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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 fineness.
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
fine 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 fine.
Cranberries, minced
3 cups
(750ml)
Pulse to chop to desired fineness. 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 fineness 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 fineness.
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 finely grate.
Parsley, chopped
Up to 2 cups (500ml)
Add to bowl and pulse to chop to desired fineness,
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 finely 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.
Shredding Guide
Food
Directions
Cabbage
Use Shredding Disc for very fine cabbage or slaw. Cut into pieces to fit
Chute. Shred using light pressure. Empty bowl as cabbage reaches Disc.
Carrots
Position in Chute and shred.
Cheese, cheddar
Cheese must be well chilled. Cut to fit Chute, use light pressure.
Cheese, Mozzarella
Cut to fit Chute. Cheese must be chilled in freezer for 30 minutes prior to
shredding. Use light pressure.
Potatoes
Cut to fit Chute.
Zucchini
Slice off ends, cut to fit Chute, either lengthwise or horizontally.
Slicing Guide
Food
Directions
Apple
Halve and stack horizontally in Chute. Use firm pressure.
Cabbage/Lettuce
Halve head, cut to fit Chute
Carrots
Cut to fit Chute.
Celery
Remove string, pack Chute for best results.
Cucumber
Cut to fit Chute if necessary.
Mushrooms
Stack Chute with mushrooms on their sides for lengthwise slices.
Onions
Halve and fill Chute, positioning onions upright for coarsely
chopped results.
Peaches/Pears
Halve and core. Position upright in Chute and slice using light pressure.
Peppers, Green, Yellow,
Red, etc.
Halve and seed. Fit pepper up bottom of Chute squeezing slightly to fit
if necessary. Cut large ones into quarters or strips, depending on desired
results. Slice using moderate pressure.
Pepperoni
Cut into 3 inch (8cm) lengths. Remove inedible casing.
Potatoes
Peel if desired, cut large potatoes in halves, position in Chute.
Strawberries
Hull. Arrange berries on their sides for lengthwise slices.
Tomatoes
Use small tomatoes for whole slices, halve if necessary. Use gentle but
firm pressure.
Turnips
Peel, cut turnips to fit Chute.
Zucchini
Slice off ends. Use small squash for whole slices; halve larger ones
to fit Chute.
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