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Among the variety of kitchen appliances and gadgets, one can distinguish a rather specific type of device designed for grinding food. Some of them are designed to replace a regular grater, others claim to have a shredding function, and others are even designed for cutting food in some specific way, which is unlikely to be achieved with a regular knife. We tested several similar devices and tried to answer the age-old question: are such gadgets needed in the kitchen or are they more “toys” than real helpers?
This device in its design is very similar to a simplified version of the usual electric meat grinder. But since the multi-cutter is designed for chopping vegetables and fruits, and not for chopping meat, its characteristics are more modest: a motor with a power of only 150 W and plastic accessories.
Characteristics
Equipment
The multi-cutter comes in cardboard box, painted in Supra's signature colors - red and white. On the box you can find a photo of the multi-cutter and components, and also get acquainted with key features devices - the capabilities that attachments provide and technical characteristics multi-cutters. All information has been translated into Russian.
The contents of the box are protected from impacts using cardboard and plastic bags. The box does not have a handle. However, there is no need for it: the multi-cutter weighs quite a bit. Opening the box, inside you can find:
- the multi-cutter itself (motor unit);
- loading neck and pusher;
- a set of graters and attachments for shredding (5 pcs.);
- lid and cap against liquid splashing;
- dessert attachment (pusher, tray, loading neck, auger, two dispensers);
- instructions, warranty card and list of service centers.
At first sight
The multi-cutter gives the impression of being a budget-friendly and inexpensive device, very reminiscent in its design of a regular meat grinder (even the developer himself, obviously making a reservation, calls the multi-cutter a meat grinder a couple of times in the instructions).
As for the build quality, then glossy plastic It looks quite reliable, but the transparent plastic parts tend to give the impression of being quite fragile. You want to handle them carefully and not drop them again.
The main (motor) block is made of white and red plastic. On the lower side, attention is drawn to such elements as ventilation grille and two rubber anti-slip feet.
On the front side there is a plastic bayonet for attaching the loading neck. Its design is similar to those used in meat grinders: to secure the neck, simply insert it into the mount and turn 45 degrees counterclockwise.
The reliability of plastic compared to metal, of course, raises some doubts, but taking into account the “powerful motor” that consumes as much as 150 W, it is unlikely that the use of plastic can affect the strength of the device.
On the front side you can also find pictograms with open and closed lock, allowing you to understand without instructions in what position the loading neck is installed. There is an on/off switch on top that lights up when turned on.
Instructions
The instructions are a small 8-page A5 brochure printed on glossy paper. Inside you can find standard sections: safety measures, equipment, device design, operation, cleaning and care, etc. Nothing superfluous, everything is to the point. You only need to read the instructions once, after which you can safely put them away in the box.
Control
The multi-cutting machine is controlled using a single on/off button, which is responsible for the operation of the motor. Although the device has overload protection, it is not recommended to use the multi-cutter continuously for more than two minutes. You will have to keep track of the time yourself.
Exploitation
Before first use, the manufacturer recommends rinsing the accessories in warm soapy water and drying them with a dry towel.
The multi-cutter is assembled as follows: first, the main chamber and loading neck are installed, then the nozzle for the grater or shredder, and lastly, the cap to prevent liquid splashing. This design is disassembled in reverse order.
After turning on the device, food should be placed in the neck and pushed using a pusher - just like in a regular meat grinder. Nothing complicated.
It is worth noting that the kit includes a special lid with which all four attachments can be stored in assembled form along with a multi-cutter. If you are not a big fan of sorbet and do not often use attachments for its preparation, then the multi-cutter with attachments for slicing and shredding can be stored in a compact assembled form without a box.
Caring for the device involves washing off any remaining food from parts of the device. The camera and attachments can be washed in dishwasher using inactive detergent. The housing should be wiped with a damp cloth.
During use, we observed a fairly distinct technical smell, which is normal (it burns protective covering motor). Subsequently, the smell continued to appear periodically, although not as intensely.
Testing
During the testing process, we tested the operation of the multi-cutter and tried all the proposed attachments in action. It is worth noting that to use a multi-cutter, products must first be prepared and cut, since the capacity of the loading neck is very small. You can put half a medium carrot or a quarter of a standard apple in it at a time.
Thus, this multi-cutter should be considered as a device intended for chopping exclusively small portions of products, and should not be used, for example, for the production of large volumes of workpieces.
