It works, but much of the vegetables will hang in and outside the drums.
Not the easiest to clean.

Why can't they design good products?

1. The sides of the attachment are so short that when you grate at high speed, the food just flies everywhere. If you grate at lower speed, it really does not do a good job, plus it takes much longer. Beware: the low-watt machines are really not strong enough to grate/slice hard food, like hard cheese. The machine makes a strained noise.

2. The metal shaft which attaches the cone to the mixer is very hard to screw on and to remove.

3. The pushers that allow you to push the fund down are attached to the unit, but they will not stand upright, nor flip the other way (this is hard to explain unless you look at the attachment). This means they are constantly falling inwards, where you put the food, which means one hand has to be holding them up, and is thus wasted, whilst you are only left with the other hand to handle the food. If you're three-armed of course, it's not a problem.

In Europe, you can buy Kenwood mixers, with really powerful motors, and exceptionally well designed accessories. My mother had one from the 70s and it still goes strong. DeLonghi seems to be making a similar one, but they don't sell the grater here, only the disc attachments that work like a food processor.

I purchased this KitchenAid attachment mainly to grind nuts and chocolate when baking cookies. It does not work. A lot of big chunks of nuts or chocolate escape because the drum for grinding is located way too far from the base and it is not capable for fine grinding. Poor design, big disappointment.. It will collect dust in your kitchen, thus, don't bother with it.

My wife was very pleased with the purchase of this product. Makes terrific Cole Slaw.

A must have if you HATE to grate cheese. This gadget is easy to use and fun. The only draw back is the metal shaft that connect the blade to the machine is very hard to remove after use. I have to use vise grips to get it off.

I just bought this product and I am really satisfied about it. I can prepare saldas , cakes, french fries in seconds!!! it is marvellous.
i just have a problem changing the cones because it is kind of hard. But do not think in buy this product.!!!

I've only had this for a few days and haven't tried the shredder yet but as a slicer I'm rather disappointed in it. I tried it on a couple of relatively firm cucumbers and it did slice them, just not in nice uniform slices like the box shows. Some of the slices were thick on one side, very thin on the other. Others were elongated, more oval than round. The skin of the cucumbers would get caught and pull off and it would more or less just mash the spots where the skin ripped off. All in all, this product is not worth the $50 if you buy it individually but if you get it in the meat grinder/pasta maker/slicer 3 pack like I did it's worth it.

It is not easy to attach and not very good at slicing.
Get a real food processor instead.

I was very excited when I ordered this product because of the potential time and hassle it would save me. I was disappointed to find out that two of the cone attachments are pretty much the same and I must have been in disbelief after reading the customer reviews regarding the difficulty with disassembling this product after use. It is quite difficult to disassemble because when you are removing the cone, there is no good way of grabbing it to turn it to the left to remove it. The first test was carrots which wasn't bad but when I removed the cone it made quite a big mess on my counter and floor. I am returning this product and intend on getting a food processor instead.

I love this attachment.

My favorite use for it is to make potatoes au gratin from scratch. I use the slicer to slice the potatoes, and the shredder to shred the cheese. It is a dream to shred cheese with, it goes in no time flat.

A hint for getting the shredding cone off the bolt; after you take the assembly off, insert the bolt back into the machine with the cone attached (without the housing) and just turn the cone with the machine holding the bolt in place. The cone will pop right off.

Customer Service Manager,

I bought the KitchenAid RVSA Slicer/Shredder Attachment for Stand Mixers for our daughter as a Christmas gift. It should have 4 different attachments, instead two of the attachments were the same, this is a quality issue wrt your quality control, you should have complaint this issue to the manufacture (KitchenAid).

Our daughter does not live in United State, we've shipped to them last Christmas, it would cost us more in postage if we have to ship back and forth between 2 country.

KitchenAid RVSA Slicer/Shredder Attachment for Stand Mixers

Regards,

Well worth the money. Quality construction, sturdy stainless steel attachments that are built to last. Easy to change out slicer to shredder when you use the built in "gripper". Some people need to read the owners manual to learn how to use their equipment properly.

The shredder is fabulous for blocks of cheese. I found the squirrel cage shredder attachment difficult to dismount from the spindle that slips into the front of the mixer. This is necessary when you need to clean or swap out the shredder for a slicer attachment. Nevertheless, the attachment is a must have if you have a KitchenAid. The footprints of a hand held shredder and or mandolin take up significantly more space in your cabinets/counter tops.

