mandoline

Glaucus · 30 Mar 2014 at 12:52

I need a mandolin, fed up of buying absolute garbage.
So anyone know if a really good one, with incredibly sharp blade, with everything that lines up (so many don't) and can slice potatoes so thin they are translucent.

Glaucus · 30 Mar 2014 at 13:49

I actually want to make crispy potato ravioli with a duxelle centre.
But I also like making game chips.
If you not slicing that thin, might as well just use a food processor, easier and faster.

Glaucus · 31 Mar 2014 at 09:55

Yeah the benriner has been coming up in all the reviews I can find. Why's it so expensive and hard to find in the uk, yet sub $25 in the US.

Glaucus · 6 Apr 2014 at 18:32

I've already had a mishap, because it was rubbish. Cur the pad of a finger off, and it's never healed properly. Nerves feel closer to the outside and theres an edge between the old and new skin.

Glaucus · 8 Apr 2014 at 20:22

GTanny said:
This is the same I lost the tip of a finger but I've seen it happen to the palm of a hand too... I know accidents happen with knives but there's somthing about a mandolin that makes me nervous so I won't get another any time soon.

This is why I want a good one (less wrestling and more in control), and I will always use the slidey guard thing now as well.