How do you make 'em? My Food Processor is kaput and since bread crumbs
and some coatings are all I do with it, I'm not sure I need to replace
it. Especially when top-of-the-line run $150 - $200 bucks. My stick
blender chops nuts and might work on very stale bread, but fresher
bread would probably glom up. Are there any lower-cost, small counter
space devices that you use?

Depending on how coarse you want them, you could tear the bread up by
hand. I do this for my macaroni & cheese topping. Of coarsely chop with
your knife.

Otherwise, maybe you could use a mini food processor. Those are much
cheaper, take up less room, and are good for prep work such as this.

Kris

stark wrote:
> How do you make 'em? My Food Processor is kaput and since bread crumbs
> and some coatings are all I do with it, I'm not sure I need to replace
> it. Especially when top-of-the-line run $150 - $200 bucks. My stick
> blender chops nuts and might work on very stale bread, but fresher
> bread would probably glom up. Are there any lower-cost, small counter
> space devices that you use?

"stark" > wrote in message
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> How do you make 'em? My Food Processor is kaput and since bread crumbs
> and some coatings are all I do with it, I'm not sure I need to replace
> it. Especially when top-of-the-line run $150 - $200 bucks. My stick
> blender chops nuts and might work on very stale bread, but fresher
> bread would probably glom up. Are there any lower-cost, small counter
> space devices that you use?
>
I always did them on a box grater. You just roll the bread up to give it
more body while grating. Or, KitchenAid has that nifty little 3-cup food
processor for $35. I do bread crumbs, chop onions, peppers, garlic, carrots
and mix dry rubs in it. Also salad dressings, cream cheese mixes, etc.
Very handy and very small footprint.

Janet

stark wrote:
> How do you make 'em? My Food Processor is kaput and since bread crumbs
> and some coatings are all I do with it, I'm not sure I need to replace
> it. Especially when top-of-the-line run $150 - $200 bucks. My stick
> blender chops nuts and might work on very stale bread, but fresher
> bread would probably glom up. Are there any lower-cost, small counter
> space devices that you use?


I use my blender. If I break up the bread into roughly 1" pieces, it
works fine with no glomming.


--Lia

stark wrote:
> How do you make 'em? My Food Processor is kaput and since bread crumbs
> and some coatings are all I do with it, I'm not sure I need to replace
> it. Especially when top-of-the-line run $150 - $200 bucks. My stick
> blender chops nuts and might work on very stale bread, but fresher
> bread would probably glom up. Are there any lower-cost, small counter
> space devices that you use?
>

I use a food processor. In a pinch, at a friends house, I placed the
bread in a baggie and pulverized them. This method is good for creating
bread crumbs for coating fish or chicken.

-G

stark wrote:
> How do you make 'em? My Food Processor is kaput and since bread crumbs
> and some coatings are all I do with it, I'm not sure I need to replace
> it.


It took me a while to think of this, but ...


Just tear up the bread with your fingertips until you have rough crumbs.
Call them Japanese panko and tell everyone they're special. Charge extra.


--Lia

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"stark" > wrote:

> How do you make 'em? My Food Processor is kaput and since bread crumbs
> and some coatings are all I do with it, I'm not sure I need to replace
> it. Especially when top-of-the-line run $150 - $200 bucks. My stick
> blender chops nuts and might work on very stale bread, but fresher
> bread would probably glom up. Are there any lower-cost, small counter
> space devices that you use?

Garage sale. You can find a perfectly good one for under $20 easy.

Isaac

I think I'll look for a mini chopper. I'm not qualified on a box grater
due to excessively damaged knuckles and can lift my blender only on
certain days. Panko works fine for me when frying, but I can't get it
to brown when baking. Why am I even in the kitchen, you ask? Well, I
wasn't highly recruited; hmmmm, wasn't recruited at all. I'm a walk-on
who appreciates your advice.