Nemco NEL0002 Easy Lettuce Cutter 12mm Square Cut

The Nemco NEL0002 Easy Lettuce Cutter shears a whole head of lettuce into 12mm squares in a single lever stroke. It is the middle grid of the three, and the general-purpose salad size. Because the blades shear rather than crush, the supplier records a clean cut that resists the browning you get along a bruised edge — which on a salad section is the difference between prepping ahead and prepping to order. It is fully manual: no power, no outlet and no electrician.

Why operators choose the NEL0002

• 12mm square cut — the standard salad dice. Large enough to eat as salad rather than as shred, small enough to fit a fork and hold dressing - the default for garden salads, side salads and mixed bowls
• A whole head in one stroke — the head is loaded once and the lever does the rest. Against a knife and board that is the entire labour case for the machine, and the cut is identical every time
• Shears instead of crushing — the supplier specifies no crushing or bruising of product. Bruised lettuce browns along the cut edge within hours, so a clean shear is what lets you prep a service ahead instead of to order
• Clean cut resists edge browning — stated by the supplier for the whole Easy Lettuce Cutter range. It is a shelf-life claim as much as a presentation one
• Lever gives you the mechanical advantage — the operator supplies pressure through a lever rather than sawing through a dense head by hand, so output does not fall away as a long prep session goes on
• No services to run to it — no power, no outlet and no electrician. It goes wherever the bench space is, not wherever the outlet is

Specifications

Venue suitability

The general-purpose choice for a kitchen buying one lettuce cutter - a bistro or pub running side salads, a salad bar, a buffet or function kitchen, a cafe plating garden salads, or a catering operation working to a single salad spec across several menus. Step down to the 9 mm grid for burger and taco shred, or up to the 19 mm for wedge-style bowls.

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Installation & delivery

Nothing to connect. Allow about 325 x 450 mm of bench and clearance above the 500 mm body for the lever arm to rise clear — measure the overhead before you site it under a shelf. At 8 kg it is the heaviest of the Nemco manual cutters we carry and is meant to stay put on a dedicated salad or prep bench rather than be moved between sections. There is no outlet, no switchboard work and no electrician in the commissioning. Dispatched Australia-wide.

Also available as the NEL0001 in a 9 mm cut and the NEL0003 in a 19 mm cut.

Warranty terms are per product — see our warranty information page.

Frequently asked questions

Q: Which of the three cut sizes should I choose?

Match it to the dish. This machine's 12 mm grid is the general-purpose salad dice - it eats as salad rather than shred and holds a dressing well, which is why it suits garden and side salads. Choose the 9 mm for burger and taco shred, or the 19 mm for chunky wedge-style and bowl salads.

Q: Does it need power?

No. It is a manual lever machine - no motor, no lead, no plug. No outlet, no switchboard work and no electrician are needed.

Q: Will the cut lettuce brown?

The supplier's case for this machine is that it shears cleanly and does not crush or bruise the product, and that a clean cut resists browning along the edge. That is what allows you to cut ahead of service rather than to order. We are quoting the supplier's claim rather than a measured shelf-life figure, so treat it as a comparison against a blunt knife rather than a guaranteed number of hours.

Q: Can one machine do more than one cut size?

No. Each Easy Lettuce Cutter has a fixed blade grid and cuts one size. Nemco covers the range with separate machines, so pick the grid that matches your salad.

Q: How much bench does it need?

325 x 450 mm of bench area, 500 mm of height, and enough clearance above that for the lever to travel. At 8 kg it is best given a permanent home rather than lifted in and out of a store.

Q: What warranty does it carry?

Twelve months, back to base - a warranty repair is carried out at the service agent's workshop and the machine is returned to you, rather than a technician attending your site. Full terms are on our warranty information page.