KitchenAid Go Cordless Grater Slicer Shredder

My wife, my mum and I have all found the KitchenAid Go Cordless Grater Slicer Shredder to be an amazing addition to the kitchen and home. It is one of those items that doesn't come along very often and COMPLETELY CHANGES THE WAY YOU LIVE - FOR THE BETTER! WE LOVE IT! My wife and I live with my sister in-law, we are homestay hosts for two school… Read more ·  1

students (whom we have to cook three meals a day), we have our own children, we have children that often stay overnight, and we have chickens and ducks. On any given night we have ten people living in our home.

The most significant improvements to our life that we have found with the KitchenAid Go Cordless Grater Slicer Shredder is it is VERY EASY TO CLEAN & STORE - also very safe to store, it provides ease of use with the cordless functionality, very quick and efficient to make and to prepare food, it offers a variety of options to slice, grate and shred, and most importantly - AT EVERY STAGE - IT IS VERY SIMPLE TO USE!

With all the people we need to cook for - up to ten on any given night - we have so many appliances in the home and our kitchen bench space is over utilised. The KitchenAid Cordless is so easy to store and even when in use, it takes up a minimal amount of space on the bench. The cutting tools actually come in a beautiful looking and easy to store cylinder, so you are no longer cutting your hands on slicers and graters while looking through kitchen drawers. We store the cutting drums in our large kitchen drawers with the spatulas, ladle's etc.

The KitchenAid Cordless is so easy to use, my wife and I are going to recommend it to some of our clients. We are both in home disability and aged care support workers and many of our clients cannot do things like grate, slice and shred. The KitchenAid Grater, Slicer, Shredder has the potential to improve their health (diet) and quality of life considerably. The different blades are easily interchangeable and just click in and eject very easily, while the master unit has a simple one-button control.

IT IS SO EASY TO CLEAN, BOTH IN THE KITCHEN SINK AND DISHAWASHER!

My wife is Vietnamese Australian and my ancestry is Polish, so we are making coleslaws all the time. The shredder is perfect for making a coleslaw and will shred the entire coleslaw in less than a minute.

TAKING IT TO PARKS FOR BBQS - We have even taken the KitchenAid Go Cordless Grater, Slicer, Shredder to the park when he have a picnic, and made the coleslaws at the park. One a Vietnamese coleslaw and the second one a Polish coleslaw. The battery life is long lasting and will last about half an hour and it takes about a minute to shred a batch of coleslaw. The battery charge time is very quick and takes less than an hour to fully charge.

Also, if you are like us and have all day bbqs at home and like people to have fresh salad, it so so easy to make a second batch of coleslaw as the day turns into the evening.

The slicing blade is also perfect for slicing many foods eg beetroot, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers and onions. It is ideal for cooking dinners but I love it for my bbqs, as we like to cook and provide many foods other than meats. Fried potatoes on a bbq is a staple food item for me and the slice is so even, it makes the cook very easy and even.

We love the grater for the cheese that we have for our tacos as we often cook 2kg of mince meat so have tacos for many nights and go through many blocks of cheese. We also use the grater for nuts, which I have every morning. My sister in-law uses KitchenAid for grating chocolate as she is a pastry chef. Her feedback, as a chef, is that the KitchenAid Cordless Grater, Slicer, Shredder is the the most easy to use, store and clean device she has come across.

For whatever reason we can't explain, when we grate the cheese with the KitchenAid Go, it remains as single shreds of cheese. When we use the manual grater, for whatever reason, the cheese clumps together. My wife suggests this could be because when you use the manual grater, it heats the cheese because you are holding it in your hand, so the cheese then melts together. Try grating Kraft cheddar cheese manually and then with the use of the Kitchen Aid, and you will be amazed - like us.

The other amazing benefit when making something like tacos is that you might be grating carrots one minute and then cheese the next. In that situation, you can very easily rinse the blades under water and move onto grating the next food item.