The power of the multi-cutting machine during operation was the declared 150 W. So let's take a look at what we got.
Fine grater for cheese, nuts and spices
We took a piece of hard Parmesan cheese, set up a fine cheese grater and shredded the cheese.
Result: good.
The cheese was grated quite finely in 10-15 seconds (although in some places it was rather crumbled), and there was practically no “waste”.
This attachment, according to the inscription on the box, can be used for grating nuts. But the instructions plainly state that chopping nuts is strictly prohibited. We didn’t take any risks, but we couldn’t help but pay attention to this discrepancy.
Fine grater for carrots, beets and the like and fine shredder
We sequentially chopped the carrots on all four graters - for coarse and fine shredding, as well as for coarse and fine slicing.
Result: good.
The carrots were chopped and cut properly. However, the differences between a coarse grater and a fine one turned out to be quite arbitrary. The difference, although visible, cannot be called significant. To prepare most dishes, it seems to us, you can safely use any of the two proposed graters (that is, it doesn’t matter which one).
Large cucumber shredder
But the multi-cutter did not cope so well with slicing more delicate products: as you can see in the photo, the quartered apple turned out to be cut well, and the edges of the cucumber turned out to be “torn”.
Since an apple is on average harder than a cucumber, this most likely indicates that the cutting edge of the shredding attachment is not sharp enough. External inspection confirms this assumption.
Sorbet
To prepare sorbet, according to the instructions, you need to use “sufficiently hard products”, but “if the products are too hard, you can damage the device and the nozzle.”
Somewhat puzzled by this wording, we took the bag of frozen strawberries out of the freezer and left it to defrost for about 20-30 minutes. After that, we installed a sorbet attachment, with which we turned the frozen berries into a homogeneous mass.
Result: excellent.
The multi-cutter easily chopped 400 grams of strawberries in one go.
Conclusion
The Supra VSS-205D multi-cutter turned out to be an unpretentious and quite adequate device for its price. With its help, you can easily chop or grate a small amount of food - a few carrots, apples or zucchini.
At the same time, if we were quite satisfied with the grater, we were not so pleased with the attachment for the shredder: taking into account the low productivity of the multi-cutter, it is easier to cut the same cucumber by hand than to stuff it into the multi-cutter and then wash it of food residues.
One of our experts, who has owned an essentially similar device for many years, indirectly confirmed this conclusion: “We use it with pleasure, but only on holidays, when we receive many guests.”
The multi-cutting concept is not unique; very similar solutions can be seen under other brands. There is, for example, an almost similar one.
The scope of application of this device is the preparation of fried carrots and onions, salads, and indeed any dishes where a grater is used. The most difficult thing is to catch the very moment when it will be easier to get, assemble, disassemble and wash an electric multi-cutter than to use a regular grater and knife.
pros
- low price
- several degrees of grinding
Minuses
- outwardly does not give a feeling of durability
Although this kitchen gadget is not electrical household appliances(the mechanism will have to be rotated manually), but can also be used in the kitchen. Spiral cutting of food - great way cook spaghetti from vegetables or simply chop them for any other dish.
Characteristics
Equipment
The spiral cutter is supplied in a parallelepiped cardboard box, decorated in corporate style RawMid: black background, colorful photographs of the device itself and examples of its use, brief information about the main features and characteristics of the product.
Inside you can find the spiral cutter itself (disassembled) and mini-instructions in the form of one sheet of paper. The spiral cutter consists of the following parts:
- rotary handle;
- removable cover;
- food holder;
- slicing tray with knives;
- receiving tray with lid.
At first sight
At first glance, the device looks quite reliable and nice. The spiral cutter is made of two types of plastic: black and transparent. Also available metal elements- in the lid, handle mount, central axis of rotation and, of course, knives.
The knives of this device are non-removable. They are mounted on a rotating axis of square cross-section, which can be fixed in one of four states, corresponding to different distances between cutting blades:
- without knives (endless spiral mode, max. 55 mm)
- long spiral - 12 mm
- medium spiral - 6 mm
- fine spiral - 3 mm
The receiving tray into which the chopped products fall does not need to be installed, slicing directly into the pot or frying pan.
The tray itself can also serve as a container for storing chopped products. For this purpose it is equipped with a plastic cover.
Instructions
As instructions for this kitchen gadget one sheet of paper appears, printed on poor quality paper (small print is not always legible). From the instructions you can find out how to assemble and use the device, and also that all parts can be washed in a dishwasher at a temperature not exceeding 65 °C.
