How to properly chop white cabbage for sauerkraut, pickling, stewing, salad, borscht? How to chop, cut and chop cabbage with a special knife, meat grinder, on a grater, in a food processor, blender? Features of an electric household shredder for ka.

17.06.2019

How can I cut white cabbage and Peking cabbage for different dishes? How to shred cabbage on a grater, in a blender and in a food processor? What are the ways to shred cabbage?

It would seem that there is nothing easier than chopping cabbage. However, we regularly note to ourselves that chopped cabbage in salads of restaurants, canteens and other catering establishments is significantly different from shredded cabbage at home. In addition, for the preparation of different dishes, it is desirable to use different techniques and methods for chopping this vegetable.

How to properly chop white cabbage for pickling, pickling, on what days?

As for the time of salting and sourdough cabbage, our grandmothers preferred to carry out this procedure after the first night frosts caught the “cabbage” in the garden (from early October to mid-November).
It was believed that in this way the vegetable completely gets rid of unpleasant bitterness.
Nowadays, many housewives adhere to the same terms, since it is much easier and more convenient to store cabbage fermented or pickled in late autumn - it can be placed on a balcony, unheated veranda or other cool place.
For those who, for some reason, did not manage to prepare pickles from cabbage for the winter, you can make them at any other convenient time.
The only moment is if you salt and sour early varieties cabbage that has not been hardened, the fermentation process itself will take much longer.
Some housewives today also practice using cabbage in pickling.
It is believed that pickles made on the waxing moon or 5-6 days after the full moon will be the most successful and delicious.
The waning moon and the full moon can cause sourness and wilting of sauerkraut.

As for the technique of shredding cabbage for salting or sourdough, the algorithm for its implementation is as follows:

We clean the vegetable from the upper leaves - we leave them in order to cover the bottom of the jar with them and cover the top of the cabbage.
Cut out the cabbage stalk from the peeled head.
We process the cutting board with saline to remove all unnecessary microorganisms from its surface.
We cut the forks in half - if necessary, can be cut into 4 or 8 parts.
We take a suitable knife - you can use a special knife for shredding cabbage (chopped) or just take big knife with a wide blade.
Shred the cabbage across the cut part of the head.
We shred not finely and not coarsely (1-2 cm), but not to the smallest stripes, otherwise the cabbage will lose its ability to crunch.

How to cut white cabbage for stewing: ways

The classic ways of cutting cabbage for stewing are cubes (checkers) and slices.
For stewing, it is advisable to chop the cabbage into cubes ranging in size from 1x1 to 5x5cm.
To chop the cabbage forks into slices, you must first cut it in half, and then cut each of the resulting halves into four more pieces.
In this way, rather large pieces of cabbage will be obtained, which can be boiled, stewed or fried.
It is also worth noting that our housewives, due to habit or their personal preferences, often stew cabbage, cut into large strips.
This way of cutting seems to them more convenient and familiar.

How to cut cabbage for borscht: ways

Professionals for cooking borscht prefer to chop cabbage into large or medium straws - at the discretion of the chef and the taste of his customers.
Even for borscht and other first courses, you can use the technique of cutting a cabbage fork into slices or cubes.
Not everyone prefers sliced cabbage in borscht, but few will pay attention to this if the taste of the dish does not suffer from this.

How to cut white cabbage for salad: ways

The classic way to cut cabbage into a salad is straws.
If for borscht or sauerkraut a straw width of up to 2 cm is acceptable, then for salad the cook should try to make it as thin as possible - up to 7 mm.
Today, Korean salads are becoming increasingly popular in our country.
For Korean salads you can use the technique of cutting into checkers or slices - it all depends on the type of salad and how it is prepared.

How to chop cabbage with a regular and special knife?

