Cuisinart DLC-10S DLC-10S Manual - Page 22

PREPARING FOOD FOR SLICING AND SHREDDING 16 Round fruits and vegetables Before processing onions, apples and other large, round fruits and vegetables, trim them wild a knile Cul the bollom end Hal, lo make Ihe food lie stable on Ihe disc. Place the food in the fend tube, flat side dawn. Posihon it as lar right as possible, to prevent it from tilling when being processed. Choose Iruils that are firm and not too ripe. Always remove large hard pits and seeds Ifom (mils before processing Seeds from citrus fruits need nol be removed. You may remove Ihe rind belore slicing or shredding, or leave Ihe rind on. Whole peppers are an exception Remove Ihe slem and cut Ihe stem end Hat Remove Ihe core and scoop out Ihe seeds. Leave the end opposile Ihe slem whole, to keep the structure stiff. This ensures round, even slices. Large fruits like pineapple and cantaloupe Cullhem in hall and remove Ihe seeds or core. If necessary, cut the halves inlo smaller pieces lo lit the teed tube. Remember lo cul the ends Hat. Cabbage and iceberg lettuce Turn the head on iis side and slice otl the lop and bottom, leaving a cenler section about 3 inches deep. Remove Ihe core and cut the cenler seclion in wedges to lit the teed lube Remove the core from the