Cuisinart DFP-3 DFP-3 Manual - Page 10

shred with Handy Prep™ 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 shredding 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® Handy Prep™ 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 Bread Blade Metal blade Preparation/Method Break or cut into 1-inch or smaller pieces. Pulse to chop, then process until crumbs are desired texture Results/Notes Crumbs for fillings/ toppings/crusts. For buttered bread crumbs, butter bread first or add melted or softened butter through feed tube while processing. For herbed bread crumbs, chop herbs first. Butter or Cream Cheese, Flavored Cheese Dips & Spreads Metal blade Chop garlic, herbs or zest first. Cut butter/cheese into tablespoon size pieces. Process until smooth; add liquids last if using. Smooth creamy flavored butter or cheese spreads. Cheeses, Hard - Asiago, Locatelli, Parmesan, Romano Metal Blade Slicing Disc Remove hard rind, cut into "Grated" hard cheese, texture from 3/4-inch or smaller cubes. With coarse to fine. Process longer for machine running, drop through finer texture. feed tube and process "grated" to desired texture. Hard cheese should not be shredded - use chopping 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, Medium-Hard Such as Cheddar, Swiss, etc. Shredding Disc Slicing Disc Chill cheeses. Cut to fit feed tube. Stand cheese in feed tube; use light pressure to slice or shred. Shredded or sliced cheeses suitable for salads, pizzas, tacos, casseroles, etc. Cheeses, Soft Such as Mozzarella Shredding Disc Chill (best results, freeze 20 - 30 minutes) cheese; cut to fit feed tube. Stand cheese in feed tube; use light pressure to shred. Do not slice soft cheeses. Shredded cheeses are suitable for salads, pizzas, tacos, casseroles, etc. Citrus Peel Metal Blade Remove zest from fresh, washed & dried citrus using vegetable peeler, leaving bitter white pith on fruit. Cut in 1-inch pieces. Pulse to chop, then process until zest is desired texture. Chopped citrus zest. For best chop, add sugar or salt from recipe when processing. 9