Testing the Presto SaladShooter!

Today I'm taking a look at the Presto Salad Shooter, which has been around for years and is still popular. At the end of the video, I referred to the NutriChopper, but I actually meant the NutriSlicer!

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0:00 Intro & Unboxing
1:12 Overview
1:50 Slicing Zuchinni
2:43 Slicing Carrots
3:27 Slicing a Potato
5:10 Shredding a Carrot
6:03 Grating a Carrot
7:11 Shredding a Zuchinni
7:41 Dishwasher Results
8:04 Slicing Almonds
8:44 Shredding Almonds & Walnuts
9:35 Slicing Cheese
11:08 Shredding Cheese
11:45 Slicing Apples
12:42 Conclusion

#salad #saladshooter #kitchengadgets

[maryjomccallister]

Put the cheese in the freezer for awhile before you slice or shred. Not rock hard frozen, but very well chilled. It works better and doesn't gum up as much. This works whether you use a machine or by hand.

[judybethclark]

My current Salad Shooter is at least 25 years old and still going strong. My favorite use is grating cheese. It goes through a 1 pound block in no time, and tastes waaaay better than the pre-grated package stuff!

[uta]

I too got mine in the early 80's as a gift. It is by far the best gift i have ever received.

When i did cheddar cheese i put the cheese in the freezer for a short while to make it a little harder. I also was carefull how much muscle i used when grating cheese.

Now after many years of use it still works good and the blades are still in good working order BUT, now as a 70 year old male, i only use it for one thing, hash browns. It does the hash browns perfectly. Nothing beats home grated hash browns.

One thing in your test disappointed me. You sliced and grated everything except the potatos i have always cut them with a knife. For some reason i never thought of using the salad shooter. Thanks to you, i will repent this sin and sin no more.

My salad shooter also came with beater blades that turned it into a hand mixer. This is a feature I never used.

I also love how quick and easy it is to clean.

[bendav]

Those walnuts looked an awful lot like pecans! I still want a shooter, but my wife says I don't need any more kitchen gadgets...

[CitiesTurnedToDust]

It absolutely works. My grandfather was just sitting in his living room, reading the evening paper and smoking a pipe. Suddenly there was a weird noise in the back door at the kitchen area. Grandpa picked up his trusty salad shooter --- even then he was a mite paranoid. But just in time, as a roving band of salads were smashing through the door with clearly evil intent. It was a bloodbath, and fortunately my grandfather was exonerated of any crimes. So anyway I never go anywhere or really feel safe without packing one. They're hard to get through customs, though.

[DarKnightKilla]

Wow! My Mom and I were just talking about this the other day. She's 70, and we were talking about old ads and such you'd see on TV (this being one of them!) since we love to hunker down on a rainy day and watch old commercials, shows, etc. I'm obsessed with old-timey stuff, but this is really cool that it actually works and has been going for a long time now. Honestly -- might end up being a gift for her this Christmas, even if it never gets used by her (I'll end up using it, haha)! Thanks again for an awesome in-depth review. Hope all is well!

[sonyasonya]

I'm a Manitoba, Canadian, and have never seen a Salad Shooter in a store here (except once at a thrift store). But, when I travel in the States, I've bought EVERY SINGLE Salad Shooter I've run across at garage sales and thrift stores. I've worn out two or three of them myself (the cones always end up cracking on me, probably due to their many runs through my dishwasher), supplied one to my friend, one to my friend's mom, and I have three in "reserve" in the basement (funny, I just checked my Salad Shooter stock today!) - my son even plans to take one when he moves out. I use Salad Shooters mainly for shredding mozzarella and cheddar, but also for slicing potatoes to make potato packets in foil for the BBQ, and slicing English cucumbers for creamy dill cucumber salad. I intend to never be without a Salad Shooter 😜.

As I have had many used Salad Shooters which are older, I can verify that all Salad Shooters sound like the brand new one you reviewed.

[dreameryoung]

I found this amongst my dad's belongings after he passed.Tada knew YouTube wouldn't let me down😊Wow when life gives you potatoes make potatoes chips

[twistedtwinx]

i love mine. I have the Pro-Salad Sshooter and have learned the amount of pressure required is directly related to the density and solidity of your food item. For cheeses if you back off the on the pressure and allowed the cutter blades do the work while holding it just firmly it works great. Almonds oddly require less pressure than expected as the blade has to find purchase on the nut without being forced to bind up from pressure. My set came with 3 sizes of each blade so I have a lot of options for thicknesses.

[cathrineosberg]

Great review, as usual! Here's a hint: chill your cheese such as cheddar and mozzarella in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes for better slices. Less gummy.

[hrrorville]

Youre my comfort youtuber, i know i can always sit back relax and have some Freakin' Reviews on in the background 😎 appreciate the work you put into your channel

[barcham]

Not being adjustable is my primary gripe with things like this. That is why I bought the Cuisinart food processor I did, because it has an adjustable slicing blade which is an absolute must for my cooking needs.

For the nuts, I'd just attach a Ziploc bag around the exit with an elastic band. They will easily catch everything and keep things clean.

[diamondslashranch]

Those walnuts look surprisingly like pecans😂😂

[Lynn-khrs]

I had a Salad Shooter years ago and used it till it finally died. We love a lot of different veggies in our salad and it was the fastest way to cut up the veggies and grate cheese. Also easy to clean because the unit was so simple. I hate food prep and didn't realize the the SS was still around. I loved my old one (yes, it was just as loud) and now I know I can replace it. Thanks for the review.

[mattsanchez]

Wow great demonstration, I’m definitely buying one! As someone who lives in the South, I have to tell you that those walnuts were in fact pecans. Great channel, I literally watch every one of your reviews !

[slbi]

Oh please, I have had mine for so many years and it definitely is THE best thing since sliced bread😊

[mhans]

This takes me back to when I was growing up. My family had one of these and we used it all the time. I always found it oddly satisfying to use.

[JoySilla]

Nice to see a product I told you about on Twitter made it to a video! To think, this was being sold at an Ace Hardware when I saw it

[AlienFrequency]

I bet the cheese would work better the colder it is. This gadget is actually
pretty cool. I remember commercials for it when I was a kid. I didn’t know it still existed. I kinda want one now… being an adult is so weird 🤦🏻

[realShadowKat]

I love mine so much so I bought all the blades for it so I have more control over what can be done. Works great for grating harder cheeses (parmesan and similar). Great for uniform cuts as noted and satisfying. I don't mind the noise since it's barely on for more than a minute at a time.