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mixtures like a batter, the bowl should
be filled no more than
¹∕³
to ½ full. For
thicker mixtures like pureés, fill the work
bowl ¾ full. For chopping, fill the work-
bowl no more than halfway.
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first be cut to fit the feed tube. For best
results, food should fit snugly, but not
so tightly that it prevents the pusher
from moving.
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be placed horizontally in the feed tube.
For shorter shreds or slices, place food
vertically in feed tube.
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placed in the freezer for 20 minutes to
harden slightly before shredding.
Important: Never try to slice soft
cheeses like mozzarella.
For purées
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speed and process continuously until
food is puréed. (NOTE: Cooked white
potatoes are an exception to this proce-
dure. They develop a gluey texture when
processed with the metal blade. If you
wish to use the food processor to make
mashed potatoes, shred the cooked
potatoes using the fine shredding disc.)
Chopping hard cheese
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cheese into ½-inch cubes. Pulse about
5 times to break up, then process on HI
speed until finely chopped.
Important: Never try to process
cheese that is too hard to cut with a
knife. You may damage the blade or
the machine.
Chopping fresh herbs
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and metal chopping blade. Remove
stems from herbs. Add leaves to bowl
and pulse to chop.
Chopping meat
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frozen.
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chop. Process no more than 12 ounces
at one time. Pulse until evenly chopped.
Check the texture often to avoid over-
processing.
Chopping Nuts
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to avoid nuts clumping together in
a nut butter.
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1 cup at a time on HI speed until
smooth, stopping to scrape down the
sides of the bowl as needed.
To make crumbs and crumb crusts
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-
ies into 1-inch pieces and place in work
bowl. Turn to HI speed and process
continuously until pieces reach the
desired texture.
To make bread dough
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dough in a fraction of the time it takes
to do it by hand. You will get perfect re-
sults every time if you follow these tips:
–
Recommended maximum amount
of flour is 2½ cups or 1½ cups of
whole-grain flour. If a bread dough
calls for more than the recom-
mended amounts of flour, mix and
knead it in equal batches.
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the food processor are to process the
dry ingredients in the work bowl and to
very slowly add the liquid through the
feed tube.
–
Do not try to use the machine to
knead dough that is too stiff to
knead comfortably by hand. Doing
so can strain the machine. After
the dough starts to clean the
inside of the work bowl completely
and forms a ball, knead dough for
no more than 60 seconds.
