citrus
Low-pulse/blend
zest [add 1-2 tsps. (5-10 ml)
sugar or salt from recipe]
Smoothies, shakes,
High
health drinks
Baby food/fruit &
High
vegetable purée
Frozen cocktails
High
Hard cheeses
Low-pulse, then blend
Spices
Low or high pulse,
then blend
Ice
Ice Crush,
pulse or continuous
Press On - The blender is in ON mode.
Press desired speed button.
Press desired speed button.
In On mode press Pulse. Press
and release desired speed button
as needed.
In ON or PULSE mode, press and release
ICE CRUSH button as needed.
Press Off button.
Press HIGH or LOW button.
Release button.
Result
Smooth and full-bodied
Thick and creamy
Completely blended
and emulsified
Coarse to fine
Thick creamy topping
Coarse to fine as desired
Uniformly fine
Smooth, creamy & thick
Smooth and creamy
Thick and slushy
Coarse to fine
Coarse to fine
Coarse crush to snowy
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