Food Processor- any recommendations?

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 09:32:51 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:


2 small jars marinated artichoke hearts -- drained well

Dear Carol,

Sounds wonderful!

I buy the huge jars of marinated artichoke hearts from Costco. Would
you happen to have an idea of how many actual ounces of artichokes
would be in one of those small jars, or what the jar lists as weight?

Thanks,

PoohBear

Each do specific jobs for me, and I use them just about every day. Much
easier to to mix in the Kitchen Aid, chop etc., in the Cuisinart, and
blend with Bamix. Much easier to clean up the Cuisinart than messing
with the attachments to the Kitchen Aid and then cleaning them up. YMMV

--
Cheri
Type 2, no meds for now.

Sprgtime wrote in message ...


If you have a Kitchenaid mixer, why get the Cuisinart instead of the
attachment for Kitchenaid?

Just curious.

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 15:04:06 GMT, poohbear wrote:

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 09:32:51 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:


2 small jars marinated artichoke hearts -- drained well

Dear Carol,

Sounds wonderful!

I buy the huge jars of marinated artichoke hearts from Costco. Would
you happen to have an idea of how many actual ounces of artichokes
would be in one of those small jars, or what the jar lists as weight?

Sorry, I have no idea. The last time I made this, I was using a huge jar
from Sam's Club. I just guestimated. If you're feeling ambitious, you
could go to a grocery store and see how many ounces are in a regular jar.
I don't think that exact measurements are critical to the outcome of this
recipe.

Carol
--
227/214.5/150 (official weigh-in day: Thursday)
July Challenge Goal: 209 (5.5 pounds)
Bernstein Diabetes Solution 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 11:05:55 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:

2 small jars marinated artichoke hearts -- drained well


Sorry, I have no idea. The last time I made this, I was using a huge jar
from Sam's Club. I just guestimated. If you're feeling ambitious, you
could go to a grocery store and see how many ounces are in a regular jar.
I don't think that exact measurements are critical to the outcome of this
recipe.

Carol

I will, thanks.

PoohBear

I have a Kitchen Aid - I guess I find more reasons NOT to use it. :-)
But it has the citrus juice attachment, which is great for doing big batches
of lemons or limes (on sale) and I freeze the juice in cubes.
Mostly though, it's for Chopped Liver! And even that's only a few times a
year.

Steve

"Lee" wrote in message
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I'm with you. Bought my Cuisinart a couple of years ago, and maybe
have used it 3 times. I find I can do everything a lot easier (with
easier clean-up, too) with a good set of knives and a cutting board.

What does everyone here use their food processors for? What am I
missing?

Lee

AND I recently saw an ice cream maker attachment in Chef's Catalog!

http://www.chefscatalog.com/store/ca...d=cprod5720004

Steve

"Sprgtime" wrote in message
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If you have a Kitchenaid mixer, why get the Cuisinart instead of the
attachment for Kitchenaid?

Just curious.

poohbear wrote in message . ..
On 2 Jul 2004 06:08:41 -0700, (Lee) wrote:


What does everyone here use their food processors for? What am I
missing?

Lee


I mostly use it to chop nuts (those large bags of almonds and walnuts
from CostCo).

Knife and cutting board...

I also use it to make pie crusts for our non-LC family and guests. It
makes perfect crusts in about a minute.

Over mixes, imho, making a "tough" crust. I use a handy pastry blender
(a hand utensil) or my fingers.

The salmon mousse I am hoping to make this weekend will probably be
made with the food processor as well.

Hmmm...never made it, so not sure what the directions are. My stick
blender would probably do the trick, though.

Thanks for the suggestions for my food processor.

Lee

PoohBear

On 2 Jul 2004 10:57:46 -0700, (Lee) wrote:

I mostly use it to chop nuts (those large bags of almonds and walnuts
from CostCo).

Knife and cutting board...


I also use it to make pie crusts for our non-LC family and guests. It
makes perfect crusts in about a minute.

Over mixes, imho, making a "tough" crust. I use a handy pastry blender
(a hand utensil) or my fingers.

The salmon mousse I am hoping to make this weekend will probably be
made with the food processor as well.

Hmmm...never made it, so not sure what the directions are. My stick
blender would probably do the trick, though.

Thanks for the suggestions for my food processor.

Lee

Lee,

Using a knife and cutting board to chop the amount of nuts in those
huge Costco nut bags would be time inefficient for me, thanks.

I used to use the hand pastry blender, and it does work well. I find
it much quicker to use the food processor. Yes, you are correct about
over mixing. It requires very little time to mix everything just
right i the machine.

I love the stick blender. We use it to make just a little bit of
whipped cream as a topping or a quick snack. It is so convenient!

Sometimes the food processor sits on the shelf for months, and other
times it gets used several times within a few days. If I make cole
slaw, it helps to quickly get the cabbage cut just the way I like it.
I'm glad I have the food processor. Now I just have to hope it hangs
in there for a little while longer before I have to replace it.

PoohBear

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 22:21:16 GMT, poohbear wrote:

Well, the ole 5 quart-Cuisinart is in its last days. The smell of
metal burning stronger with every use tells us we had better start
thinking about replacing it sooner rather than later.

Do you like your food processor? Has it served you well?
Any recommendations?

PoohBear


Still have my Cuisinart DLC-8. I think I've had it since the late 80's
at least, though I don't remember just exactly when I bought it.

Going strong so far. In fact, I'll be slicing cucumbers with it
shortly.

Cynthia

Lee wrote:

"Kevin" wrote in message .. .

"poohbear" wrote in message
. ..

Well, the ole 5 quart-Cuisinart is in its last days. The smell of
metal burning stronger with every use tells us we had better start
thinking about replacing it sooner rather than later.

Do you like your food processor? Has it served you well?
Any recommendations?

PoohBear

Heck....I bought a Prep 7 Cuisinart a few months ago.
Rarely use it.


I'm with you. Bought my Cuisinart a couple of years ago, and maybe
have used it 3 times. I find I can do everything a lot easier (with
easier clean-up, too) with a good set of knives and a cutting board.

What does everyone here use their food processors for? What am I
missing?

Lee

hehe. I bought a Cuisinart and never used it. Ended up giving it
to someone on another newsgroup. I have never missed it.

--
Jean B.