I am looking for something that will allow me to throw my veggies for my salads into it, I can pulse them, and will get nicely chopped, not mushy, fairly uniform sized veggies. Mainly I use cherry tomato, cucumber, red onion, carrot, and celery. Will...
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It would seem to me that there would be too little space to properly "fluff" salad fixin's unless you had a very deft touch on the pulse switch. I use my KitchenAid 3.5 cup food chopper almost daily and love it for a 'zillion' sundry uses. However, I use a hand chopper to prepare my salads. Just pound on the top and a spring-loaded multi-bladed knife quickly and perfectly every time, no matter the skill level of the operator. You really ought to have the 3.5 cup KitchenAid, but not for chopping salad... In my opinion.
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I have put Kale and Spinach in my smoothies (along with 4-5 ice cubes, 1 cup of liquid, 1 cup yogurt, a kiwi and some frozen fruit) and it chops the kale or spinach into very small fragments, it does not pulverize/liquify - but I would still consider that it does a very good job.
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havent timed those items; my wife uses it for melons and salad. seems to work for that. thats the best i can give you. good luck. why not just buy one of those looks like an onion container.
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It chops finely. No blender consistency. It has a fast speed and a slower speed. I just give it a couple of quick pulses on fast usually and it's chopped. I've chopped onion, garlic and cilantro and it does great. I've also chopped tomato but you don't want to get it filled more than halfway if there will be any liquid at all which you get even when you use a knife. I really wish I had gotten this a lot sooner.
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Nice mix/blend. I'm ordering my second jar today. I use it for soup but it is also handy for just throwing a handful into other things. I just made rice in beef bullion with golden raisins and a fistful of these veggies. Delicious and painlessly added veggies (my nemesis).
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Leslie, it's perfect for celery, cucumbers and leafy greens. I've never tried sprouts, but that sounds amazing.I do both spinach and kale and don't forget your limes and/or lemons every once in a while for a different taste also.
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If you are interested in chopping anything harder than a soft cheese, (ice, nuts, frozen fruit) then I would go with the Ninja system...this was the deciding factor for me! I have blended ice, frozen peach slices, and nuts in my Ninja without fail or fear of burnout... the less expensive models are great if you are only blending powders and liquid, even a ripe banana was a challenge for a $17 dollar model I used at my dad's...so if you are interested in longevity, go with the Ninja...even if you drop off a diet smoothie kick, you can still use it to make margaritas!
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Spinach yes. I'm not so sure about kale but hey it doesn't hurt to try. I would suggest chopping it first before throwing it in the blender. I wouldn't see why not though, it has great power.
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All I have tried so far, like kale, is parsley and collard greens. It has a bit of a rough time with them, but, it does the task. I break up the greens with pieces of cucumber, which pushes all the greens through. Otherwise, I LOVE this juicer.
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Ruthann,We blend either kale or spinach leaves with fruit and it works well. We haven't tried any other veggies yet.
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I use leafy greens in mine all the time, but for best results I mix them with hard vegetables and alternate between the two going into the juicer. There is lots of info on the nutritional content of all sorts of vegetable juices if you google 'juicingbook'
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I tried coarsely chopped raw carrots in a couple of smoothies and it blended them nicely. Kale is fine, too. Haven't tried beets or seeds, but they are probably OK.I am not a fan of this blender, but it is doing the job right now, which for me is making smoothies.
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Kale is considerably better than other greens such as spinach. Mainly because of the rigid stalk. Parsley, cilantro, romaine, spinach, all did not fare so well. Too much wasted juice in the pulp for my liking.
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All raw veggies like Kale (include stems), broccoli stems, summer squash, celery, parsley, beet greens, spinach, cukes. Rather than raw carrots, I put some carrot juice in, along with the water.
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Based on my experiences using it, I don't think this up to making fries out of those vegetables. Very tough veggies seem to get stuck on the mandolin blade when you are using the julienne blades. You'd probably need something a little more heavy duty for those veggies.
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I have certainly used mostly the finest setting--love those zucchini noodles! It is nice to use multiple settings to make a salad more interesting...try narrow spirals for carrots, then wider ones of cucumber. Potatoes have made nice curls on the widest cut.When I put the machine away I make sure to put the smooth side of the cutter down to prevent me from grabbing a sharp blade if I grab it carelessly in the cupboard.
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I have not done raw cucumbers but I am sure it will work fine. I slice onions and firm tomatoes and have even sliced salami a few times. It takes a bit of force with salami but it does the job.