The easiest way to cut cabbage is with a large knife with a long and sharp blade.
On sale today there are special knives for shredding cabbage, but some practice and skill are required to own them.
To chop cabbage forks correctly, you need to follow these steps and learn some points:

We put the knife in our hand in such a way that the whole palm participates in wielding it.
We place the thumb on the side along the handle of the device.
Place your index finger on top of the knife handle.
With the remaining three fingers, grab the knife from below.
Make sure that your fingers do not touch the blade.
In the process of shredding, we pay attention to the fact that the tip of the knife does not leave the surface of the cutting board - its movements occur either forward or backward.
We choose one of two techniques - we cut either towards ourselves or from ourselves.
When cutting cabbage away from us, we move the knife forward and down at the same time - after that we return it to its original position.
When cutting cabbage towards ourselves, we perform movements with the knife towards ourselves and down - after that we also return it to its original position.

How to shred cabbage on a grater: which grater to choose?

Modern devices for shredding cabbage have dozens, or even hundreds various models grater, because every hostess has the opportunity to choose the most suitable option just for yourself.
The differences between these devices are as follows:

Operating method - mechanical, electrical or manual
Device material - wood, metal, plastic
The presence of a container for collecting the finished product
Various types of nozzles for cutting (small, large, embossed)
One or more knives

In the matter of choosing a grater for slicing cabbage, the individual preferences of the woman will play the main role.

As a rule, each grater comes with an instruction manual for its operation. If the grater is manual, then the hostess will have to perform a number of the following steps:

We wash the cabbage.
We clean it from the top leaves.
Cut the cabbage head in half or quarters.
We prepare a cutting board or other surface (if there is no container for collecting shredded cabbage).
We take the grater in the left hand.
Conveniently rest the grater on the surface of the board or simply press it against it.
V right hand take some cabbage.
We begin to gently rub the cabbage on a grater with smooth, but firm movements from top to bottom.

How to shred cabbage in a food processor?

Each food processor comes with an instruction manual that clearly and clearly describes, and sometimes shows, how to use the device for chopping vegetables.
As a rule, harvesters with cutting function have special nozzles for different kinds vegetables.
So, the algorithm for cutting cabbage on a food processor:

We fix a suitable nozzle in the upper part of the bowl and cover it with a lid with a hole on top.
Above the hole is often a special chute, in which we actually put the vegetables.
Since the gutter is quite small, we pre-cut the cabbage into suitable pieces.
We set the desired mode in the combine and turn it on.
When the nozzle begins to rotate under the lid, carefully lower a piece of cabbage into the hole in the lid.
From above presses the cabbage with a special press.
Repeat the procedure with all the cabbage.

How to cut cabbage with a blender?

It’s worth mentioning right away that a blender is a device that allows you to grind cabbage only to a chopped state - it’s impossible to make beautiful straws or checkers in such a device. It is easier to chop cabbage in a non-immersion blender.
Shredding cabbage in a blender:

We install suitable knives in the blender.
Cut the cabbage into small pieces that can fit in the blender bowl.
We load cabbage pieces into it.
Cover the blender bowl.
We set the desired mode on the device.
We turn on the blender.

How to chop and chop Beijing cabbage: ways

Method number 1

We wash the cabbage under running water, holding the head of cabbage with the leaves down.
We dry the "Beijing" with a paper or cloth kitchen towel.
Lay out a cutting board on the table.
We remove the upper leaves from the cabbage (usually 3-4 leaves are enough).
Put the cabbage on the board.
Cut off the bottom of the Beijing cabbage (about 5 cm from the root) and discard it.
Cut the cabbage in half.
We spread one half of the head of cabbage on the board, cut down.
We begin to make cuts along the cabbage at a distance of a couple of centimeters from each other.
Then we chop the head of cabbage across into strips of the required width.

Method number 2

The preparation of cabbage using this method is identical to the same procedure in method No. 1.
The only difference is that we make only one cut along the cabbage.
With such a cut, the cabbage ribbons will be much longer than in the previous method.

Method number 3

The third way is to cut the cabbage first in half and then in half again.
This technique is often used to prepare the national Korean dish kim-chi.

