How fine does it chop dried bread or crackers?
505803
You can chop them to be as course or fine as you'd like, using the "pulse" feature. You can turn dried bread very nearly back into flour.
505804
You can get it down to almost a powder if you want. A very few pulses makes breadcrumbs fine enough for topping casseroles.
1026973
I think not, I do not like this like I thought, I bought for grilled cheese, and of course in the bag in toaster, the bread is dry. It is just as easy to get a fry pan and make the good buttered outside grilled cheese. Maybe for a quick toasted tuna salad sandwich...but I have not tried that. I washed by hand, but that is easy enough to do and would not be a big deal. Maybe for your use you might love it.
427730
No. It keeps things dry so that crackers, chips, cereal etc. don't loose their crunch.It would dry bread out making it hard.
537168
I use it for fresh herbs, and it's great. It is so fast and easy to control the end product - julienne strips, coarse mince, fine mince, etc. I would imagine it would work equally well on dry. But only buy it if you have the time to be extra-careful with its sharp blades. Hint: I wash it by turning the blades under running water, using a plastic mesh sponge to move the parts. Never fingers!
732264
According to the instruction manual, the unit will beep to lets you know when to add dried fruits. I have never used it yet since I have only made 2 loaves, white and wheat bread.
1211200
As long as the bread isn't still warm (just out of the oven), I would think you would be able to slice with this knife. I bake a multi-grain bread in my breadmaker and as long as I let it cool I can slice it with little to no problem.
1365350
So far we have used it to chop pecans (the ones that come bagged already shelled). The longer you keep the machine running, the smaller the pieces are that are chopped up. We use the chopped pecans in banana bread. It works great to puree onions without the tears to make salsa, etc. Like I said before, if the machine stops because it is jammed, make SURE that you unplug the unit before getting your finger near the blade. The blade is very sharp!!! Better to be safe!!!
1201389
it cuts fairly thin (definitly not SHAVED thin). I really have not tried to see how thin it would go because I like things a little thicker. Does great on ham, roast beef, etc.
1963222
It doesn't mush some of the food before the rest is chopped. you have great control over size of chop. It has a sweeper on the bottom that moves the food around well.
1074581
It depends on what you are chopping. I would say in general a qt. I do small chunks at a time of some things. You pick up the feeling very easy by the way the handle turns.
104858
I use it to chop nuts and make breadcrumbs. It doesn't actually do what a food processor does, though, in that it won't give you nice slices of fruits, etc. Also, I would not tend to run it dry for long periods, but maybe that is not actually a problem, and is just my conception.
266429
It does normal food prep well. I have chopped garlic, onions, shallots, and lots of fruits . I have not tried nuts but I think it does as well as any other processor I have used. I think the key to chopping is timing.
1425240
i do not think you will have any problem cutting through the oreo or graham cracker crust. the knife is very sturdy and is very easy to use. i think you will like it for cutting cheese as well. good luck with it.
1874383
It holds about 5 TBSP but it works best if you keep it to about 4 TBSP or less. It is really meant for small jobs. It takes very little effort to chop small amounts of food in a short time.
1851230
I have a bread slicing guide I use with a serrated bread knife. I've also noted that the loaves slice more easily when they have been stored a few hours in a plastic bag after it has cooled. It seems to soften the top crust a little so the knife won't just make it crumble. I also use the "soft" setting even if the recipe calls for regular or firm. The loaves seem to cut better and hold together better.
1350007
Works fine for me. I use it at the office and toast azekial bread all the time usually adding meat and cheese to the bread.
771194
Not a problem...I originally purchased the Cuisinart DLC-4CHB to help my 88 year old mother-in-law be able to eat some of the types of meat we would have for dinner. What I would do is cut up the (cooked meat) into half inch cubes before putting them into the Cuisinart. Using the chop and grind back and forth it would chop the meat to as fine a consistency as I wanted. That said, I have never used it on raw meat. I would suggest that you just try it with a small amount of meat at a time. Just listen to the motor to make sure it is not laboring, and don't run for an extended period of time, this is not a commercial food processor. One other point of information, after cleaning let the cutting blade dry thoroughly so that the part that slips over the motor shaft is dry. This will keep the shaft from corroding.