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I've tried twice to sign up for their emails, but so far, no emails have darkened my inbox.

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I guessed incorrectly. Why break a streak now?

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Thanks, Chocomouse. I don't think that I need a picture, as I did manage to reassemble it. I had to play around with getting the top of the white rod into the exact position. I suspect that something has broken at the top of the white rod that would keep it in place when the work bowl is removed, but I think it would be quite difficult to get a picture of it without one of those cameras attached to a wire to run inside! The other possibility is that somehow the piece at the bottom that slides in was attached so that it allows the rod to go up and down but did not allow the rod mechanism to fall out.

I would be interested in hearing your husband's thoughts about it. I may call Cuisinart next week and see what they can tell me, but I suspect that they will want to sell me a new one.

Now is the time that I wish that I lived near good garage sales or thrift stores.

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Those pickled onions sound very good, Chocomouse.

Dinner on Friday was stir-fry to use the leftover pork from last night’s dinner. I used carrots, celery, green onion, mushrooms, broccoli, and soba noodles. I would have liked a red bell pepper, but we had none in the house.

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Kimbob--You have your priorities straight! 🙂

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I hope you have a LOT of freezer or refrigerator space, Kimbob. My experience is that the white whole wheat flour does not do well unless stored cold. I think that it gets an off taste and smell. I would, however, certainly consider it in the winter, as we keep the garage apt. temperature at around 42F. Right now, I have all the whole grains in the refrigerator or freezer, as it can get hot over there in the summer.

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Perhaps they were selling out the older model when Italian Cook's husband found such a great deal.

Apparently Cuisinart has changed the material that it uses to make work bowls, lid, and pusher now.

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It was the center chopping/mixer blade that was subject to recall, Mike, not the various shredding and slicing discs. It could well be that Italian Cook had a set come with her food processor. My reading suggests that the sets of blades can work with some of the newer Food Processors but that the stem that holds the blades near the top is NOT interchangeable between the old and new.

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I missed it.

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I found this discussion at Chowhound:

https://www.chowhound.com/post/cuisinart-dlc-7-super-pro-737856

It sounds like that piece cannot be fixed, but there is a suggestion that one can uses a long slender rod, chopstick (probably something plastic or wooden) to hold down the safety while running the food processor. That may be my best bet short of buying a new one. I'd prefer not to do that, as I have the set of cutting blades, and if I were to get a new one, I would likely have to buy new blades.

I think that the pasta making attachment (which I have yet to try!) would still work with the base. I need to unpack it and look at it. I've been wanting to try making pasta (she said, trying to find a silver lining).

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I now think that the white piece was somehow attached at the top of the channel of the work bowl in some fashion. It may have broken away. I was able to get the white piece and the spring back in, with the small tinted piece at the end, and when I put it back on the base and lock the lid on, the FP will run. However, when I take the work bowl off the base, the whole mechanism falls out again. That will make it hard, even to empty the contents, much less wash it.

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Thank you, Chocomouse. I'm worried that there may be another small piece missing.

Mine is a DLC-7 Super Pro (made in Japan!) The sticker with the model number fell off at some point, which is making it difficult to find a replacement part. I don't know its capacity, only that the manual (which I still have) says that when making bread not to exceed 8 cups of flour.

I found something at ereplacements.com for $51.87, which might be it.

Cuisinart might have a replacement work bowl for $50, but I would have to call them, as their website info is not that helpful in terms of giving sizes.

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Tonight, my husband is cooking. 🙂 We are having pan-cooked boneless pork, rotini and cheese that uses KAF's Vermont Cheese powder, and microwaved frozen peas.

I hope that the renovation goes smoothly, CWCdesign. Also, best wishes as you return to work.

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Temperatures are back in the mid-70s today, so it was a good day to bake. I baked Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers from the dough I made last week.

I also baked Zucchini-Cinnamon Chip Bars, using as my base recipe the KAF recipe for Zucchini Chocolate Chip Pecan Bars. I used the food processor, for what may have been its swan song (see thread requesting help). I had 4.5 oz. of zucchini, left from when I made the turkey-zucchini loaf, not the 5 oz. stated. I reduced the oil to ¼ cup, then added buttermilk to make the 1/3 cup. I reduced the brown sugar to ¾ cup. I added 1 tsp. cinnamon and reduced the salt by a third and the vanilla by half. I added 2 Tbs. BRM milk powder and 2 Tbs. flax meal. I replaced the 2 cups of chocolate chips with 1/3 cup cinnamon chips (60g, which is 14g of saturated fat!). I forgot to sprinkle pecans on top.

I'll add a note to this post after we try it for dessert tonight.

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I like the recipe for English Muffin Bread in Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads (pp. 52-53). He has directions for mixing by hand, by stand mixer, and by food processor.

His directions are to use the steel blade. Put 3 of the 4 cups flour, yeast, dry milk, and salt in work bowl and pulse to mix. With machine running, add the hot water. Add remaining flour and process for 1 minute. He says that the dough will pull away from the sides of bowl in thick ribbons.

I should note that after the first rise, he mixes in some baking soda.

I had nice holes with this recipe. I did use my stand mixer (easier for me to clean than the food processor). I also substituted in some white whole wheat flour.

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