Electric Knife Brochure

Cutting foodstuffs
 Important: ALWAYS cut away from the body, NEVER
towards the body. The sawing blades
y
/
u
can cause
serious physical injuries.
1. Insert the power plug
t
into the power socket.
2. Press and hold the On/Off switch
e
with the thumb.
At the same time, press the safety switch
r
with the
other fingers.
 Note: The electric knife only runs when the On/Off
switch
e
and the safety switch
r
are pressed at the
same time.
3. Guide the blade
y
/
u
through the foodstuff to be cut.
 Important: Never operate the electric knife for longer
than 15 minutes without a break.
When the 15 minutes of continuous use is reached,
leave the appliance switched off until the motor has
cooled down completely. Otherwise, the appliance
could be irreparably damaged by overheating.
4. Release the safety switch
r
and the On/Off switch
e
when the cutting task has been completed.
Removing the blades
1. Remove the power plug
t
from the power socket.
2. To remove the blades
y
/
u
from the blade insert slot
q
, firmly hold the blades by the finger protection
grips
i
.
3. Press the blade release button
w
.
4. Carefully remove the blades
y
/
u
from the blade
insert slot
q
.

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