Place cabbage halves, flat side down and slice into ribbons with a knife, or use a mandolin with a safety attachment for the most even shredding.
Also to know is, can I use a food processor to shred cabbage for sauerkraut?
The S-blade on your food processor is designed to chop, not slice your cabbage. I threw large chunks of cabbage into the work bowl and pulsed several times until there were no longer any large chunks.
Thereof, can you shred cabbage with a cheese grater? Make sure there are no visible bruised or damaged parts left. Chop the lettuce or cabbage into quarters. Stand a cheese grater or vegetable grater in a large bowl. This way the shredded lettuce or cabbage will land directly in the bowl.