English-10
CHOPPING GUIDE
FOOD
AMOUNT
DIRECTIONS
Baby Food
Up to 4 cups
(1000 ml)
Add up to 4 cups (1000 ml) 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
(3.75–5 cm) pieces. Add to bowl and process to
fine crumbs.
Cookie/Cracker Crumbs
Up to 5 cups (1250 ml) Use for crumbing Graham Crackers, Chocolate or
Vanilla Wafers. Break larger crackers into 11/2–2
inch (3.75–5 cm) pieces. Add to bowl and process
until fine.
Cranberries, minced
3 cups (750 ml)
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
(600 ml)
Cut the meat into 1inch (2.54 cm) 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 (300 ml)
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 (500 ml) cut
into 1 inch (2.45 cm) pieces.
Parmesan or Romano
Cheese, grated
Up to 11/2 cups
(375 ml)
Allow cheese to reach room temperature. Cut into
1-inch (2.54 cm) cubes. Add to bowl and pulse to
coarse chop. Process continuously to finely grate.
Parsley, chopped
Up to 2 cups
(500 ml)
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 (2.54 cm) pieces. Add to bowl and
pulse to chop.
Soups, pureed or
creamed
2 cups (500 ml)
Add up to 2 cups hot (less than 176°F/80°C)
vegetable soup for pureeing or creaming. Process
to desired smoothness.
Squash (Butternut),
Pumpkin or Sweet
Potatoes, pureed
Up to 5 cups (1250
ml) of 1 inch (2.54
cm) cubes
Add ¼ (60 ml) cup of cooking liquid per cup of food.
Pulse to finely chop then process continuously to
puree.
Strawberries, pureed
2 cups (500 ml)
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.
