How much waste is there? I read a review of an older model that said that almost 1/3 of carrot cannot be cut due to the depth of device.
889863
I have had this unit for almost 10 years; and, the amount of "waste" is virtually ZERO! For the whole 10 years! <smile>
889864
The hand guard has pins within the cup to hold and progress the item to be sliced by way of a palm depth control button. When you have pressed the button all the way in, the pins are exposed beyond the length of the hand guard. You should not have any waste if you use the hand guard and depth control button as you are slicing or dicing.
889865
About 1/4" or more, is waisted, neither the pins nor the black sliding button can go below the level of the hand guard, which slides on the rims of the slicer, no matter what you are slicing.
889866
I find there is really very little waste using the food holder. I have not sliced carrots but can't see why that would be different from any other item. I was surprised at how much of, let's say an onion, actually was useable. I think the safety food holder is the key because it pushes the food into the blade.
889867
I didn't find this to be a problem since the holder can be pushed down by finger pressure as you go, which lowers the food until there is next to nothing left. However, skinny things like carrots can be trickier to mount in the holder just right so it happens correctly.
889868
I thought there was a lot of waste. I do not like this product. Too dangerous. Was not happy with the slider that holds the vegetable. Very difficult to use
2260248
I found it a PITA for pancakes. Batter too thick to empty out of the receptacle so it wastes aliot that must be scraped out. Consider a large zip top bag and cut the corner off. And sane time and money
1583204
I have only used the small baby carrots. Yes, I would not put an entire carrot in, I would cut them up in 1 inch pieces. I love this chopper.
1165834
The "tube" in the middle serves a purpose. Example, when doing zucchini (one of my favorites to run thru here), the packed rod that emerges from the bottom of the spiralizer is mostly the seeds from the middle. I just compost that. With carrots or potatoes, it is not waste, so what I do is chop it up and add it to the mix.
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sorry I haven't measured, but actually I found my zucchini and carrot noodles to be quite thin (not as fine as spiderwebs, but I think too thin and they would fall apart.) I was actually hoping that this device would have an option to produce noodles that were a little thicker. Both blades are pretty thin, I thought.
505141
Yes, the grid size is 3 1/4 by 3 3/4 of 1/4 squares. And no way it will cut thru greater than a 1 1/2 inch slice of onion; not the 2-3" whole onion in the picture. Still when doing multiple onions it is faster and more accurate for size than hand chopping.
216409
Reading about adding a tablespoon to a glass. It would than make 7 quarts. I buy bolthouse 54oz. for 5.99. So I decided "Just carrots' was too expensive. I have not bought it since than.
364796
I found that if you cut the vegetables up a bit smaller it seems to work better. I've had good results with just two tomatoes. Keep experimenting to see what works for you.
1112736
Maybe use more water? I use mine daily. I steam 6 oz of just about any veggie for 3 minutes and they are perfect. Carrots might take a bit more.
795357
Depending on what it is you are cutting, it could be paper or "see-through" thin. I've done that with cukes and zucchini. Harder to do with carrots.
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Mine has one cutting side and works in one direction only. It is made in Switzerland and goes through the dishwasher well. Makes very clean carrot shreds. Softer items like cucumber don't shred well. I use the large holes on a box grater for them.
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It's flimsy and hard to use, to be honest. I've had some success with onions, and only if i cut up the onions in like 8 wedges, first. For carrots and harder vegetables the mechanism for the blades gets like stuck. Here's what was irritating to me.....It's not stable. It doesn't have any stability as you're trying to turn the handle to chop the vegetables. It's clumsy, and awkward, and to me it's not worth the aggravation.
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About two inches is "wasted". It comes to a point where you can no longer grip the item with hands or the tool. It isn't a waste really if you dice the remainder.
1976015
I like using the fine shredding blade. The carrot shreds are smaller. The medium shredding blade creates shreds that are larger than I want.
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"the cutting depth is 1 3/16, cutting material up to 2 inches thick". That is a quote right from the box. Your cutting depth is limited because of the bar that holds the two cutting blades.
1376465
Carrots were no problem, but I wouldn't go beyond. Actually, I wouldn't bother buying at all. I broke mine on a butternut squash rendering it useless.
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Hi, While our slicer has only had to deal with garlic, the chef says that ginger should not be a problem. One may get thick or thin slices by the pressure applied to the item being sliced. With the extremely sharp cutter blade, most any food substance up to a shallot, or similar, should be fair game. When asked about carrots, no. Things likely to become gummy were also a no-no.