my shred attachment turns cabbage into mush. Am I doing something wrong?
2034558
Ok, assuming you are using the shredder, not the grinder. And using the coarse shred wheel, not the fine one then only thing I can think you may have done is turn the Mixer itself up too high. You should leave the mixer on #2 for attachments use. If thats exactly what you did, then maybe your shredding wheel needs to be sharpened.
2034559
The shredder blades are too small for a moist vegetables. What you need to use is the slicer blade. It has long slots on it.
606980
I have not found this problem..might I suggest you use a very small amount of corn starch.just a wee pinch will help. I love my Kitchen aid chopper..worth the extra dollars..I have both chopped and pureed fruit and vegetables
1863002
That has also happened to me at times. It's often a common problem with leafy greens. I simply also add another fruit or veggie along with the leafy green to capture as much of the green juice as possible; both will basically combine together if that makes sense. If you go the fruit route, try a small apple slice. If the veggie route, add perhaps a piece of celery. And remember: fruit and veggie slices should be cut very small to accommodate the juicer.
1356034
I'm not sure. I have shredded carrots and cheese only.It will probably get the job done if you tried shredding the cabbage.M!
1029436
In my experience, I wouldn't recommend trying to shred moist compost. The WORX works (no pun intended) best with semi-wet to dry leaves. Dry leaves generate a lot of dust so if the leaves are a little wet it keeps the dust down. Really wet leaves tend to clump together, stay in the unit and do not fall easily into the bag . I think it would be the same for moist compost. You will probably find your self stopping the unit a lot to clear it and replacing the shredding line.
2235070
If you are using the low setting for less dense items, then you sometimes have to juice things like kale and spinach and collards twice. I sometimes mix the loss greens with more dense things or wrap them to be more efficient. i.e(Wrap the kale around apple peices or beets)
1814526
Yes, it is. Chose to set the screws so that the finest shreds are produced. I wanted a floss-like shredding of cabbage to make sauerkraut... It is everything I hoped for. If you rest this across a big plastic tub (such as you can find in the oriental food stores (they use them all the time)), you can hold the shredder against the kitchen counter wall with your belly. This makes it easy to use two hands to shred heads of cabbage, meaning you don't tire out and can therefore remain in control; less risk of slipping into the sharp blades. After nearly 160 lbs of cabbage in two days, without any "close calls", I feel this is a very safe practice. Further, on the safety topic: the unit has an industrial-grade thick plastic sliding box that allows you to rest both hands, while racking the food back and forth, and only dip your fingers far enough into the blade area to cause the food to make good contact with the blades, and not "slip" into the blades. Happy Shredding!
831985
I have not experienced this problem. The shredding done by my machine is what I expected it to do. Maybe you have a bad set of shredding rollers in yours. I would contact Amazon or Fellows about this issue. Good Luck!!
1724453
Yes, I've never had a problem grating raw carrots, but it doesn't grate so much as finely shred them. I use the finest shredding drum for coleslaw, and the coarser one for carrot cake. I've had this attachment for more than twenty years.
2063784
None of these 3 would do that as one makes slices, one makes French fries, and the other fine grates, the shredding blade came with my food processor and I run my zucchini long wise through it, no where near as long as spaghetti, but 10 times longer than what cabbage shreds.
1888112
Bill, looks like a lot of people have already given the same answer as mine. I use a tin can (originally containing Irish steel cut rolled oatmeal) and cut a slit in the top. I just slip the used blades into the can and dispose of the entire can when full. I've been using the same can for a couple of years and it still isn't close to being full.
2180830
Yes, I had the same problem. Take some scissors and trim the ends to make it easier for the food to come out. Just be careful not to trim too much because then it will come out too quickly and easily.
376982
I have had no luck doing that. Other than thick and thin slicing, this tool mangles fruits and vegetables with the other blade options. It is a huge disappointment.
890375
To get good result using this attachment, one needs to add water on the outside part of the mesh, with the fruit, nuts, or whatever one is trying too extract juice from, is placed in the inside part of the mesh.I once had one of does, and i am looking for a replacement. I used it for extracting milk from nuts. It worked great! One must have instructions to follow.
1913508
Hi :) Yes it does shred cabbage. I use it to shred onion, cabbage, lettuce ... etc.
891613
I have never done this but it does make sense. If you do it, keep the bag low enough where it does not come in contact with the cutters. When mine is full, I jut place the plastic bag over the opening and turn it upside down to drop the shreds into the bag. While shredding, I stop every few minutes to compact the shred in the container. But then you have to shake harder when you go to empty it. Remember to limit your shredding to 10 or 15 minutes as the shedder will get hot and hang up on you. Per owners manual.
1679444
Sorry I haven't tried this - sounds like you have an interesting recipe. I think the shred blade would come pretty close.