Also in the “instructions” you can find a recipe for “zucchini spaghetti in pesto sauce”, the contents of which are approximately the following: cut the zucchini, sprinkle with salt and eat with pesto sauce. If desired, you can decorate the dish with sun-dried tomatoes.
Exploitation
The user is not required to perform any actions before first use. Just in case, we rinsed the device under running water.
To assemble and use the device, you need to perform the following steps:
- choose the cutting method (to do this, pull the knives rotation handle towards you and set it in the desired position);
- open the lid and place the vegetable in the center on a small plastic pin;
- close the lid and secure the vegetable on the holder;
- Rotate the handle evenly, pressing lightly, until the cutting is completed;
- open the lid, remove the trimmings and empty the receiving container.
Sounds pretty simple.
Care, at first glance, is also simple. As mentioned in the instructions, the spiral cutter is dishwasher safe. But when washing in the sink, you need to be careful: trimmings that are stuck in the knives or stuck to the bottom will have to be removed manually or with a sponge. In this case, you will have to reach into the cutting container with your hand. This must be done very carefully, as there is a risk of running into the blades of the knives. The same applies to washing the bottom from the opposite (outer) side.
Testing
During testing, we tried cutting various vegetables and checked how successful the result was.
Bow, endless spiral mode
We took a large onion, which we had previously peeled and chopped in the appropriate mode.
Result: good.
The spirals turned out to be really long (sometimes they broke under their own weight). However, there were also a lot of scraps. In the photo below you can see how much “waste” we removed from the cutting container.
Beetroot, endless spiral mode
The raw beets were chopped well using the “endless spiral” mode. The spirals turned out to be large and long. However, there were also a lot of scraps in the form of half rings.
Result: good.
Cucumber, long spiral, 12 mm
The fresh cucumber had to be cut in half crosswise (otherwise it would not fit in the slicing compartment). It was crushed easily, but in the process the entire core, consisting of seeds, was crushed “into mush.”
Result: satisfactory.
Carrot, medium spiral, 6 mm
We had to cut the carrots, like the cucumber, in half. The spirals turned out quite long and nice. However, there were again a lot of scraps.
Result: good.
Potatoes, fine spiral, 3 mm
What the device did an excellent job with was potatoes. Almost the entire potato turned into an evenly cut spiral of great length. All that remains is to come up with a use for such potato “noodles”.
Result: excellent.
Lemon, medium spiral, 6 mm
An attempt to cut a lemon ended in complete failure: the lemon was divided into juice and scraps of indistinct shaped peel.
Result: bad.
But that’s not all: after some time, we noticed that the lemon juice had corroded the transparent plastic, leaving distinct marks on it that looked like scratches or the action of acid.
Conclusion
The spiral cutter turned out to be a rather specific device. Firstly, offhand we couldn’t think of a single recipe that would require vegetable spirals. This means that you will either have to invent something, or go to the Internet in search of an answer.
Secondly, the percentage of waste turned out to be quite high. Of course, these trimmings can only be called “waste” conditionally (they are still suitable for food), but, alas, these are not spirals.
On the other hand, if you want to decorate a dish with a carrot spiral, then does it matter how many carrots are spent on it - one or two? What can you sacrifice for the sake of beauty!..
If we look at the device through the eyes of an engineer, we see it as the “first pancake” of the implementation of a rather interesting, in principle, idea. One gets the impression that the developer approached the design of this mechanism purely speculatively and either did not try to operate it “on living material” at all, or limited himself to just potatoes - that’s what he did best.
pros
- ease of use
Minuses
- high percentage of “waste”
- easily damaged plastic
The Ariete cordless grater is a niche device designed primarily for grating cheese (although it is also suitable for chopping chocolate, nuts and crackers). This gadget is the “big brother” and comes from Italy (the Ariete brand belongs to the DeLonghi group of companies). After all, it is in this country that the most popular dish is spaghetti with cheese. And such a grater will allow you to easily grate as large portion cheese, and a very tiny one - right on the plate.
Characteristics
* the device itself is wireless, the power cord is connected to the charging base
Equipment
The grater comes in a colorful blister pack consisting of cardboard and transparent plastic. This packaging looks impressive on a store shelf and attracts the attention of potential buyers. The calculation is clear: a cheese grater is not the most popular device in our country, and therefore, in order for someone to want to buy it, it must look like a five-star.
