Prepworks by Progressive Jumbo Potato Cutter Features Interchangeable ⅜” and ½” cutting blades for French Fry Cutter, Veggie Slicer

I was initially turned off from buying this due to the numerous poor - or, at best, middling reviews. So, I bit the bullet and bought one of the pricy metal "commercial" style cutters ( LEM Products Commercial...

For $12, I'm stunned by what I got. Sometimes you get more than you pay for. Really, this is a very tough little tool that should cost more. I like the fact that it has 2 sizes but I only use the smaller one. Just more value for those of you that like thick fries as well. A couple of points to make for those who are under the illusion that cutting fries should be as easy as 1-2-3 just because you dropped $12 on a cutter: First, if you just take a potato, shove it in this thing and press, it's not going to be pleasant. It helps if you do something to soften your potatoes up first. This is a manual machine, not an automatic one, so it's not the machine's fault that you might have to exert a lot of energy to cut a hard potato! You can--and you should--microwave or simmer the potatoes first (I wouldn't boil, so as to avoid over-softening) before cutting. Just enough to soften them up a bit. Secondly, you probably still will need to use the force and balance of 2 hands to push the lever down and cut the potato into perfectly formed fries, but again, this is a manual cutter, so that's fine with me. Once you prepare the potato it will be easier to cut. So to repeat, sure, you shouldn't have to do this for an automated potato cutter, but this isn't it. I would urge people to keep that in mind before they expect the sun, the moon and the stars for $12. In a perfect world, I would like the potato bay to be a bit bigger so I can put bigger ones in there, but really, it's not going to kill me to cut the potato in half first. I'm more than willing to do that. But the bottom line is, once you get these things cut, the fact that they are uniformly cut into the same size gives you the ability to cook all your fries evenly in a pot of oil or a deep fryer. And that's what is needed to make french fries so pleasant and fun to eat. This cutter allows you to avoid the annoyance of a plate full of fries where some are a 1/2 inch thick and others are barely 1/10th. Although I used to hand cut, the convenience this tool offers means that I use this every time I do bistro style steak-frites at home. And I enjoy every minute of it.

Years ago I bought a potato cutter at a garage sale. It was all steel and a good size (accepting virtually any potato without cutting it down to size). I've been very happy with it. Recently we bought a cabin so needed to add a second set of kitchen tools. One of the items we decided we wanted was a second potato cutter. I ordered this one because of the "jumbo" in the name hoping that it would work as well as our previous garage sale cutter. Thankfully, this product lives up to the jumbo name. It's larger than our garage sale cutter by 20% or so. It is easy to use and clean up. Not to mention it has a suction cup to attach it to the counter which works surprisingly well. Pros: Large with two sizes of cutting blades; a larger mesh for traditional fries and smaller mesh for McDonald-like fries. Cons: It's plastic and steel which makes me wonder about longevity. All-in-all, I think this was a good purchase. Update My wife loves this vegetable cutter and has asked me to order another! She has used ours at least twice a week since we recieved it in Aug 2005 and has had no difficulties with it at all. I'm surprised to see that another purchaser has had problems with this product. Perhaps they received a defective one? At any rate, I would still recommend the product.

It's spectacular on potatoes!!! I used it to cut the potatoes for my stew, which I usually do by hand, and it takes ages. With this cutter, I just put them in place in the cutter, push the lever, and in 2 seconds, I have the potatoes cut into French-fry shape. Then I just cut across, to make the squares for stew, and I'm done. It will do other vegetables, too, including carrots and larger potatoes. If they're too long; I just cut them in half, and then put them through the cutter. It cuts easily and cleanly through the potato, with little to no effort on my part. It saved me almost an hour, which I usually spend cutting up all the vegetables by hand. It's a super quick cleanup, too. It comes with 2 size blades, in case you want thinner fries, etc. It's so much fun, that it's really not a kitchen tool; it's a fun toy. I'm going to be using mine, a lot more, from now on.

