Is a food processor a good way to chop nuts?

SKK added over 1 year ago

My food processor works great for nut chopping. Just don't overfill it and watch it carefully. A lot of small batches, pulsing.

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wssmom added over 1 year ago

Ditto what SKK says: use the pulse botton and work in small batches. Works great!

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added over 1 year ago

I say, do what SKK and wssmom say.

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Nora added over 1 year ago

Ditto, ditto, ditto. If the nuts end up powedered, learn and try again.

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susan g added over 1 year ago

Do not walk away. Pulse and stop to see how they're coming -- because after powder comes nut butter.

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Personally, I put 'em in a big zip-loc baggie and roll over them w/ a rolling pin. Gives me a little more control than my food processor . . . .

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ChefJune added over 1 year ago

When I'm making truffles, or coating the sides of a cake with nuts, I always do them in the food processor. As the posters above suggested, small batches, pulsed and watched carefully. It's so much faster.

When I'm chopping nuts for cookies (like chocolate chippers or brownies, I generally do them with a knife, or I break them by hand. But that's when I want pretty large chunks.

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sarabclever added over 1 year ago

I use my immersion blender kit that has the equivalent of a mini-mixer. (Think magic bullet!). I love it--I've never thought about batch size because obviously batches have to be kept small in a mini-mixer, so this was a good thread to read in case I need to make a lot one day.

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1tsplove added over 1 year ago

Thanks everyone!

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