The grater can be examined without opening the package. Well, if the device attracted attention, then on the back of the box you can familiarize yourself with its characteristics and methods of use (alas, only on the main European languages). For greater beauty, the device is available in four colors - orange, yellow, green and purple. Thanks to this, it will fit into almost any interior.
In addition to the grater itself, inside the box you can find a charging base, instructions and a warranty card. The device can easily be put back into the packaging for long-term storage, but the blister pack is not particularly suitable for temporary storage - taking out and putting away the device on a daily basis is still inconvenient.
At first sight
When first introduced, the grater gives the impression of a high-quality and well-assembled device. Bright glossy plastic, nice design, compactness - all this immediately attracts a potential (or already accomplished) buyer. The device even fits comfortably in your hand.
The gadget is easy to disassemble and assemble. The “base” is equipped with plastic legs and spring-loaded contacts. The fact that the grater has successfully “docked” with the base is indicated by the LED light coming on.
Instructions
The instruction is a rather voluminous A5 brochure, which contains a whole set of instructions for different languages. Russian accounts for six pages of text and illustration.
You can find out from the instructions general rules use of the grater, recommendations for care and maintenance. The translation into Russian is made with errors and typos, but we would not call this a big drawback: it is unlikely that you will have to return to this book after the first reading.
Exploitation
Before first use, the manufacturer recommends recharging the device for at least 24 hours (afterwards, a full charge will take 16 hours).
The grater is supplied assembled and can be used immediately after charging the battery. To do this, you need to cut the product being ground (cheese, chocolate, etc.) into pieces suitable size, place them in the “glass” of the grater and lower the pressing device (handle).
After this, just press the “Start” button (there are no others on the device), the motor will set the drum in motion, and the crushed products will begin to pour out through the outlet.
The grater also has a hygienic plug that allows you to close the outlet, thereby protecting it from dirt and dust. The cork also has one more purpose: if you plan to use the grater several times in a row, it does not need to be washed of its contents. In this case, the cork will prevent the already grated cheese remaining inside the grinding drum from drying out.
Subsequently, using the device involves the following care and cleaning: the grater must be disassembled into individual components (cork, lid, roller, glass, pressing device), which can be washed in warm water or in the dishwasher on the top rack.
The device body, non-removable handle and charging base must not be wet. It is recommended to simply wipe them with a damp cloth.
During operation, most waste sticks to removable parts and is easily washed under running water. We found only one place (the drum mount) where shredded cheese could stick to the body of the device, but it was also cleaned in literally half a minute.
As for the device’s performance, the developer promises to chop up to 1 kilogram of cheese without recharging. It is clear that this indicator greatly depends on the hardness of the crushed product and the condition of the batteries.
Testing
During the testing process, we checked how well the device copes with chopping the products declared by the manufacturer - cheese, chocolate and nuts, and recorded our own impressions of using the grater.
Cheese (Parmesan)
We peeled a small piece of Parmesan cheese, cut it into cubes and grated it.
Result: excellent.
The cheese turned out to be crushed into a homogeneous fluffy mass, which can be immediately sprinkled on hot spaghetti and used in preparing pizza and other dishes. The amount of “waste” turned out to be extremely small.
Chocolate
Those who are not used to regularly working with chocolate inevitably encounter difficulties in grinding it. Of course, you can grate a chocolate bar on a regular grater, but in most cases this will be associated with a number of problems: the chocolate will first break into pieces that are difficult to hold, and then begin to melt. At the end of the process, there will be a lot of “waste” left.
Our electric grater is free from all these disadvantages. Chocolate broken into slices is crushed no worse than cheese, and the amount of waste ultimately does not exceed the size of one “slice.”
Result: excellent.
Nuts (peanuts)
The Ariete Grati 2.0 also did an excellent job of chopping nuts. The peanuts have become a homogeneous mass, and therefore the grater can also be used, for example, to grind hard spices.
Result: excellent.
Conclusion
Ariete Grati 2.0 is a highly specialized device. Indeed: a special cheese grater is probably indispensable in Italy (they say that the owner of the patent for this device became fabulously rich), but in Russian reality it can cause slight bewilderment. Especially considering that it is only suitable for hard varieties.
