New Star Foodservice 42306 French Fry Cutter, 3/8", Green | Commercial Grade, Suction Feet

I eat a lot of potatoes. I oven baked them. I was tired of cutting them myself, making them all misshapen and then having them cook unevenly. So, I got this french fry cutter to save time and effort. First off, this cutter is very sturdy and it’s also big, as in it takes up a lot of counter space. It’s marketed as a commercial use cutter so that makes sense. It has considerable weight to it, everything is metal, most of the parts look CNC machined which is great for durability and longevity. The suction cups work fine for my use case to hold the cutter in place, although there is a little bit of movement if you try to operate it without something bracing the base. Assembly was very straight forward, but I did need a couple crescent wrenches to tighten down some of the nuts and bolts. The power is strong, much better than any other cutter I’ve used. The cutter sliced through russet potatoes with relative ease, it did take a little more force than I was expecting since watching some of the videos made it seem like it would slice through potatoes like warm butter, but it still doesn’t take that much force. The video I posted shows me cutting with one hand which was a little awkward, but using two hands with one bracing the front slightly made cutting very easy. I would expect this to work well if mounting to something where there’s no movement at all in the base of the cutter. The bladed area is pretty large, so you could get a huge potato in there or some other vegetable if you so choose. I chose the 3/8inch blade but apparently you can get others to swap out to a different size if you want. I suspect the blades will be the only part on this that will ever need to be replaced once they go dull from use. Removing the blade for cleaning was pretty easy. You just undo some wing nuts and take it off, wash/clean it and put it back in reverse order. I could see how this would be cumbersome if you’re washing it after every single use which is probably what I’m going be doing. So we’ll see how that goes. Overall, this cutter is expensive, but it’s very sturdy and I expect it to last a long time because of how it’s constructed. It’s easy to use, it’s powerful, and it saves a lot of time and effort. I’d recommend buying this, knowing you probably will never need to buy another cutter again.

This French Fry cutter works beautifully, with a few caveats. It produces lots of fries with minimal effort (hint: use older potatoes for better flavor and easier cutting). I like to soak the cut potatoes for at least 30 minutes in water with a capful of plain vinegar added. This helps draw out the starch (the water will be cloudy). This is followed by two cooks in peanut oil, one at low temp to cook the fries through, then one at high temp for crispiness. Season immediately with salt and/or BBQ rub to your preference. The cut fries are perfectly formed. Your results with proper technique will be better than anything at a drive-thru, and way-way-way less expensive. I find the machine simple to clean. The cutter blade is easily removed with 3 thumbscrews (hint: have a small bowl handy to keep the thumbscrews and lock washers together). I soak the cutter blade in a bowl of soapy water, and then use a sink sprayer and vegetable brush to make sure all the potato gunk is cleaned out. It's a 30-second job. The body of the cutter generally needs only to be wiped off with a damp cloth. You can replace the cutter and matching pusher with a different size if you wish to make different size fries. Those users who are complaining that the suction cups are too strong should note that a small rubber column on the cup can be pulled up to release the vacuum. I like having the strong attachment, as I usually cut fries on my smoothtop range and don't want the cutter sliding around. If you don't like the suction cups, take them off and mount the cutter to a piece of plywood or install it vertically on your wall. It's also handy to have a shallow bowl ready to catch the fries as they come out. Put the cut fries immediately into water to avoid darkening. Two design weaknessses: First, if you're not careful removing the cutter blade, it's easy to have the cutter seem to fall apart and be confusing to re-assemble. The more you do it, the less this is likely to happen. Second, it's possible to mount the cutter blade backward. Pay attention, people–the sharp side needs to be the one in contact with the potato! Some of the folks complaining it's too hard to push the potato through the cutter have the blade mounted backward, as the machine is designed to give you a big mechanical lever advantage against the poor defenseless potato. This a pro-style cutter, the same one I used in culinary school, and will hold up forever.

Really great french fry cutter. I was sick of mucking about with a knife trying to get a consistent size and with this thing it's a piece of cake. The packaging was a little lackluster, It was a cardboard box and some foam inserts. The box looked a little beat up when I got it but all the parts were pristine when I opened it up. Granted this thing is 100% heavy metal so to do any damage it'd probably have to get dropped off a moving truck and then get run over by a different truck. Also no real instruction but the only thing you have to put on is the lever. To install the handle reomve the long bolt in the very back of the cutter. Place the lever behind the cutter with hand grip pointing away from the unit and the smaller hole up. Line of the back set of holes of the lever in between the holes you removed the long bolt from reinsert the bolt, and tighten down the nut creating the pivot point. Next there should be two metal braces that lead to the pressing plate. Remove the nut and bolt from these braces, raise the lever up so you can sandwich it between the two braces, reinsert and tighten the bolt. It should now slide smoothly back and forth. The cutter is rather large about 1.5 ft long and 1 ft high with the handle attached so it's going to take up some cabinet space The suction cups (which bolt in and you can finger tighten in place) are STRONG. I tried them on a normal counter top, tile, and wood (like a butchers block). They had no problem sticking to anything smooth and nonporous but the wood surface didn't work to well so anything like granite or a varnished counter should be fine. For how they actually cut the potatoes? Nothing was easier. I cut up Russets and it took my about 30 seconds to cut 6 potatoes perfectly and evenly. Clean up isn't bad but you will have to break out a screw drive the remove the pushing plate so it can be properly washed (skins tend to get a little stuck in it). Remove the three front wingnuts and take the cutting grid off. Remove the pushing plate by unscrewing the two screws in the back. Once both those pieces are off you can remove the metal chute where the potato sits. Those get scrubbed and washed and the rest of the cutter gets wiped down since the frame doesn't touch the food at all. It's a tad pricey but the incredibly solid construction means it'll last a life time. Plus you can but a bunch of other plates to make different sizes and such. PS Here's a link to a pretty good method of making frites and one to picking the best potatoes for frying (using a potatoes specific gravity no less) http://chefjonlovett.com/2013/09/french-fries/ http://www.chefsteps.com/activities/finding-perfect-french-fry-potatoes

