Dito Sama Combined Cutter And Vegetable Slicer 4.5 Lt Variable Speed TRK45

The Dito Sama TRK45 is a combined cutter and vegetable slicer with a 4.5 litre stainless steel cutter bowl — the smallest of the three in this range. It runs the vegetable slicer at four speeds up to 800 rpm and the cutter at ten variable speeds from 300 to 3,700 rpm, with slicer productivity of 550 kg an hour and a cutter working capacity of 100 g to 2 kg. It draws 1 kW.

Why operators choose the TRK45

• 4.5 litre bowl from a 100 g minimum — the smallest cutter batch in the range. If you make small quantities of sauce, paste or herb mix, this is the machine that will actually process them rather than smearing them round an oversized bowl
• Full 550 kg/h slicing despite the smaller bowl — the vegetable slicer side is the same rate as the larger TRK55 - you are trading cutter batch size, not bulk prep throughput
• Three machines in one base — cutter, emulsifier and vegetable slicer - it slices, grates, liquidises, mixes and minces
• Incly system tilts the motor base 20 degrees — the base inclines so the slicer attachment sits at a better working angle, which stops product jamming at the feed
• Slicing, grating, julienne, dicing AND french fries — dicing and french fries are the two cuts cheaper slicers cannot do, and the two that save the most labour
• Magnetic safety system with motor brake — it will not run when the vegetable lever or hopper is lifted, or the cutter lid is not properly closed - and the brake stops the blade rather than letting it coast
• Automatic speed limitation by function — the machine caps its own speed depending on whether you are slicing or cutting
• All food-contact parts remove without tools and are dishwasher safe — the whole business end comes apart by hand
• High-chimney stainless bowl — it holds 75 per cent of nominal capacity even with liquids, where a low bowl would overflow
• IP55 flat waterproof touch-control panel — rated against water jets, for a prep area that gets hosed rather than wiped

Specifications

Venue suitability

The TRK45 suits restaurants, caterers, aged-care and institutional kitchens at 100 to 400 covers for table service, and it is the right choice of the three if your cutter batches are genuinely small — it takes the same bulk slicing rate as the mid-size model while handling down to 100 g in the bowl.

See the full veg prep machines range or browse every Dito Sama model we carry.

Installation & delivery

It runs from a standard 10 A power point, so no electrical work is required. 1 kW at 240 V draws about 4.2 A, comfortably inside a standard circuit. At 252 mm wide and 30.5 kg it is a one or two-person placement and genuinely portable. Allow space in front for the discharge and beneath it for a container, and site it near a wash-up area because all the food-contact parts come off for the dishwasher.

Frequently asked questions

Q: Which of the three TRK machines should I choose?

Size the cutter bowl, because the slicing rate barely changes. The TRK45 has a 4.5 L bowl (100 g to 2 kg) at 550 kg/h slicing; the TRK55 a 5.5 L bowl (100 g to 2.5 kg) also at 550 kg/h; the TRK70 a 7 L bowl (150 g to 3.5 kg) at 500 kg/h. Note the largest machine records the LOWEST slicing rate and the highest cutter minimum - so bigger is not automatically better here.

Q: What is the power rating, in plain terms?

1 kW, which is about 1.3 horsepower - and both figures appear in our data for this model, consistently. It draws roughly 4.2 A at 240 V, so it runs from a standard outlet.

Q: What cuts can the vegetable slicer do?

Slicing, grating, shredding (julienne), dicing and french fries. A full range of 205 mm stainless blades and grids is available separately; the machine is delivered with the cutter bowl, lid, scraper and micro-toothed blade rotor.

Q: What stops it running while it is open?

A magnetic safety system prevents the machine running when the vegetable preparation lever or hopper is lifted, or when the cutter lid is not properly closed, plus a motor brake that stops the blade rather than letting it coast.

Q: Can it process liquids?

Yes - the stainless bowl has a high chimney so it holds 75 per cent of nominal capacity when processing liquids, where a shallower bowl would overflow.

Q: What warranty does the TRK45 come with?

Covered for 2 years on a return-to-base basis — the unit goes back for service rather than a technician attending site. Factor that into your downtime planning. Terms vary by product — see our warranty information page for full details.