Seriously, what size fries does it cut? 1/4", 3/8", 1/2"? The previous time this was asked, there were three different answers. Thanks.
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I recall this product is from a "metric country." It comes with two different size cutting plates. One is 9 mm; the other is 12 mm. Nine mm is approx. 0.35 inches, which is larger than 1/4" (0.25 inches). Twelve mm is approx. 0.47 inches, which is a tad less than one-half inch. So, in U.S. terms, the smaller cutting plate is for fries a little bit larger than 1/4", and the larger plate is for fries a little less than 1/2". Hope this helps.
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I don't know the answer, but they are very similar in size to frozen bagged french fries. It works very well
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I haven't tried to adjust it at all. I have not made shoe string, but the larger fries. I'll look at the directions when i get home and see if it is adjustable.
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I just measured the blades; blade one has 1/2" squares, and blade two has 3/8" squares. My husband just made oven baked fries with the 3/8" and they were great, but he did cut the potato in half length wise to fit in the cutter, as the entire opening is 2 7/16" square.
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I tried sweet potatoes and it won't cut them. They are too hard. Big disappointment since I was really wanting sweet potato fries. Someone suggested I microwave them a bit first before trying to cut them. Haven't tried it. Regular potatoes work ok.
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I don't have the measurements for you as it was a gift, but I did try it out and It won't do large potatoes unless you cut them maybe in half, but is does a nice job and the core is spiraled which I find very interesting when you want fries.....
2007881
Hi Joe, This unit uses a 1/4" shank and no bigger than a 1-3/8" diameter cutting bit.
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Oh, sheez...you poor thing!! LOL. Three responses and three different answers!! I just got mine out and measured the width of the cutting blade and I concur with Mr. Geer. Mine is exactly 1 3/4" wide. Hope this helps!
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I guess that depends on what you want to use it for. I use mine for french fries, it has two blade sizes and works great. I did pick this one because the price was better, and have not been disappointed by it.
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shoestring fries are 3/8" but yes it will, some people use the 1/4'' for fries ....so its your choice
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There's a "slider" to adjust the thickness of the cut -- but not a huge difference between the three. The two thinnest I'd call "paper thin". The thickest cuts about 1/32" of an inch thick - perfect for carrot "coins".
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The cutter comes with two different cutting plates. regular plate cuts 25 fries and the small plate cuts 49. You may also be interested in that the size of potato that can be put into the cutter has to be under 4" x 2". Also getting the number of fries stated above will only be possible if you use a potato cut to fit the entire plate.
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Hi Robert D. Burton,Kendall here from The Friendly Swede! To answer your question, the knife blade is 1 1/2" inches, and total length is 2 1/4". Hope that helps! Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at the customer service link I have provided below.Best,Kendall / The Friendly Swedehttps://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact/contact.html?ie=UTF8&asin;=&isCBA;=&isPopup;=&marketplaceID;=ATVPDKIKX0DER&orderID;=&ref;_=aag_m_fi&sellerID;=AP0GL3AYI3XW1& Hi Robert D. Burton,Kendall here from The Friendly Swede! To answer your question, the knife blade is 1 1/2" inches, and total length is 2 1/4". Hope that helps! Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at the customer service link I have provided below.Best,Kendall / The Friendly Swedehttps://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact/contact.html?ie=UTF8&as...; » Read More Hi Robert D. Burton,Kendall here from The Friendly Swede! To answer your question, the knife blade is 1 1/2" inches, and total length is 2 1/4". Hope that helps! Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at the customer service link I have provided below.Best,Kendall / The Friendly Swedehttps://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact/contact.html?ie=UTF8&asin;=&isCBA;=&isPopup;=&marketplaceID;=ATVPDKIKX0DER&orderID;=&ref;_=aag_m_fi&sellerID;=AP0GL3AYI3XW1& « Show Less
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Hi Mrsxtal, I just measured some I recently purchased. It is about 1.5 16ths of an inch, or slightly more than 2mm. It feels very rigid for that thickness, and is pretty tough to cut with an exacto. Quite a bit easier with a rotary. It is NOT fully 1/8 inch like Elizabeth answers below.
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No. It's a straight fry cutter only. There are two sizes of blades included for thick and thin fries. I wouldn't recommend buying this to cut potatoes as it isn't strong enough.
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Mill size 3/16" Cut Length 1/2"; Mill size 1/4" Cut Length 5/8"; Mill size 5/16" - 3/8" Cut Length 3/4"; Mill size 7/16" Cut Length 1"; Mill size 1/2" Cut Length 1-1/4"; Mill size 9/16" Cut Length 1-3/8"; Mill size 5/8" - 3/4" Cut Length 1-5/8". This comes from the End Mill sales chart.
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I love this slicer... cuts into three choice of thickness, abt 1/16th inch, 1/6th and 1/4 ... I would not want to be without it! (no blades to change... just move the slide button on side of the slicer to chose your thickness...cleans up in a whistle too! East to store flat! Hope this helps...
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You have two cutter's; one is thick and the other is thin. And if they are not thick enough you can always use the Corer. I like thick fries so that is my choice. Thanks!
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Slice the potato lengthwise in half (I like to use Russet Potatoes). Then slice into quarter inch width slices; slice each one again to get a square french fry. The fries are meant to be "short". They are not the long fries you get at the store. Hope that helps.
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I have not done fries, but I just looked on the box and it shows fairly skinny fries. I love making sweet potato chips though! I love the mandoline. I don't use it often enough to be really familiar with it, but I do really like it for what I do.