What slicer to create long ribbons

[Bojana]

I would like to make long, continuous ribbons of fruit and vegetables: apples, carrots, beets, turnips, potatoes etc. What is the best tool for the job? I was looking at Benriner Turning slicer but it seems it only creates a spiraling ribbon and I'd like a flat one. Any advice?

[joiei]

Look for a Benriner mandoline, ebay, amazon, probably your local restaurant supply or gourmet kitchenware store.  

[Bojana]

thank you but perhaps i was not clear.i want really long ribbons, that go several turns around an apple for example. I have a mandoline but that is for flat pieces, it cannot follow a curve and produce the length i need

[AlaMoi]

there are many variations - try this link and see if one is what you're looking for

 

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Spiral+Potato+Slicer&FORM=IRIBIP

[Deryn]

I am not sure how the apple peeler/slicer idea would work with things like zucchini but they do certainly work with harder veg and fruit such as those you mentioned, Bojana. They create a spiral however and that may be hard to 'unwind' without breakage.

 

Here is a link to one like the one AlaMoi showed pictures of, for sale on Amazon.

 

Apple peeler

 

Edited January 26, 2016 by Smithy
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[dcarch]

Nothing proposed/linked so far will give you long ribbons.

 

You can practice using a regular sharp knife. It will give you what you want.

 

dcarch

[Kerry Beal]

Is this the sort of thing you are looking for?

[kayb]

My spiralizer has a blade that will do ribbons.

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

While I still have most of my fingers, I will just keep reading this topic.

 

[Bojana]

6 hours ago, kayb said:

My spiralizer has a blade that will do ribbons.

 

Which one is that?

[Bojana]

8 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

Is this the sort of thing you are looking for?

Yes Kerry. Except for the price tag, ouch!

[Bojana]

12 hours ago, dcarch said:

Nothing proposed/linked so far will give you long ribbons.

 

You can practice using a regular sharp knife. It will give you what you want.

 

dcarch

I do it with a vegetable peeler but it is very intense, labour intensive and the ribbons break. Just had an idea to stea my husband's drill and try a drill and peeler combo, until I get a suitable machine  Afraid my knife skills are not there to do it with a knife

[kayb]

7 hours ago, Bojana said:

Which one is that?

This one: "click."

[Kerry Beal]

7 hours ago, Bojana said:

Yes Kerry. Except for the price tag, ouch!

They have even more expensive ones than that!

[gfron1]

Since we're playing the "this one?" game, I use a Chiba Peel S Slicer, but I'm linking the PAGE with all sorts of options.

[dcarch]

A sharp knife and some practice. No clean up afterwards. No storage of an appliance which you only use may be once a year.

 

dcarch