Oster FPSTFP4250 warranty Chopping Guide, Food, Amount, Directions

Chopping Guide

Food	Amount	Directions
Baby Food	Up to 4 cups	Add up to 4 cups (1000ml) cooked vegetables and/
	(1000ml)	or meat in a bowl, along with ¼ cup (60ml) liquid
		per cup of solid food, process continuously to
		desired fineness.
Bread Crumbs	Up to 5 slices	Cut either fresh or dry bread slices into 1½–2 inch
		(3.75–5cm) pieces. Add to bowl and process to
		fine crumbs.
Cookie/Cracker	Up to 5 cups	Use for crumbing Graham Crackers, Chocolate or
Crumbs	(1250ml)	Vanilla Wafers. Break larger crackers into 1½–2 inch
		(3.75–5cm) pieces. Add to bowl and process
		until fine.
Cranberries, minced	3 cups	Pulse to chop to desired fineness. Can also add
	(750ml)	sugar to make Cranberry Relish.
Eggs, chopped	Up to 12	Peel, dry and halve hard-cooked eggs. Add to bowl,
		Pulse to chop, checking fineness after 4–5 pulses.
Garlic, minced	Up to 12	Be sure bowl is dry. Drop clove(s) down Food Chute
		while unit is running.
Meat, chopped	Up to 2.5 cups	Cut the meat into 1inch (2.54cm) cubes. Add to
(raw or cooked)	(600ml)	bowl and pulse to chop.
Mushrooms,	Up to 12 medium	Halve large ones and add to bowl.
chopped		Pulse to desired fineness.
Nuts, chopped	2 cups (300ml)	Add to bowl and pulse to chop.
Onions, chopped	Up to 2 large	Quarter, add to bowl. Pulse 1 or 2 times to coarsely
		chop. For green onions, up to 2 cups (500ml) cut
		into 1 inch (2.45cm) pieces.
Parmesan or Romano	Up to 1½ cups	Allow cheese to reach room temperature. Cut into
Cheese, grated	(375ml)	1 inch (2.54cm) cubes. Add to bowl and pulse to
		coarse chop. Process continuously to finely grate.
Parsley, chopped	Up to 2 cups (500ml)	Add to bowl and pulse to chop to desired fineness,
		about 10–15 seconds. Process other herbs in the
		same manner (Basil, Cilantro, Mint, etc.)
Pepper, Green, Red,	Up to 1 Pepper	Cut into 1 inch (2.54cm) pieces. Add to bowl and
Yellow, chopped		pulse to chop.
Soups, pureed	2 cups (500ml)	Add up to 2 cups hot (less than 176°)
or creamed		vegetable soup for pureeing or creaming.
		Process to desired smoothness.
Squash (Butternut),	Up to 5 cups (1250ml)	Add ¼ (60ml) cup of cooking liquid per cup of food.
Pumpkin or Sweet	of 1 inch (2.54cm)	Pulse to finely chop then process continuously
Potatoes, pureed	cubes	to puree.
Strawberries, pureed	2 cups (500ml)	Hull and halve large berries. Add to bowl and pulse
		to chop. Process continuously to puree.
Tomatoes, chopped	4 medium	Quarter tomatoes. Add up to 4 and pulse to
		desired size.

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