How well do the julienne blades work with harder vegetables like carrots, daikon radishes and turnips? How does it compare to a V-slicer?
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I have used it to slice carrots and it works very well - have not done the julienne. But I have used the julienne on zucchini and I have used the bigger julienne blade on potatoes to make French fries and they both worked well.
875626
I can't compare to a V-slicer as it has been years since I have used one, but I can say that the julienne blades were just fine for harder vegetables. The challenge is, and seems to be the recurring theme with any advice that I give about this product, that the lack of a stand makes it very hard to put your weight against the device. With harder vegetables where it takes a little more elbow grease, the blades are sharp and clean but you are often pulling your vegetable through the slicer as opposed to pushing. That can become somewhat annoying. But I have enjoyed the machine for a variety of uses and think that the julienne blades work nicely. I am not a chef though, so I don't know how precise your needs are.
875627
So far everything I have done with it, I have liked the way it works. I also have a V-slicer and I go to the Benriner almost all the time.
875628
I'm not sure what you mean by a V-slicer and I don't think I've used one so I can't say. The julienne blades don't work well with harder vegetables. It's a shame because that's what we really wanted it for but...oh, well. I know others have said that it does work well so perhaps it is our inexperience with it. It's our first. We will try again and let you know!
875629
The julienne blades work very well with harder vegetables. I prefer it to a v-slicer as it seems to not jam up.
684927
No, this will not peel your vegetables. It will slice them or just spiral them. Perfect if you want to do sweet potate fries, zuchine, beets... I love mine! Very easy to use and clean.
566846
Hi. I'd probably use the French Chefs knife for those kinds of things. It has a thicker spine than most of the other knives and it's long enough to deal with the bigger veges like the butternut squash.
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Hi I have made smoothies with fruit and the blender pulverized them with no problem. I have not done vegetables, but the motor is strong and I don't think there would be any problem with leaf vegetables or softer vegetables. I would cut up carrots smaller because I would be afraid of bending the blade, but I just can't say enough positive things about this blender. I have had a very positive experience and I love that it comes with all of the attachments. Hope you enjoy it too!
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What kind of veggies?? Did you take the protective tape off blade and are the blades in correctly?? There are 3 different blades to how you want the veggies. The veggies should be firm so they cut better. I have not had problem with mine and I am not sure what or how you are doing this just guessing!! I hope this helps I do enjoy my slicer and have not had problems..
209589
I haven't tried vegetables, but it does hard cheeses well. I think it will work. Try it. It is a good machine.
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In short no. This item is great for slicing but does not have and interchangeable julienne blade.
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Answer by S Bryson is spot-on....the shredding blade is great for hash browns, shredded cheese, carrots etc... the slicing blade is great for fried potatoes, sliced veggies (hard ones) not so much for soft ones like tomatoes.... we use this blade for making sauerkraut..it just blasts through a ton of cabbage in short order......the dough blade is great for kneading bread or mixing the lightest scone batter....the metal blade can chop nuts by pulsing, or make nut butters by constant running.....we are very pleased with out Cuisinart. I have had three and each one was bigger than the last..AND they all still work....play with it and enjoy!! Answer by S Bryson is spot-on....the shredding blade is great for hash browns, shredded cheese, carrots etc... the slicing blade is great for fried potatoes, sliced veggies (hard ones) not so much for soft ones like tomatoes.... we use this blade for making sauerkraut..it just blasts through a ton of cabbage in short order......the dough blade is great for kneading bread or mixing the lightest scone batter....the metal blade can chop nuts by pulsing, or make nut butters by constant running.....we are very pleased with out Cuisinart. I have had three and each one was bigger than the... » Read More Answer by S Bryson is spot-on....the shredding blade is great for hash browns, shredded cheese, carrots etc... the slicing blade is great for fried potatoes, sliced veggies (hard ones) not so much for soft ones like tomatoes.... we use this blade for making sauerkraut..it just blasts through a ton of cabbage in short order......the dough blade is great for kneading bread or mixing the lightest scone batter....the metal blade can chop nuts by pulsing, or make nut butters by constant running.....we are very pleased with out Cuisinart. I have had three and each one was bigger than the last..AND they all still work....play with it and enjoy!! « Show Less
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I just tried it on some baby carrots and it worked. It dices it into small pieces. I have not tried it on other root vegetables.
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I don't know about the accessories but when I was shopping around for my mandoline, I came across a video that showed how to use the different blades. With the french fry blade, you can slide down half way and then turn at a 90 degree angle to finish cutting it. It resulted in cubes. Check out videos if you can use your basic blades for anything else. Maybe you can discover new slicing techniques and save a few bucks :)
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Sorry, no. The shredder cone makes nice long strips of asiago or parmesan, and carrots or zucchini, but these are not really julienne. KitchenAid did have a Food Processor for the stand mixer that has a julienne blade and works well for juliernne strips (and better than the cone slicer for potato gratin because slices are flat). Otherwise, the mandoline is fastest.
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I like this product very much. Thus far we have only julienned carrots and it works like a charm. It is Swiss made and has a comfortable grip handle. it is very sharp and I always use the fitted cover to protect fingers when I am finished with it. I do not use the diswasher to clean, rather a bit of soap and water. Maybe someone else can speak to its use for cucumbers and other "wet" type vegs. Hope this helps.
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I have used mine to cut 'paper' thin for meats. I have not tried vegetables yet.
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I know it will slice carrots. Look at the Oxo mandoline site Here is the link: http://www.oxo.com/p-543-chefs-mandoline-slicer.aspx# When you get to that screen scroll down and select the use and care icon. It shows shredded carrots.
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This Borner instructional video shows many details about using the product, including a way to cube vegetables:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEiqRgPSqUoAt time stamp 17:47, a 2-step cube technique is demonstrated. First, slice the vegetable. Then stack the slices and load them on edge into the hand guard-food holder so they are at 90-degrees to the cutting surface, then cut with the julienne blade.
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Hello Susano, I don't know if this will work for longer julienne veggies, but I do make nice long julienne "french fried" potatoes using this slicer. Do you have a specific purpose ie recipe for the longer julienne zucchini? Please let me know what that is, and I will try it for you before you purchase this slicer. You can contact me here, or at my email joyrose94@yahoo.comThank youVal
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Sorry I can't answer that one as I'm a vegetarian. It is great at chopping hard veggies like Jumbo carrots though.Rebeccahttp://poems2order.wordpress.com