"Jerry Bank" > wrote in message
.. .
> In article >,
> says...
>> 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.
> --

So it does OK for pasta? Going to have to give that a go tonight I think.