Sunbeam LC7900 Food Processor User Manual


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Chopping
Forthebest,mostconsistentresults,you
shouldtrytoprocesspiecesoffoodthatare
approximatelyequalinsize.Whenyoubreak,
cutortearfoodintouniformpiecesbefore
youbeginprocessing,thefinishedresultswill
bemoreuniform.
Moreconsistentprocessingresultsare
achievedifthecontainerisnotoverloaded.
Mincing
Pre-cutmeatintocubesapproximately2cm
square.
Vegetables
Whenprocessingvegetablessuchasonions,
peelandquarterorcutlargevegetablesinto
eighths.
Mixing
Thequantitiesthatcanbeprocessedwithin
theProcessingbowlwillvarywiththedensity
ofthemixture.
For best results with cheese
SoftercheesessuchasCheddarorSwiss
shouldbewellchilledbeforeprocessing.
Forbestresultswithhardercheesessuchas
ParmesanorRomano,usetheshavingdisc,
withthecheeseatroomtemperature.
Note: Whengratingparmesancheesedonot
applyalotofpressuretothefoodpusher.
Soups
Whenpreparingsoups,alwaysallow
ingredientstocooltoroomtemperature,
beforeprocessing.
Adding Ingredients
Whenvariousrecipesrequiredryingredients
suchasflour,addthemdirectlyintothe
processingbowlbeforeprocessing.There
isnoneedtosiftingredientswhenusing
yourfoodprocessor.Liquidingredientsmay
beaddedwhiletheprocessorisoperating
bypouringthroughthefeedtubeinthe
processorcover.
Note: Whenprocessingsaucesorsemi-liquid
ingredients,stopthefoodprocessorand
scrapedownthecontainersides.
Using the Feed Tube
Themostimportantfactorforsuccessful
slicingandshreddingisthewayinwhichthe
foodispackedintothefeedtube.
When slicing, shredding, shaving or grating
Cutallingredientstoasizethatfits
comfortablyintothefeedtube.Packthe
feedtubeand,whileholdingfoodsteady
anduprightwiththefoodpusher,press
downevenlyuntilallingredientsaresliced
orshredded.Themorefirmlyyoupush,
thethickertheslicesorshreds.Donotuse
excessiveforceoryoumaydamagethefood
processor.
Note: Neverusefingerstopushfooddown
thefeedtube.Alwaysusethefoodpusher.
For best results when slicing
Thefeedtubeshouldalwaysbepackedfirmly
toalloweachpieceoffoodtosupportthe
others.Therewillalwaysbeasmallportion
offoodleftunprocessedbetweenthefood
pusherandtheblade.
Handy hints for Processing
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