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Benriner Turner Slicer

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Very easy to use, simple turn of the handle gives a very professional looking spiral cut
Sturdy plastic design is very durable
Much faster than hand slicing- "50 servings in 5 minutes"
Made in Japan

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Customer Reviews

Benriner Raw Vegetable Pasta/Vegetable Garnishing GadgetFirst and foremost I must thank ALL of the AMAZON reviewers on all of the recent products that I have had to research to supplement my kitchen gadgets and tools. Negative and positive reviews have been so useful in helping me make very important decisions that save me TIME and MONEY. I live in a location that does not many specialty stores and so AMAZON has been invaluable over the years, and especially now more than ever.Now to the review of the Benriner. I had a very difficult time in this particular purchase even upon reading reviews. I could not decide if I should just get a mandoline slicer or get the cheaper spiulizer. It was quite agonizing.In the end I decided to get thie Benriner Turner Slicer and a Matfer 2000s Mandoline (this was even a more difficult purchasing decisions). There do not seem to be "perfect" overal products in this genre of gadgets no matter what your price range. The cheaper you go it appears that the gadgetry will be more of a fad and will most likely not be useful in the long run.I needed a sprializer for raw pasta (zucchini, cabbage, jicama) and for garnishing (carrots, purple cabbage, etc...). I have used this gadget in a restaurant setting previously. I was familiar with this product but had not used it for the raw pasta, only for the garnishing aspect. The carrot I used today was larger in diameter and please not that the size of a pen will be the inner core that remains after you spiralize the entire carrot. I will use them for juicing.The directions were VERY helpful.The blades were VERY easy to use.The pushing part is EXCELLENT. Some reviewers may be using different parts of the hand. I gently pushed with my right hand (I am left handed) on the right side of the unit and it pushed EFFORTLESSLY.There are tips and tricks that I will experiment with over time but I do believe that the price I paid (made in Japan) is well worth the gadgetry to create beautiful garnishes (cheaper than paying $5 for some micro greens that I only need a pinch of!).Patience. Knowing your particular needs. Doing the research on the other products. Reading negative and positive reviews have been so useful because everyone's needs and expectations are different.The other tip is to ground this on the edge of a wooden cutting board over the sink. It did not slip and slide.Enjoy your personal journey in the kitchen!Aloha. 4Amazing kitchen tool for quickly slicing ("spiral-izing") vegetablesAmazing kitchen tool for quickly slicing ("spiral-izing") vegetables. As others have noted, the only drawback for this model (as opposed to the vertically oriented version of this slicer) is that a small center core, approx. diameter of a pencil, will be bored out in the process of slicing.Keep in mind, the vegetable or fruit to be sliced on this machine must be firm--no tomatoes or soft centered foods can be sliced on this machine. Onions, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, radishes, raw potatoes, apples, etc. are best on this machine. A food processor cannot reproduce the wafer-thin, continuous, 'spiral' slices this little device can make.Of the 2 models (this one, and the less expensive push-down vertical motion model), I'd recommend this horizontal version simply because applying pressure downwards on the food, while turning, without the 'guide' of the center core can be a bit wobbly.I was never a believer in spending $60.00 on a slicer, but this is worth it. 5Best sweet potato fries on the face of the planet.This thing is awesome. Honestly, it is a little cumbersome and is kind of funky to wash since there are so many places for water to "hide"... BUT, it works awesomely. The first thing I did with it was run a sweet potato through it. It produced razor thin ribboning that I took and placed into hot oil. It essentially made a "funnel cake" of sweet potato "chips"... They were freaking amazing.The stainless steel sections of the machine are great quality, and like the Germans, the Japanese do it right (most of the time). The box art is a little funky and the instructions are full on japanese cartoons. But if you can get past all that, it is a functioning awesome little tool that does what your hands cannont. 