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What You Can Make
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Food Prep
Learn how to mince garlic, chop carrots, shred potatoes, and grate hard cheeses without tedious knife work. Your Vitamix blender can do the work for you.FEATURED RECIPE
Grated Parmesan Cheese
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Gather Ingredients
Block of Parmesan cheese
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Add cheese to the container.
Start the machine on Variable 1 and slowly increase speed to Variable 5.
Note: The higher the speed, the finer the chop.
Blend for 10 to 15 seconds, or to desired fineness.
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Use your Vitamix machine to prep any ingredient, from herbs and veggies to nuts and cheeses.
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