KitchenAid KJA03 User manual

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KJA03
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Table of Contents
FOOD CHOPPER SAFETY
Important Safeguards.................................................................................................4
Electrical Requirements.............................................................................................6
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................................................6
PARTS AND FEATURES GUIDE..................................................................................7
OPERATING YOUR FOOD CHOPPER
Before First Use ........................................................................................................8
Disassembling the Food Chopper .............................................................................8
Using the Food Chopper...........................................................................................9
Removing Ingredients ................................................................................................9
Operating Tips for Great Results ............................................................................10
CARE AND CLEANING...............................................................................................10
Food Chopper Safety
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Food Chopper Safety
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions
should always be followed, including the following:
1. Read all instructions. Misuse of the appliance may
result in personal injury.
2. To protect against risk of electrical shock do not
put motor body, cord or electrical plug of this Food
Chopper in water or other liquid.
3. This appliance shall not be used by children.
4. Unplug from outlet when not in use, before putting
on or taking off parts, and before cleaning.
5. Avoid contacting moving parts.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or
plug or after the appliance malfunctions, or is dropped
or damaged in any manner. Return appliance to the
nearest Authorized Service Facility for examination,
repair or electrical or mechanical adjustment in order
to avoid a hazard.
7. The use of attachments not recommended or sold
by the manufacturer may cause re, electric shock
or injury.
8. Do not use outdoors.
9. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter.
Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach
of children.
10. Keep hands and utensils away from the cutting
blade while chopping food to reduce the risk of
severe injury to person or damage to the Food
Chopper. A scraper may be used but only when
the Food Chopper is not running.
11. Blade is sharp, handle carefully. Care shall be taken
when handling sharp cutting blades, emptying the
bowl and during cleaning.
12. To reduce the risk of injury, never place cutting blade
on base without rst putting bowl properly in place.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Food Chopper Safety
13. Be certain cover is securely locked in place
before operating Food Chopper.
14. Do not attempt to defeat the cover interlock
mechanism.
15. To disconnect, turn any control to “OFF,” then
remove plug from wall outlet.
16. This appliance is not intended for use 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 appliance, in a
safe way, by a person responsible for their safety and
if they understand the hazards involved.
17. This appliance is intended to be used in household
and similar applications such as:
-staff kitchen areas in shops, ofces, and other
working environments.
-farm houses.
-by clients in hotels, motels, and other residential
type environments.
-bed and breakfast type environments.
18. Be careful if hot liquid is poured into the appliance
as it can be ejected out of the appliance due to a
sudden steaming.
This product is designed for household use only.
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Troubleshooting
Keep a copy of the sales receipt showing
the date of purchase. Proof of purchase will
assure you of in-warranty service.
If your Food Chopper should
malfunction or fail to operate,
check the following:
• Make sure that the bowl and lid are
properly aligned and locked in place.
• Press only one button at a time. The Food
Chopper will not operate if both buttons
are pressed at the same time.
• Is the Food Chopper plugged in?
• Is the fuse in the circuit to the Food
Chopper in working order? If you have
a circuit breaker box, be sure the circuit
is closed.
• Unplug the Food Chopper, then plug it
back into the outlet.
• If the Food Chopper is not at room
temperature, wait until unit reaches
room temperature and retry.
Food Chopper Safety
Australia, China, S. Korea, Asia
Volts: 220-240 V.A.C.
Hertz: 50/60 Hz
Brazil
Volts: 127 V.A.C.
Hertz: 60 Hz
A short power-supply cord is provided
to reduce the risk resulting from
becoming entangled in or tripping
over a longer cord.
Electrical Requirements
Extension cords are available and may be
used if care is exercised in their use.
If a longer extension cord is used:
• The marked electrical rating of the
extension cord should be at least as great
as the electrical rating of the appliance.
• The cord should be arranged so it will not
drape over the countertop or tabletop
where it can be pulled on by children or
tripped over unintentionally.
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Parts and Features Guide
Domed Lid with
Wet Ingredient Adder
830 mL (3.5 Cup)
Work Bowl
Power Cord
Storage
Stainless Steel
Multipurpose Blade
Heavy-Duty Base
Speed1/Speed 2 Buttons
The Food Chopper features easy one
handed operation with top-mounted
buttons. 2 speeds provide optimal results,
regardless of the task: Use the Speed 1
for everyday chopping needs. Use the higher
Speed 2 to quickly purée ingredients.
Stainless Steel Multipurpose Blade
This strong, razor-sharp blade quickly
processes small amounts of meats, fresh
or cooked fruits and vegetables, and nuts
and herbs. Blade locks on the shaft to stay
in place while you pour out ingredients.
