On 27 Mar 2016 18:16:18 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> I jes dragged out all my big countertop appliances. Orbital stand
> mixer, 11 C FP (DLC8S), etc. To my everlasting horror, my FP did not
> come with a "fine" shredding disc, only a "coarse" shredding disc. I
> coulda sworn I hadda "fine" disc. So, now gotta buy one so I can make
> fine coleslaw and fine carrot shreds fer sf's carrot cake.
>
> Problem is, my Cuisinart FP is already obsolete (discontinued),
> despite having bought it jes a couple yrs back. So, now gotta phone
> Cuisinart and ask if the "fine" disc they claim will actually fit "all
> 7 and 11 cup" FPs, honestly will.
>
> Gotta do my carrots the old fashioned way. Box grater!
>
> I'm not sure which is worse, peeling all them carrots or
> shredding/grating them.
>
> FWIW, cuisinart labels fine/med/coarse "shredding" fer veggies, while
> hard cheese (xtra fine disc) is labelled a "Grater". Let's hear the
> gang argue that one.
>
I grew up calling it a grater, I guess it was hold over terminology
from the standard 4 sided contraption where one side was a grater.

As far as your Cuisinart, I only have whatever disk that came with the
machine and that's what I use to shred my carrots. I like them that
way, wouldn't want them any finer. BTW: the disks from my last
machine fits the new one I have now. Just make sure whatever you buy
is meant for the size of what you have now. They still sell 8 cup
models, so if that's what you have - somebody sells a disk for it.

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sf