Gastroback 40964 Design Food Processor Pro - Manual (Page 14)

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Tips for preparing the food
• Remove uneatable and hard parts of the food: stalks, skins and shells, seeds, bones,
gristle, and tendons. Peal tomatoes before processing.
• Using the universal ‚s‘ blade: pre-cut meat, cheese, onions and frozen food into
cubes approximately 2 cm square and place them into the processing bowl. More consistent
processing results are achieved if the bowl is not overloaded (fill the bowl only
half-full).
• For the best, most consistent results, you should try to process pieces of food that are
approximately equal in size.
• Dry herbs before processing. Otherwise the ingredients could go lumpy. Use the
universal ‚s‘ blade for chopping herbs and leafy vegetables.
• Processing nuts, fresh herbs, leafy vegetables or food alike, use the pulse button. The
motor is only running as long as you hold the button down. Releasing the button the motor
turns ´OFF` automatically. Press the button as often as needed.
• Remember that softer foods such as cheese (cheddar, mozzarella or swiss) should be
well chilled before processing. Harder foods such as parmesan or Romano cheese
should be at room temperature before processing. Note: When grating parmesan
cheese do not apply a lot of pressure to the food pusher.
• When processing vegetable or fruit cut the food in size to fit the feed chute. Cut
cucumber and zucchini lengthwise for example.
• Place carrots and simular roots tip facing down in the feed chute.
• The feed chute should always be packed firmly to allow each piece of food to support
the others. There will always be a small portion of food left unprocessed between the
food pusher and the blade.
• Preparing longer slices: Pack food items horizontally in the feed chute,.
• Do not overload the food processing bowl. The normal processing bowl has a max
capacity of 2 litres. The mini processing bowl should not be more then half-full and
using the food collector the load should not be higher then 5 cm underneath the
edge. Use smaller portions rather then overloading the food processor.
• When processing sauces or semi-liquid ingredients, stop the food processor
and scrape down the bowl sides with the spatula provided. Pull the plug out of
the power outlet and do not insert your finger into the processing bowl.
• Do not overprocess the food.
Care and cleaning
WARNING: Always switch OFF the appliance (indicator goes out), and then unplug the
appliance, before assembling or disassembling any parts, or moving or cleaning the appli-
ance. Do not insert your hands or any foreign objects in the feed chute, with the appliance
assembled and connected to the power supply.
Do not leave any food dry up on the appliance or any parts of it to prevent a build up of
dried-on foods. Always clean the appliance after each use according to the following instruc-
tions.