5
USE AND CARE
1. To use your
Cuisinart
®
Food Slicer,
place on sturdy, flat surface.
2. Check that the switch is turned OFF
before plugging in the appliance.
3. Adjust the slice control knob to
desired slicing thickness
[
5mm
to 15mm].
4. Place food to be cut on the stainless
steel carriage and secure with plastic
safety guard.
5. Turn the Cuisinart
®
Food Slicer ON.
6. Place hands on food guide handles
and smoothly slide carriage backward
and forward. NEVER USE YOUR
FINGERS.
7. To ensure perfect slicing, do not
press the food against the blade too
firmly.
8. At this point, check for desired
thickness and adjust accordingly with
the Slice Control Knob.
9. Continue to slide food carriage back
and forth in an even and steady
motion.
10. After all your slicing is done, turn the
slicer OFF and unplug.
The Cuisinart
®
Food Slicer has been
designed to operate for short periods
(max. 10 min.). If the power cord is
damaged, a service centre
recommended by the manufacturer
must repair it.
CLEANING &
MAINTENANCE
Always unplug your Cuisinart
®
Food Slicer
and turn the slice control knob back to
zero, before cleaning the appliance. DO
NOT PUT THE APPLIANCE IN WATER.
This could cause damage to electrical
parts.
1. Clean and dry parts immediately after
use.
2. Fold out food carriage away from the
base for easy cleaning of crumbs,
seeds, etc.
3. To remove food carriage for cleaning,
hold food carriage with two hands
and tilt frontward towards you. There
is a button to release the carriage
marked “Press to release.” Press,
release, and wash with warm soapy
water. Dry thoroughly. To reassemble,
align top part of food carriage to
bottom part of food carriage and
click into place.
4. To remove blade, press in tab where
indicated in center hub; twist
clockwise and carefully lift and
remove blade.
5. With a soft sponge or cleaning cloth,
clean both sides of blade with mild
soap and water. Rinse and dry blade
thoroughly.
6. To replace blade, hold tab, aligning
the blade with the drive gears so it
engages fully. Turn tab
counterclockwise to tighten.
7. Any other servicing should be
performed by an authorized service
representative.
DO NOT WASH ANY PART OF SLICER IN
DISHWASHER.