This is a large, heavy-duty attachment. It takes up a lot of storage space, but it is absolutely worth it.

I have a giant Cuisinart food processor, but when I want to convert a block of cheese into a bowl of shreds, this is what I reach for every time. One of the best things about it is that it shreds directly into an external bowl, so it can't get full, or compress the cheese. If the bowl starts getting full, I just turn it off, put another bowl in front of it, and turn it back on. It gets power directly from the drive shaft of the stand mixer, so nothing slows it down.

My salad shooter is now relegated to the basement!

I used the fine grater to grate plantains, bananas, potato and roots. The last bits of the items usually don't get grated but end up between the grater and the casing. Sometimes going around the grater drum, other times going in the bowl. This is a bit of a drawback, but overall the grater works well and saves time. I expect the coarser grater to work similarly. I have not used the slicer, and based on other reviews I might not bother.

I had no problems attaching the grater/slicer drum to the metal part that turns it (driver?), since there is a place in the housing of the grater that allows the two parts to be tightened by holding the driver in place. Some parts of the housing don't look very good, especially the little 'flippy thing' that locks the driver in place. However, as long as parts don't break over time/use I don't care about the looks much. Since I have only used the grater once I can't comment on how long-lived this attachment is. However, although the casing is plastic, it doesn't look any worse than the casing for the mixer.

Bottom line: if you need to do a lot of grating (even if it's just a lot once-in-a-while) and you already have the mixer, then you will probably find this attachment useful!

It hold's what it promised. This Thing is really durable. I worked in a lot of business kitchen. And my dream was, getting a kitchen aid, since I live here.

I have only used the coarse grating attachment so far so I can't speak to the slicing attachments. The other day I had to make potato pancakes (latkes) for 40 people. Usually I hand-grate the potatoes but for this many people I wasn't about to put myself through such torture so I went out and purchased the RSVA attachment (though I was expecting to be frustrated based on the Internet reviews).

I found that setting up the attachment was very simple and I had no difficulty inserting the cones. I did notice that the cones are not very sharp and that grating the potatoes required a decent amount of pressure, which initially concerned me since the body of the attachment is plastic (for $50 I was hoping it would be a little sturdier).

Nevertheless, I sliced through nearly 10 pounds of potatoes in no time at all and never once experienced any jams although the very ends of each potato didn't always grate and sometimes slipped through as whole pieces (which I simply picked out as they fell). The attachment is not perfect but served its purpose.

I think a knife or grating block is still the best choice for routine slicing/grating tasks and that this attachment really should be considered when large amounts of slicing/grating are needed. It doesn't really seem to make sense to use this 'gadget' just because it's available. Still, I am glad I purcahsed it (and my ungrated knuckles thank me).

Sturdy construction - gets the job done quickly. Easy to clean. I love this tool!!!

It is very difficult to remove the cones from the shaft. My two adult daughters and I could not remove the cone from the shaft. Much to KitchenAid's credit they promptly sent out a replacement cone and shaft which is why this review is getting three stars. Their customer service is outstanding!

I will try removing the cone, while attached to the mixer, as one of the reviewers suggested.

For now it remains difficult to take the cone off the shaft.

As to slicing, shredding, etc. the mixer does an outstanding job. It quickly sliced about half a pound of Cheddar cheese (I chilled the cheese well as recommended in the booklet).

I used the shredding cone to shred some cheese too and the machine performed flawlessly.

This product works well. I've shredded carrots and cabbage so far, and it does the job. I'm pleased with the ease with which it connects to my Kitchen Aide mixer, although the instructions leave a little bit to the imagination. They don't mention the lever that needs to be pushed in order to release the cones, but it's easy enough to figure out on your own. The hopper could be a little larger, but it's okay.

In my RVSA (and all the others that I've looked at in stores) the blades have been inconsistently dull (never remotely sharp, just some more dull than others, even on the same cone) and inconsistently offset from the cone so they cut or grate inconsistently. Since they are so dull, they only work on certain firm foods. If this aspect were fixed I would recommend this product wholeheartedly. Until then If you still want something like this I highly recommend the KitchenAid DVSA which uses KitchenAid food processor discs but was discontinued in 1999. They can still be found used or even new on KA's ebay store. The DVSA works far better and on a greater variety of foods.

