Cuisinart CBT-500FPC manual Processing with Chopping Blade

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE –

PROCESSING WITH CHOPPING BLADE

THE FOOD	HOW TO PREPARE IT
Fruit and vegetables	Peel and core if necessary. Remove large hard
	pits and seeds. Cut into 3⁄4" (2 cm) pieces and
	process up to 1 cup (250 ml) at a time.
Meat, poultry and fish	These should be very cold but not frozen. First,
	cut into 3⁄4" (2 cm) pieces. Put up to 1⁄2 pound
	(250 g) in work bowl. If you want to chop or purée
	more, do it in batches of not more than 1⁄2 pound
	(250 g) each. Pulse/chop or run continuously until
	desired consistency is reached. Check texture
	every 2 or 3 seconds to avoid overprocessing.
Bread, crackers or cookies	Break into 1" (2.5 cm) pieces and process
	continuously until texture for crumbs is fine.
	For seasoned crumbs, chop with herbs. For
	buttered crumbs, dribble melted butter through
	feed tube while processing – 1 teaspoon
	(5 ml) melted butter for each slice of bread.
Crumb crusts	Chop crackers or cookies as described in
	preceding paragraph. Add sugar, spices and
	butter and cut into pieces, as specified by recipe.
	Pulse/chop until combined.
Hard cheese grated	If it’s too hard to cut with a knife, don’t try to
	chop it – it may damage blade. First cut into 3⁄4"
	(2 cm) pieces. Pulse/chop until pea-sized, then
	process continuously. You can chop it as coarse
	or as fine as you want. Simply run machine
	longer for finer chop. Process up to 3 ounces
	(85 g) at one time.
Whipping cream	Processor-whipped cream works well for most
	purposes. It is excellent as a topping for desserts or
	hot drinks. Cream must be at refrigerator tempera-
	ture. You can whip up to 1 cup (250 ml) at a time.
Fresh herbs	Work bowl and metal blade must be clean and
	dry. Remove stems; use leaves only. Dry herbs
	completely. The more herbs you chop at once,
	the finer chop you can get. Chopped herbs keep
	for several days in the refrigerator in airtight
	bags, or can be frozen for months.

the blade and the work bowl. If this happens, remove the cover, lift the blade out carefully and remove the wedged piece. Empty the bowl, reinsert the blade and lock the cover into place. Process smaller amounts of the food at one time.

SLICING AND SHREDDING

1.Assemble clear work bowl on collar and base in the usual way. (See steps 1 and 2 on page 8.)

2.Pick up adapter stem. Hold stem by side that has the octagon shape (eight-sided) and push rounded side down as far as it will go on motor shaft.

3.Place the reversible slicing/shredding disc with the desired cutting edge facing up onto the adapter stem. Always handle slicing/shredding disc by the rim. Never touch sharp cutting blades.

4.Put cover on work bowl, lock it into place by twisting it clockwise and insert food in feed tube.

5.Insert pusher. Turn to Pulse. Use moderate pressure to push down on pusher with one hand, while using your other hand to push the On button, Pulse button, and hold down the High button. Slicing and shredding will only take a few seconds. Release High button. Wait until disc stops spinning before removing cover. When it stops, remove cover before removing work bowl. Never try to remove cover and work bowl together; this could damage work bowl.

6.Remove slicing/shredding disc before removing work bowl. To remove it, grasp flat top section of adapter stem and lift it straight up. Holding work bowl collar, turn work bowl counterclock- wise and lift it straight up to remove it from base.

RECIPE TIPS FOR USING YOUR NEW BLENDER/FOOD PROCESSOR:

Chopping Nuts

Pulse 1⁄2 cup (125 ml) of nuts (shells removed) and chop 4-5 times. Turn blender off; scrape blender jar with spatula. Turn blender on, Pulse and pulse 2-3 times. Turn blender Off. Pulse fewer times for more coarsely chopped results. For best results, process no more than 1 cup (250 ml) at a time.

Bread, Cookie or Cracker Crumbs

For best results, use day-old bread (drier bread works best). Break bread slices into 1⁄2" (1.25 cm) pieces, and process no more than 1 cup (250 ml) of pieces at a time on mix for 5-10 seconds. Crackers and cookies should also be broken into 1⁄2" (1.25 cm) pieces; process 1 cup

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