food processor
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- 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.
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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