I bought this from a walmart demo & the man diced onions & potatoes vs strips. How is this done? I thought there was a piece that fits on the bottom?
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The person doing demonstration makes it seem fantastic.. Not so much doesn't work well ... I returned it
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You can slice them Julianne style, french fries style cut and sliced by turning the blade
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You are supposed to turn the blade, but it gets stuck. The whole thing does not work - don't buy it. I returned the one I got.
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I am guessing you mean the tab for filling the dispenser? Just lift off the tiny "lip" down below the handle. Okay sorry--seriously, it could be defective---for every product out there there is at least ONE that is defective. Just return it & get a new one---make sure you mark it as "defective"----this is a really great product--I have had mine now for 9 months & use it way more than the average person as I am a chef by trade---I will be buying another one soon b/c I have pretty much worn it out even on HOT pans---awesome product & you won't be sorry!
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Susan, I'm not sure. My husband usually does it and the slices come out pretty thick. Maybe it's the amount of pressure you apply. He loves it!
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I have no idea what you are asking... Do you have this bowl in your cart and want to remove it? If so go to your Amazon cart and click "remove". Otherwise the bowl itself is its own bowl. So if you don't want to use it, you have to pick it up and put down another bowl. Sorry if that's not the answer you're looking for but your question was pretty vague.
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You do not have to make any knife cuts. I put a detailed "how to dice" in my review, I'll copy it over here: It seems some folks haven't figured out how to dice with it. I make Indian food and the curry sauce takes lots and lots of onions. I can dice an onion in 30 seconds with this (safely and not hurrying). Cut the top off of the onion. Peel off the outer layers that you don't want. Push the bottom of the onion into the holder. The bottom is the part with the roots - you can't slice the last little bit in the holder, so don't cut the bottom off the onion during prep. It will end up being left in the holder and you can just throw it away. That way you don't have to worry about the last bit left in the holder. Lay the julienne blade flat on your counter all by itself, not in the slicer. The blades will be facing up. Slide the onion, in the holder, across the julienne blade - this is the prep slice. Put the julienne blade in the slicer. Turn the onion 45 degrees and slice it - it will come out diced, then turn it a 1/4 turn and slice, turn and slice, turn and slice - the whole onion comes out diced beautifully. The same can be done with potatoes and tomatoes. I seriously can dice up 6 onions in 3-4 minutes (after I peel the top layer and chop the ends off). There isn't any time for tears to even start. The holder looks like it is designed to only go down to the blade one way - with the wide part running down the rails but it doesn't catch even if you have the narrow sides parallel with the rails. So just switch back and forth for dices. No need to make knife cuts in the veggies.
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Not understanding that first answer. I have 2 stacked to separate potatoes and onions. Very happy with them.
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I cut it into quarters and the then place it on the blade. You can also cut it into halves if the onion is small.
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This causes the onions to appear "shredded" like small shredded hash browns. Great for salads.
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I don't know, I didn't have very good luck with mine, but I think you put the food the way its shown in the picture.
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Hi Jon, I have not been able to use my food slicer yet, though the box was not damaged the blade was out of alignment and would not turn. The box did have additional taping on top of the original. Anyhow, after disassembling the blade and guide I found that the blade had gouged/cut into the safety rim. I'm not sure if that indicates the item was used at some point or bad Quality Control during assembly. I called Chicago Food multiple times and had a long wait time only to be disconnected each time so they do not seem to want to take customer calls. I'll update/Amazon when or if I ever get the unit running.
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What kind of veggies?? Did you take the protective tape off blade and are the blades in correctly?? There are 3 different blades to how you want the veggies. The veggies should be firm so they cut better. I have not had problem with mine and I am not sure what or how you are doing this just guessing!! I hope this helps I do enjoy my slicer and have not had problems..
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I had this exact same problem. They were wedged together and my husband and I pulling together could not get the two pieces to separate. What I ended up doing that finally worked is this: Take two butter knives and stick them under the two tabs pushing them all the way up till you can see the tip of it coming through on the other side. Work them back and form and then start tugging. These seems to dislodge and unstuck it enough so you can get the two pieces apart. They work fine after this! It seems like they got pressed too tightly together during manufactoring or maybe the plastic dimensions are fiting just a bit too snug. I noticed from other reviews that when some people opened their product it was not "stuck" in all the way - whereas mine were completely pressed together where I could not see any of the ribbed bottom part. I think that may be why they became stuck. Hope this helps! We got ours apart!
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I have not seen a video, however I just lock in the slicer I want (ripple, slice, shred,etc) and press the fruit or vegetable against the cone I have selected and start turning the wheel. The finished, sliced or shredded material will gather in the inside of the cone, falling out onto your plate or bowl. Very simple.
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You take the vegetable and press it into the bottom of the safety piece. This will allow for the metal prongs to poke into your vegetable. Then, holding the safety guard with the vegetable attached, you slide the vegetable across the blade in a downward motion. There should have been instructions included in your box! I hope this helps.
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Chop onions into small chunks, then dice. Also, keep palm down on front of dicer so it doesn't break!
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I did try it and it worked...but the onion was so much more firm than a tomato that I had to push super-hard. I was a little worried I'd break the plastic frame! To be fair, it was a HUGE onion (barely fit in the slicer)...so you would probably get a better result w/a smaller onion.Hope this helps!
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OK for myself I'll try anything once - within reason. Go out and buy a slab and try it BUT as for the uniformity of the strips don't bet on it. you are going to have some variances due to the amount a pressure/force YOU the human put on it, and there is some give, again this is NOT you neighborhood butcher's $3000.00 dollar slicer !!! but its better than that thin crap farmer John gives you. here in Modesto,ca w have a small chain of stores that still sells platter bacon (scrap pcs) some thick, some thin but way better than the manufactured stuff, you should expect about the same results. good luck & thanks for the idea.