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food processor

American  

noun

  1. an electric appliance with interchangeable blades within a closed container into which food is inserted for slicing, shredding, mincing, chopping, puréeing, or otherwise processing at high speeds.


food processor British  

noun

  1. cookery an electric domestic appliance designed to speed the preparation and mixing of ingredients by automatic chopping, grating, blending, etc

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  • food processing noun

Etymology

Origin of food processor

First recorded in 1970–75

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To make, blend together garlic, pine nuts, lemon juice, salt and basil in a food processor or blender.

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So are saccharine dishes like the cranberry orange relish that Michael Donnelly-Boylen sweetened with long pours of sugar into a food processor.

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To start, pulse the flour, salt and sugar together using a food processor.

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Lacking panko in my pantry, I sliced some stale Italian bread into cubes and tossed them into a food processor.

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If the squash is destined for a toast, dip or sandwich, I like to grate it or pulse it in the food processor into coarse shreds — just shy of a purée.

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