Hints & Tips

•Do not overload by putting too much food into the mini-chopper (Refer to the table below for quantities). Do not exceed the ‘MAX’ marking on the glass processing bowl.

•Chop larger items into small pieces and process in batches; do not exceed recommended maximum quantities.

•Do not operate continuously for more than one minute.

•Always remove the stainless steel chopping blade before removing food.

•To ensure even chopping results, cut food into small pieces of similar size, up to 2cm square.

•When chopping herbs, ensure

they are as dry as possible.

•To avoid damage to the chopping blade, do not process hard items such as frozen foods, ice, cereals and rice.

•Do not process chocolate.

•Do not process soft or semi-hard cheeses.

•Only process hard cheeses such as Parmesan or Romano.

•Do not process liquids such as water or milk.

•Do not process raw or cooked meats.

Recommended Food, Quantities and Times

Type of Food

Preparation

Max. Amount at One Time

Approximate Time

Garlic	Peel	10 cloves	15-20 seconds

Fresh chilli	Trim, remove seeds	50gm	15-20 seconds
	if desired. Cut into
	2cm pieces
Fresh herbs	Wash and dry well.	15gm	20-30 seconds
	Remove stalks/stems
	if necessary

Dried herbs	Remove stalks/stems	20gm	15-20 seconds
	if necessary
Nuts	Shells removed	75gm	60 seconds

Breadcrumbs	Cut into 2cm cubes	40gm	20 seconds

Hard cheese	Cut into 2cm cubes	75gm	60 seconds
(Parmesan,
Romano)