Showing posts with label kitchen gadgets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kitchen gadgets. Show all posts

10/31/2011

Hutzler Banana Slicer Review

Hutzler Banana Slicer
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This rapidly became my favorite specialty kitchen gadget! It slices an entire banana in just seconds, without getting banana goo on your fingers, and makes perfectly even slices. They're great for cereal, fruit salad, a quick snack, or throwing into the freezer for smoothies. It's large enough to accomodate any banana, it's easy to clean and stores neatly behind our banana hanger. Our household always has bananas many usually went to waste on a weekly basis -- but with this fun slicer we've dramatically increased our banana utilization.

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10/24/2011

Joyce Chen 51-0662 Saladacco Spiral Slicer, White Review

Joyce Chen 51-0662 Saladacco Spiral Slicer, White
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I had to give this product two stars for the concept and at least one star because it does exactly what the manufacturer says it does, but nothing more plus not everything you make using this product turns out completely awful. Versatile this tool is not! To start your vegetables must be 1-inch in diameter and 3-1/2 inches in length. After you've finished cutting you are left with at least 1-inch of unuseable vegetable, unless you're willing to do the rest of your creative cutting by hand, not only does this limit you but it also creates a great deal of waste. You have only 2 blade choices which are housed in a poorly constructed plastic contraption that easily separates if pressed on in the wrong spot.
You have your choice of either Spaghetti type strands or spiral slices but don't expect anything pretty with your spaghetti strands because your only option is a very fine tooth edged blade which creates very fine strands of mush depending on what you're cutting. However, this product does have one redeeming trait and that's with the use of the flat edged blade it does create fairly nice looking spiral slices. If you're expecting true versatility than you will have to cough up the dough for "The Benriner Cooks Helper", "Benriner Cook Help" or the "Benriner Asian Sprial Slicer" (they're all the same) which gives you (3) Tooth edged blades (fine, medium and Coarse) as well as (1) flat edged blade, the size of your vegetables do still matter for cutting but you don't throw away nearly as much. Shop around for the best price!

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Make professional garnishes in minutes with the Joyce Chen Spiral Slicer. It quickly creates spiral strands, ribbons, or slices and collects them in a clear plastic catch tray. The spiral slicer's design keeps fingers safely away from the cutting surface, providing confidence and efficiency in food preparation. Made from a durable plastic, the slicer is safe to clean in the dishwasher. It measures 9-1/2 inches tall and comes gift-boxed.

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10/19/2011

Progressive International HGT-11 Folding Mandoline Slicer Review

Progressive International HGT-11 Folding Mandoline Slicer
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Heard about this mandoline from a guy who makes salad frequently. This is ideal. Exceptionally easy to clean, quick to handwash, or pop it in the dishwasher. Offers a good variety of slice thicknesses, plus juliennes; changeout is quick and easy. Storage box is a definite plus. Excellent value for the price. The best part? The blade is really sharp. The worst part? Yeah, the blade is really, really sharp. I find the holder is too awkward to use and actually sliced myself once in the first week because it went so much faster than I expected. Best way to get a stir fry or fajitas done and on the table in top speed, though.

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The folding mandoline from Progressive International allows one to slice, julienne, and garnish fruit and vegetables with one tool. It includes 3 double-sided cutting blades for 6 different cutting options: thin slice, flip for super thin julienne; medium slice, flip for thin julienne; thick slice, flip for thick julienne. The tool is ideal for making French fries or shoestring potatoes as well as thinly sliced carrots, onions, peppers, potatoes, firm tomatoes, kiwi, apples, and more.

Designed for use over a cutting surface or bowl (with its integrated grooves), the mandoline features a comfort grip handle, finger guard for safety, and non-skid base and ridges for stability. Cutting plates conveniently store underneath the unit when not in use. The set also includes a storage box. Cleanup is easy since the set is dishwasher safe. It measures 4-1/2 by 13 by 6-1/4 inches.
Super thin.

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10/17/2011

Swissmar Borner V-1001 V-Slicer Plus Mandoline 6 Piece Set Review

Swissmar Borner V-1001 V-Slicer Plus Mandoline  6 Piece Set
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I purchased the V-Slicer over ten years ago and it has been a faithful companion in the kitchen. The speed with which it slices/dices onions makes it more than worth the price. You can make french fries or julienne fries, onion rings, scalloped potatoes, carrot or celery sticks...the list is endless! Cleanup is no more than a rinse under water. The safety holder ensures that you won't be suffering any mishaps. But for safety's sake, keep this appliance away from the kids. The blades are VERY SHARP and can deliver a nasty cut if you don't handle them carefully. For that reason, I never wash them in the sink where suds can hide them and risk injury. But these warnings aside, this is a wonderful and versatile tool. It is as useful as a mandoline at a fraction of the price. You will reach for it often and the V-Slicer will be one of your favorite and most used kitchen tools.

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It all started in 1956 when Alfred Börner, a toolmaker by profession, started the business manufacturing an onion cutter.This cutter was made of wood with four razor-sharp blades bent in such a way to make cutting onions into cubes easy work. This one invention sparked many more, and product demand increased worldwide. Börner has become a well established company over the last 50 years, producing state of the art kitchen tools in Germany.They manufacture the finest quality vegetable slicers and mandolins on the market today and are leaders in design and technology. From the V-Slicer Plus to the Combi-Chef' and Veg' Art Prep Tool, Börner products help add creativity to any gourmet meal. For specific food preparation styles, the Design Line Series was created in the late 1990's.Beginning with the Thin Julienne Slicer to the latest V-Wave Waffle Slicer, the addition of these various individual slicers makes creating a culinary masterpiece an easy and enjoyable task. You too can prepare foods like a professional, with safe and simple to use Börner products. The V-Slicer Plus Mandoline is made of durable ABS plastic with German surgical grade stainless steel blades. 7mm and 3.5mm blades will julienne or shred cuts; slicing insert will cut thick or thin slices. The ambidextrous Food Safety Holder has a serrated edge to safely push food off slicer, requires very little pressure. Steel pins grip most sizes and shapes of produce to create even slices every time. The caddy with safety clip offers easy storage. Easy to clean; rinse under hot or cold running water immediately after use.

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9/28/2011

World Cuisine 48297-99 Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer Review

World Cuisine 48297-99 Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer
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For the money this is not a bad spiral slicer considering some list for over 100 dollars. The real sticking point is the fixed forward axle for whatever you are slicing. It consists of a round hollow cutting edge with an approximate 3/8 opening. This simply means whatever you are slicing will lose a 3/8 cylinder from its center. This is accepatable with Cucumbers and Zuchini but does not leave much when slicing Carrots, Raddishes or any other small diameter veggies.
I would not recommend this if you intend to use it for these smaller veggies but for potatoes, Apples and the like it is OK.

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Great for making fancy spiral vegetable garnishes for salads as well as making curly fries from potatoes, the easy-to-use World Cuisine Tri-Blade Spiral Vegetable Slicer is made of durable plastic and comes with three sets of interchangeable blades. Just place your fruit or vegetable onto the prongs and turn the while pushing base toward the blade to make continuous spiral strands. It includes three sets of blades: one with 1/8-inch spacing, one with 1/4-inch spacing, and one straight blade for ribbon cuts or curly, ribbon-like slices. It measures 12 by 10 by 6 inches (LxWxH) and is dishwasher safe. Backed by a 1-year warranty.

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