I've seen a number of complaints about removing the cones on this attachment. It has been a while since I've used any older versions of this accessory but I recently purchased one locally. If one looks at the 12 o'clock part of the face of the plastic hopper/housing there is a square hole just the right size to insert the shaft then twist a cone on or off. It is explained very well in the kitchenaid website product guide.

http://www.kitchenaid.com/assets/pdfs/product/ZUSECARE/9704313.pdf

I have only used it to shred cheeses but was reading these reviews for some new Kitchenaid ideas.

I have owned my KitchenAid mixer for about 20 yrs. It has always worked very good and seems to be very hi quality. I have seen many of these exact mixers in various culinary schools. I only rated the Slicer/Shredder Attachment a "4" because my first one did crack where it attaches to the mixer. The mixer itself and the other attachments are all very well built, but this particular attachement can break if too much pressure is put on it when pushing food through the hopper. I have found that with a little less pressure, the slicer will probably work for a life time.

I have had my shredder slicer for about 5 years now and I love it!
It is perfect for shredding cheese and I found it made coleslaw in a snap.
You just throw it in the dishwasher when you are done!

Honestly, if I had known ahead about this attachment I would not have bought it. It is hard to use it jams, the hook in the back doesn't want to catch. When vegetables is being chopped up, its real juicy and gets all over the place. Must be really carefull on the clean up. Just don't recommend this.

This attachment did not preform to the expectations I had been hoping for being made by KitchenAid, it mashed and tore at the sliced potatoes I was attempting to slice up. The cutting blades are very dull and being new these blades should have been razor sharpe.

I can't believe how poorly this attachment works. I love my stand mixer and use it all the time to make bread. The other day I decided to use the shredder attachment to shred some cheese for the pizza I was making. My goodness it took a long time to shred! I tried different blades and they all seemed like they were dull or something. My wife came in and asked what I was doing. She said she had the same problem trying to shred beats for borscht. The blades just don't seem to want to shred. Maybe mine are dull or something but I really can't recomment this product to anyone. Get a good hand shreader for a few bucks and save yourself the hassle.

I bought this after seeing a similar looking hand cranking device at the Phila. Home Show for 250 dollars. After watching the salesperson crank out an entire salad in under 2 minutes, I wanted it. I went home and bought this one for 50 dollars. It's absolutely amazing on cheese. Utilizing the power of the mixer is ingenious. The Kitchenaid isn't quite as nice to use as the home show device - I have 2 points to make:

The thick and thin straight slicer blades come dull - I don't mean semi-sharp, I mean completely dull(KitchenAid doesn't like lawsuits). The power of the mixer bites through the vegetable, it doesn't slice through like it should, which explains people complaining in the reviews about it not working on all foods. This was easily remedied by spending about 15 minutes on a 1" bandsander loaded with 220 grit and putting an edge on each "blade". That was a MASSIVE improvement, now the slicers really slices effortlessly through everything.

The angle that the veggies go in is diagonal to the blade, meaning you can't cut the vegetable straight on, like you would with a knife and a cutting board. With practice, I've improved, but the cuts still look a little funky, especially when you start approaching the nub of the vegetable. Kitchenaid should engineer the chute into a straight-on angle with the cutting knives.

Overall, it's a really well made unit, and it chops FAST - on low speed it will thick slice an entire cucumber in under 2 seconds. It is extremely fun to use, and cleanup is pretty easy. If you have a kitchenaid mixer, you should definitely buy this attachment. -J

I am a long-time user of the KitchenAid products. We have a very large family, and the KitchenAid mixer and attachments are among our most beloved kitchen accessories. The slicer/shredder has made salad-making a snap, shreds cheese in a jiffy, and even produces nuts into perfect form for baklava, tortes, and other sweets. The attachment comes with 4 different cones to allow for just the right effect.

One of the mixer's two most useful accessories.* Been using one regularly for 40 years. They do wear out (this is my 3rd), but not faster than I think they should. If you don't have one yet, get one. If a friend is to receive a mixer for a wedding gift, this makes a great companion present. Fast, easy food prep and quicker, safer clean-up than food processors (which I use for other jobs). Use the slicer for scalloped potatoes, sliced cucumbers and zucchini, etc.; the shredder for stuffing crumbs, cole slaw, etc.; the grater for cheeses, carrot slaw, etc. (*The other is the meat grinder.)

A bit of a pain to clean but worth it. We probably use this attachment more than anything in our kitchen, it gets used at least once a day.

This was a gift. It was one of those gifts we should have returned for store credit but my husband, for some reason, wanted to hold on to it. Which is ironic, as we have had it for 2 years now and he has never used it.

