Methods for shredding cabbage

[Morning Glory]

Tell us how you shred cabbage for dishes such as coleslaw. Do you use a hand-held gadget, a machine or do you simply use a knife?

 

[Rocklobster]

Sharp knife..less clean up..

 

[caseydog]

Yep, I just use my long chef's knife.

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[TastyReuben]

I just use my knife. Cabbage, for some reason, is very pleasant to cut through. Just the right amount of resistance and crunch.

If I were to use my mandolin, I’d have to cut the cabbage into manageable pieces anyway, so I just stick with the knife.

 

[Rocklobster]

Once you get a technique down it is easier than messing around with equipment..

 

[Yorky]

Knife, always.

I tried the mandolin once but I've not tried anything else.

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[garlichead]

All the above.

 

[PabloLerntKochen]

Knife when I've got the time, the grater, when looks aren't important

 

[Morning Glory]

All the above.

What specifically? And in a professional kitchen what do you use?

 

[garlichead]

What specifically? And in a professional kitchen what do you use?

At home I've used a mandoline, a box crater and a knife and at work I've use these three plus used the robot coup with attachments. Generally it falls to the application and volume I'm tasked with.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Chef´s knife. I did some in the processor once, but it was way to small , although I might just do that if I had to make cabbage for 20-30 people!

 

[Morning Glory]

I did some in the processor once, but it was way to small

You mean the pieces of shredded cabbage were short in length?

 

[karadekoolaid]

Short, and too thin.

 

[Master Cutler]

I once tried to chop cabbage with a mandolin but ended up cutting the tip off my little finger, since then I've always used a sharp knife.

 

[Morning Glory]

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