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1 - SET UP FOR USE
Turn your mandoline upside down to expose
the folding stand with rubber feet at one end.
Grab the crossbar at the end with the rubber
feet and pull it up to about a 45 degree angle.
Then grab the other crossbar and pull it out,
inserting it into the lip on the top of your man-
doline. (CAUTION: Be careful of the set of cut-
ters just to the side of this crossbar.) You are
forming an upside down "V" with the folding
stand. Turn your mandoline over, determine the position of the stand equipped with
its table edge support by your worktop.
When using the mandoline, we prefer to have it facing away from us when slicing
and we like to grip the stand with our free hand to help stabilize it. Also, we place a
small plate underneath to catch our slices.
2 - THE ADJUSTMENTS
All cuts are made by adjusting three key parts of your mandoline - the main plate
8 , the fluted cutting plate 4 , and the set of cutters 5 at the center back of the
mandoline.
The main plate and the fluted cutting plate are raised and lowered by their respective
levers that are directly below each plate.You may notice that the levers are somewhat
stiff; it is important that they remain so. Try moving the levers up and down to see
how they adjust the blades.
The set of cutters is adjusted by the crank handle 10 . You will see that the set of
cutters has two sides. The crank handle is used to switch sides. When using the set of
cutters, you should lock the crank handle by pushing it onto one of the two pins 11 .
IMPORTANT: The main plate must be raised all the way every time you switch sides
in order to avoid damaging the set of cutters.
> The Basic/Straight Cut
Straight slices are made using the straight (or main plate) blade 3 , which has a
razor sharp edge. The fluted cutting plate 4 should be lowered and the crank
handle 10 should be disengaged from the pins and allowed to dangle straight
down. (This will ensure neither gets damaged.) Raising and lowering the main plate
controls the thickness of your slices. The lower the main plate, the thicker the slices.
(If it is too low, you will see that it interferes with the set of cutters). Now you can place
the hand guard on its rails making sure the arrow on its handle is pointing down the
ramp.Place your vegetable in the hand guard's hopper and begin slicing.
10
11
Lever to adjust
thickness of
12-1
straight cut
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