5You spin me right round baby, like a record baby, right round, right round.....If you've been trying to eat healthy and forgo pasta, this tool is what you need. I run a cooking school and love coming across new items that will inspire cooking. We'll this Benriner is awesome except for one small thing, you cannot adjust depth. I'm sure its a factor of not having enough leverage to turn it fast enough, but the shavings are just that.....shavings. So with firm veggies like carrots, its great, but zucchinis will require a quick cook or almost blanche to keep it aldente.If you have not used Benriner products in the past, they are top notch and standard item in many knife bags. You can spend lots more and come up with an inferior product. After this test, I'll be interested to see how the Kitchen Aid attachment performs at only 2x cost. 5Joyful Spirals? Sure!I purchased the Benriner Cook Helper for making raw pasta from squash and zucchini. After researching other spiral slicers (including the two more popular brands: Joyce Chen 51-0662 Saladacco Spiral Slicer, White,World Cuisine A4982799 Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer), I ran across a forum on a cooking website where many people swore by the Benriner and had purchased it to replace the two aforementioned brands. I'm glad I found that forum, because it led me to search for the Benriner on Amazon.First, the Benriner is sturdy, despite the fact that it's plastic. I've cranked on it pretty ruthlessly, and I'm sure it will hold up to years of use. It does a good job making raw pasta from zucchini and squash. Carrots are tricky because of the size--play around with the way you slice them first, and you'll get it to work. One of my favorite uses for the Benriner is spiralizing beets. It makes quick work of an otherwise messy job, and a spiral-sliced beet salad is one of the sexiest summer meals you'll ever meet.You'll have to play with the blade attachments to find the one that works for each veggie: sometimes on harder veggies, the smaller size works best. Just be patient, and you'll learn to play well with your new kitchen helper.The Benriner doesn't speak English too fluently--the box and the directions are unclear, but they're so darn cute that it's ok. You don't need the directions anyway--this tool is easy to use, the blades swap out easily, and it's easy to clean. 5This is the absolute best slicer I have ever used!I have two other "spiralizers" that I paid top dollar for. They are nothing compared to this brand of slicer!!!! As usual, things made in Japan are of exceptional quality. The other two plastic pieces of junk are going into the trash!!! This unit is simply designed and easy to use, easy to clean, doesn't slip on the counter like the others. It has two little "feet" that sit over the edge of the sink or counter, which keeps the slicer from sliding. The blades are wonderfully made, sharp and perfect. To bad I spent over $100. on the other two slicers. I will never buy anything but this brand again.I use the slicer at least once a day, so clean up must be easy, fast and able to get completely clean. There are no little cracks or pockets for food an water to get stuck in with this brand. This slicer makes all the others look like pieces of junk!! 5Not sure if it lasts long.Slicer is doing what is suppose to do nicely, only the problem I've noticed the crack on the base b/n 2 screws where the top part is fixed to the base. Not sure if it last long. Thinking if I should return it or get the replacement. 1Great when you figure out how to use itI must agree with the woman who gave it one star and then said she wished she could change it to five (although I'd only give it four based on the difficulty of the instructions). I searched high and low to try to understand what I was doing wrong and got truly frustrated when I read people saying that using it was intuitive. It SHOULD be intuitive, but there are a few things you need to know to have success with this (and you won't learn them from the instructions which are a poor translation from Japanese to English). 1) There are arrows on the blades; make sure they face toward the vegetable. 2) Make sure the blade is low enough that the vegetable passes over it AND then gets sliced off; it is easy to have them too high which then just creates grooves in the vegetable with nothing coming through except mush. And, as another person said, 3) use the larger teeth for softer vegetables. Carrots are a good practice vegetable.My take on this product is that if you want to make spaghetti from vegetables, this works and you really have to use something like it. However, I think the price is high for what you get (molded plastic and blades) and the instructions are shameful; this shouldn't have been so frustrating, but until I figured it out, it certainly was. I will use it now that I figured it out and I am sure I will enjoy it, but I took the time to write this review so hopefully others can be spared what I went through (and the vegetables I mangled) trying to figure it out. 4Amazing little gadgetI had some zucchini angel hair with pesto at a potluck and was so amazed by it, I have been seeking the right tool for the job ever since. The little Joyce Chen gadget many seem to rave about gets such mixed reviews, I was afraid to try it. When I came upon the Benriner, I was sure I knew which brand I wanted - but was not sure whether I should go with