We actually tried everything to look for negatives, but struggled. Other than perhaps saying it doesn't mow the lawn, which it isn't designed for, we struggled for a negative.

PETS - The perfect food for domestic chickens and ducks is left over vegetables and fruits. Anyone who feeds left over veggies to pets knows they often leave large amounts unless it is grated, which means rodents. It is simply not practical to pull out a electric shredder, grater etc to grate food daily for a pet, or leave such a large electric device it on the bench permanently. The KitchenAid Go Cordless Grater Slicer Shredder completely changes that equation, as it is very simple to clean the cutting blade and you can either leave it on the bench in a small gap, or pull it out easily each time you use it given the entire KitchenAid Go WEIGHS LESS THAN 1KG!

This solves all your pet feeding problems.

The KitchenAid Go Cordless Grater, Slicer, Shredder has improved the quality of life for my wife and myself given we regularly cook three meals per day for eight people, often cook for up to ten people and ideally we would provide grated veggies to seven ducks and chickens each day. We avoid processed foods for health reasons, Vietnamese people often have a cooked meal for lunch, so we are wondering how we ever lived without such an item in our kitchen. WE LOVE IT!

To be frank, you can't really go through the grind of preparing healthy meals and not having the Kitchen Aid Go in your kitchen toolbox. My mum has even asked us to buy her one so she can much more easily prepare her coleslaw's. Every Christmas and every birthday morning I remember my sisters manually grating away to create a large coleslaw. Those days are over.

KitchenAid Go - cordless grater/slicer/shredder. I was given this product to test and review by Product Review. We are a cook from scratch family so I was very curious how often I would use it and how much time it would save me. Here's what I found over the last month, the positives and negatives which I will elaborate on below. The build… Read more ·  1

quality as you would expect was exceptional. Its completely plastic outer casing had me a little dubious on its build quality but it was unfounded. The motor is very powerful and even loading the whole spout with multiple carrots at once, the motor didn't even seem to notice. There didn't seem to be any plastic flex or give either when loading up the grater. The batter seems to last a very very long time as we have only had to charge the batty once so far. I was also impressed with the minimal waste compared to what I would get using my food processor. When grating and slicing there was minimal material left trapped between housing and blades, something that really annoys me about food processor graters/slicer blades (No massive chunks in your coleslaw!!! ). Even slicing celery left next to no wastage except a small amount stringy stuff.

It is 'another' appliance that your going to have store in the kitchen and personally, I wont be throwing out the manual box grater yet. The GO Grater does really come to the party and step up when your doing a bulk meal prep, or entertaining salads taking a lot less time than manual cutting or grating. I love it for Taco night too as cheese use is completely over the top here and have to grate at least 500g which it will do in no time at all. Its also great for getting the kids to help in the kitchen as its very safe and simple to use. The boys can get it out, set it up and use on there own. I don't have to be helicopter-ing them so they don't leave a finger tip on the cutting board and I can get on with the rest of dinner.

In a surprise twist though....my 80yr old mother absolutely loves it and finds it a godsend even for the smallest job! If she cooks here she will use it for everything as she doesn't have the hand or wrist strength for repetitive cutting and grating (like a block of cheese, she really struggles grappling the block and holding grater steady). She will even pull it out to just make a few slices of cucumber for her and the kids on the chicken sandwiches. Its makes everything so much faster for her and she will be throwing out her old box hand grater I'm told as she has also now bought a Go Grater herself.

One wish would have been to have it multi-purpose, with its shape and design it would have been awesome if it turned into a hand mixer as well!

I would definitely recommend this appliance if your a big entertainer, go a huge family or you do a lot of bulk cooking on the weekend. Its fast and powerful and a huge time save on big jobs. Its so simple to clean as well which, all dishwasher safe which is a real plus (although over time, it will blunt and dull the blades so best to wash in the sink).

DEFINITELY without a doubt I would recommend this for anyone with arthritis or limited hand mobility, it takes all the muscle out of slicing and grating and even just not having to plug in and out of power points was a plus for my mother.

