Cuisinart DLC-10C - Manual (Page 22)

P R E P A R I N G F O O D F O R
S L I C I N G A N D S H R E D D I N G
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Round Irults and vegelables
Before processing onions, apples
and olher large, round Iruits and
vegetables, trim them with a knile.
Cut the bottom end flal, to make the
food lie stable on Ibe disc.
Place the food in the feed tube, tlat
side down, Posilion it as lar right as
possible, to prevent it from tilling
when being processed.
Choose fruits that are tirm and not
too ripe. Always remove large hard
pits and seeds Irom trails before
processing Seeds Irom citrus fruits
need not be removed. You may
remove the rind betöre slicing or
shredding, or leave the rind on.
Whole peppers are an
exception
Remove the stem and cut the stem
end Hat Remove the core and
scoop oul the seeds. Leave the end
apposite the stem whole, to keep
the structure stiff. This ensures
round, even slices.
Large fruits like pineapple
and cantaloupe
Cul Ihem in hall and remove the
seeds or core, it necessary, cut the
halves into smaller pieces to lit the
leed tube. Remember to cut the
ends Hat.
Cabbage and iceberg lettuce
Turn the head on its side and slice
off the lop and bottom, leaving a
center section about 3 inches deep.
Remove the core and cul the center
section in wedges to lit the feed
lube. Remove the core from the
t. .