Hamilton Beach 70590C - Manual (Page 7)

7
Processing Using Slicer/Shredder
• To slice or shred cheese, select firm
cheese like Cheddar, Monterey Jack,
or Swiss. Place cheese in freezer for
30 minutes before processing.
• The Reversible Slicer/Shredder Disc
has a slicing blade on one side and
shredding teeth on the other. Place
on motor shaft with desired cutting
edge facing up.
• To julienne vegetables, slice then
remove from bowl and restack the
vegetables. Pack into food chute with
slices vertical. Slice again to make
match-stick cut vegetables.
1. Make sure the Control Switch is turned
to OFF (O) and the unit is unplugged.
2. Lock the bowl onto base. (See “How
to Lock the Bowl” on page 4.)
3. Place Removable Drive Sleeve on
Motor Shaft. Put Slicer/Shredder
Disc on Removable Drive Sleeve
with the desired side facing up for
either slicing or shredding. Lock
cover onto bowl. (See “How to
Assemble and Lock the Cover” on
page 5.)
4. To slice/shred large foods (such as
chunk of cabbage, green pepper,
whole tomato) open food chute
cover by lifting latch. Depress food
holder to the right. Insert food and
lock cover.
To slice/shred long, thin foods
(such as potato, pepperoni, carrots,
celery). Lock cover.
Long foods can be inserted into the
chute opening and processed as
long as the food chute lid is closed.
5. Insert food pusher in chute. Always
use the food pusher to feed food
into the chute. NEVER PUSH
FOOD THROUGH CHUTE WITH
HANDS.
6. Plug in unit and observe dial. Ready
light should glow blue.
7. Select speed. While pressing on food
pusher, select 1 or 2 for optimum
slicing and shredding performance or
PULSE to process food. Reference
the food processing chart for
recommended processing times
and speeds.
NOTE: The food chute lid is
designed to pivot towards the right
when processing food that fills the
whole food chute capacity.
8. When food chute is empty, select
OFF (O) or release from PULSE
position. Wait until blade has
stopped rotating before removing
cover.
Slicer/
Shredder
Disc
Motor
Shaft
Removable
Drive Sleeve
840129200 Ev01.qxd 7/6/04 9:07 AM Page 7