How do you cut strawberries with v slicer
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I think strawberries are too small. Use an egg slicer! Works perfect, can also cut mushrooms.
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Mary--You will need a 4 mm slicing blade. Chill the lemons well and put 2 of them into the large feed tube standing on end. Cut the bottom end flat so the lemon wont shift. Use firm but gentle pressure and use the pulsing lever rather than the on lever. It will go very fast and you may need some practice to get "perfect" slices. If the lemons are small, you may be able to fit in 3 at a time, so experiment. The "bad" slices can always be mashed up and made into lemonade in this weather.
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I have not sliced citrus fruits with my mandolin. Slicing some heavy rind fruits should work, though it may dull the blade if used for this frequently.
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It is faster and gets more hull while wasting less fruit than I do with a knife. Is it necessary? Of course not, but we eat more strawberries now that they are easier to process.
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1 - Adjust the guide for the thickness you want2 - Put the item to be sliced on the movable carrier3 - Turn the slicer on4 - push carrier with item to be sliced past the blade5 - pull carrier with item to be sliced back to starting position6 - Slide item to be sliced back against the guiderepeat steps 4 thru 6 as needed to slice as much as you requireTurn slicer off and unplug slicer.Be very cautious of the spinning blade. It will do just as good of a jobslicing 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. 1 - Adjust the guide for the thickness you want2 - Put the item to be sliced on the movable carrier3 - Turn the slicer on4 - push carrier with item to be sliced past the blade5 - pull carrier with item to be sliced back to starting position6 - Slide item to be sliced back against the guiderepeat steps 4 thru 6 as needed to slice as much as you requireTurn slicer off and unplug slicer.Be very cautious of the spinning blade. It will do just as good of a jobslicing fingers or hands as any other item you may wish to... » Read More 1 - Adjust the guide for the thickness you want2 - Put the item to be sliced on the movable carrier3 - Turn the slicer on4 - push carrier with item to be sliced past the blade5 - pull carrier with item to be sliced back to starting position6 - Slide item to be sliced back against the guiderepeat steps 4 thru 6 as needed to slice as much as you requireTurn slicer off and unplug slicer.Be very cautious of the spinning blade. It will do just as good of a jobslicing 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. « Show Less
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Set the blade on the slicer to open fully so that the sharpening wheel fits behind the blade. Advance the carriage toward the blade but do not have it touch. The blade should contact the wheel in the middle of the "grit". Turn on the slider and advance the sharpener until it touches the blade. The sharpening wheel should turn. Keep the sharpener and blade in contact with medium pressure for about 10 seconds and pull sharpener back from the blade. To remove the burr on the blade, position the sharpener so that the pad is near the sharpened blade. Turn on the slicer and engage the pad by pushing the "actuator rod" to move the pad against the blade for about 5 seconds. Wash blade with damp sponge. Set the blade on the slicer to open fully so that the sharpening wheel fits behind the blade. Advance the carriage toward the blade but do not have it touch. The blade should contact the wheel in the middle of the "grit". Turn on the slider and advance the sharpener until it touches the blade. The sharpening wheel should turn. Keep the sharpener and blade in contact with medium pressure for about 10 seconds and pull sharpener back from the blade. To remove the burr on the blade, position the sharpener so that the pad is near the sharpened blade. Turn on the slicer and engage the... » Read More Set the blade on the slicer to open fully so that the sharpening wheel fits behind the blade. Advance the carriage toward the blade but do not have it touch. The blade should contact the wheel in the middle of the "grit". Turn on the slider and advance the sharpener until it touches the blade. The sharpening wheel should turn. Keep the sharpener and blade in contact with medium pressure for about 10 seconds and pull sharpener back from the blade. To remove the burr on the blade, position the sharpener so that the pad is near the sharpened blade. Turn on the slicer and engage the pad by pushing the "actuator rod" to move the pad against the blade for about 5 seconds. Wash blade with damp sponge. « Show Less
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It's actually much bigger than it looks. You can probably fit 3-4 medium size strawberries cut into qtrs.
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While I haven't tried this on on anything other than boiled potatoes, my feeling is that this would not work very well to mash fresh strawberries. It's round edges would probably just slip around the chunks of strawberry. I think you would have more success using the "grid" type of masher.
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I don't know about cut up strawberries, but for whole strawberries are great. Watermelon keeps well too.
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The vegetable slicer works best with vegetables, and it is best for salad making and using veggies no wider than 2.5 inches. Perhaps the mandolin slicer is wider. Barb
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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.
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I have not seen a video, however I just lock in the slicer I want (ripple, slice, shred,etc) and press the fruit or vegetable against the cone I have selected and start turning the wheel. The finished, sliced or shredded material will gather in the inside of the cone, falling out onto your plate or bowl. Very simple.
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Matt, some people use scissors. I prefer using a straight edge and a razor knife. Be sure to place a cutting board under the vacuum roll where it is to be cut.Hope this helped. Bill
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The plastic is fairly sturdy, That being said, I slice the veggies into thin slices before I cut them. I suppose you could lightly steam the veggies first, then cut them. Hope that helps.
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Use a soft fruit first, strawberries, peaches etc. then a hard fruit, carrots, ginger etc. alternate between the two. The hard fruit seems clean out the filter so juice keeps a coming.
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Sorry I took so long, have been traveling. The slicer has a thin side for 1/8" slice and a thick slice of 3/8". I used the thick side for the apples, pears and peaches I sliced for drying. Hope this helps, Gloria
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Maybe try your local hardware store. Take the slicer with you and find someone working in the hardware area to help you. Oh,do buy extra screws if you find them. Good luck!