This potato cutter works but I wish I would have just bit the bullet and purchased a more expensive professional grade one. This comes with 2 blades to have bigger or smaller fries and suctions to the counter which is appreciated when your wrenching on it to get the potato started. I have found that if you are trying to cut raw potatoes your best but is to use reds or Yukon gold because the bigger russets are almost impossible. The cutter itself does not feel very strong, I am just waiting for this to break as it feels as though it will each time you put a potato through and feels flimsy and cheap. Overall...I would not purchase this Item again.

I bought this item based on various reviews here and on other sites. Usually, when the majority of reviews lean one way, I find they tend to be correct. This time? WRONG WRONG WRONG!!! This veggie cutter is a cheap piece of CR*P! It may be ok if all you want to cut are soft veggies, but if you want to cut potatoes for french fries, dont bother unless you want to blow $20 plus shipping. Mine lasted less than 2 months before it fell apart. A complete waste of my money. I had high hopes based upon reviews I had read on this product, but I was lead down the (potato) garden path. Cutting potatoes (the main reason I bought this) is quite a chore. I had to place it on the floor on a towel to get really good leverage to enable me to cut my potatoes. The main product is plastic and the working parts were less than sturdy steel rods. I am really disappointed with this product. If you are planning on cutting potatoes or other hard veggies, then please do not waste your money. Many people rated this item very high in their reviews. I really cant believe these people cut potatoes with this. This product just IS NOT sturdy enough for that job!! I write this review in hopes that I can save others from throwing their money away searching for a good french fry cutter. If you choose to ignore my warning and it breaks on you (which it will... sooner or later... probably sooner), yes, that will be me you hear saying "I told you so". CAVEAT EMPTOR!!

This is a fabulous all in one cutter! It neatly cuts so many items into perfectly shaped finger food, the possibilities are endless...carrot and celery sticks, zuchini and squash sticks, french fries, homemade mozzarella sticks... If you can fit it in the cutter, it'll slice it. In most cases, items are easily cut. It does take a sturdy hand to press the bar down, but nothing my ten year old hasn't been able to cut. I would say, consider the density of the food item before selecting the size of cutting grate. The denser the vegetable, the more force it's going to take to press the cutting bar down through a small grate. You may have to adjust the thickness of the cut based on your ability and strength to press the bar down. For instance, shoe string potatoes are quite a challenge, although if that's what you want, if you don't have the arm strength to man handle the bar, I'd suggest buying the "Alligator onion chopper," it masters small hashbrown type cuts on potatoes and onions! The Alligator only has one sized cutting screen, very small. I can't tell you why it works so much better on these dense food items, maybe the blades are sharper... So, consider what you're going to use this Progressive slicer for, in most cases, it's the right answer. I personally have two choppers, the "Alligator onion chopper" for onions and diced/shoe string potatoes, and this "Progressive Cutter" for all other applications. I use them enough that I know what works best on each chopper, and I'd rather have the right application tool than get less than satisfactory results from just one product.

Ok, they call them French Fries. I like to believe that they were invented in Belgium ([...]). Regardless of the origin discussion, in Belgium we used to eat Fries (and nothing else) every Wednesday. Wednesdays were superdays. Half day off at school and fries for dinner. By the way, you should eat fries from a paper 'frietzak'. They taste so much better. The paper absorbs the fat, release the moister and keeps your fries crispy But back to the review. This Cutter works perfectly. It slices your potatoes in beautiful fries with ease. The trick is to guide your potato to the cutter by hand while pushing the handle down. Make the potato goes straight into the cutter or points slightly upwards. If it points sideways or downwards, it will get stuck. This thing just works perfectly if you position the potato right. If you would like to just throw the potato in and push the lever, it will fail and you should just by your fries frozen in a store. Now for the frying. Use russet potatoes. I prefer the smaller cutting plate for my fries. Dry your cut fries in a towel. pre-fry them at 325 until they look almost ready, let them cool down. Fry them a second time at 375 until they are done. Do not overfill your fryer. Shake the fries regularly in the deep fryer basket so that they do not stick together. Serve with salt and your own home made mayonnaise. Drink a nice belgian beer with your fries! I am getting hungry just from writing this review.