I grow garlic and have a lot of bulbs to slice, dehydrate and store. Is this small unit going to be up to the task for slicing?
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The small one is perfect for garlic since it can fit in the safety shield of the handle. The only thing I would say is if you are doing a large batch it will get tedious to keep putting garlic in the shield, and also your hand might cramp! For large batches I use the slicer on my food processor. Even just doing 4 or 5 cloves for cooking gets tedious with the mandoline, but it is way faster than hand slicing! With the larger mandoline you could fit more than one clove in the shield, so that would probably be better than using the small slicer.
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If you have large quantities, I suggest food processor with slicing disk rather than this.
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I don't know. I use mine exclusively for mincing garlic and herbs. It keeps a really good edge.
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I use it to chop nearly anything that will fit in the bowl. For lettuce and spinach you'd have to do a very small amount at a time. It would probably only be practical if you needed a small amount.
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I'm not a huge cook. I bought the slicer to make curley veggies for my Raw diet. So far it was very easy to use all settings (not sure how precise it is to 1/8"). I definately would recommend.
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Hello JLJ, definitely the one I purchased because it has 4 suction cups it sits on for stability while slicing. Also you can put veggies of all sizes in the one I bought. I sliced a large onion last night in less than a minute. I am in my 60's and cook a lot. I hope this helps you decide. Wendy
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The cutting surface is 2.5" wide, so is appropriate for smaller vegetables. I agree that if you are planning to slice large apples, onions, or potatoes, you are safer with the Jumbo version. And do be careful with it. I ended up getting cut-proof Kevlar gloves because I cut myself several times.
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I have used two of them for slicing vegetable s for side dishes. I believe they are worth it.
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I have two separate ones. One makes slices and one makes julienne cuts. It is worth buying both as it makes life a whole lot easier.
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It is if you use it correctly. The handles hold the vegetables and will keep your hands away from the blades. As soon as you are done slicing turn the cutting width dial to the safety position. Be careful.
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I do not, I think slicing would make it dry out faster, unsliced you may have to just slice a bit off the cut end if not used all up.
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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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This tool is more for use as dough-scraper, as a dividing tool (for, as an example, repackaging multipound hamburger into more usable sizes for freezing). The blade is not sharp enough nor thin enough to be a good garlic chopper (a utility knife would be better).
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It dries garlic very well but it does take a long time. Just make sure the cloves are fairly uniform in size and all are sliced lengthwise. Otherwise, it will take much longer to dehydrate. Got to have an "exit wound" for the moisture to escape.
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Absolutely! Great at making thin potato slices and lots of other veggies. We use ours almost daily.
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I have not used it yet, but looking at the manual, it is for putting the blade in when you want a small amount of stuff and then you can put a lid on it and keep it in a measured container. I think you could use it for chopping a small amount of nuts or making salad dressing. I will comment back when I use it.
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I haven't tried it but I think it would work. The blades are very sharp so could dice garlic. I would cut clove in half or quarter if very large. Great tool.
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I think the grater is going to be okay, but the material isn't substantial enough to make the slicer useful - it buckles a bit when I've tried to slice carrots on the diagonal. Which can actually make it dangerous if you should slip.