Chopping Guide; Shredding Guide; Slicing Guide - Oster FPSTFP4250 User Manual

Chopping Guide

Food Amount
Baby Food Up to 4 cups
(1000ml)
Bread Crumbs Up to 5 slices
Cookie/Cracker Up to 5 cups
Crumbs (1250ml)
Cranberries, minced 3 cups
(750ml)
Eggs, chopped Up to 12
Garlic, minced Up to 12
Meat, chopped Up to 2.5 cups
(raw or cooked) (600ml)
Mushrooms, Up to 12 medium
chopped
Nuts, chopped 2 cups (300ml)
Onions, chopped Up to 2 large
Parmesan or Romano Up to 1½ cups
Cheese, grated (375ml)
Parsley, chopped Up to 2 cups (500ml)
Pepper, Green, Red, Up to 1 Pepper
Yellow, chopped
Soups, pureed 2 cups (500ml)
or creamed
Squash (Butternut), Up to 5 cups (1250ml)
Pumpkin or Sweet of 1 inch (2.54cm)
Potatoes, pureed cubes
Strawberries, pureed 2 cups (500ml)
Tomatoes, chopped 4 medium
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Directions
Add up to 4 cups (1000ml) cooked vegetables and/
or meat in a bowl, along with ¼ cup (60ml) liquid
per cup of solid food, process continuously to
desired fineness.
Cut either fresh or dry bread slices into 1½–2 inch
(3.75–5cm) pieces. Add to bowl and process to
fine crumbs.
Use for crumbing Graham Crackers, Chocolate or
Vanilla Wafers. Break larger crackers into 1½–2 inch
(3.75–5cm) pieces. Add to bowl and process
until fine.
Pulse to chop to desired fineness. Can also add
sugar to make Cranberry Relish.
Peel, dry and halve hard-cooked eggs. Add to bowl,
Pulse to chop, checking fineness after 4–5 pulses.
Be sure bowl is dry. Drop clove(s) down Food Chute
while unit is running.
Cut the meat into 1inch (2.54cm) cubes. Add to
bowl and pulse to chop.
Halve large ones and add to bowl.
Pulse to desired fineness.
Add to bowl and pulse to chop.
Quarter, add to bowl. Pulse 1 or 2 times to coarsely
chop. For green onions, up to 2 cups (500ml) cut
into 1 inch (2.45cm) pieces.
Allow cheese to reach room temperature. Cut into
1 inch (2.54cm) cubes. Add to bowl and pulse to
coarse chop. Process continuously to finely grate.
Add to bowl and pulse to chop to desired fineness,
about 10–15 seconds. Process other herbs in the
same manner (Basil, Cilantro, Mint, etc.)
Cut into 1 inch (2.54cm) pieces. Add to bowl and
pulse to chop.
Add up to 2 cups hot (less than 176°)
vegetable soup for pureeing or creaming.
Process to desired smoothness.
Add ¼ (60ml) cup of cooking liquid per cup of food.
Pulse to finely chop then process continuously
to puree.
Hull and halve large berries. Add to bowl and pulse
to chop. Process continuously to puree.
Quarter tomatoes. Add up to 4 and pulse to
desired size.

Shredding Guide

Food Directions
Cabbage Use Shredding Disc for very fine cabbage or slaw. Cut into pieces to fit
Chute. Shred using light pressure. Empty bowl as cabbage reaches Disc.
Carrots Position in Chute and shred.
Cheese, cheddar Cheese must be well chilled. Cut to fit Chute, use light pressure.
Cheese, Mozzarella Cut to fit Chute. Cheese must be chilled in freezer for 30 minutes prior to
shredding. Use light pressure.
Potatoes Cut to fit Chute.
Zucchini Slice off ends, cut to fit Chute, either lengthwise or horizontally.

Slicing Guide

Food Directions
Apple Halve and stack horizontally in Chute. Use firm pressure.
Cabbage/Lettuce Halve head, cut to fit Chute
Carrots Cut to fit Chute.
Celery Remove string, pack Chute for best results.
Cucumber Cut to fit Chute if necessary.
Mushrooms Stack Chute with mushrooms on their sides for lengthwise slices.
Onions Halve and fill Chute, positioning onions upright for coarsely
chopped results.
Peaches/Pears Halve and core. Position upright in Chute and slice using light pressure.
Peppers, Green, Yellow, Halve and seed. Fit pepper up bottom of Chute squeezing slightly to fit
Red, etc. if necessary. Cut large ones into quarters or strips, depending on desired
results. Slice using moderate pressure.
Pepperoni Cut into 3 inch (8cm) lengths. Remove inedible casing.
Potatoes Peel if desired, cut large potatoes in halves, position in Chute.
Strawberries Hull. Arrange berries on their sides for lengthwise slices.
Tomatoes Use small tomatoes for whole slices, halve if necessary. Use gentle but
firm pressure.
Turnips Peel, cut turnips to fit Chute.
Zucchini Slice off ends. Use small squash for whole slices; halve larger ones
to fit Chute.
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