Ingredient Blade Position/Speed Comments

Ingredient Blade Position/Speed				Comments

	Sharp/	Blunt/
	Low	High
anchovies	X
bacon	X		must be cooked crisp
butter	X		must be very soft, of
celery	X		spreading consistency
celery	X
cheese			grate no more than 2 ounces
			(55g); start with 1/2 ounce
			(15g), chop additional cheese
			1/2 ounce at a time
hard		X	must be chilled
semi-hard	X		must be chilled
semi-soft	Sharp/		High must be chilled
semi-soft	High		High must be chilled
soft	X		must be at room temperature
chocolate			grate no more than 1 ounce
			(28g) at a time
bittersweet		X	must be refrigerated
milk		X	must be frozen
cinnamon sticks		X
coffee beans		X	grind no more than 1/2 cup
fruit chips		X	(35g) at a time
fruit chips		X
garlic	X
ginger root	X
herbs, fresh	X
horseradish	X
leeks	X
macaroons	X		must be brittle, like Italian
mushrooms	X		amaretti
mushrooms	X
nutmeg		X	place in plastic bag and smash
			with cleaver before grinding
nuts		X	must be chilled
olives	X
onions	X
peel, citrus	X
peppercorns		X
peppers, dried	X
peppers, fresh	X
scallions	X
seeds		X	like coriander, cumin, dill,
shallots	X		poppy, etc.
shallots	X

USEFUL OPERATING TECHNIQUES

Size

Always cut large pieces of food into even pieces of about 1/2 inch (12mm) in size. If you do not put in small, even-size pieces, you will not get an even chop.

Timing

The blade action is lightning fast, even faster than a food processor. You will be astonished at how quickly it does its job. To use the Mini-Mate Plus® Chopper/Grinder effectively, try to think about time in a new way: everything happens in seconds or even fractions of seconds.

Pulsing Action

When using the sharp edge of the blade for chopping, operate the unit for only a fraction of a second. Use pulse action by pressing and releasing the control button until the food is chopped. One to three pulses are enough to chop most food. If you operate the motor longer, you will get a watery paste instead of a fine, dry chop.

Continuous Action

When using the blunt edge of the blade for grinding, you may have to operate the unit for several seconds - as long as 20 sec- onds for some lightweight seeds or 30 seconds for coffee beans. When operating for more than 10 seconds, use pulse action every 10 seconds to allow food to drop to the bottom of the work bowl and get in the path of the blades. This produces a more uniform grind.

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