I was pretty excited to get the KitchenAid Go Cordless System Grater, Shredder, Slicer through the Ambassador program. I've got carpal tunnel that keeps me up at night if I don't wear a wrist brace, so this was an appliance I didn't even know I needed. It all looks great unboxing: everything is nicely wrapped and scratch free which I love love… Read more ·  1

love. Of course I didn't film the unboxing which I realise now that writing my review.

The matte black finish matches my kitchen and appliances nicely, so we haven't covered the whole thing in fingerprints (even though my husband and kids have all had a turn on Day 1).

This KitchenAid Go Cordless system has been sent to me to review, along with the battery - that is normally sold separately. Makes sense, since it's 1 battery for numerous available devices - which I have already checked out online and plan to purchase in future.

Anyway, I charged the battery to start. There was no base for the supplied C-type cord, but I found one in my junk drawer. The charger has 4 indicator lights, and only took an hour or so to be fully charged. It was done when I came back to have a look later.

I make 6 giant pizzas once a week, so I shred a 1kg of cheese at a time. I don't like the texture of pre-shredded, so I prep my own. The KitchenAid shredder made short work of the entire block. I cut it into pieces to fit into the feeder chute, but the shredding itself took less than a minute all up - with me trying to take pictures and film at the same time. The shredded food comes out quick, I'm glad I had a big container ready to catch it. A few pieces went flying sideways on the bench, but it was a neat process. I got an excellent, consistent result I'm very happy with.

The attachments and clear cover/shield turn to unlock easily. The slicer couldn't do the pepperoni, but I think that's fair as it's a pressed, soft product. Meat slicers really pinch, and all the pictures on the packaging are of cheese, and veggies.

I made mushroom gravy another night to try the slicer attachment. This was a pleasant surprise. I normally spend ages slicing 800g of mushrooms thinly for my sauce. This time I cut one, then had a brainwave - let's give the KitchenAid a go omg look at me helping myself. I was so excited to try this because this prep job sucks to be perfectly honest. I held the KitchenAid unit by the handle over the top of the pot and fed mushrooms into the feeder chute with my other hand. Not even a minute to do the while pile directly into the pot! That's a heck of a lot of mushrooms. It's so easy - the on/off switch for the KitchenAid unit is at your thumb when you hold it - cleverly designed. I like the idea of making less dishes to wash-up by pointing the "Out" chute where I want the food to go. Usually I have to grate/slice/shred into a bowl or onto a board first, then transfer to where I'm cooking. Plus the work out has been taken out of the equation. When I say I'm chuffed, I mean it. The mushroom slices where all perfect and no bruising. My gravy looked really good - everyone was impressed including me. This is also the correct thickness for carrot, zucchini, and onion etc for veggie slice or ratatouille by the way. Next I grated parmesan for my schnitzel crumb. I do a 6kg batch of breast fillets every week for the freezer. It's a whole afternoon production featuring freshly grated parmesan mixed in my panko. Takes ages and ages usually plus my elbow starts acting up. The KitchenAid did this job in about 2 minutes. The fine grate on the hard block of parmesan takes a bit longer than the shred and you have to apply a bit of pressure with the pusher. It's not difficult, and you can see exactly what's happening through the clear shield. I had a huge fluffy pile of parm that mixed in beautifully with the panko crumb. Just perfect. The last little slice of the block didn't quite grate, but I solved that problem by eating it immediately. The blades, pusher, and shield thing all washed up easily with soapy water, but they are dishwasher safe as well. There was no thick layer of parmesan on the grater blades to scrub off - which I usually get on my box grater. That means no waste, too. Happy with that. Once dry it all goes back together to get put in the cupboard. The two spare blades have a cylinder container, so no loose blades in the drawer. And the container has air holes in case I didn't dry it properly. A bit of thought has gone into this which I appreciate. I also haven't recharged the battery since the first time a month ago. I've processed kilos of hard cheeses and various veg in that time and we are still on 3 of the 4 indicator lights. Sensational product - I'm very happy with the KitchenAid Go Cordless Grater, Slicer, Shredder. It works like it's supposed to, with a few clever features. If I had known such a thing existed, I would have bought one sooner. We are actually discussing what else we can prep with it over dinner. I'm talking directly to the Aunties: Save yourself a lot of prep time. I'm making all my meal prep dreams come true with this KitchenAid Go Cordless Shredder, Slicer, and Grater.

