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(More customer reviews)I dehydrate my own banana chips and apple slices and whatnot, and slicing them was not difficult, but it took a lot of time, and I didn't always get all the slices the same thickness, which means some dried faster than others.
I took a chance on this slicer and I'm SO glad I did! The storage container holds a lot of slices, so I can just chop piece after piece, and only need to stop when the container is full. I can fit several bananas' worth or about 3-4 good sized apples. The top pops off really easily, even with slick hands, the bottom has a silicone ring to keep it from moving while being used, and it's VERY easy to clean.
The container pulls apart into three pieces, each of which is easy to rinse (it's dishwasher safe but it's so easy to hand-clean I haven't had to do that). The cutting/pushing plate set comes off very easily, and though it came with a pick-type tool for getting bits of fruit out from between the pusher slots, I found that a good spray from the sink sprayer cleaned it out perfectly well.
I love having the various plates, so you can choose what you want to do with the fruit. You can wedge an apple, and then run it through the straight slicer to get perfect slices for drying.
You do have to cut bananas into thirds for them to fit, but that's SO much better than having to cut each one into thin slices. It works better on just-ripe or slightly green-stemmed bananas; if they're too ripe, the pusher flattens them a bit on one side (which isn't that big a deal). I imagine if you're making banana bread, you could run them through the dicer to get pretty mashed bits, though I haven't done that yet.
All in all, I love this machine. Time will tell how long the blade plates stay sharp; hopefully there will be a way to replace the blades if they do dull, and I hope the company makes some other variations that can be bought as add-ons, like a thicker slice, a thinner (julienne) one, maybe an apple corer that only halves the apple (or only cores it, even), and maybe a waved thin-slicer for wavy chips, etc.
I highly recommend this if you often slice fruits and veggies, especially if you need them to be uniform (like for drying).
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MIU France 1248 Multi Vegetable Chopper/Slicer, White with Clear BaseThis MIU Vegetable Chopper/Slicer is a perfect tool for chopping or slicing different vegetables.It comes with four styles of blade combinations, each made of durable stainless steel.The blade combinations are color coded to show matching combinations.The first is a wedger blade that will cut vegetables such as lemons into perfect same size wedges.The second is a wedger/corer blade that will take the core out of an apple and at the same time cut the apple into same size wedges.The third is a slicer blade that will cut an onion, cucumber, or carrot into equal size slices.And the fourth is a grid cut blade that will cut a potato into perfect sized cuts for fries and can also be used to dice pre-cut slices.All together, these different combinations of blades can slice and dice carrots, zucchini, potatos, onions, pears, apples, raddish, and other types of vegetables.The MIU Vegetable Chopper/Slicer makes these different cuts quick and easy.This unit is constructed of strong ABS plastic and stainless steel.All parts are dishwasher safe for cleanup.The clear base is has markings in cups and ounces up to 8 cups and 64 ounces.A small "picking" tool is included to assist in cleaning.For storage, all pieces fit conveniently into the chopper base.The chopper measures 8-1/4-inch long by 5-inch wide by 8-1/4-inch high.Item # 1248
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