Reverse spiral design pulls foods down into
blade for uniform chopping, and minimizes
need to scrape sides of bowl. The blade
is dishwasher-safe.
Speed 1/Speed 2
Buttons
Domed Lid with Wet Ingredient Adder
The domed lid locks into place to operate
the Food Chopper, and removes easily to
add ingredients. A wet ingredient adder
hole and well in the lid allows you to add
liquid ingredients without removing the
lid. The lid is dishwasher-safe.
830 mL (3.5 Cup) Work Bowl
The BPA-free 830 mL (3.5 cup) capacity
bowl provides a generous working capacity,
and removes easily from the base. The
work bowl is dishwasher-safe.
Power Cord Storage
The power cord wraps under the base
for convenient storage.
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Operating Your Food Chopper
Before First Use
1. Before using the KitchenAid Food
Chopper for the rst time, wash the
work bowl, lid, and blade with soap and
hot water. Work bowl, lid, and blade
may also be washed in the top rack
of a dishwasher.
2. Read Food Chopper Operating Tips
for recommendations on how to get
consistently great results.
Disassembling the
Food Chopper
To disassemble the Food Chopper for
cleaning and when removing ingredients
from the bowl, follow the instructions below:
1. Be sure the Food Chopper is unplugged.
2. Holding the lid as shown, twist lid
clockwise to unlock, and lift off the bowl.
3. Pull the blade straight up to unlock and
remove it from the bowl.
4. Holding the bowl as shown, twist bowl
clockwise to unlock, and lift off the base.
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Operating Your Food Chopper
Using the Food Chopper
1. Be sure the Food Chopper is unplugged.
2. Align the tabs on the work bowl with
the L-slots on the base. Twist bowl
counterclockwise to lock into place.
3. Fit the blade over the shaft in the
center of the work bowl, rotate, and
press down until it locks into operating
position.
5. Place the lid on the workbowl, aligning
the L-slots on the lid with the tabs on the
work bowl. Twist lid counterclockwise to
lock into place as shown below.
NOTE: Bowl and lid must be locked in
place for the Food Chopper to operate.
6. Plug power cord into electrical outlet.
7. Press and hold Speed 1
or Speed 2 button to
start processing. Do
not exceed continuous
30 second maximum
run time.
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Removing Ingredients
1. Once the blade has stopped spinning,
remove lid by twisting it clockwise and
lifting it off.
2. Remove the work bowl from the base
by twisting it clockwise and lifting it off.
Blade locks on the shaft to stay in place
while you pour out ingredients
3. Use a spatula to remove ingredients from
the work bowl.
4. To remove blade for cleaning, pull the
blade straight up to unlock and remove it
from the bowl.
8. Use the wet ingredient adder to add
liquid ingredients while processing, if
desired. See “Operating Tips for Great
Results”.
9. When ingredients are chopped to the
desired consistency, release the Speed 1
or Speed 2 button.
NOTE: Food Chopper will not
operate if both buttons are pressed
at the same time.
4. Place ingredients to be processed into
the work bowl.
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Operating Your Food Chopper
Operating Tips for Great Results
1. To achieve optimal
results when grinding
raw meat, use Speed 2
to grind up to 225g
(1/2pound) of meat at
one time.
2. For best processing results, press and
release the Speed 1 or Speed 2 button.
Do not exceed continuous 30 second
maximum run time. Repeat until
ingredients reach the consistency
you want.
3. Use the wet ingredient adder to
add liquid ingredients such as olive
oil during processing.
Care and Cleaning
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4. Use your Food Chopper to make bread,
cracker, or cookie crumbs. Break bread,
crackers, or cookies into small pieces,
add to work bowl and process into
crumbs.
5. For uniform consistency of processed
foods, cut carrots, celery, mushrooms,
green peppers, onions and similar
vegetables into 2.5 cm (1-inch) pieces
before adding to work bowl.
1. Unplug the Food Chopper.
2. Remove the work bowl, lid and blade.
Wash with soap and hot water. Rinse and
dry. Work bowl, lid, and blade can also
be washed in the top dishwasher rack.
3. Wipe the base clean with a damp cloth.
Do not use abrasive cleaners. Do not
immerse the base in water.
4. To protect the blade, always reassemble
your Food Chopper after cleaning.
6. Use your Food Chopper to chop nuts
and mince parsley, basil, chives, garlic
and other herbs.
7. Make baby food by using your Food
Chopper to purée cooked fruit or
vegetables. Puréed, cooked fruits and
vegetables can also be used as bases
for soups or sauces.
8. Do not use your Food Chopper to
process coffee beans or hard spices
such as nutmegs. Processing these
foods could damage the Food Chopper.
9. Do not use your Food chopper to chop
food more than 30 seconds continuously.
Wet ingredient
adder
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