KitchenAid Go Cordless Grater, Slicer and Shredder Review A handy cordless kitchen appliance that makes food preparation quicker and easier, but with a few limitations. I recently received the KitchenAid Go Cordless Grater, Slicer and Shredder in Matte Black as part of the ambassador review program. I have been testing the product mainly with… Read more ·  1

carrots and other vegetables.

Overall, I am impressed with its shredding performance and ease of use. The cordless design is convenient, especially when preparing vegetables for cooking. However, there are a few areas where the product could be improved.

1. Product Delivery and Packaging:

The product came in a well-organised box, with the main unit and accessories packed separately. The packaging provided good protection for the components.

The rechargeable lithium-ion battery was also included with my pack.

Pros: 1. Good packaging, with components individually protected. 2. Product and accessories were neatly arranged. 3. Rechargeable battery included in this pack.

Cons: 1. Some versions are sold without a battery, which means customers may need to purchase one separately.

2. Product Initial Setup:

Setting up the KitchenAid was very easy. It took me less than five minutes to assemble the product and get it ready for use.

The feeding chute and shredding attachment fit easily. The overall design is simple, and I had no difficulty during the initial setup.

Pros: 1. Very easy initial setup. 2. Assembly took less than five minutes. 3. Simple design and easy to understand. 4. Cordless operation means no power cable is required while using it.

Cons:

No major issues were experienced during the initial setup.

3. Product First Use:

I initially tested the KitchenAid by shredding carrots. The results were excellent. The machine shredded the carrots quickly and evenly, producing consistent pieces suitable for cooking.

I also tested the product with other vegetables. The cordless operation made it convenient to use without positioning the appliance close to a power point.

The shredded carrots came out nicely, as shown in the attached photos.

Pros: 1. Excellent carrot shredding performance. 2. Quick and consistent results. 3. Easy to operate. 4. Cordless design provides flexibility in the kitchen. 5. Reduces the manual effort required for vegetable preparation.

Cons: 1. Additional cutting attachments may be required for certain food preparation tasks, such as chopping onions.

4. Grating and Shredding Performance:

Shredding performance is one of this product's best features.

I was particularly impressed by how quickly and evenly it shredded carrots and cucumbers. The results were consistent and suitable for everyday cooking.

For regular vegetable preparation, this appliance can save time compared with a manual grater.

However, the product has some limitations depending on the type of cutting required. For example, if you want to chop onions rather than slice or shred them, you may need a separate attachment or kitchen appliance.

Pros: 1. Excellent shredding results with carrots and cucumber 2. Consistent cutting size. 3. Saves preparation time. 4. Useful for regular vegetable preparation.

Cons: 1. Not all types of vegetable cutting can be completed using the supplied attachments. 2. Additional attachments or appliances may be needed for chopping vegetables such as onions.

5. Battery Performance:

The KitchenAid Go uses a removable, rechargeable battery, which is convenient.

The battery performance has been average during my testing. It is useful to have a cordless appliance, but I am not yet sure whether the motor maintains the same speed and performance as the battery charge decreases.

I would like to test this further with longer use.

The battery was included in my pack, which is good. However, customers purchasing a version without the battery will need to consider the additional cost.

Pros: 1. Cordless operation is convenient. 2. Removable rechargeable battery. 3. No need to connect to a power point during operation. 4. Battery included in my package.

