Preparation. Gastroback 40977

IMPORTANT - Cut tough pieces of food (e.g. meat) in stripes of approx. 2 x 2 x

6 cm. Dough for pasta, sausage, kebab, and cookies should be kneaded to a thick roll of approx. 2 x 2 cm in diameter. The food must fit conveniently into the feed chute.

PROCESSING TOUGH FOOD – MINCING MEAT

The cross blade and steel mincing discs are intended for processing tough food, especially raw meat. The pieces of food are crushed via the worm shaft and cut via the cross blade, before the food is pressed though the mincing disc. The typical consistency of minced meat is the result. By selecting the appropriate mincing disc, you get different grind sizes. For getting a really fine product, you may process the food repeatedly.

IMPORTANT - Always use only one separate mincing disc at a time. When a finer consistency is required, process the food twice, selecting the fine mincing disc for the second run.

Preparing the Mincer

1. Prepare your food for mincing. Remove all hard and inedible parts (e.g. bones, gristle, tendons). Cut your food to stripes of 2 x 2 x 6 cm.

2. Hold the mincer housing with the thread facing upwards and insert the worm shaft with the long, hexagonal shaft facing downwards. With the worm shaft inserted correctly, the hexagonal shaft protrudes the mincer housing at the coupling side (bottom).

IMPORTANT - The blades of the cross blade are edged only at one side. Ensure to insert the cross blade in correct orientation. The edged side is supposed to cut your food just at the mincing disc. Handle the cross blade with care to avoid injuries.

3. With the sharp edges facing upwards, place the cross blade on the short central pin of the worm shaft. If required, turn the cross blade until it settles without a gap on the worm shaft.

4. Select the required mincing disc (coarse, medium, or fine) and place it on the worm shaft. With the worm shaft and cross blade mounted correctly, you can turn the mincing disc until the spigots at the rim of the mincing disc engage in the notches at the rim of the mincer housing.

5. Turn the screw ring hand-tight on the mincer housing, but without violence.

6. Prepare the machine for operation (see: ‘Preparation’).

7. For removing the protecting cover of the mincer coupling at the mixing arm, turn the protecting cover clockwise and pull it out.

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8. Holding the feed chute of the mincer in the 2'clock position, insert the coupling of the mincer with the protruding hexagonal shaft into the mincer coupling of the mixing arm. If required, turn the mincer to and fro a little until it slides into the mincer coupling.

9. While pressing the release button of the mincer coupling, turn the mincer counter-clockwise to the stop. The feed chute must face upwards vertically and the mincer must be engaged firmly when releasing the release button.

10. Place the tablet onto the feed chute of the mincer and push it down carefully.

The mincer is now ready for operation.

Mincing Your Food

11. Prepare a portion of your food and place the food onto the tablet of the mincer.

Hold the provided container or another sufficiently large bowl at hand.

12. Connect the machine to a suitable wall power outlet (see: ‘Important Safeguards for Electrical Appliances’). The display areas show dashes and an acoustic signal sounds. The stand mixer is in standby mode now.

WARNING – Do not hold your hands or any foreign objects (e.g. cooking utensils) into the feed chute of the mincer or at the mixing drive, while the machine is connected to the power supply. Always use the provided pusher for pushing down your food within the feed chute.

13. Hold the control dial pressed for approx. 2 seconds for switching on the machine. A signal sounds and “00” flashes on the speed display. The operating time display shows the default operating time: “20:00” (20 minutes).

14. When you wish to be reminded to making breaks in time, you should set the timer of the machine to 10 minutes (see: ‘Operating Time and Pause Function’).

15. Turn the control dial until the speed setting “10” is shown at the speed display.

NOTE

The worm shaft moves the food to the outlet automatically, as soon as the motor is running. Your food should fit easily into the feed chute and fall onto the worm shaft. Therefore, in most cases, it is not necessary to push your food down. Only use the pusher, when your food clogs the feed chute and/or sticks to the walls of the feed chute.

16. It is best to hold the container below the outlet of the mincer, while pushing the pieces of food one by one from the tablet into the opening of the feed chute. If required, use the pusher to push your food down slowly and without much pressure.

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