Method number 4

The fourth method of slicing Chinese cabbage can hardly be called slicing at all, since it involves chopping the vegetable with your hands.
In other words, you simply need to tear the cabbage leaves into small pieces with your hands - the size of the pieces directly depends on where this product will be used.

How to properly and beautifully chop the cabbage into strips, thinly?

To cut cabbage into strips, you must:

cut her head in half
cut the core
cut the forks lengthwise into strips 3-4cm wide
chop each of the strips across the strips of the desired width

Most often, graters are used to cut cabbage into very thin strips - only they allow you to make narrow and uniform strips of cabbage leaves.

How to properly and beautifully cut cabbage into cubes?

Action algorithm:

We wash the cabbage
Removing the core
Cut the fork into two equal parts
We divide half of the head of cabbage in layers into parts of 3-4 leaves
We cut each part alternately, first in parallel, and then perpendicularly into cubes of the required sizes.

How to cut cabbage finely?

To cut the cabbage finely, it is best to use a special grater.
Most specialists prefer, of course, to shred the cabbage with a knife. However, this requires good practice.
You can also chop cabbage in a combine, but it cannot guarantee a 100% result - very often in the finished material there are large layers of cabbage that have flown past the knife.
But for chopping cabbage to a chopped state, it is advisable to use just the same combine or blender. Only in this case, you need to put knives in the combine and grind the cabbage inside the bowl.
It is also worth mentioning the favorite way of our grandmothers and mothers of chopping cabbage for cutlets or small fillings - a meat grinder. This device allows you to get finely chopped pieces of vegetable at the exit.

How to cut cabbage quickly?

by the most fast way chop cabbage quickly is to use electric appliances. When using them, you can get a finely chopped vegetable in a matter of seconds.
In second place in terms of the speed of chopping cabbage is a professional chef - he is also able to chop cabbage with a knife in a few seconds. However, only a few have this technique.
More lengthy processes are considered to be rubbing cabbage on a grater and chopping it in a meat grinder.

That's all the best and proven ways to cut cabbage. Delicious meals and easy cooking!

How to properly and quickly chop cabbage: Video

How to cut Chinese cabbage: Video

Many people love cabbage on the table, but not everyone likes to cut it with a knife. There are special manual shredders, but they cut thickly and are suitable for thorough harvesting of cabbage. In the meantime, everything is scattered around. For those cases when you need to chop a little cabbage for salad or for sourdough, there is a simple and easy way using a paring knife. People call it the housekeeper knife.

So the idea is this. There is cabbage. You need to make a salad out of it. With a knife, it is very difficult to chop it thinly and evenly. Even if the knife is thin and sharp, you need good skill and care in this work. The author of the video tutorial, passing by the housekeeper, which is used to peel potatoes, came up with the idea that it can be adapted for other important work.

As shown in the video, it is very convenient to cut cabbage with a housekeeper. Cut slices of cabbage are very thin and tender. Nothing scatters around, since the device is very small. The work is very fast, simple and pleasant.

It remains to chop more cabbage, add the necessary ingredients to it and that's it! Bon Appetit!

discussion

Natalie's
summer cabbage. Chop it with a knife for 5 seconds. The main load comes when fermentation begins. The autumn cabbage is tough, the cabbages are huge. With such a vegetable peeler, you will cut one velok all day.

Bogdan fisherman
+ natali s there is a special shredder for pickling, and for salad, this housekeeper can also cut the main cabbage, only the head of cabbage must first be cut into two or four parts.

Vasily velikanov
+ natali s when I was pickling cabbage, I chopped it on an electric bread slicer, you can use a combine or an electric vegetable cutter, very quickly. A vegetable cutter is inexpensive, unlike a combine, I rub everything on it and carrots for borscht and cabbage, the only thing is that onions are not allowed, it produces a lot of juice, only by hand.

Natali's
there is a vegetable cutter. I rubbed the markovka on it. And cabbage by hand. I love it when a very thin and long straw is obtained. And here is the bread slicer interesting option. I think it might just turn out to be a great straw. Thanks for the idea.

