Hamilton Beach 70575H Use & Care - Page 11

840174102 ENv01.qxd:Layout 1 8/26/10 8:18 AM Page 11 Tips and Techniques • 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 for 2 minutes continuously, let the processor rest about 4 minutes before continuing. • Do not puree or mash starchy vegetables like potatoes as they are easily over-processed and will become gummy. • To slice or shred cheese, select firm cheese like Cheddar, Monterey Jack, or Swiss. For best results, process cheese that is well chilled. • The Reversible Slicing/ Shredding Disc has a slicing blade on one side and shredding teeth on the other and can only be used with the large bowl. The name engraved on the blade, facing up, is the function selected. 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. Processing Charts Disc attachments are reversible and labeled. This label should face up for the desired function. When using disc attachments, do not process past the MAX LEVEL on the Bowl. ATTACHMENT FOODS SPEED Chopping/Mixing Blade Vegetables, Fruit, Meat, Pulse or (chop, mince, mix, puree) Nuts, Hard Cheeses Speeds such as Parmesan (chilled) 1-3 Slicing Disc (slicing side facing UP) Vegetables, Fruit Firm Cheeses (chilled) 1-2 1 only Shredding Disc Vegetables (shredding side facing UP) Cheese (chilled) 1-2 1 only For best results do not exceed the following amounts when chopping, mincing, or pureeing with the Chopping/Mixing Blade. FOOD MAXIMUM AMOUNT MAXIMUM AMOUNT LARGE BOWL SMALL BOWL Fruits and Vegetables Meats 3 to 4 cups (.75 L to 1 L) (cut in 1" [2.5 cm] cubes) 2 lbs. (900 g) (cut in 1" [2.5 cm] cubes) 1.5 to 2 cups (.38 L to .5 L) (cut in 1" [2.5 cm] cubes) 1 lbs. (450 g) (cut in 1" [2.5 cm] cubes) Parmesan or Romano Crackers 15 ounces (425 g) (cut in 1" [2.5 cm] cubes) 14 cups (3.5 L) (can fill bowl and lid up into chute) 8 ounces (225 g) (cut in 1" [2.5 cm] cubes) 7 cups (1.75 L) (can fill bowl and lid up into chute) Nuts 4 cups (1 L) 2 cups (.5 L) 11