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Food Processing Tips
To chop nuts or make
nut butters:
Process up to 3 cups (710 ml) of nuts
to desired texture, using short pulses,
1 to 2 seconds each time. For a coarser
texture, process smaller batches, pulsing
1 or 2 times, 1 to 2 seconds each time.
Pulse more often for finer texture. For nut
butters, process continuously until smooth.
Store in refrigerator.
To chop cooked or raw meat, poultry
or seafood:
The food should be very cold. Cut into
1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces. Process up to 1⁄2
pound (227 g) at a time to desired size,
using short pulses, 1 to 2 seconds each
time. Scrape sides of bowl if necessary.
To make bread, cookie,
or cracker crumbs:
Break food into 11⁄2- to 2-inch (3.75 to
5 cm) pieces. Process until fine. For larger
pieces, pulse 2 to 3 times, 1 to 2 seconds
each time. Then process until fine.
To melt chocolate for a recipe:
Combine chocolate and sugar from recipe
in work bowl. Process until finely chopped.
Heat liquid from recipe. With processor
running, pour hot liquid through the feed
tube. Process until smooth.
To grate hard cheeses, such as
Parmesan and Romano:
Never attempt to process cheese that
cannot be pierced with the tip of a sharp
knife. You can use the multipurpose blade
to grate hard cheeses. Cut cheese in
1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces. Place in work
bowl. Process using short pulses until
coarsely chopped. Process continuously
until finely grated. Pieces of cheese can
also be added through the feed tube
while the processor is running.
USING THE REVERSIBLE
SLICING/SHREDDING DISC
To cut julienne or
matchstick strips of
vegetables and fruits:
Use the slicing side of the
disc. Cut food to fit feed tube
horizontally. Position food
horizontally in feed tube.
Process using even pressure
to make plank-like slices.
Restack slices and position
vertically or horizontally in
feed tube. Process using
even pressure.
To slice or shred fruits or vegetables
that are long and relatively small in
diameter, such as celery, carrots, and
bananas:
Cut food to fit feed tube vertically or
horizontally, and pack feed tube securely
to keep food positioned properly. Process
using even pressure.
WARNING
Cut Hazard
Handle blades carefully.
Failure to do so can result in cuts.
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