PHILIPS HR7776 Food Processor User Manual

: June 10, 2024
: Philips

PHILIPS HR7776 Food Processor

Important

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Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance, and save the user manual for future reference.

Danger

Do not immerse the moto unit in water nor rinse it under the tap.

Warning

Never use your fingers or an object to push ingredients into the feeding tube while the appliance is running. Only use the pusher.
Before you connect the appliance to the power, make sure that the voltage indicated on the bottom of the appliance corresponds to the local power voltage.
Never connect this appliance to a timer switch, to avoid a hazardous situation.
Do not use the appliance if the power cord, the plug, protecting cover, rotating sieve or any other parts are damaged or has visible cracks.
If the power cord is damaged, you must have it replaced by Philips, a service center authorized by Philips, or similarly qualified persons to avoid a hazard.
This appliance shall not be used by children. Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children.
This appliance can be used by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and if they understand the hazards involved.
For their safety, do not allow children to play with the appliance.
Never let the appliance run unattended.
If food sticks to the wall of the blender jar or bowl, switch off the appliance and unplug it.
Then use a spatula to remove the food from the wall.
Be careful when you are emptying the bowl, handle or clean the discs, the blade units and the juicer sieve. The cutting edges are very sharp.
Do not touch the blades, especially when the appliance is plugged in. The blades are very sharp.
If the blades get stuck, unplug the appliance before you remove the ingredients that block the blades.
Be careful if hot liquid is poured into the food processor or blender as it can be ejected out of the appliance due to a sudden steaming.
This appliance is intended for household use only.

Caution

Never switch off the appliance by turning the blender jar, the bowl, or their lids. Always switch off the appliance by turning the speed selector to 0 or OFF.
Unplug the appliance immediately after use.
Always wait until the moving parts stop running, then switch off and unplug the appliance before opening the lid and reaching into any of the parts that move in use.
Always switch off and unplug the appliance if it is left unattended, and before assembling, disassembling, cleaning and changing accessories, or approaching parts that move in use.
Thoroughly clean the parts that come into contact with food before you use the appliance for the first time.
Refer to the instructions and table for cleaning given in this manual.
Never use any accessories or parts from other manufacturers that Philips does not specifically recommend. If you use such accessories or parts, your guarantee becomes invalid.
Do not exceed the maximum level indication on the bowl or the jar. Follow the quantities, processing time and speed as indicated in the user manual.
Let hot ingredients cool down (< 80ºC) before processing them.
Always let the appliance cooldown to room temperature after each batch that you process.
Certain ingredients such as carrots may cause discolorations on the surface of the parts. This does not have a negative effect on the parts. The discolorations usually disappear after some time.
Noise level: Lc = 86 dB [A]

Electromagnetic fields (EMF)

This Philips appliance complies with all applicable standards and regulations regarding exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF).
If handled properly and according to the instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on scientific evidence available today.

Recycling

Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused.
When you see the crossed-out wheel bin symbol attached to a product, it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC:
Never dispose of your product with other household waste. Please inform yourself about the local rules on the separate collection of electrical and electronic products. The correct disposal of your old product helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human health.

Overview (Fig. 1)

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**A** Food processor pusher
B Food processor bowl lid
C Blade unit
D Drive shaft
**E** Food processor bowl
**F** Motor unit
**G** Kneading accessory
**H**Double balloon beater
**I** Adjustable slicing disc
**J** Reversible shredding disc
A: For coarse shredding
B: For fine shredding
**K** Julienne disc (HR7778 only)
**L** Granulating disc (HR7778 only)
**M** French fry disc (HR7778 only)
**N** Citrus press cone
**O** Citrus press sieve
**P** Mini juicer pusher (HR7777 only)
**Q** Mini juicer lid (HR7777 only)
**R** Mini juicer filter (HR7777 only)
**S** Mini juicer base (HR7777 only)
**T** Mini chopper jar (optional)
**U** Seal ring (optional)
**V** Detachable blade unit for mini chopper (optional)
**W**Maxi juicer pusher (HR7778 only)
**X** Maxi juicer lid (HR7778 only)
**Y** Maxi juicer filter (HR7778 only)
**Z** Maxi juicer bowl (HR7778 only)
**{** Base unit of maxi juicer bowl (HR7778 only)
**~** Blender jar
• Seal ring
**€** Detachable blade unit for blender
**•** Tray cover
**‚**Storage tray
**ƒ** Spatula
**„** Cleaning brush

Before first use

Before you use the appliance and accessories for the first time, thoroughly clean the parts that come into contact with food.

To explore more helpful tips and basic recipes online, you can:

Go to www.philips.com.
Click the search button on the homepage.
Type the product number“HR7776,
HR7777 or HR7778” in the search box.
Find or download the information you need from the searching result.
For inspiring recipes, pls visit www.philips.com/kitchen.

Use your food processor

General Assembly

Before you use or assemble any of the accessories, make sure that you assemble according to Fig. 2 to 10.

