Cuisinart FP-13D Series User Manual page 11

pressure: Use light pressure for soft foods,
medium pressure for medium foods and firm
pressure for harder foods. Always process with
even pressure.
• For round fruits or vegetables, slice a thick piece
off base so it sits upright in feed tube. Slice to fit
tube if necessary.
• For small ingredients like mushrooms, radishes
or strawberries: Trim the ends so the food sits
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USER GUIDE
You can slice, shred and chop a multitude of vegetables and fruits in the Cuisinart
you may not know is that the food processor is the perfect tool for a number of other tasks, such as soften-
ing butter, making breadcrumbs, making baby food, etc. Here is a guide that will help you in preparing just
about anything!
FOOD TOOL
Soft Cheeses Chopping/Mixing Blade
(ricotta, cream
cheese, cottage
cheese, etc.)
Firm Cheeses Slicing or Shredding Disc
(Cheddar, Swiss,
Edam, Gouda, etc.)
Hard Cheeses Chopping/Mixing Blade
(Parmesan,
Slicing or Shredding Disc
Romano, etc.)
Baby Food Chopping/Mixing Blade
Butter Chopping/Mixing Blade
Slicing or Shredding Disc
upright in the feed tube.
• When slicing or shredding cheese, be sure that
it is well chilled.
• To shred leafy vegetables like lettuce or spinach:
Roll leaves together and stand them up in feed
tube. Process with even pressure.
NOTE: Always use the pusher when slicing
or shredding. Never put your fingers in the
feed tube while unit is running.
SPEED DIRECTIONS
Low to Have cheese at room temperature. When applicable, cut into 1-inch
gently mix pieces. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of
or High to the bowl as needed. Perfect for making cheesecakes, dips, pasta
whip fillings and more.
High Cheese should be well chilled before slicing/shredding.
Cut to fit feed tube. Use light to medium pressure when slicing/
shredding.
Pulse If using the chopping blade, cut into ½-inch pieces.
and High Pulse to break up and then process until finely grated.
This will produce a nice grated cheese. If slicing or shredding, cut to
fit feed tube. Use light to medium
pressure when slicing/shredding.
Pulse As for all fruit and vegetable purées, cut ingredients into
and High ½- to 1-inch pieces. Steam ingredients until completely soft. Pulse
to chop, then process until completely smooth
(add steaming liquid through the feed tube when processing if
necessary). Keeps frozen in ice cube trays for individual 1-ounce
portions.
For creaming : Have butter at room temperature. Cut into 1-inch
High
pieces. Process, scraping bowl as necessary. For compound
(flavored) butters, process flavoring ingredients, such as herbs, zest,
vegetables, etc., before adding butter. For shredding/slicing: Freeze
briefly. Use light to medium pressure to shred or slice. Shredded
butter is great for preparing certain pastry doughs. Sliced butter is
great for serving alongside corn on the cob or freshly made rolls.
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