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• Always pack food in the feed tube evenly for
slicing and shredding. The food will dictate the
amount of pressure: Use light pressure for soft
foods, medium pressure for medium foods and
firm pressure for harder foods. Always process
with even pressure.
• For round fruits or vegetables, slice a thick
piece off base so it sits upright in feed tube.
Slice to fit tube if necessary.
• For small ingredients like mushrooms, radishes
or strawberries: Trim the ends so the food sits
upright in the feed tube.
• When slicing or shredding cheese, be sure that
it is well chilled.
• To shred leafy vegetables like lettuce or
spinach: Roll leaves together and stand them
up in feed tube. Process with even pressure.
NOTE: Always use the pusher when slicing
or shredding. Never put your fingers in the
feed tube while unit is running.
Large Bowl
& Accessories
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 soften-
ing butter, making breadcrumbs, making baby food, etc. Here is a guide that will help you in preparing just
about anything!
TIP: To avoid overflow of food, please note recommended max capacity (chart on page 2) for each
type of food. All capacities are not equal.
USER GUIDE
FOOD
TOOL
SPEED
DIRECTIONS
Soft Cheeses
(ricotta, cream
cheese, cottage
cheese, etc.)
Chopping/Mixing Blade
Low to
gently mix
or High to
whip
Have cheese at room temperature. When applicable, cut into
1-inch 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 Blade
Slicing or Shredding
Disc
Pulse
and High
If using the chopping blade, cut into ½-inch 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/shredding.
Baby Food
Chopping/Mixing Blade
Pulse
and High
As for all fruit and vegetable purées, cut ingredients into
½- to 1-inch 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
portions.
