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LITTLE BIG KITCHEN HELPER

It slices, it dices, it whips and it even juices! The Panasonic food processor MK-F800 is a multi-kitchen tool that you really can’t do without. It just makes life that little bit easier, especially if you have a party. Here are five fun ways to use your food processor.

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It slices, it dices, it whips and it even juices! The Panasonic food processor MK-F800 is a multi-kitchen tool that you really can’t do without. It just makes life that little bit easier, especially if you have a party. Here are five fun ways to use your food processor.

If you love to cook, bake and entertain, this multifunctional food processor is your kitchen must-have. Panasonic’s nifty MK-F800 comes with 13 accessories, for 33 different uses, such as professional-level cutting, slicing, grating, kneading, shredding, whipping, blending, juicing and much more. Thanks to its ultra-sharp blades and high-quality attachments, you’ll be serving up perfectly-shaped French fries, and save time on grinding that rempah paste for your family’s curry dinner. It can even spin your salad mix dry! The Panasonic MK-F800 also offers 5 pre-programmed one touch auto menus to save time.

Homemade Dips

Throw a can or two of beans in a food processor, add garlic, salt, pepper, maybe some fresh herbs and drizzle in some olive oil as the processor is running. The options to make this dip your own are endless, you can add any bean, from black beans to red beans to lentils to chickpeas. Most beans are high in fibre, meaning they will help with fullness as well as digestion.

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Chopped, Ground Nuts and Nut Butters

Forget chopping nuts by hand – when you want a few cups of finely-chopped nuts for a dessert recipe, take out the food processor. Chop nuts into large or small pieces or keep the motor running a little more past the floury stage, you’ll eventually have homemade nut butter!

Mayonnaise – Garlic or Chilli

Put egg yolk, mustard, salt, pepper and lemon juice or vinegar and let the Brought to you by PANASONIC machine run. Add oil in a slow drizzle. Once it comes together, taste and adjust seasoning. Add 2 to 8 cloves of garlic to make garlic mayonnaise. Or 1 to 2 dried chillies for chilli mayonnaise.

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Coleslaw, Salad and Hash Browns

Most processors come with a slicing and shredding blade. This tears through hard cheeses and is excellent for shredding vegetables like potatoes for hash browns, cabbage and carrots for coleslaw, and zucchini and carrots for baked goods and salads.

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Ground Meat

Chop raw meat into medium-sized chunks and place in the freezer until firm. Pulse the partially frozen meat in the processor bowl until you reach the consistency you want. Be careful not to process for too long, or you’ll end up with meat paste. Excellent for when you want to make meatballs for a party.