Tips And Techniques - Hamilton Beach 70580 Use & Care Manual

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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 excel-
lent 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 overprocessed
and will become gummy.
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• To slice or shred cheese, select
firm cheese like Cheddar 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.
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.
Processing Charts
Disc attachments are reversible and labeled. The label should face
up for the desired function. When using disc attachments, 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,
("SLICE" side facing UP) potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, pepperoni,
peppers, radishes, firm cheeses (chilled)
Shredding Disc Cabbage, potatoes, carrots, cheese (chilled)
("SHRED"side facing UP)
For best results do not exceed the following amounts when
chopping, mincing, or pureeing with the chopping/mixing blade.
FOOD MAXIMUM AMOUNT
Fruits and Vegetables 2 to 3 cups (500 to 750 ml)
(cut into 1-in. [2.5-cm] cubes
1 lb. (450 g) (cut into 1-in. [2.5-cm] cubes)
Meats
Parmesan or Romano 5 ounces (140 g) (cut into 1-in. [2.5-cm] cubes)
Cheddar, Jack, Mozzarella 8 ounces (226 g) (cut into 1-in. [2.5-cm] cubes)
Crackers Full bowl
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