Cons: 1. Battery performance is average based on my experience so far. 2. Not yet clear whether the motor maintains consistent speed as the battery charge decreases. 3. Purchasing a battery separately adds to the overall cost if buying the tool-only version.

6. Cleaning and Maintenance:

Cleaning the KitchenAid after use was reasonably easy.

The removable components make cleaning manageable. However, like most shredding appliances, some attention is required when cleaning the cutting drum and areas where vegetables pass through.

Overall, cleaning isn't particularly difficult, but it takes a little more effort than cleaning a simple manual grater.

Pros: 1. Removable components make cleaning easier. 2. Reasonably straightforward cleaning process. 3. Easy to prepare the appliance for the next use.

Cons: 1. The cutting drum and smaller areas require additional attention during cleaning. 2. Cleaning takes a little more effort compared with a manual grater.

7. Overall Design and Usability

The Matte Black finish gives the KitchenAid a modern appearance.

I particularly like the cordless design, which offers flexibility when working in the kitchen. It is also easy to assemble and operate.

The product is useful for regular vegetable preparation, especially shredding and grating. However, it would be even more useful if additional cutting options were available without having to purchase separate accessories.

Pros: 1. Modern Matte Black design. 2. Convenient cordless operation. 3. Easy assembly and operation. 4. Good shredding performance. 5. Useful for everyday food preparation.

Cons: 1. Additional accessories may increase the overall cost. 2. Limited cutting options for tasks such as chopping onions. 3. Battery performance could be better.

8. Conclusion

Overall, I am happy with the KitchenAid Go Cordless Grater, Slicer and Shredder.

The product performs very well when shredding carrots, producing quick and consistent results. The initial setup was extremely easy, and the cordless design makes it convenient for everyday kitchen use.

The main advantages are its ease of use, shredding performance and cordless operation.

However, a few areas need improvement. Battery performance is average, and I am not yet sure whether the appliance maintains the same speed when the battery charge gets low. The need for additional cutting attachments for certain vegetables is another limitation.

Cleaning is reasonably easy, although the cutting components require some attention.

For anyone who regularly prepares shredded or grated vegetables, this is a useful kitchen appliance that can reduce preparation time and manual effort.

Overall, I would recommend this product for its shredding performance, convenience and ease of use, particularly if the battery is included in the package.

The kitchen appliance I didn't know I needed! First off, I think it is a brilliant idea to have a rechargeable battery that you swap out between different compatible appliances within the KitchenAid Go Cordless System range. No annoying cords to deal with anymore! The grater, slicer, shredder gadget is a game changer for those that want to save… Read more ·  1

time and their precious fingers from being shredded with more traditional ways of grating, slicing and shredding. It is especially accommodating for those with arthritis like my mother.

There are 3 different cylindrical cutters, and set up is intuitively simple, with parts clicking in and out for easy clean up.

I was very pleased with the result I got when grating a block of cheese, and I will definitely be using this for vegetables like lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers.

Overall, I'm happy to have stumbled on a helpful appliance that makes kitchen prep a lot easier and quicker!

The KitchenAid Go Cordless grater, slicer, shredder is such a handy little addition to my kitchen. I LOVE the cordless battery idea, specially that it's just like the tools for the garage, ONE battery fits many small appliances! It's about time a company came up with this idea. KitchenAid has always been a quality brand. I have a KitchenAid stand… Read more ·  3

mixer, for about 10 years, and it's the best. So, when this little grater, slicer, shredder came my way, I couldn't wait to use it.

The KitchenAid Go Cordless grater comes with the 3 barrels, one for grating, one for slicing and one for shredding. The grater is fitted in it and the other 2 barrels come in a cylinder container with a click locking lid. Really handy to stand right next to it in the cupboard so they are safe and easy to access. The whole unit is pretty compact. This would be ideal for caravan travellers. Specially if you want to get the other appliances in the Go Cordless range and don't have a lot of power points in the caravan OR if you are off road without a power source, perhaps camping as well. The battery comes with a C cable for charging, however it doesn't come with the wall plug. I used one from an old Samsung phone at first. But, after 6 hours it didn't seem to be getting anywhere with getting charged. So I then switched to a much newer C type wall plug that I had bought not that long ago from a department store. It then started charging much faster and in an hour or so it was fully charged. My advice would be to get a good wall charger when you buy the battery for this appliance system. The battery is still going. I haven't' needed to recharge it yet. So, I'm really happy with that.

