Recommended maximum work bowl capacities

FOOD

CAPACITY

CAPACITY

 

12-CUP WORKBOWL

4-CUP WORKBOWL

 

 

 

Sliced or shredded fruit, vegetables or cheese

12 cups

N/A

 

 

 

Chopped fruit, vegetables or cheese

9 cups

3 cups

 

 

 

Puréed fruit, vegetables or cheese

10 cups cooked

3 cups cooked

 

6 cups puréed

1½ cups puréed

 

 

 

Chopped or puréed meat, fish, seafood

2 pounds

½ pound

 

 

 

Thin liquid* (e.g. dressing, soups, etc.)

8 cups

3 cups

 

 

 

Cake batter

One 9-inch cheesecake

N/A

 

Two 8-inch homemade layers

 

 

(1 box 18.5 oz. cake mix)

 

 

 

 

Cookie dough

6 dozen (based on average chocolate

N/A

 

chip cookie recipe)

 

 

 

 

White bread dough

5 cups flour

N/A

 

 

 

Whole wheat bread dough

3 cups flour

N/A

 

 

 

Nuts for nut butter

5 cups

1½ cups

 

 

 

* When processing egg-based liquids, like a custard base for quiche, reduce maximum capacity by 2 cups.

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Cuisinart FP-12MR, FP-12BK, FP-12MP, CH-4DC, DLC-XPN manual Recommended maximum work bowl capacities

FP-12BK, CH-4DC, FP-12MP, DLC-XPN, FP-12 specifications

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