ELBA EFP-K2480 Food Processor Owner’s Manual

ELBA EFP-K2480 Food Processor Owner’s Manual

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using this appliance, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following:

1. Read all instructions before using.
2. Do not operate the appliance with damaged power cord or plug, after the appliance malfunction, or if it is dropped or damaged in any manner. Return the appliance to the nearest authorized dealer or after-sales service centre for examination, repair, electrical or mechanical adjustment.
3. Do not use the appliance if the plug, the mains cord or other parts are damaged.
4. Do not let the power cord hang over edge of table or counter or hot surface.
5. Do not place the appliance on or near hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.
6. Do not leave the appliance unattended while operating.
7. Do not touch the cutting edges of the blade unit when you handling and clean it. They are very sharp and you could easily cut your fingers on them. Always hold the blade assembly by the finger grip or stem.
8. Keep hands and utensils away from moving blades or discs while processing food to reduce the risk of severe injury to persons or damage to the food processor. A scraper or spatula may be used, but must be used only when the food processor is not operating.
9. Always use food pusher when input food to food processor.
10. Before operating the appliance, please ensure jar is securely lock into position. Or else, the appliance will not be operating.
11. Do not put finger or other objects into the feeding tube while it is operating. If food becomes lodged in feeding tube use food pusher or another piece of fruit or vegetable to push it down. When this method is not workable, turn off the appliances and disassemble to remove the remaining food.
12. To prevent failure of the appliance, make sure that no food or liquids enter the connection point between the blade unit interface and the motor base.
13. To reduce the risk of injury, never place blade assembly on motor unit without the jar properly attached.
14. Never use any accessories or parts from other manufacturers or that ELBA does not specifically recommended.
15. Oversized foods or metal utensils must not be inserted into the jar as they may cause fire or risk of electric shock.
16. If foods stick to the wall of the jar, switch off the appliance and unplug it. Use a spatula to remove the foods from the wall.
17. Before changing for the accessories or attachment please turn off the appliances and disconnect from power supply.
18. Always make sure the jar cover is properly closed/ assembled on the jar and the lid is inserted properly in the jar cover before you switch on the appliance.
19. Never immerse motor base in water or any other liquids nor rinse it under the tap. Use only a moist cloth to clean the motor base. To disconnect, turn the control speed to “0”, then remove plug from wall outlet by grasping the plug but not power cord.
20. Caution! Do not open the cover lid until the blade is stop operating.
21. Close supervision is necessary when your appliance is being used near children or infirm persons.
22. Always unplug the appliance before you assemble, dissemble or make adjustment to any parts of the food processor.
23. Do not operate the appliance for other than its intended use.
24. Do not use this appliance outdoors.
25. This appliance is for domestic use only.
26. This appliance is not intended for used by persons (including children) 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 appliances by a person responsible for their safety.
27. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
28. Save these instructions for future reference.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS

SAFETY LOCK

This feature ensures that you can only switch on the appliance if you have properly assembled the jar on the motor base. When the jar is correctly assembled on the motor base, the jar seating will push the built-in safety lock on the motor base until it functions.

BEFORE THE FIRST USE
Remove all packing materials and stickers or labels from appliance. Clean all the parts except the motor base following the instructions in cleaning. Handle the S blade or blade attachment with extra care as these parts are very sharp.

Note:
This appliance is designed with speed selector of ‘0’ grading, ‘1’ grading, ‘2’ grading and ‘P’ pulse (‘0’ for stop, ‘1’ for low speed, ‘2’ for high speed and ‘P’ for pulse). Turn the selector to P position and hold it to pulse actuate motor for delicate result. For operating time, do not operate the appliance for more than 3 minutes continuously at a time. If you have not finished processing after 3 minutes, switch off the appliance and let it cool down before you operate it again.

