Q.1 What is the minimum & maximum quantity of atta that can be kneaded in the FP jar?
A. In Planet FP atta can be kneaded to the desired texture. Minimum quantity of atta can be for two chapatis and maximum of 450gms. (Approx.10- 12 chapatis) In case more chapatis are to be made, the process can be repeated because it takes few seconds to knead atta again. Therefore, without breaking the process you can make chapatis. Planet FP can provide you kneaded atta for as much quantity as required.

Q.2 What is the ratio of atta & water for atta kneading?
A. The texture of atta required, varies from person to person as per personal taste. Technically speaking, the ratio of atta & water is 1:2 (2 cups atta & 1 cup water). In case harder or softer texture is required quantity of water can be reduced or increased marginally to get desired results.

Q.3 How much quantity of juice FP juicer can extract at one time?
A. Planet FP juicers have a unique filtration system, which gives homogeneous juice. Since the appliance does not reject pulp, one can get maximum amount of juice from the pulp through centrifugal force. The filter may require cleaning (which does not take more than 15-30 sec.) after 2-4 glasses, depending upon the nature of fruit or vegetable we are using.

Q.4 How much quantity of milk shakes can be made?
A. Keeping in mind the quantity of ice, fruit pulp & sugar etc. used, jar can be filled till half of its capacity (which is approx. 1lt.)

Q.5 How can we peel green peas?
A. Peeling green peas by hand is very tedious. In Planet FP, with the help of plastic blade you can peel peas & groundnuts also. Just add a handful of peas, after running the appliance, for few seconds. You will see that peas are separated from the shells. Put them in a utensil filled with water, you’ll see that green peas settle down & the empty shells float. Just separate them & use the way you want.

Q.6 How should saag be cut properly?
A. Chopping blade can cut any leafy vegetable to desired texture. Only one precaution is required that spinach (Palak) should be dried after washing, before it is put into the food processor for chopping. Due to the juicy leaves of spinach, additional water can make it messy.

Q.7 How can I make paste of Spinach to make Palak Paneer?
1. To get paste of spinach (Palak) pre boil spinach leaves and then put in food processor to get paste.

Q.8 How is meat to be minced properly?
A. Boneless mutton used for mincing should be in the form of cubes (used to make tikkas) and not long lean meat used by butchers to make keema with their knives. The lean meat gets wrapped around the blade and does not get minced properly.

Q.9 How do I get round slices? Why do vegetables slip once we start pressing?
A. While making slices of long vegetables such as Khira (cucumber), Mooli (radish) and Gajar (carrots) etc. It is advisable to put two or three units together, which fit the tube and the vegetables, do not slip. In case you have to put one single piece, it should be kept in the feeding tube touching the wall on the opposite side so that with the disc movement vegetables do not slip. It is important that vegetables are put in the feeding tube when the appliance is not in motion and your hand must be on top of the pusher when FP comes into action. Remember less pressure will result in thinner slices and more pressure will result in thicker slices.

Q.10 I am very scared to use citrus juicer; it may cut or injure my hands.
1. Citrus Juicer attachment of Planet FP is a very safe appliance. It runs at a very slow speed, which makes it safe to operate. While using it just make sure that the wrists of your hands rest on the rim of the juicer so that they do not slip.

Q.11 Why should I buy coconut - shredding disc? It has no use for me because I do not use coconut in cooking?
1. Coconut shredding disc is a very useful attachment, in addition to coconut grating you can make pulp of fruits, shred dry fruit coarsely, de-seed custard apple (sharifa/sitafal) etc.

Q.12 Why can’t we extract mousami (sweet lime), nimboo (lime), kinu or malta juice in centrifugal juicer, like orange?
A. Seeds of citrus fruits (except orange) are larger than the gap between juicer blade and the pusher. Orange seeds pass through this gap while other seeds may get crushed and make the juice bitter.

Q.13 How to use Chipper disc for cutting vegetables in smaller size?
A. Chipper disc cuts vegetables according to their width. If smaller length is required, vegetable should be cut vertically with a knife (this will reduce the length of the vegetable), so that desired smaller lengths could be cut.

Q.14 Why can’t we extract sugarcane juice in centrifugal juicer even if we cut it in smaller size?
A. Sugarcane juice can only be extracted by squeezing it because its fiber is very hard. In normal juicers sugarcane juice cannot be extracted, as the fiber will not pass through the gap between blade and the feeding tube.

Q.15 Why do liquids spill out of the FP jar while making shakes, lassi etc.?
A. Liquids can spill in two conditions:
* If the liquids are put in the jar when the appliance is not running, the liquid jumps with the thrust of blade when appliance starts, hence it may come out from between the jar & the lid. Therefore liquids should always be added in running position through the feeding tube, * While making shakes etc. if ice is added into the liquid, it will make the liquid jump and the liquid will flow out from the lid. * The right way to make shakes is as follows:
1. Crush ice by putting the ice cubes through the feeding tube (even if the appliance gets jerks, keep adding ice ).
2. After the ice is crushed add fruit pulp,
3. Add milk with sugar diluted in it or use powdered sugar or sugar syrup as the granule sugar will not mix in ice,
4. While making shakes etc. keep the feeding tube open for air to mix. You will have an excellent and thick shake in Planet FP.

Q.16 What is the use of Egg whisker, when we don’t consume eggs?
A. In addition to whisking eggs, with this disc you and do more jobs very efficiently, such as butter churning, whisking cream etc.

Q.17 What is the advantage of food dispenser?
A. Food dispenser is used with discs and is very useful when you have to process big quantities of different vegetables. The processed food instead of coming into the bowl, comes straight into a plate or any other container. Hence any quantity can be processed without having to stop the appliance due to bowl capacity constraint.

