Multiboy

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Food chopper Multiboy LZ 251

The Multiboy food shredder was an electrically operated kitchen appliance from the Elbe Valley Works Heidenau in the VEB Kombinat Elektromaschinenbau Dresden . This kitchen appliance was manufactured with the type designations "LZ 250", "LZ 251", "LMZ 252" and most recently "LZ 2000" in Dresden from the mid-1970s .

history

The first device at the end of the 1970s had the type designation LZ 250. It was replaced in the early 1980s by the LZ 251 with improved functional properties. These primarily concern the extension of the motor shaft and a change in the knife holder (omission of the special tool for removing the knife). The work bowl with its contents could now also be removed from the Multiboy. Knife, work bowl and lid are not compatible between LZ 250 and LZ 251. In the mid-1980s, a further improved type LMZ 252 followed ("electronic version" with adjustable speed). With the LZ 2000 at the end of the 1980s, the manufacturer brought a device with a different design onto the market, for which an attachment for raw food preparation was also available. The design of this Multiboy comes from Margarita Kaiser.

The Multiboy was the first device in the GDR that was specially developed for chopping (i.e. not as an add-on device for mixers), so it was in great demand and often difficult to obtain . The Multiboy from VEB Elektromaschinenbau Dresden is one of the few examples that a company in the GDR's capital goods industry managed to develop a coveted product as part of the production of consumer goods . The device was not exported.

function

The food chopper combines the functions of a grater, chopping knife, onion cutter, meat grinder, kitchen knife, almond grinder, cheese grater, etc. in one. The Multiboy chops all kinds of food in short-term operation for up to 30 seconds. It is a floor-standing device, but can also be lifted and shaken with two hands during operation. This prevents the food from sticking to the wall. It weighs 2.1 kg empty  . Thanks to its simple construction, it can be cleaned quickly. At the time they were marketed, the lid, work bowl and cleaver were available from GHG Household Goods in Gera .

Structure of the device

Multiboy LZ 251 with original packaging

The device has a diameter of about 15 cm and a height of 24 cm and consists of the motor block with an output of 500 watts , the work bowl, the knife and the lid. The motor and the electrical components are installed in the housing. When the cover is pressed down, the motor is switched on; when the cover is released, the motor is switched off and immediately brought to a standstill by a brake circuit.

Due to the curved shape of the cutting knife and the acid-proof work bowl, this device is able to chop and puree raw fruits and vegetables that have been prepared into two-centimeter pieces. The degree of shredding can be observed through the transparent lid. A special “knife morphology” is supposed to ensure that the “tissue cells” (what is probably meant is the tissue , not the cells ) are not smashed but cut up.

See also

literature

  • Christa Baran: Multiboys and raw food attachment. In: Guter Rat, issue 1/1990, pages 6–7
  • Fritz Franke: Food shredder Multiboy LZ 250. In: The specialist household goods magazine 1/1979, VEB Elbtalwerk Heidenau
  • Peter Hübbe: LZ 251 with improved properties. In: The specialist consultant household goods issue 1/1982
  • Inge Schauer: Vegetables - all for one. In: Guter Rat 1988, Issue 2, pp. 20-21

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fritz Franke: "Multiboy" - chops food effortlessly and quickly , in: Der Fachberater Household Goods 1979, Issue 1, pp. 13-14 (food chopper "Multiboy" LZ 250, VEB Elbtalwerk Heidenau) in: Bibliography - Documentation Center for Everyday Culture of the GDR
  2. ↑ Peter Hübbe: "Multiboy" LZ 251 with improved functional properties , in: Der Fachberater Household Goods 1982, Issue 1, pp. 8-9 (food shredder "Multiboy", VEB Elbtalwerk Heidenau) in: Bibliography - Documentation Center for Everyday Culture of the GDR
  3. ↑ Lüdtke: Groceries playfully chopped up , in: Der Fachberater Household Goods 1986, Issue 1, p. 13 (food chopper Multiboy LMZ 252 - electronic variant, yoghurt maker Majomat) in: Bibliography - Documentation Center for everyday culture in the GDR
  4. ↑ Peter Hübbe: Food chopped up in seconds. The new Multiboy LZ 2000 , in: Der Fachberater Household Goods 1988, Issue 1, p. 16 (Food shredder LZ 2000 Multiboy, VEB Elektromaschinenbau Dresden) in: Bibliography - Documentation Center for Everyday Culture of the GDR
  5. ↑ Ortrud Rochow: Raw food prepared by himself , in: Der Fachberater Household Goods 1989, Issue 2, p. 6 (Raw food attachment RKA 200 as an additional device for the LZ 2000 Multiboy food grinder, VEB Elektromaschinenbau Dresden) in: Bibliography - Documentation Center for Everyday Culture of the GDR
  6. ↑ MDR: GDR articles of daily use ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mdr.de
  7. ↑ MDR: A Chance for the Multiboy , accessed on June 22, 2016
  8. ↑ The special tools, knife, knife holder mechanism (LZ 250), the plastic used, the shape and dimensions of the work bowl and lid suggest that the Moulinette and the LZ 250 were produced in the GDR and have interchangeable individual parts. Possibly the LZ 250 was intended as the successor to the Moulinette.
  9. ↑ Description ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at industrieform-ddr.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.industrieform-ddr.de