how do i slice a carrot on this slicer?
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If you want small round disks, you jab the carrot standing up into the pins of the handle. A long carrot is too unstable and will flip off. So you have to cut the carrot into maybe a 2"-3" piece, jab it on standing up and try to cut it. It's easier at a bit of an angle. If you want long strips, jab the carrot on sideways and drag the length of the carrot across the blade. And if you are talking baby carrots forget it. I've tried. Honestly, a food processor with a feed tube is the best way to go to quickly slice carrots.
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You have to unscrew the handle and place one of the ends in it and the piece inside of the slicer.
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Hey Charlie - They have a FAQ for the slicers here: http://chefschoice.com/faqslicers.html No manuals online though - what did you need to know about it?
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One other idea would be to julienne, but before hitting the slicer, rotating a quarter turn and julienne again before completing the slice. You would have to keep sliding, rotating, sliding, and slicing each layer.
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I cannot answer your question, as I have had terrible results from this particular slicer. Needless to say I am disappointed with the slicer, I could not get it to work either. The images display multiple strands coming from the slicer at one time, I only ever had one strand come from mine.
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Go to youtube and search for Weston Slicer. There are a few videos showing how to use a similar (7 1/2 inch) model but not this exact one.
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Hi Ronnie, either with a sharp carving knife or (in my case) with an electric meat slicer: EdgeCraft 610 Chef's Choice Premium Electric Food Slicer
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On the underside of the slicer there is a black knob, carefully turn it to adjust the thickness then try it until you get the thickness that you want. Good product for the money. I use it all the time when canning pickles.
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I'm not sure. This slicer is a piece of junk and mine broke before it was a year old.
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I don't know if Amazon will let me post a photo from Flickr, but here it is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13263609@N00/9819119675/ That said, place the Slice on a surface with the cutting end pointing west, per se. Holding the main body, push down on the release (which is about an inch from the cutting end) and gently push the cowl away. You should see the blade. Remove the old one and place the new one so the notch lines up. It won't look right at first (you'll think the blade should be protruding over the end but that's where it goes. Replace the cowl/cover and bob's your uncle. FWIW, there's also spare blade storage in the handle, but I found that it popped open every time the Slice fell, so I just store the spare blades in my desk.
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I have no idea and can't check because the slicer is at our other house. Sorry but next time I'm at the other house I will check. If you don't have the printed manual you may be able to find it online through the manufacturer.
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This Borner instructional video shows many details about using the product, including a way to cube vegetables:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEiqRgPSqUoAt time stamp 17:47, a 2-step cube technique is demonstrated. First, slice the vegetable. Then stack the slices and load them on edge into the hand guard-food holder so they are at 90-degrees to the cutting surface, then cut with the julienne blade.
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I fold a paper towel and then turn the dowel so that the tray is fully open and I grab the blade with the towel. with my left hand and use my right hand to pop it up out where the sharpener is located. Be very careful. one slip could lead to the E.R. This is a COMERCIAL grade slicer, not one for rookies. Best bet would be chainmail gloves.
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Not hard to operate as long as your hand can do a twisting motion using the thumb and forefinger. However, when it gets down to about an inch or so in the slicer, you may want to use a paper towel to get better traction and grip while twisting until you cannot anymore when there is a little of the vegetable in the slicer, which you can either eat or discard.
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Place apple core side Down on blades then press top firmly down over apple to slice
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Mary--You will need a 4 mm slicing blade. Chill the lemons well and put 2 of them into the large feed tube standing on end. Cut the bottom end flat so the lemon wont shift. Use firm but gentle pressure and use the pulsing lever rather than the on lever. It will go very fast and you may need some practice to get "perfect" slices. If the lemons are small, you may be able to fit in 3 at a time, so experiment. The "bad" slices can always be mashed up and made into lemonade in this weather.
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It is definitely strong/sharp enough to fut through a potato. I do it all the time. On carrots I cut and then roll so that the cuts are in opposite sides (a bit OCD here). The trick is to hold it with the thumb and first finger above the actual blade. Easy peasy.