User Guide - Cuisinart FP-7 Series Instruction And Recipe Booklet

USER GUIDE

You can slice, shred, and chop a multitude of vegetables and fruits in the Cuisinart
may not know is that the food processor is the perfect tool for a number of other tasks, such as softening butter,
making breadcrumbs, making baby food, etc. Here is a guide that will help you in preparing just about anything!
FOOD TOOL
Soft Cheeses Universal
(ricotta, cream Chopping/Mixing/
cheese, cottage Dough Blade
cheese, etc.)
Firm Cheeses Slicing or
(Cheddar, Swiss, Shredding Disc
Edam, Gouda, etc.)
Hard Cheeses Universal
(Parmesan, Chopping/Mixing/
Romano, etc.) Dough Blade
Slicing or
Shredding Disc
Baby Food Universal
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Butter Universal
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Slicing or
Shredding Disc
Crumbs (Bread, Universal
Cookie, Cracker, Chopping/Mixing/
Chip) Dough Blade
Fresh Herbs Universal
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Ground Meat Universal
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Ice Cream Universal
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Milkshakes/ Universal
Smoothies Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Nuts Universal
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Superfine Sugar Universal
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
Whipped Cream Universal
Chopping/Mixing/
Dough Blade
SPEED DIRECTIONS
On Bring cheese to room temperature. When applicable, cut into 1-inch pieces.
Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Perfect for making cheesecakes, dips, pasta fillings, and more.
On Cheese should be well chilled before slicing/shredding. Cut to fit feed tube. Use
light to medium pressure when slicing/shredding.
On If using the universal blade, cut into ½-inch pieces. Pulse to break up and then
process until finely grated. This will produce a nicely 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 ½- to 1-inch pieces.
and On Steam ingredients until completely soft. Pulse to chop, then process until
completely smooth (add steaming liquid through the feed tube when processing
if necessary). To ensure there are no lumps, press mixture through a fine mesh
strainer. Keeps frozen in ice cube trays for individual 1-ounce portions.
For creaming : Bring butter to room temperature. Cut into 1-inch pieces.
On
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.
On Break into pieces. Pulse to break up, and then process until desired consistency.
This will make perfect bread/cracker/chip crumbs for coating meats and fish.
Processed cookies make delicious pie and cake crusts!
Pulse Wash and dry herbs well. Pulse to roughly chop. Continue pulsing until desired
consistency is achieved.
Pulse Cut meat into ½-inch pieces. Pulse to chop — about 14 long pulses or until
and On desired consistency is achieved. If a purée is desired, continue to process. Never
chop/purée more than 1½ pounds at one time.
On Put frozen fruit cut into 1-inch pieces into the work bowl, with liquid (juice or
milk), any desired sweeteners (such as sugar, honey, or simple syrup), and
other flavors. Process until smooth.
On For milkshakes, first add ice cream. While unit is running, add milk through the
feed tube until desired consistency is achieved. For smoothies, add fruit first,
then add the liquid through the feed tube while unit is running.
Pulse Pulse to chop to desired consistency. To make a nut butter, pulse to break up,
and On and then process until smooth, stopping to scrape down as needed
On Process granulated sugar for about 1 minute until finely ground. Excellent for
using in meringues and other baked goods.
On Process well-chilled cream until cream begins to thicken. Add sugar as desired;
process continuously until cream reaches desired consistency. This cream is
dense and perfect as a whipped topping for cake or ice cream.
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