le to place whole fruits and vegetables into the feed tube, which means you don’t have to take time to cut up your ingredients. Let’s take a look at a full list of features for the Cuisinart DLC-2009CHB.
The Cuisinart DLC-2009CHB Prep 9 9-Cup Food Processor is the mid-range model of Cuisinart’s highly acclaimed Premium Series food processors, which also features 7-Cup and 11-Cup models. If you’re searching for a food processor which has a compact footprint, but still has the power for processing most foods without difficultly, you should consider this model.
Reviews on the Cuisinart DLC-2009CHB have been very positive, with many consumers praising its attractive aesthetics, power, convenience of ease of clean-up.
Not everyone needs a big food processor. For singles, couples, and small families a smaller food processor like the Cuisinart DLC-2009CHB provides everything they need. A smaller food processor requires less counter space or cabinet space when stored away making them ideal for people who live in smaller homes, apartments, or for people with small kitchens. If you are choosing to buy a smaller kitchen machine you do not need to skimp on features or power. This Cuisinart food processor is packed with features which might make it perfect for your kitchen.
Small Size with Big Power
has a small footprint but is not short on power. The food processor is powered by a 600 watt motor which is equal in size to many 10 and 12 cup food processors. Cuisinart never leaves their buyers short on power. The food processor takes up less than a square foot on your countertop but can still manage to power through a yeast dough using 4 cups of flour, enough to make 3 loaves of bread.
The food processor uses a simple control system using only 3 buttons, the on switch, off switch, and a pulse button. You will need to use the pulse button when you need greater control of the mixing or slicing operations.
A common complaint of people with small homes and tight kitchens is the amount of noise a food processor, kitchen machine, or blender make. The DLC-2009CHB is amazingly quiet. You will not startle family members or pets when you blend, chop, and mix food using the food processor.
When you have a powerful food processor you need to have safety, also. Cuisinart built in a secure dual cover and bowl interlock mechanism. The bowl and cover must be securely locked on the bowl before you can start using the food processor. An important part of staying safe is to always follow the instructions in the manual. This includes never trying to overcome the interlock devices on your food processor.
Small Bowl with a Big Mouth
At first glance you may think this has a small bowl, but for most of us the capacity is very adequate for our cooking needs. One thing which makes this bowl outstanding is the Cuisinart Supreme Wide Mouth feed tube. The tube is large enough to handle most full sized fruits and vegetables with ease, including small to medium potatoes. This can greatly reduce your food preparation time since you will not need to cut your vegetables down to size before slicing or shredding.
There is an important safety factor to keep in mind with any wide mouth food processor feed tube. You must always use the food pusher and not your fingers or other utensils. You could easily severely injure yourself if you are not careful. This is not a limitation to the Cuisinart, but to all food processors with a wide mouth opening. Cuisinart goes to great trouble to remind their users of this fact and provides you with a great reason to never need to try it. Their pusher assembly works smoothly and easily. The assembly has a center tube which allows you to feed smaller items with ease, also. Make sure you take the time to read the safety instructions carefully before using.
As one further note on safety, Cuisinart includes a training video with the food processor to make it even easier to learn proper usage. Just insert the DVD and you will quickly know all the important usage facts without ever cracking the user manual open.
High Variety of Uses Straight from the Box
comes bundled with the common blades and discs you need for everyday use. It starts off with the multipurpose chopping and mixing blade. This is the blade you will probably use the most. A medium shredding disc is included in the box which is perfect for shredding potatoes for hash browns or to shred cheese for your Mexican food and pizza.
The medium slicing disc included in the bundle works perfectly for creating carrot slices, apples, and will even slice a stick of pepperoni or salami beautifully. The final attachment is the dough blade. You may be thinking you are not planning to bake bread, but consider what the food processor can do for you. You can mix up a batch of pizza dough to make a great homemade crust. You can slice your pepperoni for that extra fresh flavor. You can chop some onions and green peppers for some added flavor. Then go ahead and slice up some fresh mushrooms to make the pizza fabulous. Who does not love a great homemade pizza made with a wonderful fresh crust?
If you do enjoy baking bread you will really love this Cuisinart food processor. Even though it is tiny it still can help you knead the dough for 3 loaves of bread with ease, as we mentioned before. The combination of power and small size make this ideal for people who want to do some fast weekend baking without destroying the kitchen.
Easy Clean Up and Storage
You need to keep something in mind when you are buying a to save space. It does not always mean you are going to save a lot of room in your kitchen once you consider the base unit, bowl, lid, slicing blades, and other parts. This Cuisinart food processor does not include a storage case like some of their more expensive units, so you may wish to add one. The parts can all be stored in a small kitchen drawer, while the bowl, lid, food pusher, and base unit can be stored in a small area on your kitchen counter. The small size makes it easy to slide under the cupboards into a small corner of your counter.
The bowl, lid, food pusher, blades, and other accessories are all dishwasher safe, or can easily be hand washed. Make sure if you will be hand washing to use extreme caution. The blades are extremely sharp including the edges on the grating and shredding discs. The base unit can be wiped clean with a damp soapy cloth.
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