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Anchovies | Chop. Pulse to desired consistency. | Drain first. Cut in half. |
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Bacon | Chop. Pulse to desired consistency. | Cook crispy; drain well. Break into |
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Baking chocolate/ | Chop. Pulse on chop to break up, then process | Process no more than 11⁄2 ounces at a time. For best results, |
chocolate chunks/chips | continuously until desired chop size is achieved. | chill chocolate for |
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Bread for crumbs | Chop. Pulse to break up, then process | Use |
| continuously until desired crumb size is reached. | moist crumbs. Cut or break into pieces no larger than 1 inch. |
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| For buttered crumbs, add 1 teaspoon of butter per slice after |
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| crumbs have started to form, and process to combine and coat. |
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Butter | Chop continuously. | Cut in |
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| 3⁄4 cup at a time. Add to freshly chopped citrus zest, garlic, |
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| herbs or shallots to create compound butters. |
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Celery | Chop. Pulse to desired size. | Cut in |
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Cheese – hard | Chop. Pulse on chop 10 times, then process | Remove and discard rind or reserve for another use. Cut into |
(Parmesan, Asiago, | continuously on chop until desired consistency. | |
Romano, etc.) |
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Cheese – soft | Chop. Pulse to break up, then process | Chill cheese first. |
| continuously to “cream.” |
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Cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, | Grind. Pulse to break up, about 5 times, then | Hard spices may cause scratches on the work bowl and lid.* |
other hard spices | process continuously until finely chopped. |
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Citrus zest | Chop. Pulse to break up, then process | Use vegetable peeler to remove zest (color only) from citrus; |
| continuously until finely chopped. | scrape off any white with sharp knife. Cut strips in half. |
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| Adding a small amount of sugar or salt will help achieve a |
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| finer texture. |
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Cookies, graham crackers | Chop. Pulse 5 times to break up, then process | Hard cookies only. Break up into |
for crumbs, hard Amaretti | continuously until finely chopped. | For buttered crumbs, add 1 teaspoon of butter per graham |
or macaroons |
| cracker sheet or for every 3 cookies. |
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Fruits, cooked; fresh or | Chop. Pulse to break up, then process | Cooked fruits may be processed to make baby foods or purées; |
frozen thawed berries | continuously until desired consistency. | liquid may be added for consistency. To process fresh or |
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| frozen thawed berries for sauce, pulse to chop, then process |
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| until puréed (sugar may be added to taste). |
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Garlic | Chop. Pulse to chop roughly, then process | Peel garlic cloves first. Scrape work bowl sides and bottom |
| continuously for fine chop. | as needed. |
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