Vasily velikanov
I'm glad you liked the idea. I meant bread slicer and cheese slicer. The width of the resulting cut is also set there, just as you need thinly or thickly, and then cut across and that's it. I also love salads planed by hand, but I worked a lot and hard, so I only cut cabbage with machines, and now at home only with my hands. But, I love electric assistants very much, they help out well.

Stellavita
natali s won't. I didn't know it was a potato blade - I always shredded cabbage. Big heads. Certainly longer than with a simple knife but the result is worth it

Natalia Mironova - garden soul.
I have such a thing, I only peeled potatoes for it. That's great, now I'll chop the cabbage. There's also a garlic grater on top!

Alena is another miracle.
Tatyana Mamatova. You can not only peel vegetables and fruit peel (kiwi, apples), but also cut cucumbers into strips for salads or carrots, zucchini, etc. for stewing.

Nikiforova irina
I don’t have garlic for it, but there is a protrusion for the eyes), though in order to use it you need to turn your hand inside out. I need to buy a new one and throw this one away. The advice is unrealistically useful and thanks to the author for this!

Elena Morozova
thanks a lot for your advice! I have been using such a clean one for 16 years, but I have never thought of shredding cabbage with it. Cool, fast and convenient. Thanks again!

Pavlo Alexandrovich
+ bogdan ribak this miracle is called “vegetable knife”, today I bought one for myself, the price is 1 euro, only the blade is parallel to the handle, I immediately protested - just super! Last time when peeling 3 kilograms of carrots for juice, the whole kitchen and I were yellow) this time 1.5 kg. Carrots + beets - cleaned very quickly, and without splashing, cleaning vegetables has now become a pleasure.

Anastasia Kutuzova
great method - thanks! I didn’t like messing with cabbage before, precisely because it’s not so easy to chop) but with your method it’s just wonderful and easy and even fun to do it. Once again, many thanks and a huge like to your know-how and for sharing with us.

Natasha sun
shredder borner-I've been using it for 15 years. And for a salad, but for sauerkraut in general a thing. For me, this method is good for a salad. BUT sauerkraut should be long lines. But this is how they say to anyone.

Olga Abramova
The internet is full of videos on how to use this device. So I don't think it's your brilliant idea. Solid plagiarism, but everyone strives to present himself as a genius. Why can’t I honestly say that I saw and share an idea. So no, “I thought and thought of it.” And I agree that half, or even more, can be thrown out of the video, that's just the same narcissism and a story about how I thought of it. Well, a masterpiece that struck on the spot "we can say that the cabbage is organic." Dear author of the video, everything created by nature is an organic product.

Tatyana Gavrilova
How much malice in the comment. And why not just assume that the person himself guessed. There are so many cases in history that even poems were written almost word for word in the same way in different parts of the country. different people. And you're offended that you're not the first to write about it? You watch a series of videos "at Tatyana's" that's where the plagiarism is! I’m already simply deleting, although the topics there are interesting, he doesn’t say, but utters what even the youngest housewives know. But with such aplomb, as if she was the first to know about it or came up with it herself. And the channel is booming. Although some call her a rude know-it-all.

Tatyana Gavrilova
Well done! I have such a device, but I have not tried cabbage. And about the comments: not everyone is as eloquent as the one who writes about unnecessary chatter. Thank you, everything is fine. We will take your advice.

good recipe
The idea is good, of course. And I have a special knife for cabbage, with a double blade. It turns out the same small straws, only if the cabbage forks are large, then it is more convenient to chop with a knife.

Olga segeida
Still, it’s better to buy it, since such an apparatus only spoils the cabbage and you are tormented by chopping it. There is a special universal knife, but I use it exclusively for shredding and even large heads of cabbage do not frighten me, but you will get confused with this unit.

