KitchenAid Fresh Prep Slicer/Shredder Attachment Demonstration

[@dpwr]

Thanks, I wasn't sure if this product was going to be the next in a series of disappointments from flimsy and useless manual rotary graters, but this convinced me it's actually good and potentially worth the outrageous price!

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Macrogue65]

Chill everything beforehand. It makes the process much easier.

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

Thanks for the tip.

[@merleludwig5530]

Excellent demonstration. Thank you for this extremely helpful video!👍

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

You're very welcome!

[@VictorZucchini]

Apparently, I’ve read somewhere that the harder the items you want to grate, the slower the speed is supposed to be. So, I think you should have gone with the slower speed for carrots rather than the same speed as you did the cheese. If you ever get the meat grinder for the kitchenaid, you should grind the meat when it’s half frozen. So the juices of the meat don’t flow back into the mixer. As few people said they had to open theirs due to smell and they discovered a crime scene in there. 😂 so half frozen meat, and not much pushing - as the mixer has enough power to pull the meat in mainly by itself.

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

Thank you for your great tips!

[@VictorZucchini]

@@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck just to clarify though - I do not have this KitchenAid attachment, I have the one that is vegetable processor. The round horizontal one that has the option of cubing and slice thickness adjustment. And I tell you what - the cubing option is freaking amazing! And I just wanted to say that when I was doing the veg prep, I did the sweet potatoes at max speed and it was great, then I went to butternut squash (I’d say it approximately the same hardness as carrots, but definitely not as hard as sweet potatoes, and I dropped the speed to about 6, and that’s when my veg processor started to make the horrible sounds of being stuck. It did it several times and when I opened the book and read up on the guide of which speeds are used for what I understood that while for me there was a huge difference for the hardness between sweet potatoes and butternut squash, for KitchenAid there was no difference - both were still hard vegetables and required full speed. When I switched onto full speed, the food processor attachment didn’t get stuck once or had any other issues. However, I don’t know if it’s suitable for grating cheddar cheese - I didn’t have success with it on that food processor, it it completely massacred half a block of mature cheddar (which I’d say on the very soft side) by turning majority of it into a mush under the round grater blade. So, in conclusion, I cannot comment of hardness of the veg vs the speed of grater such as yours, only from what I’ve heard from others, but slower speeds didn’t work on mine with harder items. And if the attachment makes a horribly loud sound of being stuck - that’s a good indicator of not enough speed.

[@VictorZucchini]

@@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeckcan I ask you - now that this video been up for a year, so you had this attachment for some time to make up your mind - how do you find it? Is it worth it? How often do you find yourself not wanting to deal with the setting up and the clean up of it and not use of for that reason?

[@ericmgarrison]

If the apples are organic and the slices are that thin, there is no need to peel. I love a galette made with apples that thin!!!! I also rely on the shredder for making my Mamaw's cheese straws. Thank you for this great video. I was looking something to forward a friend who just acquired the FreshPrep attachments.

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

I’ve had the Kitchen Aide slicer/shredder for 8 months now. I love it! Easy to use and easy to clean.

[@judypasqualone3819]

I bought mainly for shredding cheese…I’ll save slicing for my mandolin..potatoes or apples. I decided on shredded cheese at home as it’s so much fresher than the bagged shredded cheese. Plus I like kitchen things…😀

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

I agree. I prefer to shred my own cheese too! I don't own a mandolin slicer. I should get one.

[@judypasqualone3819]

@@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck yes they’re so quick and easy for slicing things. I suggest the Oxo Good Grips V Blade slicer. It offers different thicknesses. I got mine at Kohls a while back with a percentage coupon. But please…always use the protective guide once you get started on a potato for example…I don’t take chances. 😊

[@ericmgarrison]

Plus store-bought cheese is covered in potato starch, which is REALLY noticeable in a cheese sauce like Mac and cheese or Welsh rabbit.

[@josephhaynes3017]

Food processor is faster and easier to use. Great demonstration !

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

I love my food processor. If I could keep only one small countertop appliance, it would be my food processor. One of the best surprises gifts my husband gave me. I

[@shawncarter7188]

Thank you for the video !

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

You’re welcome!

[@richards2072]

Thanks for the video. How does it work with cabbage for cold slaw?

[@paulalascola6714]

I am sure excellent. I haven't done that yet but its great for everything

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

Making slaw with the KitchenAid Slicer/Shredder is such a time saver. I like to put peppers and carrots in my slaw, so I find the attachment great.

[@janetshelton8948]

When I tried to use the slicer attachment it didn’t slice good at all. It was slicing and shedding at the same time. I ending up using my box cutter and knife. The shedder is great,but the slicer can be improved! Janet

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

Sorry yo hear that. Mine works great. I use it a lot for potatoes and for cucumbers.

[@superinquisitor]

seems a lot easier to clean than a food processor, which is mainly used for shredding cheese in my kitchen

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

Yes, it is incredible easy to clean. Buy your own KitchenAide Fresh Prep Slicer and Shredder Attachment and save yourself a lot of clean up. Here's a link to purchase:amzn.to/3Sn9bu6

[@victoriamartus3937]

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[@rolamie60]

i bought this a whiole ago but was intiminated by it thank you for showing how to use it.can you grate hard cheese like parm etc

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

How is it going? Do you like your attachment?

[@nisahanson6787]

First time using and I can’t get the larger food pusher to come back out. Any help?

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

It probably needs to be turned a bit. There is a locking mechanism. I always hate it when that happens to me, but a little twist and you should be good to go.

[@juanitawebster7467]

@@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck Hi. Just watched your video. Thank You for this. Just got my K aid shredder. I’m curious to know what that small small tube is for that fits inside the food pusher ?

[@Greglouis1961]

Does KitchenAid have a fine grater insert for hard cheeses like Romano or Parmesan?

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

Yes. It has two different graters and one is a fine grater.

[@paulalascola6714]

It does I love my mixer and the attachments I use it more for the attachments than making a cake

[@susanstark9928]

Thanx!

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

You're welcome! Buy your own Kitchenaide Fresh Prep Slicer/Shredder Attachment at this link: amzn.to/3Sn9bu6

[@desirreemarlenaclonch7593]

Need a blender then get this , does it grind up meats too, and what is the cost please per each unit.

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

On Amazon you can get one for $34. Here's the link: amzn.to/3Sn9bu6 I think it's a great price for such a great tool. The best part is the easy clean-up. I haven't tried grinding meat in it.

[@lissalemonscrafts]

Might need the meat grinding attatchment...

[@cindyfarmer7720]

Why don't you use the bowl that came with it?

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

You can use the big mixing bowl that comes with the stand mixer. I just find that it is quite large if I’m doing small quantities.

[@honeyj.badger5484]

Tried shredding lettuce ended up with lettuce juice, total catastrophe

[@KiwiG2020]

Maybe need more of a chopper for lettuce?

[@lissalemonscrafts]

I think the same thing would happen with a food processor, that's not the technique because it almost masticates it. Thinly sliced with a sharp knife is the way. Someday we will be able to have the technology prep all of our food! :)

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

I can see that happening, but that's how we learn to cook. We try new things and continue doing the ones that work.

[@aaronstodolka3438]

Doesn't work well with soft cheeses like montary Jack or mozzarella seems to gum up inside the shredder. And there's a lot of work to clean up

[@MoriahMina]

Freeze it. easy as 123

[@ThymetoCookwithSusanBeck]

Others also said freezing helps. The blades can go in the dishwasher, but I wouldn't do that all the time. Just use the dishwasher when you have grated something harder to clean, like softer cheese.