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USE AND CARE
Assembling the Blade:
1. Remove protective sleeves.
Before first use, wash blade in hot,
soapy water or the dishwasher.
CAUTION: BLADE IS SHARP.
HANDLE WITH CARE.
Dry
thoroughly.
Using your Cuisinart
®
Electric Knife:
1. The knife should be unplugged
when fitting the blade.
Caution:
The blade is very sharp;
be careful when handling it.
2.
To insert the Serrated Blade, first
assemble the 2-piece, Serrated
Blade by inserting the rivet on one
blade into the keyhole of the other
blade. Press in blade release
buttons on both sides of handle
and insert blade tabs into the two
slots in handle. Release buttons to
lock in place.
Caution:
NEVER place your hand on top
of the blade to support it while operating
the knife, as the blade is designed to
move back and forth.
3.
Operating Knife:
Push Lock/Unlock safety switch
forward
to Unlock position and hold.
While continuing to push the lock/
unlock safety switch forward,
squeeze and hold the On/Off trigger
as you cut, keeping blades parallel to
cutting surface.
Release grip on Lock/Unlock switch.
NOTE:
Blade automatically stops and
Lock/Unlock switch returns to Lock
positions when trigger is released.
4. Storage Tray safely stores power
handle, blade, fork and cutting board
after use.
5. Caring for the cutting board: after use,
wash the board by hand in hot soapy
water and wipe it thoroughly.
THE CUTTING BOARD DOES NOT
GO TO THE DISHWASHER
CLEANING, STORAGE
AND MAINTENANCE
1. To remove the blade, unplug the knife.
Squeeze the Blade Release Buttons
and grasp the blade with the cutting
edge away from you. Slowly pull blade
out from knife handle.
2. Wash blade in hot, soapy water or
the dishwasher and dry thoroughly.
3. Clean the handle with a slightly damp
cloth and wipe dry.
Caution:
Do not clean handle with blade
in place. Do not immerse the appliance in
water or other liquids or place it under
running water.
Maintenance:
Any other servicing should
be performed by an authorized service
representative.
HELPFUL HINTS
This blade is very versatile. In addition
to slicing meats such as turkey, chicken,
salami, ham and roasts, it can also be
used to cut fruits like melon and
pineapple, vegetables such as squash,
