Prince Castle 897 Service Manual

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

Cheese Cuber
Model No. 896 & 897

Prince Castle's Fasline cubers are versatile cheese cutting
machines. They are the ideal tool for restaurants, catering,
party trays, salad bars, school menus and snacks. Simple
to operate, cheese cubers produce perfect cubes or sticks
without waste. A terrific time and money saver in any
kitchen, model 896 can cut sticks into one ounce cheese
portions that meet federal school lunch requirements.

Model 896 yields approximately 324 cubes, 9/16" (14.2 mm)
in size, per half 5 lb. loaf.

Model 897 yields approximately 96 cubes 7/8"
(22.2 mm) in size, per half 5 lb. loaf.

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

Installation..................................................................... 2

Operating ....................................................................... 2

Cleaning ........................................................................ 2

Parts Identification ....................................................... 2

LIMITED WARRANTY

This product is warranted to be free from defects in
material and/or workmanship for a period of two (2)
years from the date of original installation, not to
exceed 30 months from the date of shipment from
our factory with the exception of the cutting
wire. Cutting wire is warranted to be free from
defects at time of delivery only.

Any component which proves to be faulty in material
and/or workmanship will be replaced or repaired (at
the option of Prince Castle, Inc.) without cost to the
customer for parts or labor.

This warranty is subject to the following exceptions/
conditions:

l Use of products other than cheese will void this

warranty.

l This equipment is portable; charges for on-loca-

tion service (e.g., trip charges, mileage) are not
included in the provisions of this warranty.

l Damage caused by carelessness, neglect, and/

or abuse (e.g., dropping, tampering or altering
parts), equipment damaged in shipment, by fire,
flood or an act of God is not covered under this
warranty.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

Length 13-1/4 (33.65 cm)

Width 13-1/4 (33.65 cm)

Height 14 (35.56 cm)

Shipping Weight 7 lbs. (3.17 kg)

355 East Kehoe Blvd. l Carol Stream, IL 60188

Printed 1999

Prince Castle Inc.

Tel: [phone]

Toll Free: 1-800-PCASTLE

l Fax: [phone]

896-506

INSTALLATION

1. After you remove the Cheese Witch® from the
carton, inspect the unit for signs of damage. If
there is damage to the unit:

l Notify carrier within 24 hours after delivery.

l Save carton and packing materials for inspection

purposes.

l Contact the Prince Castle Customer Service

department at 1-800-722-7853 to arrange for
a replacement.

OPERATION

IMPORTANT: Make sure cutting wire is tight, a loose
wire will break during use.

1. Remove all wrappings from cheese.

2. With Cheese Witchâ (P.C. Model 899) or a single
wire cheese knife cut a 5 lb. loaf of cheese in half
so it will fit on the plastic platform.

3. Lift both handles to upright position.

4. Place cheese on plastic platform.

5. Push handle with least amount of cutting wires through
cheese. This step creates four (4) slabs of cheese.
See figure 1.

figure 1

6. Remove cheese from plastic platform, then lift handle
to upright position.

7. Rotate cheese 1/4 turn and replace on plastic plat­form. Push handle with least amount of cutting wires
through cheese. This step creates sticks of cheese.
See figure 2.

figure 2

8. For cubing cheese push handle wit greater amount of
cutting wires through cheese. This step creates
cheese cubes. See figure 3.

figure 3

9. Clean cheese cuber after each use. Be sure wires are
free of cheese. Machine may be taken apart for easy
cleaning.

PARTS IDENTIFICATION

CAUTION: Prior to use verify slots in wire retain­ers are facing the rivet side of handle.

PARTS LIST

ITEM PART NO. DESCRIPTION

1 896-6S Cutting Wire w/Retaining Hardware

(Pkg. of 8)
2 896-7S Wire Retainer Pin (Pkg. of 10)
3 896-8S Spring (Pkg. of 10)
4 896-9S Hinge Pin (Pkg. of 2)
5 896-10 Lower Handle, 9/16 Cube (Requires

5 cutting wires, sold separately)

897-6 Lower Handle, 7/8 Cube (Requires

3 cutting wires, sold separately)
6 896-12 Upper Handle, 9/16 Cube (Requires

8 cutting wires, sold separately)

897-7 Upper Handle, 7/8 Cube (Requires

5 cutting wires, sold separately)
7 896-13 Guide Block, 9/16 Cube

897-8 Guide Block, 7/8 Cube
8 896-14 Base
9 76-542 Drive Screw

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