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LeverEdge



cutting center

• Gives you extra leverage to easily cut through the

hardest vegetables.

• Blade lock holds knife tip in place for fast and

precise chopping and slicing.

• Pivot post doubles as a slicing guide to

assure evenly sliced bread, meat and more.

• Bonus ripple cut knife included for making

crinkle cut fries and fancy cut vegetables.

InstructIons

2005 by National Presto Ind., Inc.

Visit us on the web at www.GoPresto.com

Fig. A

The Presto



LeverEdge



cutting center comes complete

with the LeverEdge



knife, a ripple cut knife, a blade

lock, a blade guide which doubles as a ﬁnger shield, and

a Professional Cutting Tips & Tricks DVD.

In addition, the cutting center includes

two cutting surfaces, the removable

white cutting board and the surface of

the cutting board base. You may cut

on both surfaces using your regular

kitchen knives, but you should always

use the white cutting board with the

LeverEdge



knife and the ripple cut

knife.

Each cutting surface has a cutting zone

which is a triangular area deﬁned by

two lines (Fig. A). Caution: Knives

are very sharp; to avoid injury al-

ways use extra caution when ﬁngers

are within or near the cutting zone.

Prior to using the Presto



LeverEdge



cutting center, become familiar with

the various parts of the unit (Fig. A),

read the instructions carefully, and

view the Professional Cutting Tips

DVD. Before initial use, wash all parts

in warm, sudsy water; rinse and dry.

Removable white

cutting board

Cutting board base

Pivot post

Slot

Stainless steel

LeverEdge



knife

Locking latch

Pivot pin

Blade guide/

ﬁnger shield

Ripple cut knife

Blade lock

Cutting zone

Slicing guide

Professional

Cutting Tips

DVD

Summary of content (7 pages)

PAGE 1
Visit us on the web at www.GoPresto.com LeverEdge  cutting center • Gives you extra leverage to easily cut through the hardest vegetables. • Blade lock holds knife tip in place for fast and precise chopping and slicing. • Pivot post doubles as a slicing guide to assure evenly sliced bread, meat and more. • Bonus ripple cut knife included for making crinkle cut fries and fancy cut vegetables. Instructions 2005 by National Presto Ind., Inc.
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Assembling the Cutting Center See Professional Cutting Tips DVD, Chapter The cutting center will be in the storage position when you take it out of the box. In order to use the unit, you will need to unfold the pivot post to its cutting position. Follow these easy steps: 1 1. Begin with the cutting board base turned upside down on the counter. Note the location of the two sections of the pivot post. Swivel the two sections of the pivot post outward as shown in Fig. B. 2.
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6. To cut completely it may be necessary to make two to three additional cuts. The number of cuts depends on the size and hardness of the food being cut. Generally the larger the food, the more cuts it will take. To make additional cuts, leaving the blade in the food being cut, remove the blade lock and push the knife away from you slightly so it disengages from the pivot point. Then slide the tip of the knife farther down the slot to a pivot point below the one previously used.
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Making Ripple Cuts with the LeverEdge cutting center Always use the white cutting board when using the ripple cut knife. See Professional Cutting Tips DVD, Chapter 1. Using the ripple cut knife, follow steps 1 through 4 for Chopping and Slicing, on page 3. 4 2. Center the food you want to cut under the ripple portion of the blade (Fig. J) and begin cutting. Operate the knife with one hand and slide the food towards the blade with the other.
PAGE 5
u To make ripple carrot sticks, start with the largest carrots you can find. Then, trim each end so the carrot is shorter than the cutting part of the ripple cut blade. Slice off one side and turn the carrot so the flat side is down. That way the carrot will lie flat instead of rolling. Then make a few more slices. Hold the slices together and turn them onto another flat side. Make a few more slices and you’ll have ripple cut carrot sticks.
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I am having a hard time moving the knife to a lower pivot point when cutting hard foods. What am I doing wrong? You probably are not pushing the knife away from you to disengage the pin from the pivot point. Or, the food you are cutting may be too close to the pivot post making it impossible for the tip of the knife to be lowered to a different pivot point. When placing food on the cutting board, place it approximately one inch from the pivot post.
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PRESTO Limited Warranty This quality PRESTO appliance is designed and built to provide many years of satisfactory performance under normal household use. Presto pledges to the original owner that should there be any defects in material or workmanship during the first year after purchase, we will repair or replace it at our option. Our pledge does not apply to damage caused by shipping.