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INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
Recipe
Booklet
Reverse Side
Classic Series 14-Cup Food Processor DFP-14N Series
For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product,
U IB-5370
always read the instruction book carefully before using.
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CAPACITY Recommended work bowl capacity for various foods FOODS CAPACITY Chopped and Puréed Fruit 3 cups and Vegetables Chopped or Puréed Meat, Poultry, 2-1/4 pounds Fish or Seafood Bread Dough 3 pounds (6 cups flour, yielding two 1-1/2 pound loaves) Nuts for Nut Butters 3 cups Sliced or Shredded Fruit, 14 cups Cheese, or Vegetables Cake Batter 4 pounds (5 8-inch layers) Cookie Dough 3-1/2 pounds (90 cookies) 3. You will see a rectangular block WHICH ARE RAZOR SHARP. of plastic foam that holds
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other substances that affect your reaction time or perception. IMPORTANT 3. This food processor is built to our professional standards. It is UL listed for household use. Use SAFEGUARDS it only for food preparation as described in the Always follow these safety precautions when using accompanying recipe book. this appliance: 4. The use of attachments not recommended or sold GETTING READY: by Cuisinart may cause fire, electrical shock, ™ personal injury or damage to your Custom 14 1. READ ALL
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INTRODUCTION Dough Blade ® You may have bought your new Cuisinart Food Processor because you love the way it looks in your kitchen, but superior performance is what’s made this versatile food prep tool a legend. You’ll use it every day, for jobs as small as mincing a clove of garlic, to major tasks like kneading 3 pounds of bread dough. Chopping/Mixing The bigger feed tube is easier to handle, and means Blade less precutting. And, as always, everything except the base is dishwasher safe. It’s th
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PRACTICING WITH FOOD TECHNIQUES FOR CHOPPING Try practicing with some food before you process AND PUREEING WITH THE food to eat. A zucchini or potato is a good choice. First cut it into 1-inch pieces. METAL BLADE Insert the metal blade and put the pieces in the work To chop raw fruits and vegetables bowl. Put on the cover and the pusher assembly; First, cut the food into 1-inch pieces. You get a more press the pusher assembly down to lock it into place. even chop when all pieces are about the sa
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as tiny as you want without turning them into a IMPORTANT: Never try to process cheese that is too nut butter. hard to cut with a knife. You may damage the blade or the machine. You can also chop nuts with a shredding disc. The optional Fine Shredding Disc is particularly good. To chop parsley and other fresh herbs The herbs, the work bowl and the metal blade must To make peanut butter and other all be thoroughly clean and dry. Remove stems from nut butters herbs. Add leaves to bowl and proces
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For the lightest, fluffiest egg whites, use the Whisk 1-inch pieces and brought to room temperature. Let Attachment which is an optional attachment for the the machine run continuously for a minute, until the ™ Custom 14 food processor. butter is thoroughly mixed with the sugar and eggs. Then add flavoring and liquid – vanilla, spices, To whip cream cocoa, etc. Process until mixed. Add the dry ingredi- Processor-whipped cream holds its shape very well. ents to the work bowl. Process by pulsing,
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Machine capacity knead. Kneading dough that is too stiff can strain the machine. If a bread dough calls for more than the recommend- ed amount of flour, mix and knead it in equal batch- The temperature of liquids used to dissolve and es. Do the same for sweet doughs that call for more activate yeast must be between 105° and 120°F. than 3-1/2 cups of flour. Recommended maximum Yeast cells are not activated at temperatures lower amount of flour is 6 cups of all-purpose flour or 3-1/2 than this a
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Processor is extremely efficient. Follow the recipe Soft dough or liquid leaks onto base of food for White Bread, page 13 of the Recipe Booklet. processor Always start processor before adding liquid and add liquid only as fast as dry ingredients absorb it. PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS Motor stops WITH TYPICAL DOUGH • Pusher assembly may have become unlocked. Push down pusher sleeve to lock it into place and BREAD DOUGH continue processing. Blade doesn’t incorporate ingredients • Power cord may have b
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Metal blade rises in work bowl feed-tube heights and pack them tightly upright. Blade may not have been pushed down as far as it Food should fit snugly, but not so tight that it will go before processing started. Machine may be prevents the pusher from moving. overloaded. Stop it, remove half of dough and When slicing or shredding food, always use the process in 2 batches. pusher. Never put your fingers or a spatula into the feed tube. Motor stops Never push down hard on the pusher. Use light S
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top. The bottom layer gives you perfect slices meat, stack slices of them. Then roll or fold them for garnish. double and stand them upright in the feed tube, wedging in as many rolls as possible. This technique If you want all the slices to be perfect, it’s best to works better with square or rectangular pieces than process one layer at a time. with round ones. Long fruits and vegetables Uncooked meat and poultry Trim food like bananas, celery, and zucchini by cut- Cut the food into pieces to f
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IMPORTANT: Never try to slice soft cheese like Soft cheese, like mozzarella, spreads out mozzarella or hard cheese like Parmesan. You may and collects on top of shredding disc damage the slicing disc or the food processor itself. The cheese was not cold enough, or the pressure on You can successfully shred most cheeses except soft the pusher was too great. To shred soft cheese, do ones. The exception is mozzarella, which shreds well not push on the pusher but let the cheese go through if thorou
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Chopping certain foods may scratch or cloud the WARRANTY work bowl. Among them are ice, whole spices and oils like wintergreen. If you like to prepare your own LIMITED THREE-YEAR WARRANTY spice blends, you may want to keep a second bowl This warranty supersedes all previous warranties on just for that purpose. ™ the Custom 14 Food Processor. This warranty is The base housing is made of a tough plastic with available to consumers only. You are a consumer if ™ high-impact resistance. Its smooth su
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CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ONLY California law provides that for In-Warranty Service, California residents have the option of returning a nonconforming product (A) to the store where it was purchased or (B) to another retail store which sells ® Cuisinart products of the same type. The retail store shall then, according to its preference, either repair the product, refer the consumer to an independent repair facility, replace the product, or refund the purchase price less the amount directly attributa
