Cuisinart Elemental FP-13DSV Instruction And Recipe Booklet page 11

• Always pack food in the feed tube evenly for
slicing and shredding. The food will dictate the
amount of 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!
TIP: To avoid overflow of food, please note recommended max capacity (chart on page 2) for each
type of food. All capacities are not equal.
FOOD TOOL
Soft Cheeses Chopping/Mixing Blade
(ricotta, cream
cheese, cottage
cheese, etc.)
Firm Cheeses Slicing or Shredding
(Cheddar, Swiss, Disc
Edam, Gouda,
etc.)
Hard Cheeses Chopping/Mixing Blade
(Parmesan,
Slicing or Shredding
Romano, etc.)
Disc
Baby Food Chopping/Mixing Blade
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
gently mix 1-inch pieces. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down
or High to the sides of the bowl as needed. Perfect for making
whip cheesecakes, dips, pasta 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.
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