Cuisinart DLC-8S I C I N G a N D S H R E D D I N G T E C H N I Q U E S, Small amounts of food

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Small, round fruits and vegetables

For large berries, radishes and mushrooms, trim the 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 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 a little shorter than the feed tube. Cut both ends flat. (Use a ruler as a guide, or the pusher assembly with the pusher pulled out as far as it will go.)

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. Slide the pusher assembly over the feed tube and press the sleeve down to lock it into place. Be sure the slide lock on the sleeve is locked.

Cut the food into lengths a little shorter than the feed tube. If you are slicing one or two long, thin vegetables like carrots, push them against the right. If you are slicing a few vegetables that are

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Contents Pro Custom 11 Food Processor Operation CleaningGetting Ready Make sure motor hasN T E N T S With Metal BladeE P a R T S Pick UP Color Film HereCompact cover with cap for chopping/baking Machine includesWork bowl Cover with a large feed tube Plastic dough bladeA C T I C I N G W I T H F O O D Pick UP 4 Color Photos From FilmM O V I N G P R O C E S S E D F O O D To chop raw fruits and vegetables To chop parsley and other fresh herbs Make sure the small cap is in place before usingTo chop hard food like garlic, hard cheese To disassemble Compact CoverTo chop meat, poultry, fish and seafood To purée meat, poultry, fish and seafoodTo chop nuts To make peanut butter and other nut buttersTo make mayonnaise To beat egg whitesThis describes the general To whip creamTo make pastry To make cake mixMeasuring the flour Using the right bladeMachine capacity Proofing the yeastKneading bread dough SecondsAdding liquids RisingR K N E a D I N G Y E a S T T H E D O U G H B L a D E Dough doesn’t clean inside of work bowlBlade rises in work bowl Dough doesn’t rise Motor stopsBaked bread too heavy Large fruits like pineapple and cantaloupe If the fruit or vegetable doesn’t fit A C T I C I N G S L I C I N G a N D S H R E D D I N G You can load the feed tubeM O V I N G S L I C E D O R R E D D E D F O O D Small, round fruits and vegetables I C I N G a N D S H R E D D I N G T E C H N I Q U E SSmall amounts of food French-cut green beans I C I N G M E a T a N D P O U L T R Y Frankfurters, salami and other sausagesChill I C I N G a N D S H R E D D I N G E E S EFirm Cheeses like Swiss and Cheddar Carrot, or similar food falls over in feed tube D I T I O N a L I N F O R M a T I O NIs running If necessary, use a brush Always insert metal blade C I P E S CapacityGuacamole P E T I Z E R SBlue Cheese and Pecan Spread Cheese Coins Ounces Cheddar cheese, cut into 1-inch piecesChunky Gazpacho U P SLeek and Potato Soup/Vichyssoise Lentil Soup Spilt Pea SoupMeatloaf A T S a N D F I S HChili Cut vertically into 3 slabs Pounds boneless/skinless chicken breastsUse metal blade to finely chop garlic and ginger Crab Cakes Mashed Potatoes G E T a B L E SPotatoes au Gratin Shredded Carrots and Zucchini Sliced Tomatoes on Shredded LettuceSeconds to combine. Remove metal blade L a D SCreamy Cole Slaw Shredded Carrot SaladNo-Cook Cranberry-Orange Relish U C E SPesto Mexican SalsaPastry Cream Classic Mayonnaise with Cooked EggsChocolate Sauce This is the basic dough for pies, tarts and quiches S T R YBasic Pastry Fruit Tart VariationFilling Cup light brown sugar Corn BreadCoffee Cake Cup pecansPackage dry yeast Cup warm water Tablespoon sugar White BreadWe used unbleached all-purpose flour and had great results Basic Pizza DoughFudgy Brownies S S E R T SApple Pie Pizza in a Hurry Tomato Pizza SauceChocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies Carrot CakeAs necessary Cream Cheese FrostingPear Frozen Yogurt Banana-Apple SherbetPertinent to the product’s return R R a N T YOr owners Us atIB-4274A