Manzura lulaby
I really like this little thing, it is not convenient for potatoes, for long vegetables, like asparagus, cucumber, carrot, radish. This peeler peels off the peel on the one hand and shreds it on the other, a cool thing in the kitchen is very necessary. I didn't know you could chop cabbage this way. Thank you for the idea.

lubasik
shredder gets dull quickly! Forks of course for men. I won't even pick up the word! Such a shredder only scratches the cat's eggs! On a bucket of pickling cabbage, your hand will get tired - what a horror! The bullshit is complete!

Alena kov
this option only works with young, not large, loose cabbage. Like on video. And large, fully mature, dense heads of cabbage are inconvenient to cut with such a shredder. It is easier to use a shredder familiar to many housewives. In extreme cases, in the old fashioned way with a straw knife)

laura c
it costs up to 100 rubles in the comfort of a hardware store. And in Finland, Ukrainians sell for 10-15 euros. And the Finns buy 2, 3 pieces for themselves and as a gift. ; He deftly shows cabbage and carrots and cheese

vladis
I can't chop cabbage like this. I have already acquired 5 similar devices - they just slide over cabbage and don’t cut a damn thing. What is the matter I can not understand.

helen brilliant
I chopped a bucket of cabbage with such a peeler for vegetables, it's quick and easier than with a knife. But the fastening of the cutting plate quickly broke: they sell similar peelers, but either the cloves are less sharp there, or without cloves at all, and they are very poorly adapted for shredding cabbage, and just for peeling. Now I’m waiting for the opportunity to buy again such a cleaner, with sharp teeth, I haven’t come across such ones again. There are cleaners even in the form of one - they are similar in one, but you compare the teeth on the old broken plate with the teeth of the new one, and you can see that the old ones are much longer and sharper, respectively, and they capture and cut better.

Lyudmila Zhenier
thanks for the advice. In some dishes I need very thinly chopped cabbage, I used to cut it with a knife. In general, this is an ordinary vegetable peeler, I only have blades located vertically, I have been using it for 15 years, it is very convenient

antoniya antoniya
I also have one, and I have been chopping everything with it for a long time, and cabbage too, but it’s not convenient to peel potatoes with it, it’s good to peel potatoes with a side shredder, they are also sold.

Lara
For 20 years I have been peeling potatoes and other vegetables with such a thing, but I didn’t think of chopping cabbage). Well, maybe because I have a special grater. It is necessary to try this method, it is much simpler and shreds thinner. Thanks!

Olga Pichugova
I have been using this knife for the last five years and for shredding. A large head of cabbage lies on the table, I hold it with my left hand, and with my right hand I move the shredder away from me. It's pretty slick. Just need to periodically turn the cabbage for ease of use.

Raisa waschtschenko
well done for suggesting. This thing is called a vegetable cutter, it was conceived for peeling and cutting vegetables. I think that you are not the first to use it for its intended purpose, but not everyone guessed that you can also chop cabbage with it! Good luck!

Snezhana Denisovna
cool! And I threw away such a knife, it was not useful to me at all! I use borner graters, I think they are the best! According to testing, they are considered the best! I bought this one and I don't like it! I watched your video and you are doing great!

Svetlana Valeeva
I have the same knife. You didn't say the other side is for Korean carrots. You can also chop bell peppers, beets (boiled and raw), cucumber into long straws.

Svetlana Valeeva
for convenience, put the vegetable on the table and hold it with one hand, and plan with the other. You'll like it. There's a little bit of dexterity needed. In the same cabbage salad, with the same grater, pepper in thin long stripes - it turns out very beautifully. Wish you success)

vasily velikanov
great, thank you! I have such a tool for carrots, cucumbers, I use a smooth blade, and this is what I have stored inside this thing, I didn’t know where to use it, now I know thanks to you. Shred cabbage when there is no time in an electric vegetable cutter, and when it is easy to eat with a knife. But now I'll try this.

Valentina Germanovna
thank you very much! Sorry, but I could not resist and sent your video to the open spaces in “classmates”. Let them rejoice at your find and shred the cabbage without any problems! Thanks!

