Cuisinart MP-14N Operations Instructions download pdf (Page 13)

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.

4. 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, 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 (2.5cm) 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 scallions) cut them in

half and pack in pairs,

alternating one wide end

up, one narrow end up.

French-cut green beans:

Trim fresh green beans to

feed tube widths. Blanching

is not necessary. Stack in

the feed tube horizontally to

about one inch from the top.

Use the slicing disc, apply

light pressure to the pusher

and press the PULSE

button until beans are

sliced. To make long,

horizontal slices of raw

zucchini or carrots, use the

same procedure.

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