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Cleaning and maintenance
General information
■ Clean all parts immediately after use.
This will prevent residues from drying
on and possibly attacking the plastic
(e.g. essential oils in herbs).
■ When processing food such as carrots
and red cabbage, plastic parts may
become discoloured. This can however
be removed with a few drops of cooking
oil.
Caution!
– Do not use cleaning agents containing
alcohol or spirits.
– Do not use any sharp, pointed or metal
objects.
– Do not use abrasive cloths or cleaning
agents.
– Do not wedge plastic parts in the
dishwasher as they could become
permanently deformed.
– Carefully clean the filter basket slats of
the juice centrifuge so as not to damage
them.
W Risk of injury!
– Take care when handling sharp cutting
blades.
– Grasp the universal blade by the
edge of the plastic handle only.
– Grasp the cutting discs by the edge only.
– Never grasp the sharp blades or edges
of the dicer insert. Grasp the slicing disc
by the plastic stud in the centre only.
– Do not touch the blender blades and
universal cutter blades with bare hands.
– Use a brush to clean the blades and
cutting discs.
W Risk of electric shock!
Unplug the appliance before cleaning it.
Cleaning the base unit
■ Never immerse the base unit in liquids
or hold under running water and do not
clean in the dishwasher. Do not steam-
clean the appliance.
■ Wipe the base unit with a damp cloth.
If required, use a little detergent.
■ Then dry the base unit.
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Cleaning the bowl, tools and
accessories
■ It is recommended rinsing all parts
under running water immediately after
use.
■ Take accessories apart before cleaning.
Do this in reverse order as described in
the individual chapters.
■ After cleaning, allow all parts to dry
thoroughly or rub dry.
Taking the stirring whisk apart for
cleaning
The stirring whisk can be taken apart for
cleaning.
X Fig. L
1. Remove the stirring whisk from the gear.
2. Push in the lug and lift off the gear
cover.
3. Remove both gear wheels from the
housing. Clean carefully with a brush.
4. After cleaning and drying, re-assemble
all parts in reverse order.
Cleaning the juice centrifuge
To clean the juice centrifuge, remove the
filter basket from the grating container.
Prerinse the parts under running water.
Caution!
Clean the slats of the filter basket carefully
so as not to damage them.
Cleaning the dicer
Taking the dicer apart for cleaning
X Fig. M
1. Fit the blade guard. Take the dicer out of
the bowl.
2. Open the catches. Remove the cutter
disc with the blade guard.
W Risk of injury!
Grasp the cutter disc and cutting grid by the
plastic part only.
3. Remove any remaining pieces of food
using the cutting grid cleaner.
4. Force out the cutting grid with the
cleaner from below.
Clean the base holder in the dishwasher.