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food you can slice or
shred with Pro Plus™ is
limited only by size of
receptacle under chute.
You can replace full
receptacle with empty
one and continue slicing
or shredding.
Wait until slicing or shred-
ding disc stops spinning
before you remove cover.
When it stops, remove
cover before trying to
remove work bowl. Never
try to remove cover and
work bowl together; this
could damage work bowl.
To remove slicing or
shredding disc, grasp flat
top of adapter stem and
pull straight up. You must
remove discs before
removing work bowl.
Food Prep Guide
Your Cuisinart
®
Pro Plus
™
makes many everyday food preparation tasks much easier and faster.
Use these guidelines to get the best food results. For larger amounts (more than 3 cups
processed) when slicing and shredding, use the chute attachment.
Food
Blade
Preparation/Method
Results/Notes
Bread
Metal blade
Break or cut into 1-inch or
Crumbs for fillings/ toppings/crusts. For
smaller pieces. Pulse to
buttered bread crumbs, butter bread first
chop, then process until
or add melted or softened butter through
crumbs are desired texture
feed tube while processing. For Herbed
bread crumbs, chop herbs first.
Butter or
Metal blade
Chop garlic, herbs or zest
Smooth creamy flavored butter or
Cream
first. Cut butter/cheese into
cheese spreads.
Cheese,
tablespoon size pieces.
Flavored
Process until smooth,
Cheese Dips
add liquids last if using.
& Spreads
Cheeses,
Metal Blade
Remove hard rind, cut into
“Grated” hard cheese, texture from
Hard –
3/4-inch or smaller cubes. With
coarse to fine. Process longer for
Asiago,
machine running drop through
finer texture.
Locatelli,
feed tube and process “grated”
Parmesan,
to desired texture.
Hard cheese should not be
Romano
shredded – use chopping
Slicing Disc
Have cheese at room temperature technique for results similar to
Remove hard rind. Stand pieces
grated/shredded cheeses.
in feed tube – use light pressure
to slice.
Cheeses,
Shredding Disc
Chill cheeses. Cut to fit feed
Shredded or sliced cheeses suitable for
Medium-Hard
Slicing Disc
tube. Stand cheese in feed
salads, pizzas, tacos, casseroles, etc.
Such as
tube, use light pressure to slice
Cheddar,
or shred.
Swiss, etc.
Cheeses, Soft Shredding Disc Chill (best results, freeze 20 –
Do not slice soft cheeses. Shredded
Such as
30 minutes) cheese; cut to fit
cheeses suitable for salads, pizzas,
Mozzarella
Shredding Disc feed tube. Stand cheese in
tacos, casseroles, etc.
feed tube, use light pressure
to shred.
Citrus Peel
Metal Blade
Remove zest from fresh, washed
Chopped citrus zest. For best chop, add
& dried citrus using vegetable
sugar or salt from recipe when processing.
peeler leaving bitter white pith
on fruit. Cut in 1-inch pieces.
Pulse to chop then process until
zest is desired texture.
Food
Blade
Preparation/Method
Results/Notes
Cooked Fruits
Metal Blade
Steam, poach or boil fruits or
Smooth purées suitable for side dishes or
& Vegetables
vegetables cut in 1-inch or
baby food. Always consult with your
for Purées or
smaller pieces until tender.
pediatrician/family physician concerning
Baby Foods
Process up to 1-1/2 cups at a
the best foods for your baby and when to
time, adding cooking liquid
introduce new foods to his/her diet. Prepare
(water, stock, broth or milk) as
in single serving amounts or in amounts up
needed for desired texture.
to 1-1/2 cups, which may be refrigerated or
Season as needed.
frozen for later use. Cooked potatoes
should not be processed using metal blade
– the result will be a “gluey” texture.
Cooked potatoes may be shredded using
the shredding disc (see Potatoes).
Cookies
Metal Blade
Cut or break into 1-inch or
May be used as crumb toppings or for
(Hard/Crisp)
smaller pieces. Pulse to chop
crumb crusts. Add softened or melted
or Crackers
then process until crumbs
butter, sugar, spices as needed.
reach desired texture.
Cream –
Metal Blade
Process up to 1 cup chilled
Excellent, quick topping for desserts or hot
Heavy,
cream until it reached desired
beverages. For sweetened cream, add
Whipping
thickness.
sugar after about 30 seconds. Volume will
not be as great as with a mixer/whisk.
Fruits, Raw
Metal Blade
Peel, core, remove pits and
Use fresh fruit purées as an addition to
seeds. Cut into 3/4-inch pieces.
savory sauces or as dessert sauces.
Pulse to chop, then process to
Strain seeds from sauce if needed.
desired texture. For fruit or
berry purées, process until
smooth, adding sugar as needed.
Shredding Disc
Cut washed and dried fruits to
For larger amounts, use chute
Slicing Disc
fit feed tube. Arrange in feed tube
attachment.
cut side down, solidly to prevent
tilting/slipping. Use moderate
pressure to shred or slice.
Herbs
Metal Blade
Pulse to chop, then process
Use clean, dry herbs. Remove leaves from
continuously to reach desired
stems before chopping.
texture. Work bowl and blade
must be clean and dry.
Mayonnaise
Metal Blade
Follow favorite 1-egg recipe,
Raw egg mayonnaise not recommended.
adding oil through drip hole
Use pasteurized liquid egg products or
in pusher.
substitutes. Follow proper food safety
procedures.
Meat, Poultry – Metal Blade
Cut into 3/4-inch cubes, chill.
Do not overprocess unless purée is
Uncooked
Process up to 8 ounces at one
desired. Can be used for burgers, chilies,
time. Use pulse to chop to
meatloaf, patés, terrines, etc.
desired texture.
Slicing Disc
Trim visible fat from meat. Remove
Processor sliced meats are perfect for stir-fry
and discard skin from poultry.
dishes.
Cut meat to fit feed tube. Wrap in
plastic wrap and freeze on a
baking sheet until firm but not
frozen solid. Use firm pressure
to slice.
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