Cuisinart DLC-XP Processing Cheese Making Baby Food, Soft Cheeses YES, SEMI-SOFT Cheeses YES

PROCESSING CHEESE					MAKING BABY FOOD
					The food processor ends concern about
Find the name of the cheese you					additives or preservatives in your baby’s
want to process in a box below.
					diet. When you prepare the food
For processing information, check
					yourself, you know exactly what’s in it.
the box under the appropriate disc
at right.					Process enough for several meals at
SOFT CHEESES	YES	NO		NO	one time and freeze in serving-size
					portions. You can process as little as
Brie, Camembert,	temperature	except
					2 ounces (55 g) at a time – a real time-
Mozzarella, Ricotta,	not critical	mozzarella
					saver that allows you to serve the baby
Liederkranz,		which must
					the same food you’re preparing for the
Cottage, Cream		be well chilled
					rest of the family.
SEMI-SOFT CHEESES	YES	NO		NO
					Vegetables
Blue, Fontina, Bel Paese	temperature	well chilled			Simmer or steam fresh vegetables in a
	not critical
					little water, drain them well and purée
SEMI-HARD CHEESES	YES	YES		YES	them with the metal blade.
Cheddar, Monterey Jack,	temperature	well chilled		well chilled	Fruit
Colby, Longhorn, Swiss,	not critical				Poach it in water and purée it with the
Gruyère, Emmenthaler,					metal blade.
Jarlsberg,Edam, Gouda,
Provolone					Meat, Poultry and Fish
					Cook it first, then chop finely with the
HARD CHEESES	YES	YES		NO	metal blade. Add a little broth or milk to
					soften, and purée as fine as desired.
Parmesan, Romano,	temperature	room
Pecorino, Sapsago	not critical	temperature			ADAPTING RECIPES FOR THE
					FOOD PROCESSOR
					You can use your food processor to
IMPORTANT: Never try to slice soft cheese like Mozzarella or			make almost all your food preparation tasks easier. To work
			most efficiently, organize all the steps involved in planning a
hard cheese like Parmesan. You may damage the slicing disc			recipe or a meal. Then decide on the best order for processing
or the processor itself. See the guide for processing cheese.			materials, using the information below as a guide.
Special Diets			Process dry ingredients being used as a garnish, like parsley
If anyone in your family is on a restricted diet, you already			and nuts, first. They should be chopped when the bowl and the
know how difficult it is to obtain canned, frozen or other			blade are completely dry. Usually you will just have to wipe out
prepared foods that are salt-free, low-fiber — or whatever the			the bowl and proceed to the next processing task without
special diet requires. Your food processor will enable you to fill			washing it.
the diet requirements.

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