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Chopping Tips
•
The bowl has a capacity of 3 cups (750 ml). For liquid
ingredients, do not exceed 1
FILL line on bowl).
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For more control, process by pressing the LO or HI Pulse
button briefly then releasing. Check consistency and
continue if desired.
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Tear bread into pieces, then process to make bread
crumbs. Break crackers or cookies into pieces, then
process into crumbs for use as recipe ingredients or pie
crusts.
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To chop carrots, celery, mushrooms, green pepper, or onion,
cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) chunks and place in bowl. This
will result in more uniform consistency.
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Chop nuts; mince parsley, basil, chives, or garlic.
•
Puree small amounts of cooked fruit or vegetables for
baby food or use as a base for sauces or soups.
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Do not process raw meat, coffee beans, baking chocolate,
or whole, hard spices in the food chopper. This could
damage the chopper.
3
⁄
cups (425ml) (MAX LIQUID
4
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Processing Chart
TO MAKE
INSTRUCTIONS
Bread, Crumbs
Tear bread slices (up to 3) into 6
pieces. Pulse on LO.
Cheese, Parmesan
Cut in
1
⁄
2
1
⁄
cup of cubes at a time. Pulse on HI.
2
Chocolate, Baking
Cut in
1
⁄
process more than 4 ounces (115 g)
at a time. Pulse on HI.
Cookie, Crumbs
Break into pieces. Use up to 2 cups
(500 ml) of pieces. Process on HI.
Cut fruit into large chunks. Place
Fruit, Chopped
up to 2 cups (500 ml) pieces into
chopper. Pulse on HI.
Garlic, Minced
Peel then process 1 or more
cloves at a time. Pulse on HI.
Graham Cracker,
Break into 4 pieces. Place up to
6 crackers in chopper at a time.
Crumbs
Pulse on HI.
Place up to 1 cup (250 ml) in chopper.
Herbs, Chopped
(basil, sage, etc.)
Pulse on HI.
Nuts, Chopped
Place up to 1 cup (250 ml) in chopper.
Pulse on HI.
Parsley, Chopped
Pinch off sprigs from bunch.
or Minced
Pulse on LO.
Vegetables,
Cut vegetables into 1-inch (2.5 cm)
Chopped or
chunks. Place up to 2 cups (500 ml)
Minced
in chopper at a time. Pulse on HI.
-inch (1 cm) cubes. Process
-inch (1 cm) cubes. Do not
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