Shun Pro Mandolin Operating Manual

Mandolin

Operating Manual

Congratulations on your purchase of a Shun Pro Mandolin Food Slicer. It is the ideal tool
for swiftly slicing firm fruits and vegetables, as well as producing shoestring, julienne,
French fry, and plank fry cuts more quickly and easily than ever. What’s more, your new
Shun Pro Mandolin is the only one that can turn a big, two-pound potato into perfect
French fries with no additional prep time needed to first cut the potato into smaller
pieces. Just place your full-sized potato in the food caddy and go.

A Revolutionary Design

While chefs have been using this versatile kitchen tool for a very long time, the Shun
mandolin is the first to be completely safe to use. With previous mandolins, serious
cuts and scrapes were commonplace—even expected. Some cookbook authors even
recommended against the use of a mandolin by the average home cook simply because
of the risks. But when you use the Shun Pro Mandolin according to these simple
directions, it is completely safe and easy to use—no special protective gear needed.

The secret to your mandolin’s superior cutting performance is its Shun Pro blade, the
same blade used in premium Shun Pro cutlery. This single-bevel blade design is inspired
by the 700-year-old yanagiba blade preferred by Japanese chefs for producing the
cleanest, most precise slices possible. Keeping your Shun Pro blade sharp is easy, too.
Simply remove it from the mandolin and resharpen on a whetstone.

ShunPro Mandolin

Congratulations!

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Getting to Know Your Shun Pro Mandolin

with all stainless-steel construction

Removable back
legs with premium
Pakkawood

®

inserts

Infinitely adjustable
deck height knob
with deck lock knob
on opposing side
(not visible)

Food spike locking cap

Guide rail

Main deck

Powder-coated Caddy handle
cast aluminum
food caddy

Blade-mounting slot

Genuine Shun Pro
slicing blade

Specialty blades:
1/8" shoestring
1/4" julienne
3/8" french fry

Fiberglass food spike

Blade storage case

2.

Special Features of Your Shun Pro Mandolin

Your Shun Pro Mandolin is the safest mandolin you can buy.
Here are its key safety features:

• Food carriage attached to guide rail—so your hand can’t slip

• Removable main blade—so mandolin can be stored safely

Infinitely Adjustable Main Deck

The Shun Pro Mandolin is the only mandolin that lets you custom-adjust the thickness of
the slice. Most mandolins only offer a specific selection of thicknesses.

Dishwasher Safe Main Deck

Just remove the blades, legs, and food caddy from the Shun Pro Mandolin and you can
place the main deck in the dishwasher. Please wash the rest of this high-quality tool by
hand.

Shun Pro Removable Main Blade

The Shun Pro Mandolin is the only mandolin with a removable main blade to make
cleaning and storage easier. It also enables the main blade to be resharpened again and
again. This is the same premium-quality blade found in Shun Pro cutlery—a one-sided,
beveled edge with a hollow-ground back, called a yanagiba blade. This single-bevel de­sign provides an incredibly sharp edge that is simple to maintain. Further, the hollow­ground back creates an air pocket between the blade and the food being cut. The result
is less sticking to the blade and less friction damage to the food.

Safety

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