However, based on my own experience of using this grater for about a year, the author can note that it is not one of those gadgets that quickly gets boring and is sent to the mezzanine: the device is confidently “registered” in the kitchen and periodically helps out with the preparation of a wide variety of dishes. And regular ice cream with grated chocolate began to appear on the table much more often.
pros
- ease of operation
- wireless
- elegant design
Minuses
- Suitable for grinding only hard cheeses
General conclusions
The reader who has completed our review in its entirety has probably already guessed what conclusions we came to.
We considered three fundamentally different devices, each of which is initially focused on performing one specific task.
Apparently it was designed as a grater. The result turned out to be predictable: it was as a grater that it showed itself best. But the “additional” shredding function is already malfunctioning: the device even coped with slicing cucumbers far from perfectly.
Mechanical spiral cutter RawMid GDS-02 It performed well when working with hard and homogeneous vegetables - beets and potatoes, cut cucumber much worse and did not cope at all with soft lemon.
Cordless cheese grater Ariete Grati 2.0 Initially, I didn’t try to pretend to be multifunctional, which is why the result was excellent. But try to change the type of product - for example, grate Gouda instead of Parmesan - and the result will inevitably disappoint you.
We would recommend that manufacturers do not try to market such devices as “jack of all trades.” IN best case scenario this will be disingenuous, and at worst, it will completely turn the buyer against the brand. And vice versa: if you honestly say something in the spirit of “our device cuts turnips perfectly, but does not pretend to do more” - then it is from lovers of cut turnips that you can earn popularity, respect and recognition.
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Testing a 6-sided grater.
Let's look at the main indicators. Note distinctive characteristics, let's highlight the advantages.
The total length of the grater is 23 cm. This is a fairly compact size, which allows you to store the grater in a convenient place (at hand).
The grater comes with a plastic container that can be used in two ways. The first option: attach the grater directly to the container and grate the food directly into the container. The second option is to store already grated products in the container itself.
The grater has six edges for working with food, each edge corresponds to its own size and is intended for preparing the product the right size as required by prescription.
First facet: Classic. It is very convenient for rubbing products in the form of small leaves (droplets) with curves on both sides. Thickness 5 mm,
The second facet has an almost similar shape to the first facet, but is much smaller in size.
(width no more than 2 mm). Designed for finer grating of products.
The third edge is very interesting, designed for rubbing the product with wide and flat pieces with additional ribbing. Raw potatoes or zucchini are grated very well and beautifully, resulting in very unusual pieces.
Overall width 40 mm (4 cm).
The fourth face is special and consists of a large number of small stars. Very convenient for rubbing the product in a very fine version. For example, on this edge it is good to grate garlic or ginger. The output will be almost ready-made mush. The stars are located over the entire area of the edge, which is very convenient, since you can rub the product during the main and return movements.
Fifth facet. A very popular cutting option. Slices vegetables and fruits into a very thin layer (making the slices almost transparent). This type of cutting is very popular for preparing vegetable or fruit salads. You can also use it, for example, to cut potato chips.
Sixth facet. For those who like to rub with straws. Double cutter, total width 5mm. The cutters are located in two directions, which is very convenient when rubbing, since without lifting your hand you can cut both forward and backward. For example, if you place a carrot along its length along the plane of the grater, and grate on this edge, then you will get the “Korean Carrot” option.
And a separate topic, but no less significant, is the container that comes with the grater. The container can be used in two ways. When grating food, place the grater down when you place the container. This is very convenient, since what you rub immediately goes into this container.
It is important to note that the container does not have to be wounded in a separate place. It fits very conveniently into the grater itself and does not take up additional space.
During repairs, we use a huge number of hand tools that help us cope with the tasks. Today we want to tell you about the irreplaceable help a plaster trowel provides us when finishing walls.
After finishing the plastering work we see smooth beautiful walls who are ready for further decorative processing. I wonder how a specialist makes the surface so smooth and even? Of course, the point here is the tool that is used in the work, usually a trowel, a trowel and a plaster grater. During work, each of this set of tools plays its own special role, but only a grater can make the surface smooth.
In theory building code sets the direction, helps remove excess solution from the surface and form the basis of the plane. The grater will help remove defects: lack of mortar, fine leveling of the base, while the grater is intended for fine grinding of the plaster, the result of which is a smooth surface without the slightest defect. A specialist plasterer does certain rotational movements over fresh mortar, thereby smoothing the surface, making it perfectly flat.
