Are they powered or hand operated ? Can we cut various sizes of vegetables ? What I mean is can we set the sizes that we need to reduce the vegetable
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No. You cannot calibrate the size. They are like cookie cutters. Hand operated.
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You can find descriptions of what each blade does on the Amazon page for the product. I my opinion, though, one would need to be processing a lot do food to make them worth the money. I only use them when we are having big family parties. The French fry cutter makes the potato pieces a nice size until they are cooked, then they shrink and are more like match sticks. The slicer is nice for even slices of things. Read the reviews, they have a lot of info in them. I am glad I bought them, but don't use them often.
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Hi April, it's a good machine for basic chopping and some blending, some vegetables do need to be chopped into smaller pieces in advance of going in, overall, a pretty good unit for the money, hope that helps!
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Hi. I'd probably use the French Chefs knife for those kinds of things. It has a thicker spine than most of the other knives and it's long enough to deal with the bigger veges like the butternut squash.
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Yes you can. I would think about any veggie. Just watch what type of surface you cut on. (wood preferably) They Will chip or brake if misused. Be careful they are very sharp.
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These are pruning shears for plants and small twigs and work like scissors requiring you to compress the handles for each cut. What you need are box cutters which allow you to slash away and will save you scads of time not to mention the wear and tear on your hand and wrist should you opt for pruning shears which are designed to make one small cut at a time.
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I have used spinach and kale. I found that if I chop them up first using my hand chopper from Pampered Chef, it works better. Otherwise, the leaves aren't blended real well. Even then, there is still some texture. I am a newbie, though, and have only been doing it for a few weeks and have no experience with any other similar gadgets.
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The Lekue does veggies any way you like them. My model has a red tray into which I pour olive oil and water. The steaming of vegetables depends on how long you microwave them. I think it takes some experimentation ~ depending on the power of your microwave
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Yes, just change the inserts. There are three different sizes for slicing & two for chopping.
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Yes they work VERY if whole carrots cut in half... also works well for kale...one trick, do not wash the produce until ready to use keeps much longer! hope that helps
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If you watch the youtube demos it helps. They add already sliced items to the bowl and then use this tool to chop into smaller bits. Main reason to use this is to get a finer sized veggie. The blades are not sharp like a Ulu blade or mezzaluna but works great for greens, herbs, fruit, ect. Food that is already cut up. Worked great for cucumber pieces and sliced almonds.
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My experience was pretty bad. I ended up throwing mine away. The blade wouldn't cut through any vegetable with a skin (e.g. eggplant, zucchini, etc) without tearing the vegetable. Even after I got the blade professionally sharpened. I would suggest a mandoline with a blade set at an angle.
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Yes. It's the handiest little gadget. I cut onions into big chunks and pulse them till they're just right, then freeze them. Always have chopped onions on hand. Same for carrots and similar veggies. Haven't tried kale yet.
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They are plastic and they don't works well with uncooked vegetable like carrots, butternut squash, potatoes ... But they works well when they are cooked. You have to spray vegetable cutter with PAM or any other cooking spray before use it if you don't want your vegetables stick on it!.
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Chop them into smaller pieces but they don't have to be chopped too fine. Works well for chopping carrots!
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You can use this small processor to make mayo, etc. Basically, the longer you hold down the button, the smaller the shreds for veggies or cheese. Pulsing it would allow you to regulate the size of veggies chopped.
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I believe at the answer would be no. I takes strength to cut the potato. We use it to cut jalapenos, onions and other smaller vegetables. Works fine for the smaller vegetables.