B Slicing & Shredding - Cuisinart FP16DCU Manual

bowl. Use the 'PULSE' button 3 or 4 times at a rate of 1 second on, 1 second off, until the
food is evenly chopped, then process continuously to the desired texture. Use a spatula
to scrape food down from the sides of the bowl as necessary.
To chop and purée nuts:
Add nuts to work bowl and use the 'PULSE' button 3 or 4 times until chopped as fi nely as
desired. Check frequently to avoid nuts clumping together in a nut butter. You can also
chop nuts with a shredding disc (refer to Processing Techniques, section B).
To purée nuts i.e. nut butters use the 'ON' button and let the appliance run continuously.
After 2 or 3 minutes, the ground nuts will form a ball that will gradually smooth out.
Scrape the sides of the bowl and continue processing until drops of oil are visible.
To whip cream with metal blade:
Chill the cream well before starting, process continuously using the 'ON' button, until
cream begins to thicken, watching carefully for desired consistency.
N.B. Processor whipped cream holds its shape very well, however, it will not whip to the
light, fl uffy consistency obtained by methods that beat in more air.
To make crumbs and crumb crusts:
Cut or break bread, crackers or cookies into 2.5cm pieces and place in work bowl. Press
the 'ON' button and process continuously until pieces reach the desired texture.
Slicing & Shredding using the Adjustable Slicing Disc and Reversible
B
Shredding Disc
Use the shredding/ slicing discs for this technique.
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Never put your fi ngers or a spatula into the feed tube, always use the pusher.
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For best results: Place the food fl at side down and as far left as possible in the feed tube
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to prevent it from tilting when being processed.
Food should fi t snugly in the feed tube, but not so tightly that it prevents the pusher
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from moving.
For small quantities of food use the small pusher.
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To slice or shred small round fruits and vegetables:
For example, berries, radishes and mushrooms.
Trim the ends fl at with a knife, insert the food through the large feed tube, standing each
piece on a fl at end.
You can fi ll the tube to about 2.5cm from the top (i.e. up to the 'max' marking on the feed
tube). The bottom layer gives you perfect slices for garnish. If you want all the slices to
be perfect, it's best to process one layer at a time.
To slice or shred long fruits and vegetables:
For example, bananas, celery and courgettes. Trim both ends fl at and ensure the pieces are
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