| | |  | Food Preparation | Home » » Weston Cabbage Shredder | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | The fast and efficient way to make homemade coleslaw! Great for shredding cabbage or vegetables to make homemade coleslaw or sauerkraut. Simply place the cabbage in the wooden frame and slide it up and down while applying pressure to the cabbage. | | | Features: | |
• 3 super sharp, stainless steel iron blades for shredding
• Shreds cabbage or leafy vegetables into approximately 1mm strips
• Disassembles for easy clean-up
• Sturdy hard wood frame
• Limited one-year manufaturer's warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 23.6 inches | | Product Weight:
| 4.3 pounds | | Package Length:
| 24.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 15 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
Average Customer Review:
 ( 15 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 I am returning mineApr 25, 2010
By S. Clark
"S.F. Clark"
Each fall for the past 10 years I make about 75 to 90 pounds of of saurakraut. I worry that my simple old two-knife shredder will wear out so I purchased this item as a backup. Firstly, the "current" model Weston Shredder does not have the plastic or laminate base shown. It has a thin, non-laminated, non-plastic wood base that will warp with usage. The blades are unevenly spaced and non-adjustable. The blades are held in place with hand-hewed chips of wood wedged and glued into place. I think there is more chance of this slicer self destructing that there is of my old model wearing out.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Not at all what I'd hoped forApr 01, 2010
By Steven J. Rickard
I regularly make sauerkraut in a 10 liter (2.5 gallon) Harsch fermenting crock, and I thought this tool would really speed the process of shredding the cabbage. I was using either a knife or a mandoline. When I bought this cabbage shredder in spring of 2009, it was selling for over forty dollars, but I figured that was worth it, since it would make the job significantly faster and easier. I pictured myself shredding head after head of cabbage in half the time it was currently taking me.
It arrived, I tried it, and was immediately disappointed. The white laminate was already chipping at the edges, and frankly, it was awkward to use. Even more annoyingly, despite the warnings to be careful about the sharp blades, they aren't very sharp at all, at least on my particular shredder. I really had to push hard to get the cabbage to shred.
I thought maybe there was a learning curve, so I tried it for two more batches, and then stopped using it. It turned out that for the three or four heads of cabbage I use for each batch of kraut, it's still faster and easier for me to use my cheap mandoline. On top of that, the shreds of cabbage come out much better using a knife or my mandoline: this produces rather thick, uneven shreds.
I attempted to log on and write a review of this product, and wasn't able to because at the time this vendor had stopped selling this shredder. (I think that was the reason.) I tried selling mine for half price on Craigslist, but no one was interested.
I suppose that maybe, if I had to shred a dozen or so heads of cabbage, this might be a useful tool. I really wanted to like it, but it just doesn't work that well for me. Now that it's selling for less than thirty dollars, I'm even more disappointed that I spent as much as I did. I don't recommend this product for someone such as myself who makes smaller batches of kraut
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 not exactlyOct 31, 2010
By unkadan
While the item will work, I suggest spending the extra money and getting a higher quality unit, an electric knife does a better job than this item.
As others have said, the cutter you receive isn't the same as described. Knives are poor quality, the wood is thin, the 2 make for a hard to use tool.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Not very durableMar 10, 2010
By David Adler
"spatial guru"
My wife makes an oriental cabbage salad on a regular basis and this seemed like an ideal gift.
Although it works well, the laminate is chipping off after less than a year of use.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Very poor qualityNov 07, 2011
By Gary W. Ailes
"GaryW"
Out of the box it looked ok, the box slid freely so I washed it and put it away until needed.
Apparently you are never supposed to get this thing wet because a simple wash rinse was enough to warp it so the box no longer slid freely. Fast forward to a couple of hours later, had to re-assemble and glue the box as it was put together so poorly. Lots of work with a dremel tool to enlarge the groves on the cutter and reduce the tails on the box so it would actually slide. Ready to cut...
However the blades have quite a bit of flex, probably becuse they are secured to the box with some type of foam rubber, and they are just thin. Difficult to cut with, uneven cabbage results and a product that required work to make it work. Avoid.
See all 15 customer reviews on Amazon.com
| | |
|
