Westmark Bean Slicer Aluminium - #1182

Arrived on time product works well

Bought this to replace and old one which still works but is falling apart apart
New very good help when we have a lot of runner beans off the allotment to put in freezer easy peesey
Shame you can’t buy spares for old one ie handles and blades
Very happy with new machine

I used to have these back in the old country - rarely seen them in the US. I grow roman beans in my veg garden, and without this tool I would not have been able to freeze >15 lbs of ready to cook romans. Great tool, good price too.

Old fashion bean cutter, works as expected.

Extremely pleased with the product purchased. Have used it several times already and it works as advertised. The packaging and speed of shipping was exceptional as well. I can highly recommend this company.

Was very happy with it. Was just what I was looking for

Thank you so much..!!! I am extremely happy with my bean slicer

I love my bean machine and also tried doing carrots and they are fabulous too - just cut the carrots lengthwise to fit whole and put in like a bean - they are lovely and evenly cut and going to try parsnips too and maybe cylinder beets and zucchini this summer when in season - Karen McCaffery

La máquina funciona de maravilla.
Me recuerda la que teníamos en mi casa cuando yo era chico

I inherited my mother's Dutch cast-iron bean slicer. I was unable to source someone to repair/sharpen the blades. The Westmark slicer is a great replacement. My only concern is finding a counter or tabletop with enough depth for the slicer to attach to securely. I found it necessary to tighten the clamp several times while slicing.

Cutter is fine. Works great! Wife says great purchase!!

On further use of the bean slicer, several negative technical issues have surfaced and hence the down rating.

My grandmother had a bean slicer. When she made her bean salad I got to slice the beans. I like cooking and miss that fun and easy way to make that bean salad. It works like I remember. Magical it makes the bean salad taste better! Sure makes slicing beans easier and faster.

I used similar tool growing up when my parents grew lots of flat beans. I am able to buy the same style beans locally and the slicer works wonderfully.
Always enjoy being another vegetable to introduce to grandchildren. I recommend slicer to anyone who needs one.

It was exactly what I wanted and it performs beautifully. Thank you for making such a first class product.

Fabulous quick and easy service to New Zealand…

Great product

These types of bean slicers were used by my grandmother, or it was the grandson's job more likely. They are great and have largely disappeared from NZ shops. Compared with Granny's old cast iron device the Westmark Bean Slicer is a modern miracle. Really enjoying having it.

When I was a kid, my German grandma used to cook a stew of lactic fermented beans in the winter. I didn't like it much then, but now I really wanted to recreate the recipe from my childhood days. The only problem is that you can rarely buy lactic fermented beans, so you have to make them yourself. I remember how my grandmother used to make them: Clean the beans, cut them into diagonal, paper-thin strips, and then let them ferment for a few weeks mixed with salt. Cutting the beans with a knife was a tedious job until Grandma got a red cast iron bean cutter. You could clamp that to the table and be chopping beans by the pound in no time.

Westmark's bean slicer has the same design as Grandma's, only it's silver and lighter because it's made of aluminum, but it cuts beans just as reliably, quickly and safely, and it's easier to clamp to the table and clean. I had tears in my eyes when I cut beans with it, because it felt like grandma was looking over my shoulder, just like old times.