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BASIC FOOD PROCESSING TECHNIQUES
WARNING
When slicing and shredding, always
use the food pusher to guide food down
the feed chute. Never put your fi ngers
or spatula into the feed chute. Always
wait for the disc to stop spinning
before removing the lid.
Leafy vegetables
For cabbage, wash and shake off excess
water. Cut into wedges to fi t feed chute.
For lettuce, separate leaves, wash and dry
thoroughly, then roll up and pack vertically
into feed chute. Slice or shred.
NOTE
Slicing or shredding is not
recommended for spinach. To process
spinach, wash and dry thoroughly, tear
into pieces and use mini chopping
blade or S Blade
™
.
Lettuce in chute
Sliced lettuce
Cheese
Caution should always be taken when
processing cheese in a food processor.
For soft cheese such as Mozzarella and
Bocconcini, partially freeze, until fi rm
otherwise it will jam in the disc. For hard
cheese such as Parmesan, check fi rst that it
is not too hard otherwise it will damage the
disc - the cheese should slice easily with a
sharp knife.
For round cheese such as Mozzarella and
Bocconcini, slice one end and pack into the
feed chute so the fl at end is facing the disc.
For wedge-shaped cheese, pack 2 pieces
side by side into chute to form a rectangular
shape (one piece with tip facing down, other
piece with tip facing up). Slice or shred.
Deli meats
Cut the meat to fi t the length of the feed
chute (no more than 5
½
inches (14cm)).
Pack into the feed chute with the cut side
facing disc.
Salami in chute
Sliced salami
Raw meat
Partially freeze trimmed meat that has
been cut to fi t the feed chute until fi rm.
Recommended cuts: pork and lamb fi llet,
thickly cut boneless sirloin. Pack into the
feed chute vertically. Slice.
Chocolate
Break block of chocolate into pieces.
Chill until fi rm. Pack into the small feed
chute. Shred.
JULIENNE DISC
BASIC FOOD PROCESSING TECHNIQUES
Slicing and shredding
1.
Place the desired cutting disc onto the
disc spindle in the processing bowl.
2.
Prepare food as directed in the following
food categories or recipes.
3.
Pack food into the feed chute as directed
in the following food categories. For
smaller size food leave the large pusher
in place and use the small pusher
instead. The food should fi t snugly so it
is supported upright in the feed chute,
but not so tight that it prevents the food
from easily moving down the feed chute
when guided by the food pusher.
4.
Process using the START/PAUSE button
while at same time, gently guiding the
food down the feed chute using the food
pusher. Never force the food down as this
will damage the discs. Apply light pressure
for soft foods such as tomatoes and
bananas; medium pressure for fi rmer foods
such as potatoes and apples; and fi rm
pressure for hard foods such as Parmesan
cheese and deli meats such as salami.
5.
Repeat this process until all food has
been sliced, shredded or grated.
Round fruit and vegetables
Prepare fruit or vegetables by washing or
peeling, and coring or seeding (if necessary).
For small fruit and vegetables (e.g. kiwi fruit,
roma tomatoes), trim one end so the food
sits fl at in the feed chute.
For large fruit and vegetables (e.g. apples),
cut in half (if required) to fi t in the feed
chute. Pack into the feed chute from left
to right with the adjustable slicing disc at
the slot number required for the desired
thickness.
Tomatoes in chute
Sliced tomatoes
Apples in chute
Sliced apples
Long fruit and vegetables
Prepare fruit or vegetables by washing or
peeling. First cut the food to fi t the length
of the feed chute (no more than 5
½
inches;
(14cm). If food fi ts without the need to cut,
trim one end so that it sits fl at in feed chute
or the food should be able to lie on the side
if you require a long thin slice of vegetable
or fruit.
Pack food vertically or horizontally, into the
feed chute with cut side facing disc.
The small feed chute can be used for long
vegetables such as carrots and zucchini.
Zucchini in chute
Sliced zucchini
