Kmart shoppers are going nuts over viral $35 salad maker

"It's easily the best gadget I’ve ever bought," someone said about the five-in-one tool that promises to revolutionise meal prepping. 

Kmart has launched a five-in-one salad maker that shreds, slices and grates veggies to make meal prep so much easier. 

Fans of the budget retailer are going nuts over the new gadget as it promises to save you time and fuss while not breaking the bank.

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Salad prep just became so much easier. Image: @ameliashomeedit

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The five-in-one salad maker will save you time and fuss

The tool is called 5-in-1 Salad Maker and according to Kmart's website, will "make fresh salad in minutes."

It comes with five versatile grating and slicing cones that are all colour-coded to match the key on the side of the machine. 

The device also has a clear storage compartment to keep everything organised and tucked away at the back.

To use it, just push your vegetables through the large chute, as you would with a juicer. 

The $35 salad maker. Image: Kmart

The motorised vegetable chopper gained popularity after lifestyle influencer, @ameliashomeedit, shared her review of it on TikTok.

In her clip, which now has nearly half a million views, she raves about the product, saying, "This thing was so cheap and it works really well.

"It isn't huge, it isn't going to take up too much space in your cupboard. It has two blades for slicing and three blades for grating, one of the three very finely grates."

She then demonstrates herself using one of the slicing blades, which effortlessly slices uncooked sweet potato. 

"Pretty impressive," she continues, adding, "I will definitely be using this for salads but also other stuff... you could dice chips, it is powerful enough to do that.

"I also really like how it's all colour coded. It looks good if you're going to keep it out on the bench."

She also mentioned in the comments that it's easy to clean as she just "popped the bits in the dishwasher."

Other fans gushed about it online too, with one woman in the Kmart Mums Facebook page saying it was perfect for grating cheese. 

She wrote: "Thought I would share this beauty I bought yesterday the five-in-one salad maker. Today I grated a big block of cheese, something that would take me over an hour to grate by hand only took me less than half an hour.

"I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and if I were to grate by hand then I would be in absolute pain. This thing is amazing."

It's great for grating cheese. Image: Kmart Mums Australia

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"The best gadget I've ever bought at Kmart"

Another person also said it helps her with making desserts. 

"I love the Kmart salad maker. The cone designed for nuts and hard cheeses does an amazing job of crushing/making a fine sand out of biscuits for desserts with a biscuit base. Just break them up small enough to fit in the chute. I also use it to slice all my veggies for stirfries and casseroles," she shared.

And another Facebook user said: "I bought it last week and it’s easily the best gadget I’ve ever bought at Kmart. I use it every night."

The salad maker has a four-and-a-half-star rating on the Kmart website and other shopper's reviews include:

"Fantastic product that does the job of the more expensive brands. It is not as powerful as premium models, so cut the veggies a little smaller, to get the same effect. Highly recommended, especially on a budget."

"Great. Beyond my expectations."

"Love this. Helped me cut down prep time. I am telling everyone to get one. I hate cutting vegetables and can never find something that's easy to clean and use."

"Impressive for the price."

Originally published as Kmart shoppers are going nuts over viral $35 salad maker