Q.18 Why company is providing centrifugal juicer, when we cannot get more than one to two glasses of juice in one time?
A. Centrifugal juicer provided as optional attachment with Planet Food Processor is an unique appliance. It has many unique advantages as given below:
* Gives 30% more juice
* Orange juice does not become bitter because it does not crush seeds due to its slow speed.
* Even juice of leafy vegetables can be extracted, thereby improving health.
* Quality of juice is homogeneous. You do not have to strain it through strainers.
* It takes less than two minutes to clean the juicer after use.

In addition to the above advantages, there are three exclusive advantages as compared with ordinary juicers: -
* It can strain soups. Boiled vegetables can be put in the running juicer; its specially designed filter will hold all the pulp and clear soup will come to the lower jar.
* To make mooli ka parantha one has to squeeze shredded mooli by hand. But with this juicer you put in the shredded mooli and it will extract all its water, you can make mooli ka parantha without spoiling your hands.
* You can make coconut milk just by putting fresh coconut in feeding tube and pressing it with food pusher.
Regarding quantity of juice, 4-5 glasses of juice can be taken at one time. If more quantity is required, the process can be repeated it hardly takes few seconds to restart the process. You must press the fruit slowly so that pulp is distributed evenly on the filter and you do not get vibrations in its running.

Q.19 How good is it for making Idli, Dosa and Wada?
1. In food processor you can make better Idli, Dosa and Wada because due to horizontal action and slow speed, air mixes very well. This results in fluffy batter, which results in soft and fluffy Idli, Dosa and Wada.

Q.20 What are the minimum and maximum quantities that can be processed?
A. The FP is designed to take maximum load of 1kg. Quantity may depend on the volume & nature of product also, but generally speaking, food-processing requirements for cooking food from one person to any number of people in an average family can be met.

Q.21 What is the maximum duration a FP can run?
1. Planet FP is designed for continuous usage for 30minutes (on load)

Q.22 Is it possible to buy F.P. without mixer grinder as I already have one?
A. Yes, Planet Mini Food Processor does not have Mixie section but has all attachments of food processor. The Maxie Food Processor comes along with mixer grinder attachments. In prevailing times when space is a constraint in the kitchen, Planet FP in a limited space can give you services of a food processor as well as a mixer grinder.

Q.23 What is the maximum duration a FP can run?
1. Planet FP is designed for continuous usage for 30minutes (on load)

Q.24 Can I buy FP with the choice of attachments I require?
A. The food processors come with all attachments as part of the kit. The attachments are specially designed to help you get all possible results for Indian cooking. You have to buy particular FP model in totality and the attachments are not very expensive as well as all attachments have various uses.

Q.25 How a FP is different from a mixie?
A. Mixie can do very limited functions- hardly three or four, but FP can do all mixie jobs along with almost 23 more functions. FP is a complete kitchen appliance, which saves more than 90% pre-cooking time in the kitchen.

Q26Why is the feeding tube narrow?
A. Feeding tube of Planet food processor is much wider than other brands. It has to be in proportion to the size of the blade. In very big feeding tubes texture control will be very difficult. Planet food processor is the best designed food processor because they produce best results with minimum waste.

Q.27 Why can’t I use mixie and food processor section at the same time?
1. Both sections run together but it is not advisable to operate them together at the same time, as it will put extra load on the motor, which is not good for the appliance and you need different speeds for food processor and mixer grinder.

Q28 Why should I buy FP when I already have a mixie?
1. Mixie can only do few jobs in the kitchen, like Mixing, Blending, and Dry and Wet grinding. In Planet FP you can do more than 20 more jobs like Whisking, Chopping, Mincing, Crushing, Crumbing, Kneading, Shelling, Slicing, Shredding to name a few. Planet FP saves more than 90% of your pre-cooking time.

Q.29 If I buy FP what will I do with my old mixie?

Q.30 How can you claim that your FP is the best? Your motor wattage is only 550 against 600 of other brands. Is not their motor stronger then yours?
Wattage is the input power and not the output of the FP. Output can only be in terms of the load it can handle. Planet FP with 550 watts motor can handle up to 1 kg of material like any other FP. Using a higher input wattage for doing the same job is in fact wasting energy. Like 100-watts bulb gives less light compared to 35 watts tube light. When you use higher wattage for the same output you are spending more on electricity. Wattage is not the strength of a motor; strength is the load bearing capacity, which is same of Planet and other leading brands. Moreover, what is important is the rating, which indicates how long the motor can run continuously under full load. Planet FP has runs for 30 minutes on full load.

Q.31 Why does my juicer vibrate?
1. Planet FP juicers have unique filtration systems to give you homogenous & maximum quantity of juice because the juicer does not reject the pulp. Depending on the nature of fruit or vegetable, if the pulp in the filter is unevenly distributed it may cause vibration. At this stage, just clean the filter. To get even distribution of pulp in the filter, press the fruit/vegetable slowly & gently.

Q.30 Why does company provide single jar? Why not one bigger & one smaller for different quantities?
1. Since the blades run right on the on top or bottom of the jar, larger and smaller quantities can also be handled in the same jar without any problem of space.

Q.33 Why manufacturer does not provide stainless steel jar for food processor?
1. Stainless steel jar is not transparent and you will not be able to see texture of the food you are processing. Through a transparent jar you can see the texture and stop the food processor when required texture is received.

Q.32 Why can’t I use food processor attachments on my mixie?
1. Food processor and mixie are two different appliances. Mixie runs at a High speed (18000 rpm.) while food processor runs at slow speed (1000 to 3000 rpm.). It is not only the attachment that works, it is the technology and designing of food processor that gives you desired results.