Cuisinart LPP manual Food Blade Preparation/Method Results/Notes, Food Prep Guide

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food you can slice or shred with Pro Plus™ is limited only by size of receptacle under chute. You can replace full receptacle with empty one and continue slicing or shredding.

Wait until slicing or shred- ding disc stops spinning before you remove cover. When it stops, remove cover before trying to remove work bowl. Never try to remove cover and work bowl together; this could damage work bowl.

To remove slicing or shredding disc, grasp flat top of adapter stem and pull straight up. You must remove discs before removing work bowl.

Food

Blade

Preparation/Method

Results/Notes

Cooked Fruits

Metal Blade

Steam, poach or boil fruits or

Smooth purées suitable for side dishes or

& Vegetables

 

vegetables cut in 1-inch or

baby food. Always consult with your

for Purées or

 

smaller pieces until tender.

pediatrician/family physician concerning

Baby Foods

 

Process up to 1-1/2 cups at a

the best foods for your baby and when to

 

 

time, adding cooking liquid

introduce new foods to his/her diet. Prepare

 

 

(water, stock, broth or milk) as

in single serving amounts or in amounts up

 

 

needed for desired texture.

to 1-1/2 cups, which may be refrigerated or

 

 

Season as needed.

frozen for later use. Cooked potatoes

 

 

 

should not be processed using metal blade

 

 

 

– the result will be a “gluey” texture.

 

 

 

Cooked potatoes may be shredded using

 

 

 

the shredding disc (see Potatoes).

Food Prep Guide

Your Cuisinart® Pro Plusmakes many everyday food preparation tasks much easier and faster. Use these guidelines to get the best food results. For larger amounts (more than 3 cups processed) when slicing and shredding, use the chute attachment.

Food

Blade

Preparation/Method

Results/Notes

 

Bread

Metal blade

Break or cut into 1-inch or

Crumbs for fillings/ toppings/crusts. For

 

 

 

smaller pieces. Pulse to

buttered bread crumbs, butter bread first

 

 

 

chop, then process until

or add melted or softened butter through

 

 

 

crumbs are desired texture

feed tube while processing. For Herbed

 

 

 

 

bread crumbs, chop herbs first.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Butter or

Metal blade

Chop garlic, herbs or zest

Smooth creamy flavored butter or

 

Cream

 

first. Cut butter/cheese into

cheese spreads.

 

Cheese,

 

tablespoon size pieces.

 

 

Flavored

 

Process until smooth,

 

 

Cheese Dips

 

add liquids last if using.

 

 

& Spreads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheeses,

Metal Blade

Remove hard rind, cut into

“Grated” hard cheese, texture from

 

Hard –

 

3/4-inch or smaller cubes. With

coarse to fine. Process longer for

 

Asiago,

 

machine running drop through

finer texture.

 

Locatelli,

 

feed tube and process “grated”

 

 

Parmesan,

 

to desired texture.

Hard cheese should not be

 

Romano

 

 

shredded – use chopping

 

 

Slicing Disc

Have cheese at room temperature

technique for results similar to

 

 

 

Remove hard rind. Stand pieces

grated/shredded cheeses.

 

 

 

in feed tube – use light pressure

 

 

 

 

to slice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheeses,

Shredding Disc

Chill cheeses. Cut to fit feed

Shredded or sliced cheeses suitable for

 

Medium-Hard

Slicing Disc

tube. Stand cheese in feed

salads, pizzas, tacos, casseroles, etc.

 

Such as

 

tube, use light pressure to slice

 

 

Cheddar,

 

or shred.

 

 

Swiss, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheeses, Soft

Shredding Disc

Chill (best results, freeze 20 –

Do not slice soft cheeses. Shredded

 

Such as

 

30 minutes) cheese; cut to fit

cheeses suitable for salads, pizzas,

 

Mozzarella

Shredding Disc

feed tube. Stand cheese in

tacos, casseroles, etc.

 

 

 

feed tube, use light pressure

 

 

 

 

to shred.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citrus Peel

Metal Blade

Remove zest from fresh, washed

Chopped citrus zest. For best chop, add

 

 

 

& dried citrus using vegetable

sugar or salt from recipe when processing.

 

 

 

peeler leaving bitter white pith

 

 

 

 

on fruit. Cut in 1-inch pieces.