Turn the bowl clockwise until you hear a click to fix it onto the motor unit.
Assemble the accessory or the accessory equipped with the shaft to the bowl.
Put the ingredients in the bowl.
• For the citrus press, press the citrus fruits on the cone, and go to Step 5.
Put the lid on the bowl, and turn the lid clockwise until you hear a click to fix it.
Then put the pusher into the feeding tube.
• For the discs and mini juicer, put the ingredients into the feeding tube with the pusher.
Connect the power plug to the power supply.
Check the advised ingredient quantity and setting in Table 11.Turn the knob to the desired speed setting.
After use, turn the knob to OFF, and then unplug the appliance.

Discs

Before you start, make sure that you pick your desired disc from following and assemble according to Fig. 2:

| Name| Purpose
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| Reversible shredding disc| For shredding ingredients into thin or thick flat pieces with the reversible sides
| Adjustable slicing disc| For slicing ingredients to the slicing thickness you set
| Julienne disc (HR7778 only)| For cutting ingredients into thin strips
| Granulating disc (HR7778 only)| For granulating ingredients to small/ fine pieces
| French fry disc (HR7778 only)| For cutting ingredients into thick strips.

Caution

Be careful when you handle the slicing blade of disc. It has a very sharp cutting edge.
Never use the disc to process hard ingredients, like ice cubes.
Do not exert too much pressure on the pusher when you press ingredients into the feed tube.

Note

Put the ingredients into the feeding tube with the pusher. Fill the feeding tube evenly for the best results. When you have to process a large amount of ingredients, process small batches and empty the bowl between batches.

Blade unit

Before you start, make sure that you assemble according to Fig. 3.

You can use the blade unit to chop, mix, blend, or puree ingredients. You can also use it to mix and blend cake batters.
To remove food that sticks to the blade or to the inside of the bowl, use a spatula to remove the excess after you switch off the appliance.

Usage/ Application	Purpose
Chopping meat/ fish	Meat balls, fish cake, burger
Chopping onion/ herb	Salsa, pesto or for garnishing
Chopping nuts or chocolates	Toppings or garnishing for salads, bread,

puddings
Pureeing nuts| Almond or peanut butter paste

Note

Always put the blade unit in the bowl before you start to add the ingredients.
Do not use the blade unit to chop hard ingredients, like coffee beans, turmeric, nutmeg, and ice cubes, as this may cause the blade to get blunt.
Do not let the appliance run too long when you chop (hard) cheese or chocolate. Otherwise these ingredients become too hot, start to melt, and turn lumpy.

Kneading accessory

Before you start, make sure that you assemble according to Fig. 4.

Turn the knob to the ON position and then press the kneading preset button to start.
Press the button again to stop when the dough is formed.
you can use the kneading accessory for a quick and fuss-free kneading of your dough for breads, rolls, pastries, cookies, pies, and pasta.

Tip

If using High Gluten Flour, for best results, use 60g water for every 100g of flour, and knead at speed 9-12 for 1.5 mins (max time).
The kneading preset button is equipped with an auto-stop timer to protect your appliance from over usage.
The kneading preset button also has an auto cool down period after each processing cycle. During this period, the button will blink and the function cannot be activated.

Double balloon beater

Warning

Do not use the double balloon beater to blend cake batters with butter or margarine. Use the blade unit for this job.

Before you start, make sure that you assemble according to Fig. 5.

Turn the knob to the ON position and then press the whipping/whisking preset button start. Press the button again to stop when the to cream or egg whites are completely processed. You can use the double balloon beater to whisk egg whites and to whip cream , to help prepare your recipes for meringue, and whipped cream toppings.

Tip

The whipping/whisking button is equipped with an auto-stop timer to protect your appliance from over usage.

Citrus press

Before you start, make sure that you assemble according to Fig. 6.

You can use the citrus press for fast and easy juicing of your citrus fruits such as orange, lemon and grapefruit.

Note

• Put the sieve for citrus press on the shaft in the bowl. Make sure that the projection on the sieve is locked in the slot of the bowl handle. When the sieve is fixed correctly, you hear a click.
• Press the citrus fruit onto the cone. Stop pressing to remove the pulp from the sieve if necessary. When you finish pressing or want to remove the pulp, turn the knob to OFF and remove the bowl from the appliance with the accessories on it.

Mini Juicer (HR7777 only)

Before you start, make sure that you assemble according to Fig. 7.

You can use the mini juicer to juice up to 500g of fruits and vegetables such as carrots, apples, watermelon, pear, grapes and pineapple.

Caution

Do not exert too much pressure on the pusher when you press ingredients into the feed tube.
Do not fill the bowl beyond the maximum indication.

Note

Tip Mini chopper (Optional)

Before you start, make sure that you assemble according to Fig. 8.
Use your food processor
You can use the mini chopper to chop coffee beans, peppercorns, nuts, herbs, dried fruits etc.
Dried fruits such as figs can be chopped and used as toppings for yoghurt or spread for your bread or biscuit.
For best results when processing dried black Mission figs, use max of 60 g at speed P for 7 seconds.

