Cuisinart BFP-703R Instruction and Recipe Booklet - Page 10
General Guidelines for Preparing Foods for Processing with, the Food Processor Chopping Blade - duet
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To purée, follow same procedure as for chopping, but let machine run until food is a smooth purée. New users are often surprised at how fast the processor works. You will quickly get used to its great speed. These are some conditions that affect your results: • Size of pieces you put in bowl - all should be about the same size. • Amount of food you process - don't add too much. • Type of processing you choose - continuous or pulse/chopping. Here are two ways to prevent it from falling out: 1. Before tilting bowl, use spatula to remove food from around blade. Carefully remove blade by the plastic hub. ADDING FOOD WHILE PROCESSING To add liquid while the machine is running, pour it through open feed tube. This is especially useful when making mayonnaise or dressings. A small hole in the pusher allows you to add liquids in a very slow, steady stream - useful when making sauces. When you want to add small pieces of food like cheese, meat or garlic cloves while machine is running, drop them through open feed tube. To prevent spills when adding sugar and other dry ingredients, use a funnel. REMOVING PROCESSED FOOD Before removing processed food, press "Off" button and wait for blade to stop spinning. Then remove cover by turning it counterclockwise. Never try to remove cover and work bowl together; this can damage work bowl. It is important not to let metal blade fall out of work bowl as you empty it. 2. Hold top of blade in place with finger or spatula while pouring out processed food. At this point, you may either lift the work bowl off motor base, or hold the collar at the base and turn the handle of the bowl counterclockwise and lift blade straight up. Your SmartPower Duet® Blender/Food Processor makes many everyday food preparation tasks much easier and faster. Follow these guidelines to get best results when using metal blade with food you prepare most often. NOTE: Occasionally, a piece of food may become wedged between the blade and the work bowl. If this happens, remove the cover, lift the blade out carefully and remove the wedged piece. Empty the bowl, reinsert the blade and lock the cover into place. Process smaller amounts of the food at one time. General Guidelines for Preparing Foods for Processing with the Food Processor Chopping Blade THE FOOD HOW TO PREPARE IT Fruit and vegetables Peel and core if necessary. Remove large hard pits and seeds. Cut into 3/4" pieces and process up to 1 cup at a time. Meat, poultry and fish These should be very cold but not frozen. First, cut into 3/4" pieces. Put up to 1/2 pound in work bowl. If you want to chop or purée more, do it in batches of not more than 1/2 pound each. Pulse/chop or run continuously until desired consistency is reached. Check texture every 2 or 3 seconds to avoid overprocessing. Bread, crackers or cookies Break into 1" pieces and process continuously until texture for crumbs is fine. For seasoned crumbs, chop with herbs. For buttered crumbs, dribble melted butter through feed tube while processing - 1 teaspoon melted butter for each slice of bread. Crumb crusts Chop crackers or cookies as described in preceding paragraph. Add sugar, spices and butter and cut into pieces, as specified by recipe. Pulse/chop until combined. Hard cheese "grated" If it's too hard to cut with a knife, don't try to chop it - it may damage blade. First cut into 3/4" pieces. Pulse/chop until pea-sized, then process continuously. You can chop it as coarse or as fine as you want. Simply run machine longer for finer chop. Process up to 3 ounces at one time. Whipping cream Processor-whipped cream works well for most purposes. It is excellent as a topping for desserts or hot drinks. Cream must be at refrigerator temperature. You can whip up to 1 cup at a time. Parsley and other fresh herbs Work bowl and metal blade must be clean and dry. Remove stems; use leaves only. Dry herbs completely. The more herbs you chop at once, the finer chop you can get. Chopped herbs keep for several days in the refrigerator in airtight bags, or can be frozen for months. 8