Helpful Hints - KitchenAid KSM1FPA Instructions

TIPS FOR GREAT RESULTS

Helpful hints

• To avoid damage to the blade or motor,
do not process food that is so hard or
firmly frozen that it cannot be pierced
with the tip of a sharp knife. If a piece
of hard food, such as a carrot, becomes
wedged or stuck on the blade, stop the
mixer and remove the blade. Gently
remove food from the blade.
• Position slicing discs so the cutting
surface is just to the right of the feed
tube. This allows the blade a full rotation
before contacting the food.
• To capitalize on the speed of the
processor, drop ingredients to be
chopped through the feed tube while
the mixer is running.
• Soft and medium-hard cheese may spread
out or roll up on the shredding disc. To
avoid this, shred only well-chilled cheese.
• A few larger pieces of food may
remain on top of the disc after slicing
or shredding. If desired, cut these by
hand and add to mixture.
• Sometime slender foods, such as carrots
or celery, fall over in the feed tube,
resulting in an uneven slice. To minimize
this, cut food in several pieces and
pack the feed tube with the food. For
processing small or slender items, the
small feed tube in the 2-piece food pusher
will prove especially convenient. For best
results, cut a small amount off the end to
create a flat surface when processing a
single carrot or celery stalk.
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• Different foods require varying degrees of
pressure and speed for optimal results. In
general, use light pressure and low speed
for soft, delicate foods (soft fruits and
vegetables like kiwi, ripened tomatoes,
soft cheeses), and firmer pressure
with high speed for harder foods (hard
vegetables like potatoes and carrots, hard
cheeses and meats like pepperoni).
• After removing the lid, place it upside
down on the counter. This will help keep
the counter clean.
• Your Food Processor attachment is
not designed to perform the following
functions:
- Grind coffee beans, grains, or
hard spices
- Grind bones or other inedible
parts of food
- Liquefy raw fruits or vegetables
- Slice hard-cooked eggs or unchilled
meats.
• If any plastic parts should discolor due
to the types of food processed, clean
them with lemon juice.
• Quickly rinse the liner between foods to
eliminate cross contamination of foods.