 

 

 

 

Pulse to chop then process until

 

 

 

 

zest is desired texture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cookies

Metal Blade

Cut or break into 1-inch or

May be used as crumb toppings or for

(Hard/Crisp)

 

smaller pieces. Pulse to chop

crumb crusts. Add softened or melted

or Crackers

 

then process until crumbs

butter, sugar, spices as needed.

 

 

reach desired texture.

 

 

 

 

 

Cream –

Metal Blade

Process up to 1 cup chilled

Excellent, quick topping for desserts or hot

Heavy,

 

cream until it reached desired

beverages. For sweetened cream, add

Whipping

 

thickness.

sugar after about 30 seconds. Volume will

 

 

 

not be as great as with a mixer/whisk.

 

 

 

 

Fruits, Raw

Metal Blade

Peel, core, remove pits and

Use fresh fruit purées as an addition to

 

 

seeds. Cut into 3/4-inch pieces.

savory sauces or as dessert sauces.

 

 

Pulse to chop, then process to

Strain seeds from sauce if needed.

 

 

desired texture. For fruit or

 

 

 

berry purées, process until

 

 

 

smooth, adding sugar as needed.

 

 

Shredding Disc

Cut washed and dried fruits to

For larger amounts, use chute

 

Slicing Disc

fit feed tube. Arrange in feed tube

attachment.

 

 

cut side down, solidly to prevent

 

 

 

tilting/slipping. Use moderate

 

 

 

pressure to shred or slice.

 

 

 

 

 

Herbs

Metal Blade

Pulse to chop, then process

Use clean, dry herbs. Remove leaves from

 

 

continuously to reach desired

stems before chopping.

 

 

texture. Work bowl and blade

 

 

 

must be clean and dry.

 

 

 

 

 

Mayonnaise

Metal Blade

Follow favorite 1-egg recipe,

Raw egg mayonnaise not recommended.

 

 

adding oil through drip hole

Use pasteurized liquid egg products or

 

 

in pusher.

substitutes. Follow proper food safety

 

 

 

procedures.

Meat, Poultry –

Metal Blade

Cut into 3/4-inch cubes, chill.

Do not overprocess unless purée is

Uncooked

 

Process up to 8 ounces at one

desired. Can be used for burgers, chilies,

 

 

time. Use pulse to chop to

meatloaf, patés, terrines, etc.

 

 

desired texture.

 

 

Slicing Disc

Trim visible fat from meat. Remove

Processor sliced meats are perfect for stir-fry

 

 

and discard skin from poultry.

dishes.

 

 

Cut meat to fit feed tube. Wrap in

 

 

 

plastic wrap and freeze on a

 

 

 

baking sheet until firm but not

 

 

 

frozen solid. Use firm pressure

 

 

 

to slice.

 

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Contents LPP When LPP CapacitiesFood Amount Introduction Motor Base with motor shaft Machine IncludesMachine Functions Never touch metal cutting blades, which are razor sharpSlicing Shredding Less Than 3 Cups Food Slicing Shredding More Than 3 Cups FoodFood Blade Preparation/Method Results/Notes Food Prep GuideFood is unevenly chopped Adjust pusher pressureTo food texture Liquid leaks from bottom of work bowl onto motor baseFor Your Safety WarrantyCheese spreads out and collects on top of shred- ding disc Hummus Recipe NotesGuacamole Fresh Tomato & Roasted Pepper Salsa CrudaAsian Carrot Salad VinaigretteColeslaw Creamy Ricotta Herb Dressing/DipPotatoes au Gratin Marinated Cucumber SaladSavory Sweet Potato & Carrot Bake Meatloaf with Mushrooms & HerbsPizza Dough Ginger Chicken & Vegetable Stir-FryPizza One 15-inch pizza -orCherry Walnut Cinnamon Buns Quick & Simple Pizza SauceWhite Wheat Baguette Powdered Sugar GlazeOrange Ginger Variation Lemon Macadamia Nut BreadCranberry Pistachio Scones Fluffy Buttermilk BiscuitsChocolate Frosting Double Chocolate Brownies with WalnutsChocolate Cupcakes Apple Streusel PieFor the apple filling Creamy Cheesecake with Walnut Crumb CrustFor the streusel topping Makes one 8-inch cheesecake, 6 to 8 servingsIB-4528

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