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Offline courton

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A grater and a slicer!
« on: January 10, 2012, 10:29:43 am »
I love my TMX and find I do not use any other appliance other than a beater. HOWEVER, I do miss not having an electric grater and slicer since I gave away my cumbersome Moulinex! I went to Victoria's Basement thinking I could find a small appliance which fits the bill - but alas to no avail! Any ideas for a product that may cater for my needs? I do not want the ones which practically slice off you finger...mandolin?!!!

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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2012, 11:04:34 am »
Hi Courton  -  is this anything like what you're looking for?   

http://www.kitchenwaredirect.com.au/Ritter-Food-Slicer

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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2012, 11:28:14 am »
i love my food slicer

i slice bread for crostini,meat,eggplants,zucchini,cheese,fruit etc etc
i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2012, 11:45:42 am »
I've got a slicer that's exactly like in the link only another brand.  Used it today actually.  I bought a lovely block of ham yesterday (on special after Christmas) and today I sliced it very thin and then vacuum packed in amounts enough for 2 persons and put in the freezer.

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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2012, 11:51:15 am »
Great to grate a large amount of onions for a BBQ ;D
i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2012, 11:57:14 am »
How about a Tefal Express.  It's simply a small electric grater and slicer with a variety of different blades.  I'm not good with links, but if you google it, I'm sure you'll find one.  Price around $70 or so.  Looks like a good little thing if you've got lots to do.
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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2012, 12:00:42 pm »
Oh gosh not more shopping to buy ;D ;D

H :)
At first I didnt like the grated cheese in Tm, but now happy with it :)
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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2012, 12:07:35 pm »
Oh gosh not more shopping to buy ;D ;D

H :)
At first I didnt like the grated cheese in Tm, but now happy with it :)

Me too.  ;D

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Never ask a 2 year old to hold a tomato  :-)

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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2012, 12:48:36 pm »
I love my mandolin for slicing potatoes, onions etc. For grating, I generally use the Thermomix.
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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2012, 08:00:29 pm »
I can't go past the Borner V slicer - the safety holder is a must though.  Love the "roko" accessory for a very fine julienne.  Apparently you can also get "cut and slash resistant" gloves from Amazon   

 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=mandolin+gloves&x=0&y=0


The TEFAL mini processor is $79 here 
    http://www.kitchenwaredirect.com.au/Tefal-Fresh-Express-Mini-Food-Processor

It's free shipping over $100 so just browse around and see if there's something you couldn't ever possibly live without for around $20 ;D ;D

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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2012, 08:06:07 pm »
OMG you are bad, very bad people  ;)

Now I think I need one of these mini processors, but I have just convinced DH that I need an ice cream maker and my tupperware slicer is doing the job OK so I better hold off a while before mentioning the food processor
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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2012, 08:19:43 pm »
The collective knowledge of this forum amazes me! Thank you  Merrilyn and others. The tefal sounds the way to go. Have you used it and is it easy to use?

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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2012, 09:23:51 pm »
My sister bought one of the tefal slicers but ended up returning it after reading reviews that canned it. Apparently the blades aren't sharp enough to do a good job.

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Re: A grater and a slicer!
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2012, 09:32:21 pm »
I have a tefal slicer and am quite happy with it. I gave my food processor away when I got the thermomix and I like sliced potato, celeriac etc in gratins rather than the grated versions in thermomix.