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Chopping Guide
Food
Amount
Directions
Baby Food
Up to 4 cups
(1000ml)
Add up to 4 cups (1000ml) cooked vegetables and/
or meat in a bowl, along with ¼ cup (60ml) liquid
per cup of solid food, process continuously to
desired fi neness.
Bread Crumbs
Up to 5 slices
Cut either fresh or dry bread slices into 1½–2 inch
(3.75–5cm) pieces. Add to bowl and process to
fi ne crumbs.
Cookie/Cracker
Crumbs
Up to 5 cups
(1250ml)
Use for crumbing Graham Crackers, Chocolate or
Vanilla Wafers. Break larger crackers into 1½
–2 inch
(3.75–5cm) pieces. Add to bowl and process
until fi ne.
Cranberries, minced
3 cups
(750ml)
Pulse to chop to desired fi neness. Can also add
sugar to make Cranberry Relish.
Eggs, chopped
Up to 12
Peel, dry and halve hard-cooked eggs. Add to bowl,
Pulse to chop, checking fi neness after 4–5 pulses.
Garlic, minced
Up to 12
Be sure bowl is dry. Drop clove(s) down Food Chute
while unit is running.
Meat, chopped
(raw or cooked)
Up to 2.5 cups
(600ml)
Cut the meat into 1inch (2.54cm) cubes. Add to
bowl and pulse to chop.
Mushrooms,
chopped
Up to 12 medium
Halve large ones and add to bowl.
Pulse to desired fi neness.
Nuts, chopped
2 cups (300ml)
Add to bowl and pulse to chop.
Onions, chopped
Up to 2 large
Quarter, add to bowl. Pulse 1 or 2 times to coarsely
chop. For green onions, up to 2 cups (500ml) cut
into 1 inch (2.45cm) pieces.
Parmesan or Romano
Cheese, grated
Up to 1½
cups
(375ml)
Allow cheese to reach room temperature. Cut into
1 inch (2.54cm) cubes. Add to bowl and pulse to
coarse chop. Process continuously to fi nely grate.
Parsley, chopped
Up to 2 cups (500ml)
Add to bowl and pulse to chop to desired fi neness,
about 10–15 seconds. Process other herbs in the
same manner (Basil, Cilantro, Mint, etc.)
Pepper, Green, Red,
Yellow, chopped
Up to 1 Pepper
Cut into 1 inch (2.54cm) pieces. Add to bowl and
pulse to chop.
Soups, pureed
or creamed
2 cups (500ml)
Add up to 2 cups hot (less than 176°)
vegetable soup for pureeing or creaming.
Process to desired smoothness.
Squash (Butternut),
Pumpkin or Sweet
Potatoes, pureed
Up to 5 cups (1250ml)
of 1 inch (2.54cm)
cubes
Add ¼ (60ml) cup of cooking liquid per cup of food.
Pulse to fi nely chop then process continuously
to puree.
Strawberries, pureed
2 cups (500ml)
Hull and halve large berries. Add to bowl and pulse
to chop. Process continuously to puree.
Tomatoes, chopped
4 medium
Quarter tomatoes. Add up to 4 and pulse to
desired size.