Marina utkina
a great way, I have been chopping with such a shredder for a long time. Only the author did not say and did not pay special attention that this shredder should be precisely with small cloves. Many have these, but they are smooth, so they won’t do, but with cloves with a bang, great!

Pavel Steshenkov
+ bogdan ribak is very convenient, but only if your cleaner good quality. It is better to do Korean carrots not “on hand”, but by putting carrots or zucchini on a cutting board. I have been selling such knives for 5 years by the demonstration method. During this time, I cut up more than one ton of vegetables. By the same principle that you cut the cabbage, it is easy to cut the onion. It is better to do this with a movement “away from you”. It's safer and more convenient that way. Now we need to buy for shredding. A thin shredder is also good

havva bagdalova
thank you very much for the advice, I will definitely try it, my dream is to cut cabbage so thinly and beautifully, a godsend for left-handed people, since a special cabbage cutter is adapted for working with the right hand.

Natalie v
THX. Suddenly. There are pluses.
I use a burner vegetable cutter. I have had it for more than 10 years and the incisors are so sharp - that I am amazed that this is even possible. And its plastic is simply invulnerable. That means German quality. There you can chop the cabbage so that it will glow. Surface clearance can be adjusted. And chop the cabbage even roughly - if necessary.

During the preparation of vegetables for the winter, pickles occupy a special place. Among them are delicious sauerkraut and pickled cabbage. When processing vegetables at home, you will need a shredder: during the shredding process, it is easy to obtain slices of the same thickness, while you can choose the correct direction of the cut fibers. This will preserve the taste of the product and the content of useful substances in it.

Cabbage knife

The classic knife "Hostess" and other analogues for cutting vegetables reduce labor intensity and make it possible to quickly process a head of cabbage for subsequent salting. The device is a steel cleaver with a comfortable handle, on the cutting part of which several blades are installed at a certain angle. A special blade cuts the head of cabbage across the fibers, keeping the juice in the vegetable, and with it all the useful elements. Using a knife for cutting cabbage when chopping vegetables, you can significantly simplify cutting: it happens easily, without additional effort.

Shredder for cabbage electric household

In farms, at vegetable bases or in canning shops, a universal electric shredder for cabbage is used. It is designed for cutting, chopping root crops, vegetables and fruits that have a rigid structure. The cut is carried out with a special circular knife-grater made of hardened stainless steel. You can see a photo of the device below. Cabbage shredder vegetable cutter can cut beets, carrots, apples from 0.5mm to 5mm in full length, reducing processing waste. The height of the blades determines the thickness of the cut.

Manual

The hand shredder is an affordable alternative to the professional cabbage cutter. It has a special grater and chute made of wood or environmentally friendly high-strength plastic, as well as a cutting board. The design is equipped with one or more cutting blades, manually adjustable in inclination and height. Adjustable positioning allows grinding to the right sizes. The hand shredder for cabbage perfectly copes with all hard types of vegetables. The vegetable cutter is affordable, easy to sharpen, washable warm water.

with box

The next option is a wooden cabbage shredder with a box:

The device is a case in which 3-4 blades made of durable tool steel are fixed.
The box and the board are made of solid wood (beech, oak, ash).
The position of the blades can be adjusted manually by raising, lowering them and changing the cutting angle.
The cabbage grater does not slip on the work surface, and the blade group provides good performance.

Mechanical

For chopping vegetables in small volumes, a mechanical cabbage shredder is used. This is a metal or plastic nozzle for a meat grinder with a round grater or a slicer. By rotating the handle of the device and turning the grater around the axis, you can cut vegetables without tedious reciprocating movements. This is the best option for a household shredder. Mechanical Models equipped with a set of graters with different diameters and hole shapes.

How to choose a shredder for cabbage

In order to choose the most suitable chopping machine and quickly, safely chop vegetables in the required quantities, there are several factors to consider. important factors. First of all, you should decide on the type you need:

Manual. Preparation of salads, home preservation.
Mechanical. Chopping vegetables on your farm.
Electric. Commercial production of salads, semi-finished products from chopped vegetables.

