Nemco NEL0003 Easy Lettuce Cutter 19mm Square Cut

The Nemco NEL0003 Easy Lettuce Cutter shears a whole head of lettuce into 19mm squares in a single lever stroke. It is the coarsest of the three grids in the range. 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 NEL0003

• 19mm square cut — the chunky cut. A piece with real presence on the plate - the grid for wedge-style salads, poke and grain bowls, chunky slaws and anything plated as a component rather than a base
• 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

Suits a kitchen plating lettuce as a component rather than a filler - a modern bistro doing wedge salads, a poke or grain-bowl counter, a salad-focused cafe, or a function kitchen building chunky slaws and composed bowls. For a bed of shred under a burger or a taco the 9 mm grid is the right tool, and the 12 mm is the standard garden salad size.

See the full manual veg prep machines range we carry, or browse all commercial food preparation equipment.

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 NEL0002 in a 12 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 19 mm grid is the chunky cut, giving a piece of lettuce with presence for wedge-style salads, poke and grain bowls and chunky slaws. Choose the 12 mm for standard garden salads, or the 9 mm for a fine shred under burgers and tacos.

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.