Now, on to how I used the appliance. It's so nifty! I decided I wanted to make veggie fritters, because I haven't made them for years. The thought of all that grating, no thanks. Well, I grated potato, carrots, pumpkin, zucchini and onion, all cut to size first, and I was pretty pleased with it all. The potato, pumpkin and zucchini all grated very easily. The carrots worked best done one at a time, but it's so quick, that it was negligible. I put half of the onion in at once and it was only the last layer of it that didn't quite grate fully, that's a small thing that isn't significant. The grated size of all of the veggies was perfect, the fritters turned out well. This will be great in winter when I make my chicken noodle soup which has grated vegetables. It will be a time saver for sure. I'll make it more often now. Next thing I made was a quick, easy, simple salad. It took a few minutes to put together. I cut lettuce and tomatoes by hand, then grated carrot, switched the cutting barrel to the slicing one, then sliced cheese. I absolutely loved the way it sliced the tasty cheese. It was flaked, which meant it was light in the salad rather than chunks when you cut it by hand. I'll be doing this with cheese in my salads all summer long! I had sliced extra, which we put on crackers the next day, with halved cherry tomatoes and that was a quick yummy snack too. You'll see that I was actually able to use it with one hand while I took the video. While I will usually hold the handle, it just goes to show that it is a sturdy little unit. Not flimsy at all. Well made. I haven't used the shredder barrel yet. I'm sure I'll find a use for it soon. I'll google more recipes.

The barrels that fit into the machine are very easy to click in and remove as well. It's a simple push in until it clicks, then there is a lever at the side which unlocks the barrel and it partly pops out to be easily removed. The whole unit clicks together very easily, which is PERFECT for my arthritic hands. Sometimes my hands struggle with appliances that are fiddly, not this unit.

I washed the cutting barrels by hand as I don't use the dishwasher for my sharp knives or cutting appliances. That's just my personal preference, no other reason. They were quick and easy to wash. I didn't feel that they were extremely dangerous or sharp to wash by hand. Again, just my personal opinion.

I can't wait to get a couple of the other Go Cordless appliances now. So glad I only have to get the basic appliance because I have the battery to fit them all.

I didn’t know I needed this! For anyone who hates grating cheese this is perfect. My family has tacos every fortnight on a Friday night and I go through a kilo block of cheese. Tedious. I’ve gone through every grater there is including a food… Read more ·  1

processor and I’ve never been able to get a nice sized, consistent grated cheese until now! Sure you have to cut up the cheese pieces quite small to fit into the chute, but that’s the only time you’d need a knife.

Instead of reaching for a knife (as you would normally) to slice the tomatoes, the lettuce, the capsicum etc, I just put them in the Kitchen Aid Pro Cordless. It’s so small that you just don’t really think about the hassle of assembly and cleaning. It all fits into the top shelf of the dishwasher. Genius!

For those with a small kitchen where space is at a premium this is a perfect addition as it’s compact, so doesn’t take up much space. You can use it one handed to grate cheese, dice carrots, endless possibilities for coleslaw. I just love it! Excellent for food prep cause you can carry it around the kitchen, you’re not limited to standing in one spot having to worry about electrical plugs, so you can prep food outside on a glorious spring day as I did. You just put the container that your going to store the food in and voila, close the lid, into the fridge, no cleaning up a million pieces like when you use a big food processor.

I think I’ll use this a lot unlike my big food processor, which is such a hassle with all the bits you never use, taking up so much space and then cleaning by hand, it’s so tedious.

