Description of fruit and vegetable cutters and their selection

It’s so beautiful that it’s even a pity to eat! These words are heard by housewives who use fruit and vegetable cutters. When there is such a technique in the kitchen, it is not at all difficult to conquer with the art of carving and impeccable cutting of products.

Fruit and vegetable cutters are very diverse: from manual (mechanical) to electric food processors of various capacities. There are models designed specifically for specific products: for fruits or vegetables, but there are universal ones, which, depending on the attachments and the power of the mechanism, can also process cheese, meat, nuts, chocolate.

Lovers of homemade noodles or spaghetti prefer spiral slicing sets. With the help of such devices, you can cut a variety of fruits into ornate ribbons.

For admirers of culinary carving - the art of creating edible masterpieces - fruit and vegetable cutters are supplemented with attachments that can be used to make not only spirals, but also figured holes, grooves and much more. Carving capabilities can be expanded with specialized tools. You can cut patterns on the peel using a Thai knife. The carbovy knife will carve out designs, leaves and petals. Special molds for carving will cut the figures out of the pulp. Die-cutting will remove the core from the fruit. The fat will help make cheese flowers. Serpentine cutter will cut vegetables into plates, strips, garlands.

Among modern cutting equipment, several models have won the greatest popularity.

• Mechanical vegetable cutter Nicer Dicer Plus 5 in 1. This budget model is easy to use: you need to put the product on the selected wire rack and press the lid down - cubes, wedges, quarters or straws are ready. In the model, everything is strictly thought out: container, insulating freshness cover, pusher, cover to protect the blades. A vegetable peeler is offered as a bonus.

• For more than 30 years, the German mechanical vegetable cutter Borner Classic has been impeccably helping housewives. The basic set of 5 pieces includes a V-frame, a holder for safe use, a knifeless insert for shredding and slicing into circles, slices or slices and 2 inserts with knives for cutting bars, cubes, straws.

• Electric vegetable cutter of the French manufacturer Moulinex Fresh Express Cube DJ9058. This apparatus does not require any physical effort from the hostess. The power of 280 W will allow you to grind any product, the available 5 replaceable inserts will give any desired shape. Multi-colored elements will delight you visually and decorate your kitchen interior.

• Cylindrical vegetable cutter of the French brand Moulinex DJ755G Fresh Express. Country of origin - China. Ideal for hard to medium-hard fruits and vegetables. Equipped with 5 attachments with different perforations, including for curly cutting. For the safest possible operation, the mechanism is controlled by one button, which must be held during operation.

• Vegetable cutter Zigmund & Shtain SM-20 power of 20 W is equipped with 6 attachments, including for French fries and carrots in Korean. Controlled by a fixed rotary switch. The parts are dishwasher safe.

First of all, you should decide on the type of vegetable cutter: manual or electric. Manual requires physical effort and takes more time to work with. Handhelds are smaller and usually less expensive. Electric ones can sometimes act as a meat grinder.

An important factor is the material from which the body and components are made. Metal products are more reliable. The best material for knives is stainless steel.

Model size and design are important. Will it suit your kitchen? Whatever choice you make, the fruit and vegetable cutter is the choice of the hearth keepers who value time, skillfully create coziness and beauty in their home.