How much do you have to cut up an onion before it will chop it? Half, quartered?
309357
A quarter of a small - medium onion (peeled). The chopper holds about 1 cup.
309358
I quarter the onion and do not use the bottom lid. Without the bottom you can chop more; I use a chopping board
309359
I found that using quartered size piece of onion works real good for me. The onion skins seem to be really tough, and trying to use even 1/2, caused the plunger to not want to go through and rotate. I really do like mine.
309360
It really depends on how big your onion is. I quartered the one I chopped last night; bigger onions I have cut in half, then sliced the half into 3 wedges and used the chopper from there.
50180
Not easy....usually with a hacksaw or an axe. I just usually cut them in half, not small pieces...
1105804
You cannot spiral cut the entire vegetable without cutting your fingers. There is a cap that helps to twist the vegetable but this still leaves a piece about 1 1/2 in . Best answer is to remove the small piece left and slice it .
1839402
While I've never made that dish, I have sliced onions from about 1/8" to paper thin depending on what I'm making, using the larger mandoline. It works really well, meaning the slices are uniform and consistent as long as you use proper technique and don't try to go super fast (meaning slide the onion all the way back past the blades before heading forward for another slice).
2183012
I normally halve my medium sized onions and just drop in small ones- for really enormous onions you may need to quarter them.
1092261
It really depends on the size. I've done 4 or 5 smaller or 2 bigger cloves at a time. I usually only to 2 or three at a time just because it's easier to rotate. It chops so fast you don't have to worry about it taking long to chop a bunch of garlic. If I have help breaking up the head and taking the peel off, I can do one or two heads in just a few minutes. Btw, I recommend getting a silicone sleeve garlic peel remover as well.
971407
Ten. I cut 'em in two to make twenty. Seems to work fine. Just remember that the effect lasts for hours, so during that time, other dishes taste different. That's why I only use them for dessert--after the main dinner.
15070
One other idea would be to julienne, but before hitting the slicer, rotating a quarter turn and julienne again before completing the slice. You would have to keep sliding, rotating, sliding, and slicing each layer.
843995
You do not have to make any knife cuts. I put a detailed "how to dice" in my review, I'll copy it over here: It seems some folks haven't figured out how to dice with it. I make Indian food and the curry sauce takes lots and lots of onions. I can dice an onion in 30 seconds with this (safely and not hurrying). Cut the top off of the onion. Peel off the outer layers that you don't want. Push the bottom of the onion into the holder. The bottom is the part with the roots - you can't slice the last little bit in the holder, so don't cut the bottom off the onion during prep. It will end up being left in the holder and you can just throw it away. That way you don't have to worry about the last bit left in the holder. Lay the julienne blade flat on your counter all by itself, not in the slicer. The blades will be facing up. Slide the onion, in the holder, across the julienne blade - this is the prep slice. Put the julienne blade in the slicer. Turn the onion 45 degrees and slice it - it will come out diced, then turn it a 1/4 turn and slice, turn and slice, turn and slice - the whole onion comes out diced beautifully. The same can be done with potatoes and tomatoes. I seriously can dice up 6 onions in 3-4 minutes (after I peel the top layer and chop the ends off). There isn't any time for tears to even start. The holder looks like it is designed to only go down to the blade one way - with the wide part running down the rails but it doesn't catch even if you have the narrow sides parallel with the rails. So just switch back and forth for dices. No need to make knife cuts in the veggies.
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I don´t know the exact size but I would say about a cup. You can put a whole onion at a time, so I guess that would be approximately the size.
1799613
You can cut slices either 3.5 mm (approximately 1/8) or 7 mm (slightly over 1/4") thick. There are two julienne blades, 3.5 mm and 7 mm wide.
281688
Just chopped onions yesterday. Whether the onion is chopped or pulverized depends upon how long you operate the chopper. I watched as the onion was chopped and stopped when the desired fineness was achieved. Worked great.
1280087
You'd need to slice your vegetable into manageable sections first, e.g an onion into quarters before you can dice it.
268133
dice onions will be quite irregular size that you will end finishing this with a knife, however yes it can slice onions
611193
One and one-half if you are careful cutting. I have done this twice now. Also note, keep at least one extra Velcro strap or you'll need to buy extra Velcro.
182263
The instructions don't give the measurements of the slices, so I measured the thickest one. It's about 1/2 centimeter. Which is less that quarter of an inch. Not very thick. I love it though, and have learned to make do with thinner slices, or just use a knife.
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if you cut it in quarters, i slice potatoes carrots cucumbers and more on it