I have one negative and that is I’d like a chute to control the messy things, like when I cut up the lettuce, it did go everywhere which I wasn’t expecting so with a chute, it would have been more controlled, but next time I’ll be aware of that and make some kind of allowance for it.

Overall, for such a small appliance, it does a mighty job on one charged battery. Also the battery fits all the other cordless Kitchen Aid appliances, so you only need to buy it once and buy the skins. I’m thinking of getting the vacuum sealer cause that looks great too so I won’t need 2 batteries, bargain!!

The KitchenAid Go Cordless Grater Slicer Shredder is the appliance I have been dreaming of, as hand-pain issues have suddenly curtailed my knife skills. Over just a couple of days I have put it through its paces and was very pleased to note that… Read more ·  2

the usual KitchenAid thoughtfulness was obvious from the start. Mindful packing has been used in shipping and it was simple to unpack - no wrestling with tricky boxes.

This brilliant lightweight appliance is perfect for my kitchen regime, stepping in as my prep-chef when I can't manage to chop. The blades and graters are high-quality polished steel, super sharp but safely enclosed in black edging. It was extremely intuitive and simple to put together with its power-pack charging up rapidly. Note the leaflet with the safety rules: for instance, DO dedicate the KitchenAid lead to that battery only. Cable-sharing is never advisable. DON'T store the body with the battery plugged in. There's not much to read but definitely it is worth taking the time to read the safety precautions and advice.

Also, it's worth noting that I have had an unfortunate relationship with mandolins and other cutting implements, but am a bit obsessive about uniformity of ingredients and really find food-prep a therapeutic art. Below is a selection of some of my graters that have attacked me in the past including an almost disastrous encounter with a mandoline, but are now all are redundant! Some of my food processors also claim to do knife work, but they are not as nifty and easy to use as the KitchenAid Go.

Once assembled, the (much safer) KitchenAid fun commenced! I lined up a few projects to see how fast this would be and how hard to clean up. Firstly, I made some Tzatziki from fresh garlic, cucumbers and fennel/mint from our garden. All-in-all it took a tad under 15 seconds to shred the cukes perfectly, drain off the liquid before adding to quality yoghurt, a dash of olive oil & seasoning. (Small hint: don't throw out that cucumber water after you strain the veggies. Freeze in ice-cube trays for cocktails or cordials). I then sliced some small new potatoes that fitted in the chute, and my husband made them into perfectly-sized chips/crisps. Yum! No plastic bag to throw away. Very little mess at all.

I then prepped A HUGE HEAP of assorted veggies for a bulk pork and veggie stew. Again, onions, zucchinis, carrots and so on... bam! uniformly sliced at high speed - a few seconds per item - and stored in baggies and containers ready to throw in the pot and make a dinner for a couple of nights. This method served me well when I had a high-pressure job, 3 kids, other family members living at home and I recommend it. Bulk-cooking a few days of meals has always been my 'go-to', but these days all that hand-chopping is agony.

Now this lovely little assistant spits out perfectly-cut fruit and veggies directly into my glass storage containers or ziplocks, ready to stack in the fridge/freezer for adding to meat and stock. Apples, pears and other crisp fruits are also sliced perfectly for pies and fruit salad. eg. Firm Kiwis, pineapple, not too soft. I did also have to concede that onions are a bit of a challenge if not super-fresh and can go to mush except on the slicer blade, so it is best to prep as close to purchase-day as you can. I ran some firm cherry tomatoes through the KitchenAid Go and they were finely sliced without getting crushed, but the week-old onions and garlic were a bit disappointing. (UPDATE- the fresh garlic & onion bought today sliced well.)

The KitchenAid Go is super easy to clean. Each of the cutting drums can be put in the dishwasher but they clean perfectly just under hot running water. Be sure to remove the battery pack after use. This lasts for 8 hours, and has shown no sign of losing power at all. I am certainly eyeing off the other items in the KitchenAid Go cordless range.

I was permitted to keep the machine after testing and am exrtemely happy with that!