Is this product a perfect size for potato? we are actually looking for a tool to cut potato into thin & slice piece for Chinese fried dish. Thank you.
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I'm sure you could with a smaller potato. Otherwise you could try a mandolin :)
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The opening is approx 2 1/2 inches.... if you had longer , narrower potatoes it would probably work well.
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I think you would have to cut the potato in half lengthwise to make it work. Don't think it would work well with potato
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I would not recommend this product for potatoes. I would suggest a mandolin
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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)
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Absolutely! Just be careful. The slicing blade is so sharp and effortless to use, you will be through a potato before you realize it. You'll have the potatoes sliced and frying in half the time than if you used a knife.
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Hi Ms. Davidson, Thanks for your interesting to our Envy Spiral Slicer. Regarding to your question. I would say "Yes", it works perfectly with potatoes, and also with cucumbers, carrots, etc. as long as you like to create "thin noodle vegetables". This is very handy tool, and super easy to use and clean. So, i would recommend Ms. Davidson give our Envy Spiral Slicer a try. This is simple and effective tool. Do not hesitate to contact us for any further questions. Satisfy customers is the top goal of us. Go ahead and get it NOW as you will creates lots of fun with delicious healthy foods for all family. :) Best regards, Envy
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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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There is currently only one size for slicing. I have used it for tomatoes, potatoes and onions and the slice size is perfect for all!
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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.
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Hey, Zachary. I guess I must really be showing my age when asking sales persons if they had any biscuit cutters and being met with a blank look and the ensuing question, "A biscuit cutter? What's that?" After searching through many stores, and online, for the perfect size cutter for biscuits, I finally found a 3" cutter that, for me, makes a perfectly sized biscuit.
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I just cut potatoes for fries...I use one attachment for cube potatoes for hash, burritos, etc....i like all the three you mentioned above cubed....if you want to cut fries you need another attachment and I do not think it is available with this unit.
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This item is probably not the best for cutting french fries. This machine is most suited for dicing vegetables into small cubes (there are three different sizes of cube cuts available via the interchangeable blades), so it would be good for making hash browns if you didn't have a preference for the shoe string style hash browns. However, you would still have to cut the potato into smaller chunks at first though. This machine is made of plastic, so trying to dice a large potato all at once may result in the lever mechanism breaking. I have found that this machine is best at dicing vegetables with a certain consistency as well (not too gooey, otherwise chunks will not dice properly and/or will get stuck in the blades). Ideally, it would be used to dice onions, and this is primarily what I use it for.
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I just checked mine, and on mine the blade that slices is adjustable. It can be moved out of the way, so that you only peel and core. You will always core, the coring is part of the frame. So if you did a potato, it would core it. We make sliced apples (similar to Famous Dave's Apples) all the time using this, and it works awesome. Can core, peel, and slice a full apple in about 10 to 15 seconds.
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I cut the potato in smaller pieces and fit several in at a time. Make sure potatoes are cooked fork tender. I found it very easy to use and didn't require a lot of muscle.
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The slicing disc that's included with the processor is 4mm which will produce slices a little thicker than 1/8 inch. There is a 3mm slicing blade that makes slices that are a bit shy of 1/8". The smallest slicing disc for this model is 2mm which of course will make slices thinner than 1/8". Both discs are sold separately. The thickest blade is the 6mm that makes 1/4" slices. It is also sold separately. The blades are super sharp so slicing is a breeze. However, depending upon the size of the potato, assuming you mean potato chips, you may have to cut the potatoes to fit inside the feed tube so you may wind up with half moon slices instead of round slices. The slicing disc that's included with the processor is 4mm which will produce slices a little thicker than 1/8 inch. There is a 3mm slicing blade that makes slices that are a bit shy of 1/8". The smallest slicing disc for this model is 2mm which of course will make slices thinner than 1/8". Both discs are sold separately. The thickest blade is the 6mm that makes 1/4" slices. It is also sold separately. The blades are super sharp so slicing is a breeze. However, depending upon the size of the potato, assuming you mean potato chips, you may have to cut the potatoes to fit... » Read More The slicing disc that's included with the processor is 4mm which will produce slices a little thicker than 1/8 inch. There is a 3mm slicing blade that makes slices that are a bit shy of 1/8". The smallest slicing disc for this model is 2mm which of course will make slices thinner than 1/8". Both discs are sold separately. The thickest blade is the 6mm that makes 1/4" slices. It is also sold separately. The blades are super sharp so slicing is a breeze. However, depending upon the size of the potato, assuming you mean potato chips, you may have to cut the potatoes to fit inside the feed tube so you may wind up with half moon slices instead of round slices. « Show Less
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Yeah, slices very thin. We sliced potatoes to around a 1/16" slices and fried them. Worked great I thought
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My husband has chopped potatoes with this for French fries, but honestly I don't think I would have enough strength to do that. Other than that I nearly use it every day for chopping. I love it!
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Sorry, I can't give you a thumbs up on this one since I never tried to slice ginger. You can try small pieces at a time to see how it works for you. To be perfectly honest with you, I like the Zyliss slicer product, but I wish it were a little bigger. Let me know how you make out!
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this is the regular size, and there is larger size which is about 20% larger than the regular. You can slice some "large" vegetables, like eggplants, sweet potatoes, yams, cassava, large carrots, plantains, and stuff like this, but depending on the size of the vegetable itself, you might need to trim the sides to fit in the slicer. Mine is the regular size, and I never had problems.