User Guide - Cuisinart FP-9 Series Instruction And Recipe Booklet

USER GUIDE

You can slice, shred and chop a multitude of vegetables and fruits in the Cuisinart® 9-Cup Food Processor. What you
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
Low or Bring cheese to room temperature. When applicable, cut into 1-inch pieces.
High Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as
needed. Perfect for making cheesecakes, dips, pasta fillings, and more.
Low or Cheese should be well chilled before slicing/shredding. Cut to fit feed tube.
High Use light to medium pressure when slicing/shredding.
Chopping: If using the universal blade, cut into ½-inch pieces. Pulse to break up and
High then process until finely grated. This will produce a nicely grated cheese. If
Slicing/ slicing or shredding, cut to fit feed tube. Use light to medium pressure when
Shredding: slicing/shredding.
Low
Pulse and As for all fruit and vegetable purées, cut ingredients into ½- to 1-inch pieces.
Low or Steam ingredients until completely soft. Pulse to chop, then process until
High 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.
High
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.
Pulse and Break into pieces. Pulse to break up, and then process until desired
High 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 and Cut meat into ½-inch pieces. Pulse to chop — about 14 long pulses or until
High desired consistency is achieved. If a purée is desired, continue to process.
Never chop/purée more than 1½ pounds at one time.
High 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.
Low 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 and Pulse to chop to desired consistency. To make a nut butter, pulse to break up,
High and then process until smooth, stopping to scrape down as needed
High Process granulated sugar for about 1 minute until finely ground. Excellent for
using in meringues and other baked goods.
Low 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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