Cuisinart Mini Prep Pro ECH4 Series User manual

Mini Prep Pro

ECH4 Series

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Cuisinart Mini Prep Pro.

For over 30 years Cuisinart’s aim has been to produce the very ﬁnest kitchen

equipment. All Cuisinart products are engineered for exceptionally long

life, and designed to be easy to use as well as to give excellent performance

day after day.

To learn more about our products and for recipe ideas visit our website

www.cuisinart.co.uk

Contents

Product Control Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Important Safety Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Instructions For Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

A Fitting &removing the parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

B The dual blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

C Control switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

D Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Processing Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

A Chopping fresh herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

B Chopping meat, poultry, ﬁsh &shellﬁsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

C Chopping nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

D Producing a purée . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

E Grinding coffee beans and hard foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

F Adding liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Cleaning &Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

UK Guarantee &After Sales Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Product Control Guide

Blade (curved sharp blade, ﬂat blunt blade)

with BladeLock system

Lid

Control switches

Spatula (not shown)

Housing base

Work bowl with handle

IMPORTANT SAFETY CAUTIONS

Carefully read all the instructions before using the appliance and

keep in a safe place for future reference.

Always follow these safety cautions when using this appliance to avoid

personal injury or damage to the appliance.

1. The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of external

timer or separate remote control system.

2. This appliance is not intended for use by persons with reduced physical,

sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge,

unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use

of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

3. Children should always be supervised to ensure that they do not play

with this product.

4. This appliance shall not be used by children. Keep out of reach of

children during and after use.

5. Always inspect the appliance and appliance accessories before use for

noticeable signs of damage. Do not use if damaged, or if the appliance

has been dropped. In the event of damage, or if the appliance develops

a fault, contact the Cuisinart Customer Care Line (refer to “UK After

Sales Service section“ for further information).

6. Do not use the appliance if the lead is damaged. In the event of

lead damage, discontinue use immediately. If the lead is damaged it

must be replaced by the manufacturer. Return the appliance to the

Customer Care Centre (refer to ‘UK After Sales Service’ section for

further information). No repair must be attempted by the consumer.

7. Never pull the plug out of the mains socket by the lead.

8. Do not wrap the lead around the main body of the appliance during

or after use.

9. Always ensure the voltage to be used corresponds with the voltage on

the appliance; this is indicated on the bottom of the housing.

10. Always disconnect the appliance from the electrical supply if it is

left unattended and before assembling, disassembling or cleaning.

11. This appliance is for indoor, domestic use only and is not intended

to be used in applications such as: staff kitchen areas in shops,

offices and other working environments; farm houses; by customers

in hotels, motels and other residential type environments; bed and

breakfast type establishments.

12. This product complies fully with all appropriate EU and UK legislation

and the standards relevant to this type and class of appliance. We

are an ISO9001:2015 certified company that continually evaluates

our Quality Management System performance. If you have any

queries regarding product safety and compliance, please contact

our Customer Services Department (see “U.K. After Sales Service”

section).

13. Handle the blade with extreme care, it is very sharp.

14. Never place the blade directly on the motor of the housing base.

Always ensure the bowl is in place.

15. Before switching on the processor, ensure that the blade is locked

into place on the the motor spindle (taking care to avoid the sharp

edges), and that the lid is correctly fitted. Do not force or block the

lid mechanism.

16. Always carefully insert the blade before adding the ingredients.

17. Take extra care if using the appliance to process hot liquids. A build

up of steam could cause liquid to be ejected from the appliance.

18. Always wait for the blade to stop before removing the lid.

19. Always remove the bowl from the motor base very carefully before

removing the blade.

20. Never leave the appliance unattended when switched on or plugged

in.

21. Keep hands, spatulas and other utensils away from moving blades

whilst appliance is in operation. Only use the spatula once the

processor motor has stopped.

22. Disconnect the appliance from the mains supply before cleaning or

removing it or the blades.

23. Always ensure the blades and bowl have been thoroughly cleaned

after each use and have dried completely before storing.

WARNING: Polythene bags over the product or packaging may

be dangerous. To avoid danger of suffocation, keep away from

babies and children. These bags are not toys.

