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Using the mini-chopper
The mini-chopper is used to chop meat, cheese,
onion, herbs, garlic, carrots, walnuts, almonds,
fruits.
Attention!
Do not chop very hard products, such as
nutmegs, coffee beans and cereals.
Before you start chopping:
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Cut meat, cheese, onion, garlic, carrots into
approximately equal slices.
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Remove stems from herbs, peel the nuts.
•
Remove bones, tendons and cartilage from
meat.
•
To achieve the best results use the information
in the table below.
Chopping
Be careful – the knife is very sharp! Always
hold the knife by the upper plastic end.
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Set the knife (8) on the axis of the chopper
bowl (9).
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Put the products into the chopper bowl (9).
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Put the lid-gear (7) on the bowl (9).
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Put the motor unit (2) into the lid-gear (7),
matching the arrows on the motor unit (2)
and the lid-gear (7), turn the motor unit (2)
clockwise until bumping.
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Select the required speed of the chopping
knife rotation, by pressing and holding the
corresponding button
(4) “I” or (3) “II”.
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During operation hold the motor unit (2) with
one hand and the chopper bowl (9) with the
other hand.
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After usage disconnect the motor unit (2),
turning it anti clockwise, and then remove the
lid-gear (7).
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Carefully remove the knife (8).
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Take the chopped products out of the chopper
bowl (9).
Attention! Strictly follow the described
sequence of operations.
Cleaning
ATTENTION! The blades of the chopping
knife (8) are very sharp and dangerous.
Handle the knife (8) very carefully!
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Unplug the unit before cleaning.
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Disconnect the attachment.
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Use a slightly damp cloth to clean the motor
unit (2) and the gears (7, 10).
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After processing of salty and sour products it
is better to rinse the knife (8) or the blender-
attachment (1) with water.
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While possessing products with strong dyeing
properties (for instance carrot or beet-root)
the bowls or the attachments can get colored,
wipe the attachments or the bowls using a
cloth, dampened in plant oil.
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Wash the attachments (1, 8, 11), the chopper
bowl (9) and the bowl (12) in warm soapy
water, rinse and dry.
DO NOT IMMERSE THE MOTOR UNIT (2) AND THE
GEARS (7, 10) INTO ANY LIQUIDS, DO NOT WASH
THEM UNDER A WATER JET OR IN A DISH WASH
MACHINE.
Cooking examples
Mayonnaise
Use the blender-attachment (1) to make
mayonnaise
200-250 ml plant oil
1 egg (yolk and white)
1 tbs. of lemon juice or vinegar
Salt and pepper
Put all the ingredients into the measuring cup
(12) according to the order stated above.
Immerse the blender attachment (1) into the cup
(till the bottom). Switch on the blender
at the
maximal rotation speed, by pressing and holding
the (3) “II” button, and wait till plant oil becomes
emulsion. Then, not switching off the unit, slowly
move the blender attachment (1) upwards and
downwards, until you get mayonnaise of the
desired consistency.
Guide on processing products in the mini-
chopper
Product type
Weight
Approximate cooking
time
Meat
(1 cm slices)
300 g.
15 sec.
Greenery
50 g.
10 sec.
Nuts
150 g.
10 sec.
Cheese
(1 cm slices)
100 g.
10 sec.
Bread
80 g.
10 sec.
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