when i try to make cucumber noodles the fresh hard cucumber just turns to 'mush'...is not too user friendly; anyone have any suggestions?
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I haven't tried cucumber with mine yet. The inside is relatively squishy compared to zucchini. When I make pickles, I put the cucumbers in a bowl and cover them in a layer of salt. Let them sit overnight, and the salt draws some of the moisture out. Rinse them off and give them a try in the slicer. That's the only thing I can think of. Unless you want to try to semi-freeze them before slicing.
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Personally, I have never tried this with cucumber. I figure it is to water filled to stay firm enough for veggie noodles. I use zucchini.
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I have not done raw cucumbers but I am sure it will work fine. I slice onions and firm tomatoes and have even sliced salami a few times. It takes a bit of force with salami but it does the job.
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Yes the zucchini I used was pretty soft and it worked fine. I kept it raw thought and only microwaved it with sauce enough to make it hot. Otherwise it would've made the zucchini pasta too mushy.
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I have had the same problem and, as Capital said, pressing harder--REALLY hard!--helps. I notice this especially when I'm doing sweet potatoes, so the harder/denser the vegetable, the more difficult it is to keep them even. I just consider it a "feature" so that there is variety in the crispness of the two sides of my sweet potato chips.
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Happens to me every time. I've used it 3 times to make healthy veggie muffins for my toddler. Mushy in the middle after baking for 45 minutes! That's why I am here on Amazon trying to figure out why...I've used a cookie sheet underneath and put it directly on the rack. Same issue. Brown on top, mush in the middle. What do we do??
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Maybe the liquid in the container isn't freezing (ahead of time, in the freezer) like it should. I'd contact Cuisinart directly.
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I actually mix mine with ground flaxseed (1/1 ratio) and that makes it much less chunky. The only other recommendation I can give is, use more water, stir heavily and chug it right away. The longer you leave it the thicker it becomes.
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Sorry, I haven't had that experience. Could it be the fat content in your ingredients?
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That's odd. I have just used the brand once so far so I couldn't tell you yet if I'm having the same problem. You may have to keep stirring longer.
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I would say this falls under more of being a defective package - after all, you want your cheese sauce put on the noodles AFTER they're cooked, not before. I would contact Amazon customer service and let them know. Chances are, this was a fluke, as all of my packages thus far have been fine (cheese in its proper little package inside the big packaging - separated from the noodles); I doubt this would affect the quality of the product, or the taste, but if it isn't what you want to deal with, I'd take the steps to contact Amazon. I hope this helps!
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It never really turns out the way it is in the picture but if you pulse the processor for just a few seconds then open it and stir the large pieces towards the blade and do it again that will help get all of the pepper or onion without keeping the processor on so long that it turns to mush... I hope that makes sense. I think that goes for all processors though.
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Think you might end up with MUSH instead of a minced bean...use your chefs knife..chop-chop...think it would be better. This handy tool is great for herbs...parsley....etc
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Hi Dan, the way I do it myself I just push it down SLOWLY with a chopstick, hope that helps!
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I'm sorry. That's never happened with ours. I wonder if the temperature you cook with has something to do with it. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Good luck in finding the answer.
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I didn't have much luck with mine - it made more of a cucumber slush than slices. I ended up returning it and getting a food processor, which handles that and everything else much nicer.
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Make sure the ingredients are ALL very cold and that the ice cream maker bowl has been frozen for a couple days. Keep trying. My first two batches were too liquid in texture. You can use those as a smoothy (someone suggested this to me).
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I think you should be able to get it pretty fine if you use enough water and do it for long enough. Also might depend on what you are pureeing, and how soft it is when you put it in. I precooked all of my baby food so it was fairly soft, then put it in the blender. I sometimes also had to shake or stir it during the process, to move the chunks around closer to the blades. I had success even with rotisserie chicken, making it smooth. But you definitely have to add water.