In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:

> >Pretty much the same here, but still find the box grater useful for some
> >stuff.
>
> A grater is not really comparable to a knife... but I've found the box
> grater (and other style graters) far more utile than a food processor.
>
> The factory type food processing equipment used say at a cannery work
> well but the type found in home kitchens are just toys r us gizmos for
> the folks who can't wield a knife and/or don't care what kind of slop
> they prepare. The food processor is in exactly the same catagory as
> the electric knife.

I still won't denigrate them. It's not MY preferred too, but some find
it handy.

>
> When I tried to slice cucumbers with a food prosessor for cuke salad I
> ended up with all sorts of twisted shapes and hardly any neat
> slices... most of the cuke was wasted...

What brand? I can't recall mine but it was a cheapie from wally world.
It sliced stuff neatly but I found I was nearly as fast with a chinese
chef's knife for the small amounts I needed. so I put it up and no
longer use it. For those with large families, I can see that it'd be
useful.

Mine was mostly tidy, but no better than a mandoline if you needed speed
and volume.


> I can slice cukes by the
> dozen perfectly with my box grater with little effort and in less than
> 30 seconds a cuke...

Same here.

> same with any sliced veggie, carrots, celery,
> onions, any.

Or a mandoline.

> And for stir fry especially I want neat uniform and
> *cleanly cut* veggies... food processor blades can't slice cleanly,
> they all tear, that's why they do okay for *over* processing foods,
> like turning meat into mousse. A food processor is just a differently
> configured blender... a food processsor does lots of chores but does
> nothing well.

I must admit, a processor does seem to tear a lot. No real control...
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