#2 my daughter and myself both have the same model kitchen aid
food processor and are both experiencing issues removing the
blade. I have also had mine in storage and it has mould inside
the lid, I’m not sure how to remove the black locking piece to
clean it
The spindle for the blade got stuck in mine and was fixed under
warranty. I inquired at the time about the gunk build up in the lid
and was told that you should not immerse the lid in water, just
rinse it. Pretty stupid, I thought. There was nothing in the
manual about that. I was sent a new lid for the machine. I have
not had any other issues with it and I do use it very regularly.