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• Stack food into the food chamber upright for short slices or horizontally for longer slices (Fig. F).
• Push food through the food chamber using an even pressure on the food guide.
4. Plug the cord into a 120VAC electrical outlet only. Begin slicing or shredding. Use the power switch
to turn the unit on and off. The sliced or shredded food will be discharged from the open end of the
slicing/shredding chute.
CAUTION!
To avoid personal injury, never use your hands to push food through the food chamber.
Always use the food guide and always keep your hands away from the slicing/shredding chute when
operating the unit.
Helpful Hints
♦ All food slices and shreds better when it is fresh and firm.
♦ Semi-soft cheeses should be refrigerated overnight or placed in the freezer approximately 30 min-
utes before shredding. Hard cheeses should be at room temperature. All unprocessed cheeses can be
shredded successfully with this unit.
It is not recommended that you use soft or processed cheese
as it may clog the unit.
♦ Use light pressure on the food guide for thinner slices and shreds, and firm pressure for thicker slices
and shreds.
♦ Certain soft fruits, such as strawberries and kiwi, should be firm, not overripe, to slice. These types of fruits can also be placed in a
freezer for a few minutes before slicing. Certain fruits with tough skins, such as apples, should be peeled before slicing or shredding.
♦ Some foods can be double processed. For instance, you can shred carrots and run them through again for grated carrots. Cheese can
be shredded twice for grated cheese.
♦ Place food upright in the food chamber until it is full. Remember that food should fit easily and loosely into the food chamber and
should not extend above the top of the food chamber. Apply pressure evenly with the food guide.
Failure to properly load the food chamber or to apply even pressure may result in food falling over in the food chamber. If food falls
over in the chamber, slices and shreds may be uneven.
♦ It is normal for bits of food remain on the top of the slicing or shredding cone after you have completed processing.
♦ The unit is not designed to shred onions, slice cheese or chocolate, or process meats and tomatoes.
♦ To avoid personal injury or damage to the unit, do not attempt to slice foods that are too hard to be
cut with an ordinary knife.
NOTICE:
This slicer/shredder was not designed to chop ice or grind coffee
beans. You may damage the unit.
Questions & Answers
Occasionally my slicer/shredder will not turn on, or the fingertip power switch works intermittently.
Why is this?
Most likely the food chamber assembly is not attached properly to the base. The power switch is designed
to work only when the food chamber assembly is centered with the handle on the motorized base. Should
the power switch operate intermittently, either the ON-OFF latch on the base is not positioned directly
between the two tabs on the food chamber (Fig. G) or the interlock bracket on the bottom of the slicing/
shredding chute (Fig. H) is not positioned in the bracket slot on the motorized base (Fig I). Check the
position of the food chamber assembly. Realign it so it is centered properly.
Sometimes I have trouble disengaging the food chamber assembly from the motorized base. What am
I doing wrong?
You probably forgot to turn the unit off. The unit is designed with a safety feature which prevents the food
chamber assembly from being removed when the power switch is in the ON position.
How come I sometimes have to use a lot of pressure to get food out of the slicing/shredding chute or
no food comes out at all?
Any of the following may be occurring:
1. You have packed the food chamber too tightly. Foods should fit loosely in the food chamber. Leafy
vegetables, such as cabbage and lettuce, should be cut into chunks the size of the food chamber.
2. The food is not fresh and firm. All food slices and shreds better when it is fresh and firm.
Food chamber
Tabs
ON-OFF
latch
Motorized
base
Interlock
bracket
Fig. H
Fig. G
Bracket
slot
Fig. I
Fig. F
Stack food horizontally
for longer slices.
Stack food upright
for short slices.