When choosing this technique, it is necessary to take into account the quality of the cutting blades and the environmental properties of the working surfaces. They will ensure durability and performance. Adjustable blades allow you to change the cutting width. When choosing, preference should be given to designs with a cutting board, they will provide proper comfort during their operation.

Every autumn it is time to harvest vegetables in the form of a variety of pickles and canned salads. It's nice to treat yourself to this yummy in the winter.

No matter how much the hostesses prepare various snacks and marinade salads, sauerkraut still occupies a central place in this vegetable wealth. But its appearance is preceded by a rather tedious and not too beloved process of shredding heads of cabbage.

Many years ago, I remember, they said "chopping cabbage." This is because a special chopping knife, or chopper, was used for such a case, and not a cabbage shredder. Cabbage was cut into slices in a rounded wooden trough, linden or oak, and salted and stored until the next harvest.

And although now few people sour cabbage with whole barrels, they try to facilitate the cutting process with the help of various devices. However, even for small volumes, a special knife was invented with several sharp steel blades located at an angle. Such a cabbage shredder (manual, as it is called) is absolutely safe and allows you to significantly speed up the cutting and improve its quality. It turns out an even thin straw, which only a professional chef can cut with an ordinary knife. True, some skill is needed, but any housewife will quickly master this device, there is little wisdom.

For a small amount, a plastic cabbage shredder is suitable. This simple device resembles an ordinary grater and is a mold of durable plastic with removable blades. Some products have a container for

A more productive and reliable wooden cabbage shredder is also a very simple device that many housewives prefer to use. You can buy it in the store or make it yourself. A wooden shredder is a board on which lamellar steel knives. The thickness of the cut pieces depends on the size of the gaps between the knives and the board. Usually wooden cabbage shredders are made in large sizes and installed directly above the pickling container. For safety, some shredders are equipped with a moving hopper in the form of a cube with a clamping lid. The head of cabbage is placed in the bunker, covered with a lid, and then moves forward onto the knives. This cabbage shredder is safe to use and has good performance.

All of the above devices make shredding only half as easy, because the hands get tired of holding the head anyway. But technical progress, as you know, does not stand still, and now some housewives trust shredding to modern electric meat grinders that have special nozzles, including for cabbage. The food processor is an even more advanced and modernized shredder; it cracks down on pieces of cabbage in a matter of minutes. And finally, the slicer is an electric vegetable cutter.

However, cabbage after shredding in this miracle technique is not as beautiful as we would like, so many housewives prefer to shred cabbage more simple devices. Or the old fashioned way, with your own hands.

Any woman knows that chopping cabbage takes a lot of time and effort. Especially if it needs to be cut into thin strips. A special chopping knife can come to the rescue in such a situation. In this article, we will talk about what types of knives are, how to competently approach the choice of such a product, and also focus on how to properly chop cabbage with a shredder.

Types of vegetable cutters for cabbage

Using a shredder will save you time and effort. The device is a knife with a comfortable handle, on which several blades are fixed at an angle. The series of blades is designed in such a way that the juice is retained in the vegetables when cutting. In this section, we will talk about the type of shredding devices.

Household electric shredder

The electric shredder is most often used in large vegetable warehouses where it is required to grind a large number of vegetables in a short amount of time. Such a device is designed for the rapid processing of solid products. Inside the shredder is a disk-shaped knife made of durable stainless steel. You can adjust the thickness of the cut by changing the location of the blades. In addition, when using an electric vegetable cutter, the amount of waste is significantly reduced, which is important.

household electric shredder

Manual shredding

A hand-operated cabbage cutter is a great alternative to an electric device. If you are looking for a shredder for your home, then we advise you to pay attention to this model. All products are equipped with a cutting board and a special chute, which is made of environmentally friendly plastic. Also, the shredder has several blades, in which you can change the height of the location. The manual mechanism perfectly grinds both cabbage and many other vegetables and fruits. Easy to care for: just rinse after use warm water, and keep the blades sharp.

