I bought this after many years of cutting and shredding by hand...I was to make a pasta salad and a cucumber salad for almost 200 people...really made the process so quick! Cucumbers through, carrots through, peppers too! Done! I love it and now use it at least 3 times a week. Why oh why did I wait so long??? Just wish feeder tube were a bit wider for larger items and that "pusher" wasn't double walled...too hard to clean and dry.