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Food Preparation, Max Quantity, and Tips
Bread for Breadcrumbs Bread can be fresh, stale, or toasted (cooled). Use 1-inch pieces and pulse on Chop to break up, then process until desired fineness.
Butter for dips, spreads, and compound butters
Up to 4 ounces (1 stick). Butter should be room temperature and cut into 1-inch pieces. Pulse on Chop and then run continuously,
alternating between Chop and Grind, to produce a smooth result. If flavoring, e.g. herbs or citrus zest, process the mix-ins first and
then add the butter.
Cheese (hard) Up to 4 ounces, cut into ½-inch cubes. Pulse on Chop to break up and then run continuously on Chop until desired consistency.
Cream Cheese Up to 4 ounces (½ standard package). Cut into 2-inch pieces and bring to room temperature prior to processing. Alternate between
Chop and Grind to produce a smooth result.
Chocolate Up to 1 ounce of chocolate, either chips or ½-inch pieces. Pulse on Chop to break up and then either pulse or run continuously on
Chop until desired size.
Cookies for crumb crusts and desserts Break cookies into 1-inch pieces. Pulse on Chop to break up and then process continuously on Chop until desired consistency.
Fruits for purées and smoothie bowls Up to ¾ cup of fruit pieces (1-inch pieces). Fruit should be peeled and pitted if necessary. Pulse on Chop; process on Chop if a
smooth purée is desired.
Garlic Up to 6 cloves (peeled). Pulse on Chop to achieve a rough chop. Process on Chop to achieve a fine chop.
Ginger Peel and cut into ½-inch pieces, up to ¼ cup of pieces. Pulse on Chop and then run continuously on Chop to achieve a fine chop.
Herbs, fresh Up to ½ cup fresh herbs, dried very well. Pulse on Chop until desired fineness.
Meat (raw) Up to 4 ounces, cut into ½-inch pieces. Pulse on Chop until desired consistency.
Nuts Up to ½ cup. Pulse on Chop to roughly chop. Run continuously on Chop to achieve a finer consistency.
Onion Up to ½ medium onion, cut into ½-inch pieces. Pulse on Chop until desired consistency.
Peppercorns Up to ¼ cup. Run continuously on Grind until desired fineness. Hard spices may scratch the interior of the bowl.
Spices (cinnamon and other hard spices) Up to 2 cinnamon sticks, halved. Pulse on Grind to break up and then run continuously on Grind until desired
fineness. Hard spices may scratch and/or discolor the interior of the bowl.
Vegetables, cooked for purées Up to 1 cup cooked vegetables. Pulse on Chop and then run continuously, alternating between Chop and Grind,
until desired consistency.
*Surface scratches that may occur will not impair the function of the Cuisinart
®
3-Cup Mini Chopper. You may want to consider purchasing a second work bowl specifically for grinding hard spices.
OPERATING TECHNIQUES CHART
With the Cuisinart
®
3-Cup Mini Chopper, you can chop, grind, or purée a variety of foods. As a rule of thumb, most foods should not
reach more than two-thirds of the way up the work bowl.
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