how wide is the slicing portion, I commonly use very large onions
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About 3 inches For your huge onions you will have to quarter the onion first
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The cutting surface is approximately 5" wide. It can handle large Spanish or Vidalia onions with relative ease.
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I looked at Tim's answer and maybe it's closer to five. I still cut my larger onions before I slice them, though.
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Hi Sorry for the delay. It is just under 4 1/2" I dont know where the rest of them are measuring. That is inside the rails where the food will sit.
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It's decent size, I'd say 3-4 cups. I would not buy this though, it was very disappointing, I could not get it to slice an onion. You're better off getting something else.
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It is only about 2 1/4 " wide so would probably not work for slicing big vegetables.
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I have not used mine for slicing yet. The only thing I used mine for is shredding carrots, and it worked beautifully. Sorry I can not help you with your question.
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Very well! I often slice onions on mine -- just don't remove the root end and watch your fingernails when near the end!
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This slicer is a very good size, larger than it appears in the product photo. I would say you can slice just about everything with ease. I use it primarily to slice sweet potatos and it works great -- slices right through like soft butter. Absolutely amazing! If you plan to use it for cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, etc., the size is more than adequate, you shouldn't have any problem at all. The body is definitely not too narrow. It's a great product. I would recommend it without hesitation.
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I have never measured it. But it seems about the same as a store bought one. Maybe one half an inch. Of course you can skip the slots and get thick slices. This is my second one. I dropped the first and broke one of the side rails. I like it.
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2 slice: 22.6 x 33.5 x 25.4 cm (8.9 x 13.2 x 10 inches)4 slice: 33.0 x 35.8 x 26.4 cm (13 x 14.1 x 10.4 inches)
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dice onions will be quite irregular size that you will end finishing this with a knife, however yes it can slice onions
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The slice thickness is about 1/4" or 5mm. It is dependent on the thread pitch on the feed screw and therefore not adjustable.
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For regular slicing, there are 2 settings (thin and thick). The thin setting is very thin, about the thickness of a potato chip. The thick setting is about 3-4 times as thick, but not as thick as 1/2" inch. I'd say the thick setting is 1/8", possibly less. I hope this helps!
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I use it to slice onions extremely thin for deep fried onion strings. It works great!
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It's big, but you really need to hit it straight or a little bit to either side of the center. It will not catch a serious slice. I stand back about 5 to 6 feet.
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about 1/2 inch. Big enough to chop half a large onion at one time. Love mine and have since ordered more for others.
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the knife overall is about 13.5" and the blade portion is about 8.5". I make a variety of breads at home and have been using this knife a lot more than I ever thought I would. You won't be disappointed!
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I honestly can't say, yet. I used it to slice & core some granny smith apples, twice, to sauté in a bit of butter & cinnamon sugar. It was automatically perfect for my task, so I haven't tried to adjust. The slices were maybe 3/8" thick.
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If you are going to slice apples, I recommend the Jumbo. I really like ours, but it is too small for apples or many onions I have sliced. I will likely get a Jumbo also.