Hamilton Beach 70800 Change-A-Bowl Multi-Bowl Slicer/Shredder
From Hamilton Beach
Hamilton Beach Change-A-Bowl ,is a patent pending innovative new way to slice & shred foods into a permanent dishwasher safe attached bowl , or into 6-cup capacity Glad-ware disposable containers - for fast, convenient meal preparation ,Sets up in seconds, no messy clean-up, and disposable bowls can be thrown away or cleaned in the dishwasher- or snap the lid & store.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #9288 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Color: White
- Brand: Hamilton Beach
- Model: 70800
- Released on: 2005-09-01
WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD
What a work and time saver in the kitchen! I've never tried to calculate the number of hours I've spent in front of a cutting board, knife in hand, slicing tomatoes, shredding carrots, chopping lettuce. Nor do I care to be reminded of how often I've not made a dish we love simply because of the time involved in slicing or shredding.
This shredder/slicer from Hamilton Beach is an amazing small appliance that prepares lettuce for tacos before I can turn around, and shreds carrots for our favorite carrot-raisin salad before I can take the raisins out of the box! Not only does it shred or slice whatever I need in a minute's time, but the result is so much more attractive than I could ever do by hand.
To make the task even easier, the Change-A-Bowl comes with - you guessed it, extra bowls so that there's no need to stop and wash the permanent bowl if you're preparing several different ingredients. Three GladWare bowls are included in the box.
Plus the Change-A-Bowl comes with two discs - the slice/shred disc and the fine shred/crinkle-cut disc (You won't believe those French fries!) All of the parts are dishwasher safe, so the clean-up is a breeze.
With holidays fast approaching this is one appliance that will be used over and over again. It weighs just 8 pounds. But, if you ask me, it's worth its weight in gold!
Good Idea... Bad Execution
I was really excited when I received this for Christmas and was looking forward to using this. However I was very unhappy when I took out of the box and found the feed tube to be very small, and only two slicing disk that suck! First task shredding cheese - well most of the cheese was going around the top of the shredding disk, and that was not using the fine shred disk either! Next thing I tried green peppers, after CHOPPING the peppers to fit them in the feed tube I got very disappointing results, - green pepper mush! MMM... The only thing I like about this thing is the cleanup that is it! I use my giant food processor more than this. This is not worth $40, it should be $9.99 and I still don't know if it would be worth it!
Nifty Little Kitchen Item...But...2nd Disc Is Optional Accessory From Hamilton Beach Only
This review refers to the Hamilton Beach "Change -A Bowl"(Slicer/shredder) model 70800
This is a great little item. It allows you to easily prepare meals without a lot of time or fuss. It is simple to use, puts together effortlessly and cleans up in a snap. All pieces that actually touch food are dishwasher safe on top rack. It comes with 3 GladWare 6 cup bowls with lids, so you can move from one item to the next without having to clean up each time. There is also a permanent bowl(no lid) to use as well. The shredder/slicer disc attaches easily and is two sided so you just use the side you want as the top side.Place your food in the chute, and use the "food pusher" to gently guide it through. Voila!
Mechanically, it has been sound. I have had no problems, it has worked great. I have found it to be a super-convienent kitchen tool. A quick-start is included to get you set up and going, and there is also a nice recipe book with many ideas for family meals, one dish meals, salads and sides, deserts and entertaining. Among them you will find pizza, vegetable stir fry, cheesy potatoes,chocolate pear torte and Salsa(there are lots more). The recipes have all indgrediants listed, cooking directions and even tell you which side of the shred/slice disc to use.You'll also find some neat little hints, like for shredding mozzarella cheese, it should be frozen and cut into little cubes for best results. The booklet and has cleaning instructions and customer service numbers. All the info(including recipes is also in French and Spanish, along with specific phone numbers)
So here is my only little complaint and reason for 4 instead of 5 stars. There is a second disc which is a "Fine Shred/Crinkle Cut", to add a little something different to your meals. This must be purchased separately from Hamilton Beach. I think for the price, they could have included it in this package. There is also a disc storage that is not included either. I searched Amazon and could not find that Fine Shred disc here.See product features on detail page here, this model comes with 1 disc!
Other then that I love this nifty little item, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
Remember to breathe, Eat healthy, and...Enjoy.....Laurie
