Cibatta / Chapata: Polesana, Verona, Veneto, Italy

[dennispc Profile]

:clap Bravo Dennis...….!

I see you use the same mini processor as me - good innit!

Well yes and no Lusciouslush, grinding nuts for my muesli, excellent. Mixing the Vinaigrette from their handbook, total mess! Have you tried it?

Thanks for the applause.

[Renee Profile]

Fabulous bread Dennis!

I've just used my mini processor to make falafels. Half the mixture at a time.

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

Butter fingers, Dennis.
Lovely bread.
I'll just get my blackberry jam out of the fridge ......................

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Mixing the Vinaigrette from their handbook, total mess! Have you tried it?

No Dennis - I haven't tried making any vinaigrette in it - I usually whisk that by hand or with my blender - but it's a brilliant little animal for chopping & grinding - it's reverse action is very good - makes short work of spices - I usually make most of my pastes in it

What does the vinaigrette come out like then?

[dennispc Profile]

The part of it that stays in the bowl is fine! A lot escapes!

The bowl is too small for 300gms oil plus other ingredients. I only tried it once, so could've been me!

Normally I shake it in a screw top jar or small bowl of the Magimix.

[Renee Profile]

My mini processor didn't work too well for the falafels. I had to press just once and stir it around and kept doing that.

[karadekoolaid Profile]

Vinaigrette needs a whisk and a bowl, Dennis. Using a processor is like using a jackhammer to open a coconut.

falafel need a larger processor, Renée. Something with a bigger, stronger blade. I had a Black & Decker mini-processor and it was utterly hopeless for mashing chickpeas, lentils, etc. Had to buy myself a big one.

And, as a general principle, the bigger the bowl, the easier the mixing. Otherwise you end up with the "Swedish Chef" effect

[Renee Profile]

Thanks KK! I got rid of my very old Magimix which had a broken handle when I moved to a new home and a smaller kitchen. I'll have a look around to find something that's not too expensive.

[dennispc Profile]

KK, a whisk and bowl, oh no, all you really need is a tablespoon and teaspoon. In a very smart restaurant in Venice, which we couldn't really afford, the waiter did exactly that at the table then dressed the salad. And it tasted superb.

A whisk needs a younger arm than I've got!

Come on, put me out of my misery - what's a Swedish Chef effect?

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Aha! I understand now Dennis - it's a small bowl & I can see it would come over the top - do you know I've never used the small bowl of my magimix in all the years I've had it - just stick to the main one - do you find it useful?

I wouldn't be without the mini Cuisinart now tho' - really handy & a breeze to clean!

[dennispc Profile]

I wouldn't be without the mini Cuisinart now tho' - really handy & a breeze to clean!

Magimix small bowl useful for chopping up nuts - love nuts but teeth don't! Small bowl not fine enough so Cuisniart perfect. My body needs salt (why do I have to be different? ) GP suggested a handful of crisps a day. Can't say I like crisps, hospital suggested salted peanuts which I lurve. Magimix couldn't get them fine enough, Cuisniart does.

Magimix small bowl was useful for pesto and other sauces and I thought the Cuisniart would do the job, get a hand held blender for soups and we'd save a bit of space on the work top. It was a good plan, but ... the large bowl stays.

The middle size bowl I've never used.

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

Do I need a cuisineart or magimix?

Tony's desperate for Christmas suggestions. I've got a medium sized processor.

[Lusciouslush Profile]

It's so much easier to use the mini instead of fiddling with all the magimix stuff too, plus having to wash it all...…...

My body needs salt (why do I have to be different?

I know that feeling - my body stores too much iron - why do I have to be different?!?! You should see their faces when they do the blood prick test for iron when I go to donate blood....!

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Do I need a cuisineart or magimix?

well both really cos they do different jobs - the mini's really handy & very good - I use mine a couple of times a week & if you have muesli etc. indispensable, but it wouldn't be up to the volume or power that the magimix can handle - i'd say if you're happy with your medium processor then go for a mini.

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

I do need a mini, Lush.
I've got nothing that handles 100g amounts for example. Or a good handful of this and that.

Excellent thinking.

Tony uses salt sticks. (for cramp in his tight wetsuit). 1 per hour.

[Renee Profile]

Magnesium prevents cramps for me. I take it every day now. Mind you, Tony probably sweats a lot during long distance swimming and needs topping up with salt.