Can this be used to make sweet potatoe fries or buttenut squash fries, which are both really tough vegetables?
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I would think it would be sufficiently sharp, however it is not easy to cut evenly. With even a little bit of pressure applied downward it will warp causing uneven cuts. I regret spending so much on this mandolin when my cheapie cuts more evenly.
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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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This was a gift to my nice and the only comment was that she liked it. She had, on her Amazon wish list, chosen a different mandolin, which was not available which led to choose this model. I might suggest that you contact the manufacturer and seek a answer to your specific requirements.
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It has a pulse and run speed, a disk blade that slices on one side and grates on the other and a chopper blade. I haven't tried the slicer blade with potatoes but where you feed the food in is rather small and a potato would likely have to be quartered before it could be fed into the food processor. I don't think it would be good for that purpose.
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yes, I use it for carrots, cucumber, zuchinni--just about all vegetables. It woorks great. I am very pleased with its performance.
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The assembly would not be good for french fries as the potato is cut in a downward movement that would only allow for about a 3" french fry. It is a great product and we love it however I would NOT purchase it if my goal was to create French Fries.
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Yes I use the russet potatoes from the store. I havent had on thst it couldnt handle. I love it.
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I prefer a straight edge peeler for reds and bakers. However this works much better on sweet potato. I love it for butternut squash also! Don't be afraid to use it on the hard stuff, you may wear it out which is why i'm buying another after maybe 3 years of use and abuse. Great for apples too. I can't imagine living without one (or two if you want one for tomato and another for really tough peeling. My 17 year old son did manage to break the potato eye remover off, but he is 6' 2" 190# and not particularly delicate. (I can't blame Zyliss for that one, I love all their tools.)
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I tried sweet potatoes and it won't cut them. They are too hard. Big disappointment since I was really wanting sweet potato fries. Someone suggested I microwave them a bit first before trying to cut them. Haven't tried it. Regular potatoes work ok.
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We do often do sweet potatoes, but have done them a few times and yes it does work well. I love mine so much I bought one for my brother. I'm sure you will enjoy yours.
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I used it on a yam (sweet potato) and it worked fine. I did use a glove to hold it so I wouldn't cut myself. Cut a piece off a rounded veggie so it "sits" more firmly on your cutting board. The first slice of the peeler was hard but it got progressively easier.
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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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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 think this chopper is great. As far as semi-hard veggies, if you mean like broccoli I'm sure it would do a good job on that. If we're talking big hunks of raw carrots, I'm not so sure. Mostly I've used the chopper for a salad with lettuce, chicken, olives, bacon, cheese, tomatoes, celery, onions, etc. and it works magic.
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no ,my wife has used it on squish,broccoli, coliflower,carrots,cucumbers and potatoes and it worked fine.Rutabagas can be much harder so.....
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I haven't tried this unit on sweet potato. If I had to guess it would probably cut small ones OK, but for monster sweet potato it might not work well.
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I believe at the answer would be no. I takes strength to cut the potato. We use it to cut jalapenos, onions and other smaller vegetables. Works fine for the smaller vegetables.
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Yes, it can be used for sweet potatoes. There is a recipe book that accompanies the pet treat maker, or you can use your own recipes.
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It would not be fair for the other brands, if I answer that cause I hasn't used the other ones they have now. But for the price is a great product. Is small so for french fries you have to use small to medium potatoes so they can fit. And for other vegetables is good also.