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FOOD
TOOL
SPEED DIRECTIONS
Soft Cheeses
(ricotta, cream
cheese, cottage
cheese, etc.)
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Low or
High
Bring cheese to 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/shredding. Cut to fit feed tube.
Use light to medium pressure when slicing/shredding.
Hard Cheeses
(Parmesan,
Romano, etc.)
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Slicing or
Shredding Disc
Low
If using the chopping blade, cut into ½-inch (1.25 cm) pieces. Pulse to break up
and then process until finely grated. This will produce a nicely grated cheese.
If slicing or shredding, cut to fit feed tube. Use light to medium pressure when
slicing/shredding.
Baby Food
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Pulse
and Low
or 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). To ensure there are no lumps, press mixture
through a fine mesh strainer. Keeps frozen in ice cube trays for individual
1-ounce (28 g) portions.
Butter
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Slicing or
Shredding Disc
High
For creaming
:
Bring butter to room temperature. Cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces.
Process, scraping bowl as necessary. For compound (flavoured) butters, process
flavoring ingredients, such as herbs, zest, vegetables, etc., before adding butter.
For shredding/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.
Crumbs (Bread,
Cookie, Cracker,
Chip)
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
High
Break into pieces. Pulse to break up, and then process until desired consistency.
This will make perfect bread/cracker/chip crumbs for coating meats and fish.
Processed cookies make delicious pie and cake crusts!
Fresh Herbs
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Pulse
Wash and dry herbs VERY well. Pulse to roughly chop.
Continue pulsing until desired consistency is achieved.
Ground Meat
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Pulse
and High
Cut meat into
½
-inch (1.25 cm) pieces. Pulse to chop — about 14 long pulses
or until desired consistency is achieved. If a purée is desired, continue to
process. Never chop/purée more than 1½ pounds (680 g) at one time.
Ice Cream
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
High
Put frozen fruit cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces into the work bowl, with liquid
(juice or milk), any desired sweeteners, such as sugar, honey, simple syrup
and other flavours. Process until smooth.
Milk Shakes/
Smoothies
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Low
For milk shakes, first add ice cream. While unit is running, add milk
through the feed tube until desired consistency is achieved. For smoothies,
add fruit first, then add the liquid through the feed tube while unit is running.
Nuts
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Pulse
and High
Pulse to chop to desired consistency. To make a nut butter, pulse to break up,
and then process until smooth, stopping to scrape down as needed.
Superfine Sugar
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
High
Process granulated sugar for about 1 minute until finely ground.
Excellent for using in meringues and other baked goods.
Whipped Cream
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Low
Process well-chilled cream until cream begins to thicken. Add sugar as desired;
process continuously until cream reaches desired consistency. This cream is
dense and perfect as a whipped topping for cake or ice cream.
USER GUIDE
You can slice, shred and chop a multitude of vegetables and fruits in the Cuisinart
®
Food Processor. What you
may not know is that the food processor is the perfect tool for a number of other tasks, such as softening butter,
making breadcrumbs, making baby food, etc. Here is a guide that will help you in preparing just about anything!