I have used it to shred carrots, zucchini, cheese, and onion.

It did not work for the onion well at ALL. It shaved off large chunks which went all over the place. I detest chopping onions and I thought this would be a quick and easy way to chop up an onion for meatballs but instead I ended up with a huge oniony mess and still had to chop up another onion by hand.

Worked well on the cheese - swiss and gruyere (sp)- but truthfully I don't find shredding cheese by hand to be THAT difficult and I only used this that time because we were having people over for fondue and I was running way behind schedule. So it saved time in the shredding but I had more stuff to clean up afterwards, I'd have been better off planning my time better and having extra time to shred by hand.

For the carrots and zucchini - I like to make muffins with these for my son because it's an awesome way to sneak veggies into a preschooler ;-). It is very tiresome to finely shred 3 cups (packed) of carrots by hand. This makes it much easier... but it lets a bunch of these big chunks through in the process, too, so you have to go through and pick out the big chunks by hand (Toddlers notice big chunks). Does a better job with the zucchini but still not perfect. Biggest advantage over hand shredding is it seems to make a little less juice since the process is lighter on the squash - but still not recommended unless you are shredding a lot of zucchini.

My biggest problem with this device is, well, for the work involved in setting it up and cleaning it, and for the amount of space it takes up in your cupboard, you really might as well get yourself a food processor. It will do more, and probably do it better. This is really pretty much a waste of space and money IMO.

This attachment is easy to use, easy to clean and shreds a whole chunk of cheese beautifully and quickly. Highly recommended. Can't live without my Kitchenaid!

An avid amateur chef (and gadget freak), deeply in love with my stand-mixer for baking, I thought this seemed like a good idea for our favorite quick salads like grated carrotts and apples etc. Unfortunately I am not impressed. Unless you make copious amounts of shredded veggies I think you are better off using a regular grating iron. Any time you save cranking stuff through the shredder is quickly lost on clean-up. Get a good grating iron instead, replace it when it gets dull. Be happy. My set is sitting in the back of a cabinet after only a few uses.

Nota Bene:
I have tried to contact Kitchen-Aid for over a month, wrote 4 EM via the KitchenAid customer support Website, and beside their promise to answer within 3 business day, I have yet to hear from them.
I'm truly disappointed with their customer support and the RSVA.
Kitchen-Hell: "for the way it's made"



Well,
What a deception!
Probably the worst shredder I ever used.

I purchase this product in the idea that KitchenAid was a good brand (by experience), but I must admit that I have the feeling that I paid $50 for a very, very poor shredder, which should be sold $15 maximum. A $7 Walmart hand shredder makes a better job.

I have the feeling that KitchenAid just ripped me off.

I'm a mechanical engineer and I love to cook, and I'm normally the type to buy one excellent knife instead of 2 poor ones, but this time, I was fooled.
So , let's review the product:

First of all, the cones are not stainless steel, but regular steel, badly chromed.
It means that, one day or another, they will rust.

How can you tell? Use a magnet, if it is not sticking, it's a 18/10 stainless steel. (18% Chrome + 10% Nickel, a TRUE Stainless Steel)
Try with your kitchenaid mixing bowl, and you'll see.
It also means that if you ever try to sharpen the slicing blades, you'll take off the chrome and it WILL rust very quickly.

I'm sorry, but a brand like Kitchenaid should AT LEAST, provides Stainless Steel cones. Especially at 50 bucks a piece. (and I suppose that's why it is stated HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY), not allowed to use regular steel in a restaurant)

The blades are either dull, unevenly sharpened, or not at all(sides). It mashes or puree very well, but the cuts are uneven and messy. I just wanted a slicer, not a musher.
The sharpening on (my) slicing cones is visibly uneven. one side slices, the other not.

The gap between the cones and the body is too big, food goes in, get pushed in by the dull cones to end up in a mess.

The cones rotate unevenly, off balance, which adds to the previous mess.

The length of the blades is smaller than the size of the spout. (the cutting length should be a least the size of the spout, not smaller )
In short: everything that goes is those corners is miserably mashed


So, as a result, in my opinion: buy something else.
Add $20 and buy yourself something decent. Plus, the attachment is so bulky that a food processor will not take much space.
My grade on a 10 scale: 3
Probably the worst shredder I ever used.
And if you ever decide to buy one , please contact me , for $25, you'll have an almost brand new one.