the cook help (upright) model or the horizontal model.I couldn't really find anything comparing the two. Best I could tell, they were the same, but one you pushed down on, and the other you pushed sideways one. The most compelling reasons to go with the upright model seemed to be cost and it seems like it should be easier to push down, than sideways. The most compelling reason to go with the horizontal model were the pile could grow bigger as you worked and you wouldn't have to move the unit, you could use bigger chunks of vegetables, and it seemed you could do a cabbage. I could not find a picture of cabbage being done on the upright one. For some reason I really want to do a cabbage on this thing so I got very hung up on that idea.I'll spare you the details of HOW I ended up with 2 of them... but I did. The Cook Help we were going to return but ended up giving it to my mother in law and in the interest of science we tested both units. So now I can write what may be the lone review comparing the two units. (She was here while we did this, it wasn't a case of we used it and then said "Hey, here's a present for ya!" - just so I don't sound rude or anything here, LOL)I did some zucchini on mine, with the medium blade. It worked GREAT. Yes, it does feel like the Play Doh Fun Factory for adults. Yes, the blades are very sharp. Yes the unit seems awfully expensive for what it is but it seems pretty sturdy - time will tell. What sold me on this brand over other brands is the ability to buy replacement brands.When you use the horizontal model, you end up with a pile of "pasta" as well as a nail-shaped thing, a round disk of vegetable with a core about as thick as a pencil. This works it's way through a hole near the blade. For some veggies, like zucchini or cucumber, this is good - as this is the wet, seedy, messy part of the veggie. For others, like carrot, I think this model just wastes a lot. (BUT if you have kids who like carrot sticks, it's good... really, there are things you can do with the "waste" so it's not REALLY wasted - smoothies, veggie stock, etc)The upright model does not have the hole to make this core. Instead it just grinds up the whole veggie, with the seedy stuff getting really mashed and wet near the center of the device, where the hole would be in the other one.By the time we decide to try the upright model, instead of send it back, we were out of zucchini, so we used cucumber in both. The horizontal model makes drier, neater "pasta," I think due to the elimination of the core. The upright model makes wetter, slightly messier "pasta." Not super disgusting messy or anything, but you will see a difference if you compare both machines.The downside of this is, we think - though we didn't try - the upright machine may be better for veggies like carrots, daikon, etc where you could use the whole thing. No waste.So which is better? For zucchini and cukes, the horizontal machine is a little better. For carrots, we think the upright is better. Both will suffice for either - though I still don't know about cabbage! I am happy I bought my horizontal model, and my mother in law is happy so far with her freebie upright. The blades are the same between the two machines, it's just that lack of a hole that is different. I guess it comes down to budget and what veggies you think you will do most of. (And you can't just drill a hole in the upright model!!! It's really a hole with a round metal blade in it, like an apple corer)So there you have it. A review finally comparing the two. I hope this helps some people out. Maybe I will update when my mother in law actually gives zucchini a go on her machine. 4Best Spiralizer on the Market!I have had this exact spiralizer for years, and love it just as much today as I did when I first got it. It is sturdy, and *very* easy to use - and in my opinion way better than some of the cheaper, gimmicky spiralizers on the market today, and even better than the Joyce Chen version (to qualify my opinion, I run both a raw foods website, and a vegan recipes website, both diets use things like "zucchini noodles", which you make by spiralizing a zucchini, in lots of recipes).Here's one of my recipes:Annie s Raw Spicy Peanut Sauce1/2 cup raw peanut butter1-2 teaspoons Chinese hot chili oil with red pepper flakes2-3 teaspoons Nama Shoyu or organic soy sauce1 clove minced garlicUdo s Oil or organic peanut or canola oil as neededIn a food processor combine everything except the oil until well blended. Add the oil just until the sauce is of the consistency you like. Adjust shoyu and chili to taste.Toss over spiralized zucchini or summer squash 'noodles'.----This year I am giving it as a gift to a friend, along with this cookbook: Spiralizer Cookbook: 45+ Paleo Spiralizer Recipes To Get You Started-Get Creative With Endless Possibilities (Spiralizer Cookbook, Spiralizer Recipes, ... Spiralizer Recipe Book, Paleo Cookbook)If you are thinking of getting a spiralizer, this is the one to get! 5

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