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A GUIDE TO INGREDIENTS, HINTS AND TIPS
• Cut ingredients into small even pieces about 2cm in size for soft ingredients and
1.5cm for hard ingredients before adding to the bowl. Uneven sized pieces will not
give an even chop. Chop small quantities at a time.
• Always insert the blade before adding food to the bowl, and carefully lift it out before
removing food from the bowl.
• Before chopping breads or nuts, make sure the blade and bowl are completely dry.
• Wash and dry fresh herbs and peel vegetables and garlic before chopping.
• To ensure food is evenly chopped, you may need to scrape down food from the sides
of the bowl with a wooden, plastic or silicone spatula, then continue processing.
Always switch off and unplug the appliance first.
• Take care not to over-process wet ingredients. Use short bursts and check the
consistency at regular intervals.
•
DO NOT
use the Mini Chopper Plus with hot foods or liquids. Allow cooked food to
cool to room temperature before chopping.
• This appliance is not suitable for processing very hard foods e.g. ice cubes, coffee
beans, spices, grinding granulated sugar to caster sugar or frozen food. This may
damage the blade or motor.
Here is a guide to the amounts to add to the bowl when chopping different ingredients.
The amount of time to chop depends on the consistency you would like. You can monitor
this through the bowl.
Food
Recommended
Capacity
(grams)
Time
Preparation
Meat & fish, cooked or raw
200g
15 seconds
Cut into 2cm cubes
Fresh herbs
50g
10 seconds
Wash and dry
Nuts
125g
15 seconds
May be added whole
Cheese
100g
10 seconds
Cut into 1.5cm cubes
Bread for breadcrumbs
75g
10 seconds
Cut into 2cm cubes
Fruit & vegetables
200g
10-15 seconds
Cut into 2cm cubes
Garlic
50g
10-15 seconds
Peel first