OPERATING THE APPLIANCE

**A. Blending

**

1. Place the blending jar on the motor base from the unlock position and slightly turn the jar clockwise until the blending jar locks into the lock position on the motor base. If the blending jar is not fit into position, the blender will not be working.
2. Make sure the position of the switch is in stop state (the switch shall be in “0” position)
3. Fit the jar cover on the blending jar and ensure it is secure fitted into position then fit the measuring cup. You may add ingredient into the blending jar through measuring cup during the operation.
4. Connect the plug to wall outlet and set the speed selector to your desired speed. Turn the speed selector to “0” Position once the mixture has been blended to your desired consistency.
5. Remove the blending jar from the motor base (turning the jar anti-clockwise), carefully take down the jar cover, then pour and serve. Note: Peel of the skin for fruit and vegetable and cut into small piece and put into blender jar. Add a bit of water to smooth running for the operating. Do not excess the maximum level as indicated in the blending jar.
   Note: Never use hot water or running the appliance in empty. This blender cannot used for meat blending.

**B. Chopping

**

1. Firstly, assembly the driving shaft into motor base, make sure is fitted into position.

2. Place the food jar on the motor base from unlock position and slightly turn the food jar clockwise until the food jar locks into the lock position on the motor base. Make sure the it is assembled in position, otherwise the appliance will not be operating.

3. Insert the “S” blade into the driving shaft in the food jar securely. Make sure it is locked into position.

4. Then place the prepared chopping food into the jar. The food must be cut into small size (such as 2cm). During chopping, you can add food through the feeding tube with the pusher, never using food or finger to push the food into the feeding tube. When pressing food with the food pusher, force shall be applied evenly. Do not apply sudden force.

5. Place the lid onto the jar and turn it clockwise until the tab of the lid clicks into slot in the jar handle. Make sure it is locked in position correctly, otherwise the appliance will not operate.

6. Connect the plug to wall outlet and set the speed selector to your desired speed. Turn the speed selector to “0” Position once the mixture has been chopping to your desired texture.
   Note: The chopping function is ideally for solid food such as cheese, dries food and vegetable such as celery, carrot and etc. Soft food such as vegetable (onion, Spinach) or raw and cooked meat.
   Note: The total operating time should not more than 90 second.

7. Once complete the process, turn the speed selector to “0” position and unplug the appliance after chopping. Open the top lid and grasp blade by its hub and remove. Unlock food jar by turning it in anti-clockwise away from motor base, and lift it off. Empty the processed food.
   Note: Please handle with extra care, the “S” blade is extremely sharp.

C. KNEADING/MIXING

1. Firstly, assembly the driving shaft into motor base, make sure is fitted into position.

2. Place the food jar on the motor base from unlock position and slightly turn the food jar clockwise until the food jar locks into the lock position on the motor base. Make sure the it is assembled in position, otherwise the appliance will not be operating.

3. Insert the plastic blade into the driving shaft in the jar securely.

4. Measure the flour with food pusher and put them into the jar. The maximum quantity of flour is 375g.

5. Place the lid onto the food jar and turn it clockwise until the tab of the lid clicks into slot in the jar handle. Make sure it is locked in position correctly, otherwise the appliance will not operate.

6. Insert the food pusher into the feeding tube.

7. Add one tablespoon oil into the appliance from feeding tube. Connect the appliance to power supply. Turn the speed selector to the “2” setting.

8. Then add water (the maximum water quantity is 225g) with food pusher from the feeding tube slowly within 20s.

9. The proportion of the flour and water is 5:3. Make sure the quantity of the water shall not be more than the maximum specified water quantity.
   Note: Add some more water if the processing speed slows down during operating so as to make the motor run smoothly, otherwise the motor may be damaged. During kneading/mixing, to avoid shaking, press the lid with one hand, and the other hand is holding the handle.

10. Stop the process by turning the speed selector to “0” position as soon as the pastry starts to form a ball.
    Note: The total operation time is not more than 90 seconds, and minimum 2 minutes rest period must be maintained after one operation cycle. At least 30 minutes rest period must be maintained to let the appliance cool down after three operation cycles.

11. Unplug the appliance, detach the cover, firstly remove the plastic blade, then remove the dough.

D. BEATING AND WHISKING

1. Firstly, assembly the driving shaft into motor base, make sure is fitted into position.
2. Place the food jar on the motor base from unlock position and slightly turn the food jar clockwise until the food jar locks into the lock position on the motor base. Make sure the it is assembled in position, otherwise the appliance will not be operating.
3. Insert the whisk into the driving shaft in the jar securely.
4. Place the ingredient into the bowl. You can use it to prepare mayonnaise, sauces, egg whites, meringues (up to 10 egg whites), and whip cream.
5. Place the lid onto the food jar and turn it clockwise until the tab of the lid clicks into slot in the jar handle. Make sure it is locked in position correctly, otherwise the appliance will not operate.
6. Set the speed selector to the high speed, speed 2.
   Note: Never use this whisk to knead dough or mix cake mixtures.
   Note: Do not run the appliance for more than 2 minutes per time.

