For comfort & security‎,‎ place your hand around the top section of the casing with a secure grip and have thumb resting on thumb rest‎,‎  Place blade in contact with cutting surface and roll gently back and forth over food item‎,‎ For large food such as carrots‎,‎ feed food slowly toward the blade while rolling rather than moving blade to the food‎,‎  Note‎:‎ For safety‎,‎ slow down cutting when knife approaches fingers‎,‎ For smaller objects such as herbs and garlic‎,‎ roll blade as desired‎,‎ For best results‎,‎ roll blade without lifting it unnecessarily‎.‎ If blade slips or stops rolling‎,‎ relax pressure on casing‎,‎ or lift unit and re‎-position on cutting surface‎,‎ to chop‎,‎ use the trigger/brake‎:‎ Lift brake upward with forefinger to chop‎,‎ release for rolling action minimal pressure is required‎,‎ use a sponge or brush to avoid injury So do not clean the blade using your hand alone‎,‎ Never place blade in dish washer‎.‎ Long‎-term dish washing will ruin sharpness‎,‎ SEA NUT consists of several young boys and girls‎,‎ the team is crazy but there is a positive energy‎,‎ the team is uninhibited but delicate feelings‎.‎