It works!

The ‘Looseleaf’ – it actually works!  All of you who are probably far more gadget minded that I am may already have seen it – or at least will know that Chef’n gadgets usually do work – but I am always deeply dubious about gadgets. So when some keen PR girl rang me up and wanted me to write about it I said, OK, send me one and if it works, I will!

That was a few weeks ago and no one was more surprised than me when one day the thing actually turned up. So, last night, I tried it – and, it works! Well, it works a treat on kale, which is probably everybody’s greatest bugbear, and on all varieties of kale. My fave is cavolo nero which I have previous attacked with my best long Sabatier steel blade but I have to admit that this is a lot easier.

I have not yet tried it on spinach (I mean ‘real’ spinach with spines, not that pathetic baby leaf stuff….) but I have had a go with thyme, rosemary and parsley. Thyme and parsley absolutely fine, rosemary not quite so good as the smaller big hole is too big and the largest small hole too small…. However, I then turned it round and pushed it through the big hole backwards (if you see what I mean) and that worked reasonably well.

Anyhow, I don’t know what it cost as the keen PR girl failed to send me any details and the Chef’n site is less than helpful although you can apparently buy it on line – and at Amazon here in the US and here in the UK. (Actually, I lie as I do know what it costs having just located  it on Amazon – £6.99.) Moreover, I can’t tell the keen PR girl that her efforts paid off and that I have written about it, as I don’t know who she is. Oh well – I did my bit! Hope you enjoy using it if you buy one…