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Food Processing Tips
15
USING THE
MULTIPURPOSE BLADE
To chop fresh fruits or
vegetables: Peel, core, and/or
remove seeds. Cut food in 1 to 1
1
⁄2-
inch pieces. Process food to desired
size, using short pulses, 1 to 2
seconds each time. Scrape sides of
bowl, if necessary.
To puree cooked fruits and
vegetables (except potatoes):
Add
1
⁄4 cup liquid from recipe per cup
of food. Process food, using short
pulses, until finely chopped. Then
process continuously until reaching
desired texture. Scrape sides of bowl,
if necessary.
To prepare mashed potatoes:
Shred hot cooked potatoes, using the
shredding disc. Exchange shredding
disc for multipurpose blade. Add
softened butter, milk, and seasonings.
Pulse 3 to 4 times, 2 to 3 seconds
each time, until smooth and milk is
absorbed. Do not overprocess.
To chop dried (or sticky) fruits:
The food should be cold. Add
1
⁄4 cup
flour from recipe per
1
⁄
2 cup dried
fruit. Process fruit, using short pulses,
until reaching desired texture.
To finely chop citrus peel: With
sharp knife, peel colored portion
(without white membrane) from
citrus. Cut peel in small strips.
Combine peel with at least
1
⁄2 cup
granulated sugar from recipe.
Process until finely chopped.
To mince garlic or to chop
fresh herbs or small quantities
of vegetables: With processor
running, add food through feed tube.
Process until chopped. For best
results, make sure work bowl is very
dry before chopping garlic or fresh
herbs.
To chop nuts or make nut
butters: Process up to 3 cups of nuts
to desired texture, using short pulses,
1 to 2 seconds each time. For a
coarser texture, process smaller
batches, pulsing 1 or 2 times, 1 to 2
seconds each time. Pulse more often
for finer texture. For nut butters,
process continuously until smooth.
Store in refrigerator.
To chop cooked or raw meat,
poultry or seafood: The food
should be very cold. Cut in 1-inch
pieces. Process up to 1 pound at a
time to desired size, using short
pulses, 1 to 2 seconds each time.
Scrape sides of bowl, if necessary.
To make bread, cookie or cracker
crumbs: Break food into 1
1
⁄2 to 2-
inch pieces. Process until fine. For
larger pieces, pulse 2 to 3 times, 1 to
2 seconds each time. Then process
until fine.
To melt chocolate: Combine
chocolate and sugar from recipe in
work bowl. Process until finely
chopped. Heat liquid from recipe.
With processor running, pour hot
liquid through feed tube. Process
until smooth.