remaining batter from the bowl.
PREPARING FOOD FOR
SLICING AND SHREDDING
For disc assembly instructions, refer
Assembly Instructions.
Round fruits and vegetables:
Before processing onions, apples and
other large, round fruits and vegetables,
cut the bottom ends fl at to make the food
lie stable on the disc.
Place the food in the feed tube, fl at side
down, as far left as possible, to prevent it
from tilting when being processed.
Choose fruits that are fi rm and not too ripe.
Remove large hard pits and seeds from
fruits before processing. Seeds from citrus
fruits need not be removed. Remove the
rind before slicing or shredding, if desired.
Whole peppers are an exception:
Remove the stem and cut the stem end
fl at. Remove the core and scoop out the
seeds. Leave the end opposite the stem
whole, to keep the structure stiff. This
ensures round, even slices.
Large fruits like pineapple:
Cut the ends fl at, cut in half, and either
core or remove the seeds. If necessary,
cut the halves into smaller pieces to fi t the
feed tube.
Cabbage and iceberg lettuce:
Turn the head on its side and slice off the
top and bottom, leaving a centre section
about 3 inches (7.5 cm) deep. Remove
the core, then cut in wedges to fi t the feed
tube. Remove the core from the bottom
and top pieces and cut into wedges to fi t
into the feed tube.
The optional 2mm and 1mm Slicing Discs
are excellent for slicing cabbage for cole-
slaw.
If the fruit or vegetable doesn’t fi t, try in-
serting it from the bottom of the feed tube,
where the opening is slightly larger.
Pack the feed tube for desired results.
For long slices or shreds, cut the food
in feed tube widths and pack the pieces
horizontally.
For small, round slices or short shreds
from carrots, zucchini and other long veg-
etables, cut in feed tube heights and pack
tightly upright.
Food should fi t snugly, but not so tightly
that it prevents the pusher from moving.
When slicing or shredding, always use the
pusher.
Never put your fi ngers or a spatula into
the feed tube.
Never push down hard on the pusher. Use
light pressure for soft fruits and vegetables
like bananas, mushrooms, strawberries
and tomatoes, and for all cheese. Use
medium pressure for most food: apples,
celery, citrus fruit, potatoes and zucchini.
Use fi rm pressure for hard vegetables like
carrots and yams.
PRACTICING SLICING AND
SHREDDING
1. Insert a slicing or shredding disc, put
the cover on the work bowl and insert
the food in the feed tube.
2. Slide the pusher into place, and apply
pressure to the pusher while pressing
down the PULSE button. Release the
button as soon as the food is sliced or
shredded.
3. You can load the feed tube repeatedly
without removing work bowl cover.
Simply grasp the pusher and lift up. The
pusher assembly will come off easily, leav-
ing the cover and feed tube in place. Your
other hand is free to reload the feed tube,
and you do not need to re-press the ON
button if it was previously selected.
REMOVING SLICED OR
SHREDDED FOOD
Before you do anything, wait for the disc
to stop spinning. When it does, remove the
pusher fi rst. Unplug the unit, then hold the
work bowl handle and turn it clockwise.
Then lift; the work bowl and cover will
come off together. Turn cover clockwise to
unlock from work bowl. Lift, remove, invert
and place on counter space.
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