Instructions For Use

A Fitting &removing the parts

1. Place the housing base on a ﬂat, dry, stable surface.

2. Place the work bowl over the motor base with the handle facing forward and positioned

slightly to the left of the control panel (the bowl will slot onto the base).

3. Turn the bowl in an anticlockwise direction until it locks into position on the housing

base.

N.B. The work bowl must be securely locked into position. The bowl will be in the

correct position once the handle is central to the control panel.

4. Carefully lift the blade assembly, holding the central plastic stem and place over the

motor spindle. Push the blade down until it clicks into place. The lower part of the

blade assembly should almost touch the bottom of the work bowl.

N.B. Always hold the blade assembly from the plastic stem. Never touch the blade

as it is very sharp.

N.B. Never place the blade on the motor shaft until the work bowl is locked into

place.

N.B. Always insert the blade in the work bowl before adding ingredients.

5. Add the food you wish to process.

6. Place the lid on the work bowl with the small tab to the left of the work bowl handle.

Turn the cover anticlockwise (toward handle) to securely lock.

N.B. The work bowl and lid must be tightly locked into the interlock device. Once

securely ﬁtted a loud click is heard. If both the work bowl and the lid are not

ﬁtted securely the processor may work intermittently.

7. To remove the lid, hold the housing base with your left hand, securely grip the handle

on the top of the lid and rotate it in a clockwise direction.

N.B. Make sure the motor has completely stopped and the blade has stopped moving

before removing the lid.

ATTENTION: The lid must always be removed before ﬁtting or removing the work

bowl from the base.

8. To remove the blade, gently pull up to disengage blade lock away from the motor

spindle holding the plastic stem.

9. To remove the work bowl, ﬁrstly ensure the lid has been removed. Hold the housing

base with your left hand, then hold the work bowl handle with your right hand and

turn in a clockwise direction to unlock and lift away from the housing base.

B. The dual blade

This appliance processes using a dual blade with a sharp, curved edge for chopping/mixing

and a ﬂat, blunter edge for grinding.

C. Control switches

To start operation, simply press one of the two switches and hold down for the desired

length of time.

Use the ‘Chop’ speed switch for chopping, puréeing and mixing food with the sharp edge

of the blade.

Use the ‘Grind’ speed switch for grinding and for chopping hard food with the blunt edge

of the blade.

A ‘pulse’ action is best when you are using the sharp edge of the blade. Two or three

pulses are often enough. Ensure you check the food frequently to prevent over processing.

Over processing will result in a watery paste instead of a ﬁne chop.

N.B. Due to the powerful motor provided with this unit, we recommend using one

hand to support the appliance during operation.

Continuous hold action is best when you are using the grind function. When you operate

the unit for more than 10 seconds, use a pulse action every 10 seconds or so to allow food

to drop to the bottom of the work bowl. This provides more consistent results.

IMPORTANT: Never operate the Mini Prep Pro continuously for longer than 20

seconds at a time.

Blunt edge

Sharp edge

D. Processing

1. Fit the work bowl and blade (refer to section A).

2. Place food in the work bowl. Ensure food is cut into small evenly sized pieces and the

work bowl is not overloaded.

3. Lock the lid into position.

4. Press the appropriate control switch i.e. ‘Chop’ or ‘Grind’, depending on the food you

are processing, for the required amount of time (refer to ‘Processing Techniques for

further details).

5. Wait for the blade to stop moving. Unplug the appliance and remove the lid &work

bowl.

N.B. The lid must always be removed before ﬁtting or removing the work bowl from

the base.

6. To remove liquids and sauces from bowl, simply pour ingredients out of work bowl. The

BladeLock System keeps blade safely in place.

7. To remove thicker ingredients from bowl, carefully remove the blade assembly, holding

it by the top of the plastic central stem. Gently pull up to disengage blade lock and

remove blade from the work bowl. Remove food with a spatula.

Occasionally food will stick to the sides of the work bowl as you process. If this happens,

stop the appliance. After the blade has stopped moving, remove the lid and use the

spatula to scrape the food from the sides of the work bowl back into the centre. Do not

use your hand.

You can also reverse the motor by alternating between ‘Chop’ and ‘Grind’. This will help to

combine the ingredients and clean the sides of the work bowl.

N.B. Do not operate without food contents in the work bowl.

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