Do you need to cut the potato first?
1353763
No, never! Some you might feel the nead to peal after washing and drying them. It's a great product and I've purchased several for family, friends and neighbors.
1353764
No you do not It also works great with fresh ears of corn. Same time of 4 minutes.
1353765
No, you don't cut or puncture the potato. Just rinse it off and place it into the potato cover. There are instructions with the Potato cover.
1353766
I did not cut the potato first - didn't say to do so but I was very unhappy with the product and to be honest only used it one time. It took much longer than advertised to cook potatoes to the correct softness inside. Too much turning over, etc. I don't recommend it.
1353767
Not according to the instructions on my bag. I did not. I cook sweet potatoes because they taste better and they are much healthier for you.
1353768
Absolutely not. In fact, I used mine today and made a delicious sweet potato. It was bigger than usual so I added a few extra minutes. My problem is I never know what temp to use as it says do not cook on high so I use 50-60% power.
2222702
If you use a potato the exact size of the space inside of the cutter as you push down on the handle the slices are propelled from the other end. Plus you'll want the fries as long as you can possibly get them anyways. I think that photo was staged so people could see what happens in slow motion. Those pieces somewhat eject from the other end and will separate. That's what makes this cutter is a very fast an efficient unit.
927177
It depends on the diameter of the vegetable you're slicing but the product photo is accurate for a small to medium potato (16-19 chips)
416590
No. Use a coarser grater for a potato. This is very fine and good for tasks like zesting lemon and orange peel, and grating ginger.
218431
I have cut sweet potatoes with mine. However, I would suggest having it bolted solid on a wall or counter. You will really have to put some muscle behind it. I would recommend using a 70 count or smaller potato. The case of 50 count potatoes I cut was hard on the shoulders.
1878174
They can be sliced, however, "easy" is a term that depends on one's point of view. I will say this; the potatoes are fairly firm, so you will need a reasonably sharp knife to slice them.
927178
That depends on how big your potato is. They slice very thin so you will get a lot from one big potato. I would recommend using 2 trays. My first purchase I only got one tray. I ordered additional trays and my kids love to make them!
1873427
Yes as long as you par cook them first (either boil or microwave). You don't need to cook very long just soften them up a bit. The other trick for this item is to spray PAM on the blades. I had trouble with regular potatoes so contacted the company and they told me both these tricks.
1280087
You'd need to slice your vegetable into manageable sections first, e.g an onion into quarters before you can dice it.
1517257
Nope. You need to flip the piece over and cut it toward the first cut. But there goes your precision.
87640
It did when I bought it.. I don't use the potato peeler as I have another I like better.. do like the knife a lot..
1810115
Doesn't get much easier. Fill bag 1/2 to 2/3 full with GOOD soil. Buy some potatoes at the market. Cut them up, making sure each piece has an eye. Let them dry out for about a week. Stick them in the dirt, about 2-3 inches deep. Add water. You can pick potatoes just about any time. Depends on how large you want them. We generally wait until the above-ground foliage starts to go by. Our best yields have been Pontiac Red potatoes. It's fun, and a home-grown potato tastes about 100 times better than a store-bought one. It's almost like a completely different veggie.
1554762
The length of the potato can be quite long, but if the potato is thick, you will have to put a lot of pressure (muscle) to it when slicing. I cut my potatoes up into halves or quarters, otherwise I just didn't have the strength to push it through.
2222703
I had the same problem until I cut the potato a bit shorter, then it pushes the potato right out. I usually cut of both rounded ends and it works better. Hope this helps
1707173
Personally, I peel them, but the peels would not likely make it through the ricer if you didn't. If the peels got between the potato and the ricer holes, neither would the potato.
1910158
I use mine to slice potatoes all the time for augratin. A word of advice put the potato all the way to one side when slicing to prevent the potato from falling sideways into to the blade because you get better slices from top down.
1943992
If you have the regular model, you have to make cuts on the item being sliced and run the through the V-slicer against those cuts. In other words, if you were trying to cube a potato, make 3-4 long cuts on the end of the potato, and make sure the cuts are going lengthwise in the holder so that the blades will be cutting across the cuts. I hope that makes sense.