Food Processor Perfection

April 3, 2017
America’s Test Kitchen couples more than 120 recipes for the food processor with a 101-level introduction to the appliance, including a comprehensive buying guide and a visual anatomy of the machine. Chapters include dips and spreads, salads and sides, meatless mains, no-bowl baking, creamy desserts, and tips for kneading dough and grinding meat. DIYers will delight in the home-ground beef chili and the Thai pork lettuce wraps, no butcher required. Vegetarians can make use of the easy slice and dice blades to prepare a vegetable stir-fry with crispy tofu or and Provençal vegetable soup. Basic desserts—such as sugar cookies, brownies, and cheesecake—are covered, and the Easiest-Ever Vanilla Ice Cream recipe needs no ice cream maker. The “Eight Clever Uses” guide gives creative options such as grinding superfine sugar at home and making whipped cream without a mixer. Readers won’t find trendy, cutting-edge cooking or artisanal baking here, but this is a solid guide for those in search of no-fuss, easy-to-follow recipes that maximize food processor use. It’s the ideal gift in conjunction with a new Cuisinart.

May 15, 2017

If your food processor has spent most of its life hidden in a cabinet, America's Test Kitchen's latest will convince you to get it out again. This book begins with a detailed buying guide, a critical summary of available sizes and attachments, and a list of clever food processor techniques. Easy and versatile dishes follow, including herbed spinach dip, shrimp burgers, thin-crust pizza, fresh strawberry mousse, and more. The editors wisely stick to everyday favorites (e.g., spreads, salads, mains, baked goods, desserts), providing food processor-friendly versions of popular recipes that generally call for other appliances (e.g., stand mixer, ice cream maker). VERDICT Both new and veteran food processor owners will love this practical guide. Readers who remember when food processor purchases included free cooking classes may enjoy titles such as Abby Mandel's Cuisinart Classroom, which is unfortunately out of print.

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