E. SLICING AND SHREDDING DISKS

1. Firstly, assembly the driving shaft into motor base, make sure is fitted into position.

2. Place the food jar on the motor base from unlock position and slightly turn the food jar clockwise until the food jar locks into the lock position on the motor base. Make sure the it is assembled in position, otherwise the appliance will not be operating.

3. Fit the shredding blade (coarse or fine) or slicing blade into the disk stand, place them in the bowl.
   Note: For assembling, first match the hole of the blade in disk stand and push in the blade with edge side, then push in the other side. For disassembling the blade from the disk stand, turn back the disk stand then push out one side with no edge, then take out the blade.

4. Place the lid onto the food jar and turn it clockwise until the tab of the lid clicks into slot in the jar handle. Make sure it is locked in position correctly, otherwise the appliance will not operate.

5. Turn the speed selector to your desired speed to start the appliance.
   Note: The slicing and shredding disks can slice thickly-potatoes, onions, thinly-cucumbers, boot root, apples, and carrots

6. Use the food pusher to feed food into the feeding tube. The food shall be cut into proper sizeto suitable for the feeding tube.

7. Minimum 2 minutes rest period must be maintained after one operation cycle. At least 30 minutes rest period must be maintained to let the appliance cool down after three operation cycles.

8. Turn the speed selector to “0” position and unplug attachment after processing. Remove the blade assembly. Unlock jar by turning it in anti-clockwise away from its base, and lift it off.
   Note: Please handle with extra care, the blade is extremely sharp.

TIPS FOR USING FOOD PROCESSOR

1. To achieve the best result when pureeing solid ingredients, place small portions into glass jar one by one instead of placing a large quantity all at once.
2. If you are processing solid ingredients, cut them into small pieces (2-3cm) first before putting them into the jar.
3. When mixing solid ingredients start off with a small amount of liquid. Gradually add more liquid through the measuring cup.
4. Always place your hand on top of the blender when operating the appliance.

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

1. Unplug the appliance. Cleaning should only be carried out when the appliance is switched off and the plug is removed from the wall outlet.
   NOTE: After the blending process, wash the removable parts immediately. Do not let the food or any other liquids dry on the jar assemble as this will make the cleaning difficult and residue accumulated may harden or degrade the sealing rings as time passes.

2. For blender jar, pour a little warm water into the jar, turn and hold the speed selector to P position for a few seconds.

3. Remove the jar and rinse and rinse under running water. Remove Jar cover and measuring cup, then immerse the top cover, measuring cup in water and clean them with a soft brush, finally clean them with dump cloth

4. After the chopping process, empty the food jar and dismantle all detachable parts and rinse them in warm soapy water. Extreme caution must be taken when handling blade as it is very sharp. All the accessories except motor base are dishwasher safe components, but the temperature setting shall not exceed 70℃. Then dry thoroughly.

5. After kneading/ mixing process. empty the food jar and remove the lid, the plastic blade, pusher, then immerse them in water and clean them with a damp cloth or soft brush.

6. After beating / whisking process, empty the jar and remove the lid, the whisk, pusher, then immerse them in water and clean them with a damp cloth or soft brush

7. After slicing or shredding process, empty the chopping jar and remove the disk stand from the bowl, then remove the disks from disk stand, the pusher, the lid then immerses the in water and clean them with a soft brush. Extreme caution must be taken when handling blade as they are very sharp.

8. Wipe the motor base with a damp cloth. Never immerse it in water as electric shock is possible to occur. Then dry thoroughly. Ensure the interlock area is free of food particles.

9. 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 or rub with cloth dipped with vegetable oil to remove discoloration

10. Remove the stubborn spots by rubbing with non-abrasive cleaner. If liquids spill on the motor base, first power off the appliance and remove the plug, wipe with a damp cloth and dry thoroughly.

ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY DISPOSAL

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Please remember to respect the local regulations: hand in the non-working electrical equipments to an appropriate waste disposal centre

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