Since our family loves homemade fries and makes them a lot; I was looking for a fry cutter that was a little better than the plastic hand held ones that take a lot of strength and effort but just don't work well with potatoes. I got this and I am very satisfied with it. It is a professional restaurant grade cutter, very sturdy. There were no instructions but it was pretty obvious how the thing is put together; maybe took 2-5 minutes to unbox, figure it out and put it all together. The components are all held together with bolts, wing nuts and Philips screws. The plunger and cutter can be unscrewed and removed for clean up. You will need a Phillips screwdriver to remove the plunger when you want to clean it but that's it, all the other parts can be finger tightened together. The suction feet do grip well with most surfaces; I used it on granite countertop surface and it sticks well. I use a butter knife to slide under the feet to dislodge and when I want to move it. I am an ordinary guy and had no problems running potatoes through it. It does take a little effort but I found it works best to push the top of cutter in the opposite direction with one hand as I pull forward with the arm with the other. It cuts the potatoes real easy. The only con with this is the dimensions and you need a space to put it away when you done. It is approximately 16 inches long by 8 inches wide by 14 inches tall, all put together with the arm attached; that's a lot to space you need to store it! You could remove the arm and feet when your done to reduce the height but that could be a hassle. Glad I got the 3/8" inch square size; perfect size for fries (not shoe string, not steak size but just the right size). Anyway if you love to make your own fries and make a lot of them then this is great. If you only want fries occasionally then maybe the cheapo plastic handle ones would be best for you.

Ordered this as a Christmas gift for my mom. Unit is commercial quality, all powder-coated cast iron or stainless steel. I don't think there is an ounce of plastic on the thing. The suction-cup feet hold the unit in place quite well. Easy to assemble, very easy to clean. It is quite large; the photo does not convey the size of this big boy, so make sure you have a place to store it (or display it). My only complaint is that it takes more effort to use it than I had hoped for. We have only tried one type of potato so far, Idaho russets that were relatively large bakers, so other potato varieties may cut easier. It is still far easier than the small plastic fry cutters or hand cutting. Overall impressive unit, Only loses the fifth star due to effort of use.

I am very pleased with this cutter. I can have a mountain of potatoes cut up in just a few minutes. The prep that used to take me an hour now takes 10 minutes, including clean up. I definitely recommend this for anyone who eats a lot of fries. Some other thoughts: It does take some force to get the potatoes through. I don't think it's an unreasonable amount, but it's not like cutting butter. There's a bit of an art to it and once you get used to it running potatoes through goes very quickly. It is heavy built and stands up fine to the pressure of shoving through regular potatoes. I don't know that it would work as well for sweet potatoes but I have not tried to say personally. The suction cups are strong and work very well. Almost too well - lightly set the cutter on the counter and it sticks! It is big and awkward to wash. But even with that, the time it saves is well worth it and washing only takes a few minutes. My gripes on the cutter are simply a function of it being a big, commercial cutter. It is designed as it has to be to do it's job. For someone that cuts up a couple potatoes once a month it probably isn't worth it. We do a dozen potatoes or more several times a week. If you just expect those few things going in you will wonder how you got along without it!

So easy to clean, remove front clean then i take whole unit only clean hot water pusher plate then wipe down,3mins done

This potato slicer works really well and feels durable. Takes a little effort to push a potato through, but does so in and oddly satisfying way. The suction feet help keep it stable when pushing pesky potatoes. This thing is HEFTY. I kept it stored high up and worried at times I might accidentally drop this monstrosity on me like a big, metal cat attacking my face. Give a good yank on the tail (lever) and push those potatoes out the end for some perfectly cut fries. It's worth it for anyone who has an air fryer and appreciates fries anytime they've got potatoes.

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Works great, well built and will work on even big potatoes.

Es muy practico y facilita mucho el corte de los vegetales en especial las papas

This is as easy to use as I hoped it would be. I am a small person and usually these things take all my muscle to get the chips cut properly. This one is a breeze to use. It is large and Hass to have a special storage place.

Excelente producto, los materiales en los que está fabricado buena, todo bien cuidado a detalle muy a gusto.