Winco MDL-18 User manual

Brand: Winco

Model: MDL-18

Category: Slicers

Type: User manual

MANDOLINE

SLICER

and Stainless Steel Hand Guard

• StainlessSteelSafety

Holder&Body

• NonSkidFoldingStand

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MDL-18

BUILT-IN

with BLADES

• RotaryAdjustmentDial

• RubberizedNon-Slip

GripHandle

Foldingleg

Foldinglegwith

non-slipgrip

Adjustmentdialforthickness

forsliceandjulienneblades

Unscrewtoreplace

sliceblade

101

Knowing Your Mandoline

Rubberizednon-slip

griphandle

Built-insmalland

largejulienneblades

Highcarbonstainless

steelsliceblade

Highcarbonstainless

steelserratedbladefor

crinkleandwafflecuts

Stainlesssteel

mandolinebody

Stainlesssteelhandguard

(foodsafetyholder)

REPLACEMENT PARTS

Replacementpartsareavailableforpurchase.Pleasecheckourwebsitefor

uptodatepartslistandprices:www.wincous.com.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION

Additionalinstructionssuchasvideodemonstrationcanbefoundonour

website:www.wincous.com.

Care and Cleaning Assembling Your Mandoline

Thisstainlesssteelmandolineisdesignedtorequireonlyminimal

maintenance.Thebodyandthebladesaredishwashersafe,buthand

washingisrecommendedtoextendproductlife.Thebuiltinsliceblade

canberemovedforsharpeningorreplacement.Seethismanualfor

instructiononremovalofthisblade.Whenstoringtheunit,alwaysturn

thecontroldialto“0”or“safe”topreventaccidentalcuts.

WARNING!

TO PREVENT INJURY:

Be aware of the blades built into the

mandoline before attempting to clean.

•Itisrecommendedtowashthemandolineinhotwater

beforeuse.

•Itshouldalsobewashedaftereveryuse,withhotsoapy

waterinthesinkorinthedishwasher.

•Rinsewithhotwaterinordertoflushoutresidue.

•Youmaythentowelorairdry.

•Donotcleanthemandolinewithanyimplementsthatmight

damagetheedgeoftheblades.

•Themandolinedoesnotrequireanylubricationoroil.

Lubricantsthatareunsafeforhumanconsumptionshould

notbeapplied.

1. Unfoldthelegsasshownin

Image 1.

2. Ensurethatthebottomleg

clicksintoplaceasshownin

Image 2.

Turnyourmandolineright

sideupandplaceitona

sturdysurface.

3. Usingthecontroldialas

showninImage 3,pressin

theouterringtowardsthe

mandolinetounlockthedial.

Thenproceedtoselectthe

typeofcutyoudesire.

4. Placethefoodtobeprocessed

intothefoodsafetyholder.

Usingtheholderwith

downwardpressure,move

backandforthacrossthe

cuttingbladestoprocessfood.

NOTE:

Forbestresults,keeptheholderparallel

tothemandolineasshowninImage 4.

5. Proceeddownwardwiththe

fooditemwithoutstopping

untilyou’vereachedthe

bottomofthemandoline

asshowninImage 5.

Keepagoodslicingpace,as

themomentumfromtopto

bottomhelpsmakeslicing

mucheasier.

Keep your hands on top of the safety

holder at all times when using the

mandoline to prevent injury.

DO NOT USE WITHOUT THE FOOD

SAFETY HOLDER AS THE BLADES

ARE EXTREMELY SHARP.

Using Your Mandoline Julienne Blades

SLICE BLADE

Fromthe“storageposition”,wherethe

upperplateisslightlyabovetheslice

blade(Image 6),pressinthecontrol

dial’souterringtounlockthedial.Then

proceedtoselectthethicknessyou

desire.

Youwillbeabletofeeltheclickofeach

levelofthicknesswhenyouturnthe

dial.

Whenholdingthemandolineand

lookingdownthetopofthegliding

plate,thegapbetweentheupper

plateandthebladewillbetheactual

thicknessofthecut(Image 7).

