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> Received a cuisinart food processor for a wedding gift, a 7 cup model (came
> with a second mini food processor as well).
>
> http://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/pro...id=59&cat_id=7
>
> I've only had it 3 days but so far made a nice cheese dip and used to it
> fine chop cabbage for chinese dumplings :-)
>
> Is it worth my time in effort to grind my own meat with it? I was thinking
> a coarser grind would be nicer compared to the usual store bought ground
> meats for many dishes. Does anyone here do this regularly and can comment or
> offer advice? I don't envision buying a proper meat grinder anytime soon.
>
> How well does it work for bread kneading? Better to do by hand? Same for
> for pasta. I *love* home made pasta and I do not have a pasta maker. I
> usualy do it by hand every couple weeks and roll it out myself. Is it
> possible to use this machine to mix my pasta for me or am I hoping for too
> much? Rolling is the easy part IMHO, mixing is the annoying part :-)
>
I use my food processor to make pasta dough. I use approximately 2/3 cup
of flour to each egg. In the machine, turn it on and let 'er rip.

If you want to use it for bread kneading, there are many bread cookbooks
that include food processor versions of the recipes.

Not so great for grinding meat. I use the attachment for my Kenwood
mixer. Fast and good.
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Jerry Bank
Trenton, New Jersey
Music is the language of the gods.