Cuisinart FPC-100 User Manual - Page 21

FOOD PROCESSOR USER GUIDE Food Soft Cheeses (ricotta, cream cheese, cottage cheese, etc.) Firm Cheeses (Cheddar, Swiss, Edam, Gouda, etc.) Hard Cheeses (Parmesan, Romano, etc.) Baby Food Butter Crumbs (Bread, Cookie, Cracker, Chip) Fresh Herbs Tool Speed Metal Chopping Blade Low to gently mix or High to whip Slicing or Shredding Disc High Metal Chopping Blade Pulse Slicing or Shredding and High Disc Metal Chopping Blade Pulse and High Metal Chopping Blade High Slicing or Shredding Disc Metal Chopping Blade Pulse and High Metal Chopping Blade Pulse Directions Have cheese at room temperature. When applicable, cut into 1-inch pieces. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Perfect for making cheesecakes, dips, pasta fillings and more. Cheese should be well chilled before slicing or shredding. Cut to fit Feed Tube. Use light to medium pressure when slicing or shredding. If using the metal chopping blade, cut into ½-inch pieces. Pulse to break up and then process until finely grated. This will produce a nice grated cheese. If slicing or shredding, cut to fit Feed Tube. Use light to medium pressure when slicing or shredding. As for all fruit and vegetable purées, cut ingredients into 1/2- to 1-inch pieces. Steam ingredients until completely soft. Pulse to chop, then process until completely smooth (add steaming liquid through the Feed Tube when processing if necessary). Keeps frozen in ice cube trays for individual 1-ounce portions. For creaming : Have butter at room temperature. Cut into 1-inch pieces. Process, scraping bowl as necessary. For compound (flavored) butters, process flavoring ingredients, such as herbs, zest, vegetables, etc., before adding butter. For shredding or slicing: Freeze briefly. Use light to medium pressure to shred or slice. Shredded butter is great for preparing certain pastry doughs. Sliced butter is great for serving alongside corn on the cob or freshly made rolls. Break into pieces. Pulse to break up, and then process until desired consistency. This will make perfect bread/cracker/ chip crumbs for coating meats and fish. Processed cookies make delicious pie and cake crusts. Wash and dry herbs thoroughly. Pulse to roughly chop. Continue pulsing until desired consistency is achieved. Ground Meat "Ice Cream" Milk Shakes/ Smoothies Nuts Superfine Sugar Metal Chopping Blade Pulse Metal Chopping Blade Pulse and High Metal Chopping Blade Low Metal Chopping Blade Pulse and High Metal Chopping Blade High Cut meat into 1-inch pieces. Pulse to chop, about 25 long pulses, or until desired consistency is achieved. If a purée is desired, continue to process. Never chop/purée more than 2 pounds at one time. Make sure to never process meat containing bones. Put frozen fruit cut into 1-inch pieces into the Work Bowl, with liquid (juice or milk), any desired sweetners, such as sugar, honey, simple syrup and other flavors. Pulse to break up. Process until smooth. For milk shakes, first add ice cream. While unit is running, add milk through the Feed Tube until desired consistency is achieved. For smoothies, add fruit first, then add the liquid through the Feed Tube while unit is running. Pulse to chop to desired consistency. To make a nut butter, pulse to break up, and then process until smooth, stopping to scrape down as needed. Process granulated sugar for about 1 minute until finely ground. Excellent for using in meringues and other baked goods. PREPPING 21