Basic Food Processing Techniques continued

Leafy vegetables

Deli meats

For cabbage, wash and shake off excess water. Cut into wedges to fit food chute. For lettuce, separate leaves, wash and dry thoroughly, then roll up and pack vertically into food chute. Slice or shred.

Slicing or shredding is not recommended for spinach. To process spinach, wash and dry thoroughly, tear into pieces and use chopping blade.

Lettuce in chute

Sliced lettuce

Cheese

For soft cheese such as Mozzarella and Bocconcini, partially freeze until firm otherwise it will jam in the blades. For hard cheese such as Parmesan, check first that it is not too hard otherwise it will damage the blades - the cheese should slice easily with a sharp knife.

For round cheese such as Mozzarella and Bocconcini, slice one end and pack into the food chute so the flat end is facing the disc.

For wedge-shaped cheese, pack 2 pieces side by side into chute to form a rectangular shape (one piece with tip facing down, other piece with tip facing up). Slice or shred.

Cut the meat to fit the length of the food chute (no more than 10cm).

Pack into the food chute with cut side facing disc.

Salami in chute

Sliced salami

Raw meat

Partially freeze trimmed meat that has been cut to fit the food chute until firm. Recommended cuts: pork and lamb fillet, thickly cut boneless sirloin.

Pack into the food chute vertically. Slice.

Suet

Remove skin from suet and cut into pieces large enough to fit food chute. Partially freeze until firm otherwise it will stick to the blades causing them to jam. Pack into the food chute. Shred.

Chocolate

Break block of chocolate into pieces. Chill until firm. Pack into the food chute. Shred.

For more information about preparation of food and how to process, refer to Basic Processing Techniques.

For specific recipes, refer to the recipe section.

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Breville BFP650 manual Leafy vegetables, Cheese, Raw meat, Suet, Chocolate

BFP650 specifications

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