Note

You can order a mini chopper jar and a blade unit (under service code number 9965 100 56737 & 9965 100 56882) from your Philips dealer or a Philips service center as extra accessories.
Follow the recommendation on Table 11. Do not exceed the maximum level indicated on the mini chopper.

Maxi Juicer (HR7778 only)

Before you start, make sure that you assemble according to Fig. 9.

You can use the maxi juicer to juice up to 1.5 kg of fruits and vegetables such as carrots, apples, watermelon, pear, grapes, and pineapple.

Caution

Never insert your hand or another object (e.g. a fork, knife, spoon, or spatula) into the feeding tube. Only use the pusher supplied with the appliance for this purpose.
Wait until the sieve has completely stopped rotating before you remove the lid

Note

Always check the sieve before use. Do not use the juicer if you notice any damage like cracks, crazes, or a loose grating disc.
Before processing ingredients, remove all seeds and pips from plums, apricots, peaches and cherries, remove all tough skins from pineapples, melons etc.
When you clamp the lid on the juicer bowl correctly, you hear a click

Blender

Before you start, make sure that you assemble according to Fig. 10

You can use the blender to prepare your milkshakes, juice, soups and sauces using fruits, vegetables and water or other liquids. It can also be used for making mayonnaise
To crush ice, turn the knob to the ON position and then press the ice preset button Press the button again to stop.
Use your food processor

Note

Never open the lid to put your hand or any object in the jar while the blender is running.
Always assemble the sealing ring onto the blade unit before you attach the blade unit to the blender jar.
To add liquid ingredients during processing, pour them into the blender jar through the feeding hole.
Precut ingredients into small pieces before you process them.
If you want to prepare a large quantity, process small batches of ingredients instead of a large quantity at once.
To avoid spillage: When you process a liquid tends to foam (for example, milk), do not put more than 1 liter of liquid in the blender jar.
Put the ingredients in the blender jar within the maximum level indication.

Recipe

Home made pizza: basic pizza dough

Ingredients
250 g all-purpose flour + extra
165 ml. water, lukewarm
4 g. dried yeast
½ tbsp. (white) sugar
½ tsp. salt

Preparation method

Assemble the blender jar and add the water, yeast, sugar and salt to the jar.
Press Pulse button twice to mix the ingredients.
Remove the jar from the motor unit and leave it for 5 minutes.
Assemble the food processor bowl with the kneading accessory and add the flour to the bowl and then turn the knob to speed 1.
Pour the yeast mixture slowly into the feeding tube with the motor running.
Stop processing until a dough ball is formed.
• Add 1 or 2 tbsp. flour if the dough ball is too soft.
Remove the dough ball from the bowl, coat it with flour and wrap it with plastic wrap.
Leave it to rise at room temperature between 10-40 minutes, depending on how thick you would like the crust to be.
Heat the oven with the maximum temperature setting.
Roll out the pizza dough on a floured surface and top the pizza dough with tomato sauce, mozzarella and fresh basil.
Bake the pizza dough in the hot oven.
• It will take 8-10 minutes to complete baking, depending on your oven setting.

Home made pizza: sauce and toppings

Ingredients
Basic pizza topping suggestion:
100 g. mozzarella, sliced
2 stalks fresh basil leaves, chopped
1 bell pepper
50 g. sausage
1 red onion
hard cheese (Parmesan)

Basic tomato sauce:
100 ml vegetable stock
2 tbsp. tomato purée
2 stalks fresh basil leafs

Preparation method

Preheat the oven with the maximum temperature setting.
Assemble the blender jar and add the sauce ingredients to the jar.
Blend the ingredients with speed 1 for 30-60 seconds.
Remove the jar from the motor unit and assemble the food processor bowl with the slicing insert (disc).
Put the bell pepper, sausage and onion into the bowl and slice them with speed 1.
Replace with the grating insert (disc) and add cheese into the bowl.
Process cheese with speed 1.
Roll out the pizza dough and cover it with the tomato sauce and toppings.
Bake it in the hot oven for 8-10 minutes.

Cleaning

Warning

Before you clean the appliance, unplug it

Caution

Make sure that the cutting edges of the blades and discs do not come into contact with hard objects. This may cause the blade to get blunt.
The cutting edges are sharp. Be careful when you clean the blade unit of the food processor, the blade unit of the blender and the discs.

Clean the motor unit with a moist cloth.
Clean the other parts in hot water (< 60ºC) with some washing-up liquid or in a dishwasher

Storage

Push the power cord into the integrated cord storage (Fig. 13).
Store the product in a dry place.
(For HR7776 and HR7777) Put the small accessories in the food processor bowl (Fig. 14).
(For HR7778) Put the kneading accessory, blade unit, double balloon beater, spatula, and discs into the accessory storage tray
**(Fig. 15).

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Guarantee and service

If you have a problem, need service, or need information, see www.philips.com/support or contact the Philips Consumer Care Center in your country. The phone number is in the worldwide guarantee leaflet. If there is no Consumer Care Center in your country, go to your local Philips dealer.