Don’t Ignore the Tiny Hole in the Food Processor Piston
If you have a food processor – or even if you don’t have one – you probably know that it has many parts. The bowl and lid are the largest, then there are the blades, choppers, slicers, the little handle that choppers and slicers sit on (which I always lose), and finally there is the plunger – a plastic tube that helps to shove carrots, cheese, zucchini or anything else you want to chop or chop into and through your feeding tube.
But your plunger may have a secret: depending on the make and model of your food processor, your food pipe plunger may have a tiny hole in the center, and this often forgotten hole is very useful when making emulsified sauces.
I call this “dribbling,” although it’s not really dribbling. (This is just a funny word, and you can say “hole” so many times.) With the dribbler, you can slowly add butter, ghee, or any liquid to the bowl of your food processor in the most subtle, subtle way possible. constant flow, no need to worry about if you add it slowly enough, fast enough or accidentally sprinkle too much. This is especially welcome when making sauces that tend to burst, or anything that relies on the gradual addition of liquid to other ingredients. This hole can help you do Dutch, that’s what I’m talking about.
Using the dribbler is very simple: with the food processor running (and the other ingredients already mixed in the bowl), place the plunger in the food tube and pour in butter, ghee, or whatever liquid you need to add gradually. Then take a step back and watch the dribbler do its thing without worrying about adding too much or too little or having hand cramps.