Do you slice on the peel or move to a cutting board?
1668896
The wooden peel takes a beating if you slice your pizza on it (as you realized). We like to slide the hot baked pizza off the peel directly onto a piece of parchment paper on the countertop, and then slice it right there. The peel stays nice that way. You can find a roll of parchment paper at your grocery store near the foil.
1911720
That's "no" on 1, "yes" on 2. The device has two tools on two separate arms that can be individually engaged or disengaged. One is the peeler, the other tool both cores and slices. So, you can peel without coring and slicing, you can core and slice without peeling, you can do all three at once, but you can't core without slicing.
1274885
I've done both. For me it feels more natural to peel towards. But, it works both ways. This peeler never slips because of the swivel feature which is why I feel comfortable peeling towards my hand. It's definitely the best peeler around! Peels clean and smooth.
472620
You can:Peel separately - and I use it all the time for potatoes. It's not just for apples - big dinner, big parties - ten pounds of potatoes peeled QUICK! You could slice and core without peeling - but you couldn't just slice or just core - that's one mechanism. Or you can do all three. It really is the best priced gadget I have in my kitchen - bought one for my mum. Grand mum and mum-in-law. They all love it.
823157
Do you mean at the bottom - the slicing blade, or the whole thing from bottom to top?
1463669
Not hard to operate as long as your hand can do a twisting motion using the thumb and forefinger. However, when it gets down to about an inch or so in the slicer, you may want to use a paper towel to get better traction and grip while twisting until you cannot anymore when there is a little of the vegetable in the slicer, which you can either eat or discard.
1561674
Yes, you just move the slicer blade out of the way. I did this with potatoes and it worked great.
2112681
Just did! I placed the zuc on the cutting board and ran the blade from top to bottom on four sides. I stopped when I got to the mushy center. One zuc was perfect for one person. I put it in a skillet with a little water to soften then just added a tablespoon of marinara. It was great!
7882
You would need a separate cutting board; the top is NOT a butcher block. (It is a wonderfully crafted island; incredibly useful, and holds a ton of stuff on the two inside shelves).
1928165
1 - Adjust the guide for the thickness you want 2 - Put the item to be sliced on the movable carrier 3 - Turn the slicer on 4 - push carrier with item to be sliced past the blade 5 - pull carrier with item to be sliced back to starting position 6 - Slide item to be sliced back against the guide repeat steps 4 thru 6 as needed to slice as much as you require Turn slicer off and unplug slicer. Be very cautious of the spinning blade. It will do just as good of a job slicing fingers or hands as any other item you may wish to slice. When you are finished slicing you can disassemble the slicer to clean it.
1861897
I dare you to cut so hard as to move this board. Seriously. This thing is like the Rock of Gibraltar (but with a soft wood skin to protect your knife edges).
246109
Yes, the board does get slice marks after use. I wouldn't purchase again. I would stick with wood.
1166080
You could easily core and slice without peeling. The coring/slicing blade are the same part of the product so you could cannot slice without coring.
2092398
Yes you cut them up but don't have to peel or core. I found the smaller you cut the item the less time you have to steam it.
319725
I have tried both ways and they work equally well either way. They certainly don't replace a heavy wooden cutting board but they are portable& light and will be used as part of our kitchen camping gear.
243544
I have found that I do need to stop and start a bit when slicing through a block of cheddar cheese fresh out of the refrigerator (not freezer). This is not a problem at all--just my two cents. Overall, I would recommend this slicer.
1684412
Sorry I can't answer I've never tried to peel either one. But I love this peeler! and plan to give it to everyone in my family in their Christmas stockings.