I am having trouble removing the bowl from the base, and could use some help learning how to better detach it.

When I put an amount of food in the device to be processed, the device will not work.

My Hamilton Beach Food Processor is giving off a burning smell when I turn it on, though everything is running fine.

The bowl will often fit to well into the braces on the base, whether this is due to food byproduct of some sort or the bowl just being made to fit too tightly. To get it off the base better, rub vegetable oil on the braces of the base. This will make it come off more slick. Also preventing this tight fit, you could store the unit with the bowl detached from the base.

Incorrect shredding and slicing is often the cause of packing food into the feeding chute too tightly. Try using a more gradual approach when using the device, and hopefully processing will be much better. If this is not a fix for the issue, consider replacing the cutting units in the device, being the blade and the grader.

After the manufacturing process, the motor will often be left with residue. This is a temporary odor and should go away after repeated use. If the smell is reoccurring, stop using the device, as the wiring is more than likely faulty in the device. Also, as a side not, make you are only processing food, as "processing" anything else could lead to some odorous results as well.