In practice, a huge number of graters are used in repair and construction work. various configurations. Each such tool is designed to perform a specific type of work, but has a common name: a grater.
One of the tasks repair work is the leveling of the surface of walls, floors, and ceilings. The list of such works usually consists of plastering the surface, as well as further finishing with putty. These works are usually carried out under the label of “preparatory work”, using rough tools that cannot perfectly bring the surface to condition. That is why a construction float has come into use, which allows you to give the surface the proper appearance with greater precision and achieve maximum leveling quality.
It is possible that the grater was initially used to grind the finished plaster layer to zero, and accordingly, it coped with this task. Of course, it was impossible not to notice all the conveniences that this tool, the design of which was painfully simple, gave the craftsmen. But, as they say, everything ingenious is simple, and it’s impossible to argue. The device of the grater is, first of all, a small plane and a handle attached to this plane for ease of operation.
Based on this design, the grater began to be used everywhere, helping to level the surface after putty. Screeds with defects are rubbed with a grater. Even an ordinary sheet of metal covered with rust can be very quickly cleaned with a float by placing emery cloth on it. The list of tasks is so diverse that one can endlessly list all the positive aspects of this tool. But let's stop and talk about the main function of a grater: using it to plastering works and application in painting shops.
More recently, when the production of construction tools was not developed, graters were made from ordinary wood. The plane served as a simple wooden block, the handle, accordingly, was cut from the same block of suitable size. But in practice, such a tool was not entirely convenient to use, due to the fact that wood absorbs moisture very well.
After working with such a tool for some time, one could notice how the plaster float became a little heavier, which created additional stress for the worker. Second, no less important point: after such a grater dried out from moisture, its working surface became semicircular, this was the result of exposure to moisture on the wooden surface.
Today, things are completely different; due to the development of technology, the tool is produced from various lightweight materials, plus, the grater has become moisture resistant and does not absorb moisture at all. As a rule, ordinary dense foam and polyurethane are used to make such tools. Here are several advantages of tools made using new technologies compared to wooden analogues:
- The ease of use of the tool is achieved due to the fact that the tool weighs very little. It is this factor that allows you to increase the quality of work and productivity.
- The price of the instrument is not high, and this is also a merit modern material, from which graters are made.
- Durability, for example, a polyurethane grater is capable of doing work on 1000 square meters of the treated surface.
- Various sizes of tools; today, when choosing a tool, we have access to almost any size of the working surface of the grater; they are suitable for both professionals and beginners.
But one should not deny the fact that such a tool can break; in the case of a grater made of foam plastic, it is usually the handle that suffers from breakage. It is necessary to be careful when working, do not press hard on the handle and, of course, do not throw the tool, protecting it from mechanical damage.
Usually, construction works are carried out in stages, and if the plastering of the walls has already been completed, the next step, according to the law of the genre, is to putty the walls with zero leveling. No matter how professional the master painter is, in any case, after applying the putty, there will be defects in the form of sagging or depressions on the walls.
A grater for polishing putty will help to cope with such defects. This hand tool is created on the principle of a plaster float, but is significantly different from it. In general, the same handle and working plane are the main components of the grinding tool, but if in the case of plaster we smooth the surface with the working plane, then in the case of putty we need to process the wall with emery cloth.
In order to secure the sandpaper to the working surface, the sanding float has special fasteners along the edges. This fastener allows you to clamp the sandpaper and secure it tightly so that you can clean the putty walls, removing sagging from them. Of course, while there was no such construction tool, craftsmen often used a plaster float, in work surface with which small nails were hammered, and thus the sandpaper was secured.
Absolutely anyone hand tools you need to be able to use it correctly; the grinding float also has some features of use, which we want to tell you about. We will start with the choice of sandpaper, on which the quality of the work done to clean the walls directly depends, and we will step by step understand the basic rules of work.
How to use a float to sand walls - step by step diagram
Step 1: Selecting Sandpaper for the Job
The work of grouting putty is carried out not with ordinary sandpaper, but with special meshes with an abrasive coating. They are specially created for our instrument. Like regular sandpaper, the mesh has various sizes cells and, accordingly, the density of abrasive coating. When choosing, first of all, take into account the composition of the putty with which your walls are finished; for soft putty, you can use smaller cells; for hard putties, on the contrary, larger cells with a massive emery coating are suitable.
