Cuisinart Guide on How to Use the Slicing Disc for Perfect Results
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apples, celery, citrus fruit, potatoes and zucchini. Use firm pressure for hard vegetables like carrots and yams.

PRACTICING

SLICING AND

SHREDDING

1.Insert a slicing or shredding disc, put the cover on the work bowl and insert the food in the feed tube.

2.Slide the pusher into place, and apply pressure to the pusher while pressing down the PULSE button. Release the button as soon

as the food is sliced or shredded.

4.You can load the feed tube repeatedly without removing work bowl cover.

Simply grasp the pusher and lift up. The pusher assembly will come off easi- ly, leaving the cover and feed tube in place. Your other hand is free to reload the feed tube, and you do not need to re-press the ON button if it was previously selected.

REMOVING

SLICED OR SHREDDED FOOD

Before you do anything, wait for the disc to stop spinning. When it does, remove the pusher first.

Unplug the unit, then hold the work bowl handle and turn it clockwise. Then lift; the work bowl and cover will come off together. Turn cover clockwise to unlock from work bowl.

Lift, remove, invert and place on counter space.

Remove the slicing or shredding disc.

Place two fingers under each side of the disc and lift it straight up. Place the disc on top of the inverted work bowl cover to minimize drips and spills.

TECHNIQUES FOR SLICING AND SHREDDING

Small, round fruits and vegetables:

For large berries, radishes and mushrooms, trim the bottom ends flat with a knife. Insert the food through the feed tube, standing each piece on a flat end. You can fill the tube to about 1 inch (2.5cm) from the top.

The bottom layer gives you perfect slices for garnish.

If you want all the slices to be perfect, it’s best to process one layer at a time.

Long fruits

and vegetables:

Trim foods like bananas, celery and zucchini by cutting them into pieces slightly shorter than the feed tube. Cut both ends flat. (Use a ruler as a guide, or the pusher assembly.)

Fill the feed tube with the pieces, standing them vertically and adding enough pieces so they are solidly packed and cannot tilt sideways as they are sliced or shredded.

Small amounts of food:

Use the small feed tube and the small pusher. Remove

the small pusher from the pusher assembly. Place the pusher assembly onto the feed tube and press the sleeve all the way down.

Cut the food in lengths slightly shorter than the feed tube. If slicing one or two long, thin vegetables like carrots, push them to the far left. If you are slicing a few vegetables that are wide at one end and narrow at the other (carrots, celery or scallions) cut them in half and pack in pairs, alternating one wide end up, one narrow end up.

French-cut green beans:

Trim fresh green beans to feed tube widths. Stack in the feed tube horizontally to about one inch from the top. Use the slicing disc, apply light pressure to the pusher and press the PULSE but- ton until beans are sliced.

To make long, horizontal slices of raw zucchini or carrots, use the same procedure.

Matchsticks or julienne strips:

Process the food twice – ‘double slice’ it. Insert large fruits or vegetables (potatoes, turnips, zucchini, apples) in the feed tube horizontally. Apply pressure to the pusher while pressing the PULSE button until the food is sliced. You will get long slices.

Remove the slices from the work bowl and reassemble. Reinsert them in the feed tube, wedging them in tightly. Slice them again. You will obtain long julienne strips. With the optional Square Julienne Disc, you

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Contents DLC-2007 Recommended work bowl capacity for various foods When Important Unpacking InstructionsRemoving Blade Table of Contents Getting Ready CleaningBlades are sharp. Handle them carefully OperationIntroduction Machine Includes Assembly InstructionsBlade Operation Disc OperationMachine Functions Press the OFF button when finishedOperating Instructions On ContinuousTechniques for Chopping and Puréeing with the Metal Blade To purée meat, poultry, fish and seafood To chop meat, poultry, fish and seafoodTo chop nuts To make peanut butter and other nut buttersTo make crumbs and crumb crusts To whip creamTo make pastry Preparing Food for Slicing and Shredding Removing Practicing Slicing ShreddingSliced or Shredded Food Slicing and Shredding Cheese Slicing Meat PoultryTechniques for Kneading Yeast Dough with the Dough Blade Typical Bread Dough Problems and Solutions Dough feels tough after kneading Dough doesn’t clean inside of work bowlSoft dough or liquid leaks onto base of food processor Motor stopsCleaning and Storage Processor is about to be used Full TEN-YEAR Warranty on MotorIf either of the above two options does California Residents onlyRecipe Table of Contents Fresh Tomato and Corn Salsa AppetizersHummus Cup all-purpose flour Jalapeño Jack WafersSeeded Tablespoons unsalted butter 3/4 teaspoon dry cilantroVegetarian Potato and Split Pea Soup SoupsSmall garlic clove, peeled 3 cups water Pepper GazpachoInto 1-inch pieces Medium tomatoes, coredClassic White Bread BreadsTeaspoons sugar Cup warm water 105 115FTeaspoon cinnamon Pecan Sticky BunsTo make dough To make topping / assemble bunsBasic Pizza Dough Sesame Dinner RollsCranberry Orange Bread Basic Mayonnaise Sauces and DressingsPesto Basic VinaigretteCup extra virgin olive oil Cup wine vinegar Cup vegetable oil Teaspoon kosher saltSimple Tomato Sauce Cranberry Relish with Toasted WalnutsPieces Juices Al, to taste, for a spicier sauceChocolate Sauce East-West Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry with Pasta EntréesCup slivered almonds, lightly toasted Teaspoons Pesto, p Salmon and Pesto PotatoesTablespoon good quality olive oil Tablespoons chili powder Hearty Turkey Chili Cincinnati StylePesto, Cheese & Fresh Tomato Pizza PizzaFrench Cut Green Beans with Shallots SidesSavory Sweet Potatoes with Onions & Currants Bitter white pith removedGreen onions, trimmed, cut to fit feed tube Asian Slaw with Peanut DressingCreamy Tarragon Vidalias Olive oil Roasted Garlic Parmesan Twice Baked PotatoesToffee Brownies DessertsDouble Chocolate Chunk Cookies Late, broken into 1/2-inch piecesDark Chocolate Ganache Truffles Basic Cheesecake Set aside Carrot CakeJust combined White Chocolate Cream Cheese FrostingInch pieces, well chilled Basic Flaky Pastry Dough1/2-inch pieces, well chilled Chilled Tablespoons ice waterDeep Dish Pear and Apple Pie IB-3941B

DLC-2007 specifications

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