Every autumn, it is time to harvest vegetables in the form of a variety of pickles and canned salads. It is nice to treat yourself to this yummy in winter.
No matter how much the housewives of various appetizers and marinade salads have prepared, sauerkraut still occupies a central place in this vegetable wealth. But its appearance is preceded by a rather tedious and not too beloved process of shredding heads.
Many years ago, I remember, they said "chop cabbage." This is because they used a special chopping knife, or chopper, rather than a shredder for cabbage. Cabbage was chopped with a chop in a rounded wooden trough, linden or oak, and salted in wooden tubs and stored until the next harvest.
And let now few people ferment cabbage with whole barrels, they try to facilitate the slicing process with the help of various devices. However, for small volumes a special knife was invented with several sharp steel blades located at an angle. Such a shredder for cabbage (manual, as it is called) is absolutely safe and can significantly speed up slicing and improve its quality. It turns out an even thin straw that can be cut with an ordinary knife unless a professional chef. True, some skill is needed, but any housewife will quickly master this device, little wisdom.
For a small amount, a plastic shredder for cabbage is suitable. This simple device resembles a regular grater and is a form of durable plastic with removable knives. Some products have a container for chopped vegetables.
Wooden shredder for cabbage is more productive and reliable, also a very simple device that many housewives prefer to use. You can buy it in a store or make it yourself. A wooden shredder is a board on which plate steel knives are mounted. The thickness of the cut pieces depends on the size of the gaps between the knives and the board. Typically, wooden shredders for cabbage are made large and placed directly above the pickling tank. For safety, some shredders are equipped with a moving cube-shaped hopper with a pressure cap. The head of cabbage is placed in the hopper, covered with a lid, and then moves forward on the knives. This shredder for cabbage is safe to use and has good performance.
All of the above devices facilitate shredding only by half, because your hands still get tired of holding the head. But technological progress, as you know, does not stand still, and now some housewives trust the shredder to modern electric meat grinders, which have special nozzles, including cabbage. A food processor is an even more advanced and modernized shredder, with pieces of cabbage it is straightened out in a matter of minutes. And finally, the slicer is an electric vegetable slicer.
However, cabbage after shredding in this wonderful technique is not as beautiful as we would like, so many housewives prefer to chop cabbage with simpler devices. Or the old fashioned way, with your own hands.