manual shredding

Shredder with a box

Another convenient option for home use is a vegetable cutter for cabbage with a wooden box. She represents wooden case, inside which the blades are located. The cutting board and box are made from durable wood species. In such a shredder, you can also adjust the height of the blades. The device is very convenient, as it does not slip on the surface, and does not require much effort.

shredder with box

Mechanical shredder

For shredding cabbage and other vegetables, a mechanical shredder is very often used. It is a nozzle for a meat grinder, which is made of plastic or metal. To chop cabbage, you just need to rotate the device by the handle and turn the grater around its axis. Most often, the set contains several graters with holes of different sizes at once.

mechanical shredder

How to choose a shredder?

In this section, we will talk about what you need to pay attention to when choosing a shredder. In order to use the device safely and quickly, you need to pay attention to several important aspects.

First you need to choose for yourself what type of vegetable cutter you need. The manual device is perfect for preparing salads, chopping vegetables for preservation. And electric models should be purchased for industrial scale.
Particular attention should be paid to the blades. Make sure the shredding blades can change height and tilt. This will make the operation easier for you.
The material from which the device is made must be safe and environmentally friendly. Otherwise, the taste properties of the products may deteriorate.
Check that the product you are purchasing is equipped with a cutting board. This will make it easier to use the shredding grater. The board must be made of solid wood.

Rules for using the device

When operating shredders, safety rules must be observed to avoid injury.

When using the knife, you need to hold it in such a way that the index finger is on the handle, the thumb is looking to the side, and the rest are located below.
It is necessary to ensure that the edge of the tool does not come off the cutting board, but moves in only one direction.
Remember that if you want to cut the cabbage in your direction, then the blade will be pointing down.
Before shredding, the cabbage must be divided into two halves. If the size of the head is large, then it can be cut into four parts.

How much does a shredder cost?

Price is another important aspect to consider when choosing a shredder. Naturally, it may vary depending on the region in which you live. Do not forget that the price must match the quality.

The simplest models, which are a grater with blades for shredding, can be purchased for 200-400 rubles.
The price of mechanical shredders for the home starts at 1500 rubles. Please note that models from natural materials are more expensive. However, they are distinguished by a long service life and high quality.
The price range for electric vegetable cutters is extremely wide. The most simple model costs within 5,000 rubles. However, depending on the quality of the product and its performance, the price may increase and reach 90,000 rubles.

Popular models of shredders

In this section, we will talk about the most popular shredding devices.

Bradex Kitchen

Shredders trademark"Bradex Kitchen" are one of the most popular mechanical vegetable cutters for the home. The set has a large number of blades that allow you to make several cutting options. Shredders are different small size which is very convenient for storage. The price of the devices is very affordable and amounts to 700-800 rubles.

Bradex Kitchen

Alligator

Alligator brand vegetable cutters are made in Sweden and are famous for their safety and high quality. With the help of models released by this company, it is very convenient to chop vegetables for salad or preservation. Products can be cut different ways. Using shredders of this brand is very simple. The cost of one device is 2500 - 3000 rubles.

Alligator

Moulinex

Moulinex vegetable cutters allow you to cut products in various ways. The kits include a large number of nozzles, which are very convenient to use. Shredder bodies are equipped with special compartments in which nozzles can be stored. The price for one device is 2500-3000 rubles.

Moulinex

Borner

Vegetable cutters of the brand "Borner" have established themselves as an excellent device for chopping. Their body is made of durable and safe material. The kit comes with a set of 5 nozzles, each of which is painted in a certain color, which facilitates the process of operation. Shredders of this company cost within 2000 rubles.

Borner

In this article, we talked about what a cabbage shredder is, focused on the types of vegetable cutters. In addition, we talked about how to use the devices safely, and gave recommendations for choosing a product. Remember that a well-chosen shredder will help you save time and effort that you spend on cooking.