Theslicebladeisidealforslicing

avarietyoffoods,suchascarrots,

cabbage,lemons,andpotatoes.

Theslicebladeworksbestonfresh,

firmvegetablesandfruits.

Softvegetablesandfruitstendtotear,

ratherthanslicecleanly.

Theslicebladeisespeciallyuseful

tomakepaperthinslices.

Thoughtheslicebladewascreatedfor

manycyclesofusage,theremaycome

atimewhenitwillneedtobereplaced

orsharpen.Thebladeisheldtogether

byfournutsandboltslocatedonthe

sideofthemandoline(Images 8 and

9).Unscrewusinga7mmsocketor

wrench.

NOTE:

The blade is extremely sharp.

Be very careful when removing

and handling the blade.

Theseimagesshowfooditemsthatwerecutusingthejulienneblades.

Carrot sticks cut with the large julienne blade

French fries cut using the large julienne blade

Carrot shreds cut using the small julienne blade.

Image enlarged for

better viewing.

Using Your Mandoline (cont.) Slice Blade

Theimagesshowfooditemsthatwerecutusingthesliceblade.

Extremely thin sliced cucumber using 1/8” slice blade setting.

Slices of tomato and peppers using 1/4” slice blade setting.

Thicker slices of orange using 3/8” slice blade setting.

JULIENNE BLADES

Pressinthecontroldial’souterring

tounlockthedial,(Image 15).Then

proceedtoselecteitherthelarge3/8”

(Image 16)orsmall1/8”(Image 17)

julienneblade.

Youshouldbeabletofeelthecontrol

dialclickatthedesiredselection.When

holdingtheglidingplate,youwillbe

abletoseeyourselection.

LARGE JULIENNE BLADE (3/8”)

Image 16

Idealforavarietyoffoods,suchas

carrotsticks,potatoFrenchfries,and

zucchinisticks.Thebladeworksbest

onfirmvegetablesandfruits.Soft

vegetablesandfruitstendtotear,rather

thanjuliennecleanly.

SMALL JULIENNE BLADE (1/8”)

Image 17

Idealforcreatingthincarrotcuts,

cucumbershreds,potatohash,etc.

Again,firmvegetablesandfruits

workbest.

Be sure that the lower plate with the

built in serrated blade is in the closed

position so that it does not protrude

and that your food item will glide

over the blade, Image 18.

NOTE:

The blades are extremely sharp.

Be very careful when working

with the mandoline.

Always use the hand guard.

Using Your Mandoline (cont.) Serrated Blade

SERRATED BLADE (

crinkle & waffle cuts)



Theserratedbladeisbuiltintothebody

ofthemandoline.Byadjustingthelever

onthebottom,youcancontrolthe

thicknessofyourcut(Image 10shows

theclosedposition).Byflippingthe

leverasshowninImages 11 and12,

theserratedbladewillbereadyforuse.

Besuretolineuptheimageofthe

wavylineonthecontroldial,(Image 6),

sothatfoodcanglideabovethestraight

cuttingbladeandthatitcanreach

theserratedbladebelowasshownin

Images 13 and14.

CRINKLE CUT

Requiresonlyonepassovertheblade.

WAFFLE CUT (GAUFRETTE CUT)

Adjusttheheightoftheupperplate

sothattheslicesyouarecreatingare

verythin.

1. Makeoneslicingpasswiththe

serratedblade.

2. Rotatethehandguard90°,

thenmakeasecondpassover

theserratedbladetocomplete

thewafflecuts.

See the next page for an example.

Theseimagesshowfooditemsthatwerecutusingtheserratedblade.

Crinkle cut potatoes - Great for home made potato chips!

Granny Smith apples - Great for beautiful fruit trays!

Waffle Fries or Gaufrette Cut - Big hit at any party!

Theserratedbladeisideal

forcrinkleandwafflecuts.

Winco MDL-18 User manual

Brand: Winco

Model: MDL-18

Category: Slicers

Type: User manual

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