7
Functions
Using the Chopping/Mixing/Dough Blade
Chopping
• For raw ingredients: Peel, core and/or remove seeds
and pits. Food should be cut into even, ½- to 1-inch
pieces. Foods cut into same size pieces produce the
most even results.
•
Pulse food in 1-second increments to shop. For the
finest chop press High or Low to run the machine
continuously.
Watch ingredients closely to achieve desired
consistency and scrape the work bowl as necessary.
Low speed
is recommended for making doughs and batters.
High speed is recommended for most other
chopping, processing and slicing/shredding tasks.
Puréeing
• To purée fresh fruits or cooked fruits/vegetables:
Ingredients should be cut into 1-inch pieces; a smooth
purée is best achieved when all the pieces are equal in
size. Pulse to initially chop and then process High or Low
until food is puréed; scrape the work bowl as necessary.
Do not use this method to purée cooked white potatoes
as the mixture can become too gummy to process.
• To purée solids for a soup or sauce: Strain the solids
from the liquid and process the solids alone. Add
cooking liquid and process as needed.
Using the Reversible Shredding/Slicing
Discs
• The slicing disc makes whole slices. It slices fruits and
vegetables, cooked meat and semifrozen raw meat.
The shredding disc shreds most firm and hard
cheeses. It may also shred vegetables like potatoes,
carrots and zucchini.
• 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: Remove a thick slice on
the bottom of the food so that it sits upright in the feed
tude. If food does not fit in the feed tube, cut half or a
quarter to fit. Process with even pressure.
• 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 the
cheese 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 hands in the feed tube while unit is running.
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