has anyone used this on firmer veggies such as white potatoes, turnips, or parsnips? Or would the julienne side be for softer veggies only?
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I've used it on beets and daikon and it works great on both. Very nice in salad or as a garnish.
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I've used on large carrots, which is in the same category as the parsnips etc. The julienne blade is the same stiffness ads he peeler blade.
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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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Here's the bottom line: The peeler is very good but the julienne side is terrible and clogs up constantly. Don't buy this unless you just want a peeler.
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I thought I had a dud at first too. I was just holding it upside down.. it works great on zucchini and sweet potatoes.
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I have never used it for hard root vegetables. It works great with onion, so cabbage should be ok (I slice that rather than dice it). Cooked beets are fine of course.
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Maybe softer fruits and veggies or lunchmeat. I don't think potatoes/watermelon/roast beef, etc. I have not tried it for those types of foods.
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Unfortunately, this model cannot give you a true julienne cut. You would need to use a mandolin with the little tines that come up, a small food processor with a julienne blade. For a cheaper option, you can buy a julienne peeler which runs under $10, depending where you buy it. It looks like a potato peeler, but the blade is designed for the julienne cut. I hope this helps.
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Hi, yes I have, it was fine. The slicer works well with most vegetables, softest I have found to be cucumber.
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I've just used it on potatoes and carrots, but there isn't any reason it shouldn't work on softer vegetables like cucumbers.
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That's what I use it for! Works great and cleans pretty easily if you rinse it off right away. Very sharp so get something to keep vegetables from sliding around on your cutting board so you don't have to hold it with your fingers.
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I just tried mine on pickle size cucumbers (which is what I wanted it for) and it works great, but they're too thin. Only about 1/16 inch, so sadly, I'm going to send it back and get one of the adjustables. If you were going to make potato chips and wanted things thin, this works great and it's all they said it would be, from what I can see.
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Yes it can work well with firm vegetables like carrots, zucchinis, turnips, rutabagas, cucumbers, large radishes and more...
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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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Yes! but I wpuld only reccopmend if you are going to cut white potatoes or softer vegetables. WILL NOT WORK FOR SWEET POTATOES, YAMS OR TURNIPS
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I have not used it for julienne cutting. You wouldn't be able to use the top that you push with. If I did julienne I would cut a carrot in half thenpush it through the smallest dice with me hand. You could try that but I would have something to protect my hand just in case.Hope this helps.
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Hi Kay...the width of the 'Julienne' is not adjustable. All vegetables sliced using this slicer are about the width of a piece of uncooked spaghetti. Hope this helps.
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It should work fine with hard raw veggies, but because they will need a little extra pressure, you will want to place the mandoline on top of a bowl so both ends have some support. The mandoline is very thin and bends easily.
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The julienne blades work very well with harder vegetables. I prefer it to a v-slicer as it seems to not jam up.
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Yes. One side is a traditional peeling blade. The other side makes julienne. Both work perfectly.