Wouls this be able to slice & chop white & sweet potatoes?s?
1063230
the motor does NOT seem as strong as their older models. I think sweet potatoes would be a challenge and by the time you are done cutting them into strips to fit machine, you might as well finish the job with the knife. I wished i had returned my new poster in a timely manner. the unit i would give an over OK but not a GREAT like the older model that i simply wore out after 20 years.
1063231
No, the capacity of the food shoot will not sustain a potato. You will have to pre-cut them.
694882
Yes I've used it for sweet potatoes. Some can be really big like potatoes so you just have to cut it down to fit.
1715470
Only if you want very thin matchstick type fries. I haven't actually used sweet potatoes but with regular white potatoes I cut them and they got smaller as they baked.
1638340
I had the same question. It appears from answers here. The answer is no. It has no disks for slicing or anything else. It is just a chopper. Not the type of "food processor" I am looking for =(
1607569
It can and has handled 40lbs of white potatoes, with no problem all with in just about 1hr time. It's good beats trying to slice.
554294
I don't think I would try potatoes, but if you did make them small and not to thick. This chopper does great with vegetables, and any firm fruit (no seeds). I love this chopper.
1997008
Hi. The blade is thin but certainly not as sharp as a knife. I think it would be good for things such as carrots, avocados, and asparagus. It would not be good for things like potatoes. I hope that helps.
154561
yes it could be used that way dr you can use the square cutter blades to make square fries you just have to slice your vegies the size you would like to use it is also great for making homemade potatoe salad you can dice up your eggs pickles onions and all the other things used in your salad as you know everybody has their own twist on what is added to potatoe salad but dicing your onions and sweating them on medium heat will make your potatoe salad last longer without the onions overpowering the whole dish those onions tend to take over with age if not sweating them down to pretty tender texture but like i say yes this is a very good asset for you kitchen utensils. hope you enjoy it we sure do enjoy ours vegetable sour is a cooks best help the norco big mouth slicer, chopper have a great day
1549079
Yes! But you will only be able to cut soft vegetables, Irish potatoes are ok but sweet potatoes or yams will not work
290211
I have never tried it for this, but it appears it would work the slicer is mostly made for vegetables. If you use it for this purpose It may work, but the lifespan of the equipment would be shorter.
2129201
I have never cut any potatoes with mine but I think the answer would be no. It has 2 slicing blades but I think all they would do is slice it into something like a chip. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
2078535
Yes, you can cut sweet potatoes. It takes more patience as a sweet potato is harder in its composition than a softer white potatoes and at times it will jam a bit. I cut sweet potatoes for custom dog food that I make and I have never gotten through a batch (20lbs) with out having to poke jammed potatoes from the blade. Patience and you'll be good. When I make large batchs (40+ lbs of potatoes) I use a hand French Fry Cutter / Potato Cutter as it is far easier with out the jam issue. I have the Nemco 56450A-1 - Monster FryKutter - Tabletop Mount. I have it mounted on a wall in the garage (Vertically) as this is easier for me to press down using my body strength for more leverage. Works like a charm. Yes, you can cut sweet potatoes. It takes more patience as a sweet potato is harder in its composition than a softer white potatoes and at times it will jam a bit. I cut sweet potatoes for custom dog food that I make and I have never gotten through a batch (20lbs) with out having to poke jammed potatoes from the blade. Patience and you'll be good. When I make large batchs (40+ lbs of potatoes) I use a hand French Fry Cutter / Potato Cutter as it is far easier with out the jam issue. I have the Nemco 56450A-1 - Monster FryKutter - Tabletop Mount. I have it mounted on a wall in the garage... » Read More Yes, you can cut sweet potatoes. It takes more patience as a sweet potato is harder in its composition than a softer white potatoes and at times it will jam a bit. I cut sweet potatoes for custom dog food that I make and I have never gotten through a batch (20lbs) with out having to poke jammed potatoes from the blade. Patience and you'll be good. When I make large batchs (40+ lbs of potatoes) I use a hand French Fry Cutter / Potato Cutter as it is far easier with out the jam issue. I have the Nemco 56450A-1 - Monster FryKutter - Tabletop Mount. I have it mounted on a wall in the garage (Vertically) as this is easier for me to press down using my body strength for more leverage. Works like a charm. « Show Less
1543080
I do not think it will work....surely you can just use a knife. It works so well for harder fruit and veg....celeriac or beetroot are a dream once grated with this 'machine'
1535246
Of course it will. Use it in the slicing (or wavy slicer) position and you can slice raw sweet potatoes just fine. They're a little bit too hard to use the julienne disc, however.
261155
The cutting blades are about 3 1\4 inches square, so you can cut a pretty big potato with this unit. Overall it is a very nice heavy duty unit with four blade sizes. Keep in mind these type of slicers work great for potatoes or carrots but not really made to cut sweet potatoes. So I would say nearly all potatoes would fit this cutter just fine. If you had some really gigantic size potatoes you could cut them in half and run them through the slicer.
475113
I think you can tell from my review that I found this product totally unsatisfactory for slicing potatoes. The blades make more friction than the lever can overcome. I suppose it would be easier to slice pickles, but I can't tell if that's what you have in mind. No, you cannot remove blades. There are several sizes of square-cut inserts, but they are all square-cut and the more blades, the more friction. I highly recommend that you do not buy this product for cutting anything. (To get any service at all out of it, plan on bolting to your counter.)
1292231
my slicer did not work. it was not adjustable and only had one blade that was too thin for doing a cabbage slice or potatoesno i would not buy it.