Hamilton Beach 58165 Use and Care Manual - Page 17

Tips and Techniques Food Processing Charts • For a more uniform consistency, start with pieces of food that are similar in size. Cut food into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces before processing with chopping/ mixing blade. • This food processor is excellent to chop, mix, slice, or shred most foods. However, to maintain peak performance, do not use your food processor for the following: grinding grain, coffee beans, or spices; slicing frozen meats; kneading dough; or crushing ice. • When chopping foods, pulsing on and off will produce the best results. • Operating time will depend on quantity of food being processed. Most foods can be sliced, chopped, or shredded in seconds. If unit is operated continuously for an extended period of time, let the processor rest about 4 minutes before continuing. • Do not puree or mash starchy vegetables like potatoes as they are easily overprocessed and will become gummy. • To slice or shred cheese, use only firm cheese like cheddar, Monterey Jack, or Swiss that has been chilled for at least 30 minutes. • The reversible slicing/shredding disc has a slicing blade on one side and shredding teeth on the other side. The name engraved on the blade, facing up, is the function selected. For slicing, the word "SLICE" should face up; for shredding, the word "SHRED" should face up. Place on motor shaft with desired cutting edge facing up. • To julienne vegetables, slice, remove from bowl, and restack the vegetables. Pack into food chute with slices vertical. Slice again to make matchstick-cut vegetables. Disc attachment is reversible and labeled. The label should face up for the desired function. When using disc attachment, do not process past the MAX LEVEL on the bowl. ATTACHMENT FOODS Chopping/Mixing Blade Chop: Nuts, meat, garlic, onions, peppers, celery, herbs, bread (for crumbs), crackers Mince/Puree: Vegetables, fruit Mix: Salad dressings Puree: Soups, sauces Grate: Cheese, such as Parmesan (chilled) Slicing Disc Cucumbers, apples, mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, pepperoni, peppers, radishes, firm cheeses (chilled) Shredding Disc Cabbage, potatoes, carrots, cheese (chilled) For best results, do not exceed the following amounts when chopping, mincing, or pureeing with the chopping/mixing blade. 17