Product Functions; Chop; Grind; Using The Appliance - Cuisinart DLC2E Instrucciones

4. FUNCTIONS
The and touch-pad controls allow to start
and stop the motor. Press the selected touch-pad
control after having placed the ingredients in the
bowl. As soon as the touch-pad control is released,
the motor stops. The blade rotates automatically in
the desired direction, according to the pressed touch-
pad control.
A. CHOP
The touch-pad control is used with the
sharpened edge of the blade to chop, mash and mix
soft foods like cooked vegetables, herbs, onions,
garlic and most cheeses.
B. GRIND
The touch-pad control is used with the thicker
edge of the blade to grind or chop solid foods, like
coffee beans, spices, whole peppercorns, chocolate
and walnuts.

5. USING THE APPLIANCE

A. Preparation of foods
Cut the ingredients into pieces of approximately 1.5
cm. The thicker the foods are cut, the more time to
chop them.
Do not overfill the preparation bowl in order to avoid
irregular results and useless stress for the motor.
The foods should not come higher than 2/3 of the
preparation bowl
IMPORTANT
• We recommend you to hold the appliance with one
hand when it is in operation, in order to prevent it
from moving.
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• Do not use higher quantities than recommended in
this booklet.
• Never operate the appliance more than one minute
nonstop.
• Always wait until the blade has stopped rotating
before removing the lid.
• Never try to remove the lid and the bowl at the same
time. The lid should be removed first, then the bowl.
First empty the bowl, then remove the blade.
• To prevent the blade from falling when you
empty the bowl, we recommend you to hold it
while placing a finger on the blade shaft, or while
maintaining it from below (by placing a finger in the
opening provided for the motor shaft).
B. Chopping or producing a purée
Press and release the
times, letting the foods fall on the bottom of the bowl
every time the button is released. Use the spatula to
scrape the sides if necessary. Check frequently the
texture in order not to chop too finely.
Chopping fresh herbs:
Aromatic herbs, bowl and blade should be perfectly
clean and dry. Cut the herbs stems so as to keep only
the soft parts. Place the herbs in the bowl and press
the touch-pad control several times until the
herbs are sufficiently chopped. The more herbs you
chop at a time, the finer they will be chopped.
If they are well dry when they are chopped,
the aromatic herbs can keep 4 to 5 days in the
refrigerator, put in a hermetically sealed sachet. They
can also be frozen.
Chopping meat, poultry, fish and shellfish:
The foods should be very cold, but not frozen. Cut
them into pieces of approximately 1.5 cm. Press the
touch-pad control to chop them roughly. Then
to chop more finely, let the motor rotate during a few
touch-pad control several