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FOOD PROCESSOR MAX CAPACITY
Food
Capacity
Sliced/shredded fruit, vegetables or cheese
18 cups (4.25 L)
Diced fruit and vegetables
10 cups (2.36 L)
Chopped fruit or vegetables
8 cups (1.89 L)
Chopped hard cheese (e.g., Parmesan)
6 cups (1.4 L)
Puréed fruit or vegetables
8 cups (1.89 L) cooked, 6 cups (1.4 L) puréed
Chopped or puréed meat, fish or seafood
2 pounds (907 g)
Thin liquid
10 cups (2.36 L)
Cake batter
9-inch (23 cm) cheesecake batter,
2-box cake mix
Cookie dough
5 dozen (based on average chocolate chip
cookie recipe)
White bread/pizza dough
4 cups ([1 L] all-purpose or bread flour)
Nuts for nut butter
6 cups (1.5 L)
Egg whites
10 egg whites
Heavy cream for whipping
2 cups (500 ml)
FOOD PROCESSOR USER GUIDE
Food
Tool
Speed
Directions
Soft Cheeses
(ricotta, cream
cheese, cottage
cheese, etc.)
Metal Chopping Blade Low to
gently
mix or
High to
whip
Have cheese at room temperature. When applicable, cut
into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces. Process until smooth, stopping
to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Perfect
for making cheesecakes, dips, pasta fillings and more.
Firm Cheeses
(Cheddar, Swiss,
Edam, Gouda,
etc.)
Slicing or Shredding
Disc
High
Cheese should be well chilled before slicing or shredding.
Cut to fit Feed Tube. Use light to medium pressure when
slicing or shredding.
Hard Cheeses
(Parmesan,
Romano, etc.)
Metal Chopping Blade
Slicing or Shredding
Disc
Pulse
and High
If using the metal chopping blade, cut into ½-inch (1.25 cm)
pieces. Pulse to break up and then process until finely
grated. This will produce a nice grated cheese. If slicing
or shredding, cut to fit Feed Tube. Use light to medium
pressure when slicing or shredding.
Baby Food
Metal Chopping Blade Pulse
and High
As for all fruit and vegetable purées, cut ingredients into
½- to 1-inch (1.25 to 2.5 cm) pieces. Steam ingredients
until completely soft. Pulse to chop, then process until
completely smooth (add steaming liquid through the Feed
Tube when processing if necessary). Keeps frozen in ice
cube trays for individual 1-ounce (28 g) portions.
Butter
Metal Chopping Blade
Slicing or Shredding
Disc
High
For creaming : Have butter at room temperature. Cut into
1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces. Process, scraping bowl as
necessary. For compound (flavoured) butters, process
flavouring ingredients, such as herbs, zest, vegetables,
etc., before adding butter. For shredding or slicing:
Freeze briefly. Use light to medium pressure to shred or
slice. Shredded butter is great for preparing certain pastry
doughs. Sliced butter is great for serving alongside corn
on the cob or freshly made rolls.
PREPPING
