Cuisinart MFP-107 Series manual Food Tool Directions

FOOD	TOOL	DIRECTIONS
Soft Cheeses	Chopping, Mixing, Kneading	Have cheese at room temperature. When applicable, cut into 1-inch pieces.
(ricotta, cream	Blade	Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as
cheese, cottage		needed. Perfect for making cheesecakes, dips, pasta fillings, etc.
cheese, etc.)
Firm Cheeses	Slicing/Shredding Disc	Have cheese sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before slicing/
(Cheddar, Swiss,		shredding. Cut to fit feed tube. Use light to medium pressure
Edam, Gouda, etc.)		when slicing/shredding.
Hard Cheeses	Chopping, Mixing, Kneading	Chill cheese(s). If using the metal blade, cut into ½-inch pieces. Pulse to
(Parmesan,	Blade	break up and then process until finely grated. This will produce a nice
Romano, etc.)		grated cheese. If slicing or shredding, cut to fit feed tube. Use light to
		medium pressure when slicing/shredding.
Baby Food	Chopping Mixing, Kneading	As for all fruit and cooked vegetable purées, cut ingredients into 1-inch
	Blade	pieces. Steam cooked ingredients until completely soft. Pulse to chop, then
		process until completely smooth (add steaming liquid through the feed tube
		as processing if necessary). To ensure there are no lumps, press mixture
		through a fine mesh strainer. Keeps well frozen in ice cube trays for
		individual 1-ounce portions.
Butter	Chopping, Mixing, Kneading	For creaming: Have at room temperature. Cut into 1-inch pieces. Process,
	Blade	scraping bowl as necessary. For compound (flavored) butters, process
	Slicing/Shredding Disc	flavoring ingredients, such as herbs, zest, vegetables, etc, before adding
		butter: For shredding/slicing: Freeze briefly. Use light to medium pressure to
		shred or slice. Shredded butter is perfect for preparing certain pastry
		doughs. Sliced butter is great for serving alongside corn on the cob or
		freshly made rolls.
Grating Chocolate	Chopping, Mixing,	Chill chocolate. Cut into ½ - to 1-inch pieces, or use chocolate chips. Pulse
	Kneading Blade	to break up, and then process until desired consistency is achieved.
Bread/Cookie/	Chopping, Mixing,	If larger than the size of a potato chip, break into smaller pieces. Pulse to
Cracker/Chip	Kneading Blade	break up, and then process until desired consistency. This will make perfect
Crumbs		breads/cracker/chip crumbs for breading meats and fish. Processing
		cookies makes for delicious pie and cake crusts!
Milk Shakes/	Chopping, Mixing,	For milk shakes, first add ice cream. While unit is running, add milk through
Smoothies	Kneading Blade	the feed tube until desired consistency. For smoothies, add fruit first, then
		add the liquid through the feed tube while unit is running.
Fresh Herbs	Chopping, Mixing,	Wash and dry herbs VERY well. Pulse to roughly chop. Process to finely
	Kneading Blade	chop.
Nuts	Chopping, Mixing,	Pulse to chop to desired consistency. To make a nut butter, pulse to break
	Kneading Blade	up, and then process until smooth, stopping to scrape down as needed.
"Ice Cream"	Chopping, Mixing,	Put frozen fruit cut into 1-inch pieces into the work bowl, with liquid (juice
	Kneading Blade	or milk), any desired sweeteners, such as sugar, honey, simple syrup, and
		other flavors. Process until smooth.
Whipped Cream	Chopping, Mixing,	Process well-chilled cream until cream begins to thicken. Add sugar as
	Kneading Blade	desired; process continuously until cream reaches desired consistency. This
		cream is dense and perfect as a whipped topping for cake or ice cream.
Superfine Sugar	Chopping, Mixing,	Process granulated sugar for about 1 minute until finely ground. Excellent
	Kneading Blade	for using in meringues and some baked goods.
Ground Meat	Chopping, Mixing,	Cut into ½-inch pieces. About 14 long pulses, or until desired consistency. If
	Kneading Blade	a purée is desired, continue to process. Never chop/purée more than ¾
		pound at one time.

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