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Remove the core from the bottom and top
pieces and cut into wedges to fit into the
feed tube.
The optional 2mm and 1mm slicing discs
are excellent for slicing cabbage for
coleslaw.
If the fruit or vegetable doesn't fit, try
inserting 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
vegetables, cut in feed-tube heights and
pack tightly upright. Food should fit snugly,
but not so tightly that it prevents the pusher
from moving.
When slicing or shredding, always use the
pusher.
Never put your fingers 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
cheeses. Use medium pressure for most
food: apples, celery, citrus fruit, potatoes
and zucchini. Use firm 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 the work bowl cover.
Simply grasp the pusher and lift up. The
pusher assembly will come off easily,
leaving 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, 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. Remove the slicing or shredding
disc. Place two fingers under each side of
the disc and lift it straight up. Place the disc
on top of the inverted work bowl cover to
minimize drips and spills.
TECHNIQUES
FOR SLICING AND
SHREDDING
Small, round fruits and vegetables
For large berries, radishes and mushrooms,
trim the bottom ends flat with a knife. Insert
the food through the feed tube, standing
each piece on a flat end.
You can fill the tube to about 1 inch
(2.5 cm) from the top. The bottom layer
gives you perfect slices for garnish.
If you want all the slices to be perfect, it's
best to process one layer at a time.
Long fruits and vegetables
Trim foods like bananas, celery and
zucchini by cutting them into pieces slightly
shorter than the feed tube. Cut both ends
flat. (Use a ruler as a guide, or the pusher
assembly.) Fill the feed tube with the
pieces, standing them vertically and adding
enough pieces so they are solidly packed
and cannot tilt sideways as they are sliced
or shredded.
Small amounts of food
Use the small feed tube and the small
pusher. Remove the small pusher from
the pusher assembly. Place the pusher
assembly onto the feed tube and press the
sleeve all the way down.
Cut the food in lengths slightly shorter
than the feed tube. If slicing one or two
long, thin vegetables like carrots, push
them to the far left. If you are slicing a
few vegetables that are wide at one end
and narrow at the other (carrots, celery or
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