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Just noticed the food forum....
I have a Tefal Fresh Express, bought it a few years ago, Curry's ripped me off by including four combs instead of the standard five. Use it quote often with the red cutter to grate cheese but want a cutting machine that will do diced veg for a salade. Anyone recommend a machine. |
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A sharp knife?
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I don't have one but my friend swears by this - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brieftons-Q...icer+and+dicer
I have looked at this one as Lakeland are brilliant if anything goes wrong they are happy to rufund or replace. http://www.lakeland.co.uk/71653/OXO-...etable-Chopper |
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Bugger me!
£19 for a gadget that chops yer food and needs to be cleaned out afterward. What would yer Granny have said?🙀 Chopping, dicing, slicing with a good knife is so enjoyable. 😎🍷 |
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Thanks Jazzy Quote:
Bugger me!
£19 for a gadget that chops yer food and needs to be cleaned out afterward. What would yer Granny have said?🙀 Chopping, dicing, slicing with a good knife is so enjoyable. 😎🍷 By the time I have peeled all the veg I have had enough. No such thing as an electric peeler is there? Wishful thinking
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Bugger me!
£19 for a gadget that chops yer food and needs to be cleaned out afterward. What would yer Granny have said?🙀 Chopping, dicing, slicing with a good knife is so enjoyable. 😎🍷 ![]() Same could be said for a dishwasher - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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I eat loads of vegetables, yet the only things I can think of that I peel are onions. What sort of veg are we taking about here?
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Sharp good quality knives and a good sharpener you use frequently - a steel is best
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I eat loads of vegetables, yet the only things I can think of that I peel are onions. What sort of veg are we taking about here?
Leeks - cauli - broccoli - potatoes etc all need prepping before chopping. |
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Leeks - cauli - broccoli - potatoes etc all need prepping before chopping.
At best take off outer layer. Cut off both ends, wash quickly then chop, chop, chop for discs. 20 seconds? Unless you choose to quarter it lengthways, then again, then chop every two inches or so for "batons". A minute max. I cut two large spuds into small cubes tonight - couple of minutes - then par boiled them and pan fried until brown. All I used was my knife - Robert Welch - kept sharp then cleaned then back in its box. |
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Leeks - cauli - broccoli - potatoes etc all need prepping before chopping.
I was going to say potatoes but obviously depends what youre doing with them. I also wasn't entirely sure if a potato was a vegetable. |
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Leeks - cauli - broccoli - potatoes etc all need prepping before chopping.
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How do you peel leeks, cauliflower and broccoli?!
I was going to say potatoes but obviously depends what youre doing with them. I also wasn't entirely sure if a potato was a vegetable. |
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Sharp good quality knives and a good sharpener you use frequently - a steel is best
That is if you get a good knife. i have a set of steel knives in the loft, ones I used years ago training as a chef and i have not used them for years. |
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The veg listed by Jazzy need prepping not peeling
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Just noticed the food forum....
I have a Tefal Fresh Express, bought it a few years ago, Curry's ripped me off by including four combs instead of the standard five. Use it quote often with the red cutter to grate cheese but want a cutting machine that will do diced veg for a salade. Anyone recommend a machine. Welcome to the food forum. As you can see, it's not always the most helpful of places - typically your first response was to get a knife.. I have always wondered about some sort of gadget to help out with the tough chopping jobs like butternut squash and swede etc but I think something more robust would be needed than what you are looking for. |
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Hi April
Welcome to the food forum. As you can see, it's not always the most helpful of places - typically your first response was to get a knife.. I have always wondered about some sort of gadget to help out with the tough chopping jobs like butternut squash and swede etc but I think something more robust would be needed than what you are looking for. ![]() Op: I don't want a knife, I want a gadget that chops vegetables. Ds answer: Get a knife!! lol |
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LOL
![]() Op: I don't want a knife, I want a gadget that chops vegetables. Ds answer: Get a knife!! lol |
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The best gadget for chopping veggies is a knife. More efficient, more versatile, easier to clean, doesn't have moving parts, but it's still only a knife. However, you can see lots of gadgets on shopping channels that you'll use once before they languish at the back of a cupboard.
![]() Some time ago, there was a thread on here wondering why more people don't frequent the food and drink forum. This thread is a typical example of why people may well be put off. The OP's question has been largely ignored, and the preachy replies have taken over. |
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Hi April
Welcome to the food forum. As you can see, it's not always the most helpful of places - typically your first response was to get a knife.. I have always wondered about some sort of gadget to help out with the tough chopping jobs like butternut squash and swede etc but I think something more robust would be needed than what you are looking for. Sometimes this forum has so many pretentious replies it makes me not want to reply. |
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But the OP asked if anyone can recommend a machine
![]() Some time ago, there was a thread on here wondering why more people don't frequent the food and drink forum. This thread is a typical example of why people may well be put off. The OP's question has been largely ignored, and the preachy replies have taken over. Thank you - I feel the same about the this - I thought it might be a nice talking forum about food but it seems to be "I can do better than you" |
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But the OP asked if anyone can recommend a machine
![]() Some time ago, there was a thread on here wondering why more people don't frequent the food and drink forum. This thread is a typical example of why people may well be put off. The OP's question has been largely ignored, and the preachy replies have taken over. Butternut squash, for example, is easy to prepare with a knife - that's an appropriate knife and not a butter knife. I have four good quality knives one of which is in daily, universal use and gets properly protected and sharpened (as do the others) rather than bunged in the cutlery drawer. This is a fairly poorly supported Food Board. Constructive replies, though you might disagree with them, contribute much more than critical replies |
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Thank you - I feel the same about the this - I thought it might be a nice talking forum about food but it seems to be "I can do better than you"
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You have no suggestion for the OP yet you feel entitled to label those who genuinely recommend a good knife as "preachy".
Butternut squash, for example, is easy to prepare with a knife - that's an appropriate knife and not a butter knife. I have four good quality knives one of which is in daily, universal use and gets properly protected and sharpened (as do the others) rather than bunged in the cutlery drawer. This is a fairly poorly supported Food Board. Constructive replies, though you might disagree with them, contribute much more than critical replies And of course it is preachy to tell people to get an appropriate knife - you have no idea of their budget or ability. Sometimes gadgets are required to take the strain and repetitive nature away from a task. Ironic that you are bemoaning the fact that this forum is poorly supported when the OP is new member and has had their question turned on them. |
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I mainly use a letter-opener that I 'liberated' from my then workplace about 30 years ago
It's like a knife but has a serrated edge like a fretsaw........use it pretty much for all my kitchen cutting requirements |
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The best gadget for chopping veggies is a knife. More efficient, more versatile, easier to clean, doesn't have moving parts, but it's still only a knife. However, you can see lots of gadgets on shopping channels that you'll use once before they languish at the back of a cupboard.
Seen a load of these things stuck in cupboards, in fact I have one a old metal one that the blades can not be changed, it dices or chip one size only and I have not used it for years. If the OP is not great with a knife, then there are guides to help you, I know they do not help if you have problems holding a knife and then a machine is required. |
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