would it be difficult to cut fries from sweet potatoes with this?
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I am not to sure, but I do know this can cut unpeeled potatoes. I had a different style one that I had to actually cut potatoes in half and put cut side against the blades to get it to work.
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I chop raw potatoes that are about 1/4 inch thick so I would think so if the carrot were sliced in half lengthwise first though I have not tried.
475113
I think you can tell from my review that I found this product totally unsatisfactory for slicing potatoes. The blades make more friction than the lever can overcome. I suppose it would be easier to slice pickles, but I can't tell if that's what you have in mind. No, you cannot remove blades. There are several sizes of square-cut inserts, but they are all square-cut and the more blades, the more friction. I highly recommend that you do not buy this product for cutting anything. (To get any service at all out of it, plan on bolting to your counter.)
950714
Works good for regular potatoes. Not so good for sweet potatoes. works good for the price. I think if I needed a new one I would get something a little more durable that provided some leverage to make it easier to doo harder things like sweet potatoes. I find it works best with larger potatoes that will not move while you are cutting them.
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I wouldnt want to slice tomtatoes or onions with it. I would be afraid of getting my fingers in the blade. I would use a mandaline for that.
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Hello Paulina , yes it will peel a sweet potato , but the slices won't be wide enough . Your slices won't be big enough to make chips . I hope I helped you . It's a great peeler .
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As long as you're careful when you press the knife into the crust I don't think you should have a problem. I have used it to cut potatoes with it before. Just make sure that when you cut through the crust that you press straight down gently and don't force it. If this works for you I would appreciate a response to let me know that it can be used for this purpose. Thank you.
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This item is probably not the best for cutting french fries. This machine is most suited for dicing vegetables into small cubes (there are three different sizes of cube cuts available via the interchangeable blades), so it would be good for making hash browns if you didn't have a preference for the shoe string style hash browns. However, you would still have to cut the potato into smaller chunks at first though. This machine is made of plastic, so trying to dice a large potato all at once may result in the lever mechanism breaking. I have found that this machine is best at dicing vegetables with a certain consistency as well (not too gooey, otherwise chunks will not dice properly and/or will get stuck in the blades). Ideally, it would be used to dice onions, and this is primarily what I use it for.
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If it is 1/4" opening, yes.I use it for sweet potato's and I half to cut them in 3rds to push them through the cutter.
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I have to be honest, it cuts fries, but a dedicated fry cutter would be better, it's the design, it limits the length of the fry, it works, but your fries are short and stubby.
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If you use a potato the exact size of the space inside of the cutter as you push down on the handle the slices are propelled from the other end. Plus you'll want the fries as long as you can possibly get them anyways. I think that photo was staged so people could see what happens in slow motion. Those pieces somewhat eject from the other end and will separate. That's what makes this cutter is a very fast an efficient unit.
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Yes, if you have the larger sized; one yams are a firmer potato, I purchased the smaller size one thus I have to cut my potatoes in half. I probably will purchase the larger one, when sweet potatoes come back in season fresh. Hope this helps you with your purchase.
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I use it only to slice apples for pie. Probably a big potato would fit on the points and spiral out nicely. The slicing part clings to the outside of the apple (or potato) and peels away all the outside rind or coat. You can chop up the little core that is removed. How hard is that? Since I got this gadget I make a LOT more pies. L.
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It works fine for sweet potatoes. The key is mounting it solidly to a wall so that you can put maximum torque on the Levert without fear of it coming loose. If you do that it will cut through just about any spud workout issue. If it's a huge potatoe consider slicing in half.
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we haven't found any it won't cut. to be honest our son loves big fries and we have a harder time finding potatoes as big as we want.(even the supposedly "jumbo" ones). But definately get the suction cups for the feet, unless you plan on mounting it perminately on a board somewhere
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Hi Lori, I just tried sweet potatoes and the chopper worked great. I used a thin slice of uncooked, unpeeled sweet potato on the smallest of the dicing blades, and it diced easily. Hope this helps!
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Yes. This cuts carrots and they are much harder than sweet potatoes. It cuts a veggie platter quickly but wont cut green peppers. It does cucumbers and carrots beautifully and any kind of potatoes! I love my cutter!