How to Use a Potato Threader

Use a potato threader to make interesting side dishes or even an ingredient in a main dish. The threader allows you to cut long thin ribbons of potato to use in a variety of recipes. The threader also works with fruits and vegetables for garnish, a platter or deserts.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Potato
• Potato peeler
• Potato threader
• Cold water

1. Peel and wash the potato. Stick one end of the potato in the prongs provided to hold it in place in the threader.

2. Turn the handle to make the potato go around and graze the blade on the threader.

3. Keep turning the handle until the entire potato is cut into long strings of potato threads. Guide the potato coming out of the threader with your free hand onto a plate or platter.

4. Put potato threads into cold water right away to keep them from loosing color and turning brown.

5. Use potato threads to top recipes, deep fry them for garnishes or use them raw as decoration on vegetable platters.

Tips & Warnings

• Most potato threaders can slice any hard fruits and vegetables such as apples, cucumbers, zucchini or carrots.
• Some threaders have adjustable blades to get different thickness of threads.
• Save time and don't peel the potato. Just throw the first section of threads with the peels on them away.
• Be careful not to get fingers or hands too close to the threaders blades. They are extremely sharp.

Resources

• Find potato threaders and recipes using them at Gourmet Sleuth.

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