Waring FP25C Instruction Manual - Page 8

FOOD PREPARATION • Prepare all food items to be processed by washing and peeling as required. Remove pits, stones, and large seeds. • Cut vegetables, meats, cheeses, etc. into sizes that will fit into your choice of small feed tube or large feed tube for processing with accessory discs, or into sizes as required by your processing task. • Preparation for slicing: Produce that is long and cylindrical such as carrots, cucumbers and celery should be cut flat at both ends. This will provide a consistent slice for all food processed. FOOD PUSHER SELECTION S-Blade Usage Pushers are not required when processing in the bottom of the work bowl with the S-Blade. However, the feed tube can be used for adding ingredients while the food processor is running. It is recommended that the food pushers be left in place to prevent splashing and avoid unwanted additions to the work bowl. Small Pusher This pusher with smaller chute is typically used when inserting vegetables vertically for smaller cuts. It should be used when slicing foods such as carrots, celery, pepperoni, etc. when a consistent, flat result is desired. This pusher is also desired when a shorter grate or shred is desired as opposed to a longer shred using the larger feed tube and pusher. The small pusher can be used with the julienne blade for vertical insertions that result in finely chopped products such as onions or celery. Large Pusher This pusher with larger chute is typically used when inserting vegetables horizontally for longer cuts. This pusher is used when a longer grate or shred is desired, such as long shreds or juliennes of peppers or carrots. It is also used when processing large volumes of food or bulky food items such as potatoes or onions. Special Note: The continuous feed bowl and the batch bowl (work bowl) use the same food pushers. They are interchangeable. USE INSTRUCTIONS for S-BLADE (Cutter Blade) in the BATCH BOWL FP25 & FP25C • The S-Blade (Cutter Blade) is designed for chopping, grinding, puréeing, blending, mixing, and kneading of ingredients required in almost all recipes. • Assemble the bowl and blade as instructed in the section titled "Assembly of Batch Bowl Parts," (see page 8). Chopping and Mincing • To chop or mince in the bowl, fill the bowl with food product up to the top of the bowl's inner tube, or up to 3⁄4 full. • To chop or mince most effectively, you must quickly start and stop the blades to control the consistency of the chop by pulsing. Use the Pulse lever to accomplish this as described under pulsing. Continue pulsing until the desired consistency has been reached. • If chopped foods are processed continuously, the food will be processed unevenly, i.e., food on the bottom will be finely chopped and food on the top will be more coarse. Chopping Meat Place up to 2.5 pounds of approximately 2-inch squares of meat in the bowl and pulse the machine with the pulse lever until the desired consistency has been reached. If the machine has trouble starting, reduce the amount of meat in the bowl and start again. Chopping Hard Cheese Place up to 2 pounds of uniform 1-inch cubes of chilled cheese into the bowl and pulse the machine with the pulse lever. For powdered cheese, pulse until the cheese is in small chunks (pea size), then allow the processor to run continuously until you have fine powder. Cheese with high moisture content can ball up if processed too long. Chop Onions, Celery, Cabbage, etc. Cut onions in quarters, and other vegetables into 2- or 3-inch cubes. Place the cubed food into the work bowl up to the top of the bowl's inner tube, and pulse until you reach the desired consistency. Note: If you let the blade run too long, the ingredients on the bottom will become puréed or give you uneven results. Purée or Mix To purée tomatoes, vegetables and fruits, make sauces, or mix and blend ingredients, place the ingredients into the bowl, turn the unit on and allow it to run continuously until you reach the desired consistency. Do not let the machine run unattended. If your recipe exceeds more than 1.8 quarts of wet ingredients, please process in several batches. 14 15