Step 2: Correct installation of the mesh on the grater
First of all, the mesh or sandpaper must be well stretched on the working surface; in our case, a grater equipped with a nut fastener for grinding allows this operation to be carried out without difficulty. In order to ensure tension, initially use a knife or scissors to make an incision on the mesh or sandpaper opposite the mounting bolt. Thanks to the cut, the skin will fit under the fastening bar and will stay tightly there. When the first side is secured, you need to make the same cut on the other side and pull the skin onto the work surface as tightly as possible.
Step 3: Cleaning the walls, some subtleties
An important factor for achieving a high-quality result of wall treatment is the correct movements made by the master and, of course, sensitivity when pressing during work. First of all, you shouldn’t press the grater too hard; if you put too much pressure on the surface to be treated, you can simply create unnecessary “pits” that will have to be filled with additional putty. As painters say: you must feel the rhythm of the work. Also, when cleaning walls, it is necessary to make sweeping circular movements and figure-of-eight movements in order to immediately cover a significant area for processing. By clearing small areas of the area, we risk making holes in the wall with our own hands, which is strictly not recommended.
Of course, high-quality processing may not be possible right away, but with each new square meter Once the wall is cleared, you will improve your skills and catch your individual rhythm in your work.
Admit it, it’s also not easy for you to say goodbye to something that has become obsolete. kitchen utensils? In some cases, throwing away the old assistant is simply not an option. But what to do if the thing can no longer serve you faithfully, and you don’t want to clutter up the kitchen at all? "With taste" will be happy to share with you great ideas, this time we will talk about how you can give a second life to old vegetable graters.
See what you can make from such a useful thing. It turns out that it’s ordinary kitchen grater can be excellent element decor, replace lamps and even towel holders. We hope that such unusual ideas will inspire you to create something fantastically beautiful and useful.
Crafts from a grater
As you can see, in order to decorate your home with cute little things, you don’t always need to run to the store and sweep expensive designer items off the shelves. You just need to be creative and look at what you already have at home. You can also use these original ideas crafts from kitchen utensils. If you liked this article, tell your friends about it!
Grate hard cheese for pizza, fresh carrots for a Korean spiced dish, ginger root for aromatic tea, a little lemon zest for a homemade pie - these are the grinding operations different types products require use various types grater: with figured notches, made of various materials, excellent area and design. Despite the fact that any grater has the same purpose - to grind food for further preparation, choosing this requires no less attention from the housewife than preparing a dish according to a new recipe, where all proportions, stages and processes must be observed.
The category of such irreplaceable, practical and functional kitchen utensils as “graters” has many options: universal accessories, specialized ones (designed for a specific type of product) and for shaped cutting of vegetables and fruits to decorate ready-made dishes. In order not to stumble on the “thorny path” when choosing a suitable grater, let’s get acquainted with its varieties:
- Universal model. It is made in the form of a rectangle, cone or polyhedron, each side of which has notches different shapes And different sizes. The model is easy to use for chopping fruits, cheese, raw and cooked vegetables.
- For carrots in Korean. It is made in the form of a single piece of plastic, metal or wood and has two rows of notches that “cut” the carrots into thin, long strips necessary for preparing a spicy Asian dish.
- For making puree. The model has a large number of notch holes and is made mainly of plastic. allows you to quickly prepare puree by “squeezing” boiled potatoes, carrots, beets, pumpkin or other vegetables or fruits through the holes.
- For the parmesan. The product has a convex surface and makes it easy to grate a popular type of cheese; as a result, the resulting mass does not stick together and remains airy, crumbly and light.
- For the ginger root. The model is made in the form of a spoon with a plastic handle. Strong metal sheet withstands the harshness of the ginger root and allows you to grate it required amount for making tea, baking, and other dishes.
- Shredder for fresh cabbage. This kitchen appliance equipped with straight blades in one or two rows. It allows you to chop not only cabbage, but also cut potatoes into thin slices for making homemade chips, carrots or beets.
Despite the fact that graters have different designs and are designed for different types of products, they have similar advantages: - High speed of work: any housewife will grate the necessary ingredients much faster than cutting them manually with a knife. In addition, as a result of using a grater, pieces of the same shape and size will be obtained, which increases the aesthetics of the future dish.
- Accuracy. The grater can be placed directly on a plate and all the contents after chopping will be on it, without the need to use extra dishes and their subsequent washing.
- Safety and ease of care. The products do not corrode, do not come into contact with food and are easy to clean by hand or in the dishwasher.
