![]() 08/31/2014 at 20:00 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
My gf asked me if I could give her any ideas for what I want for my bday next week. Which she normally never does, and was a little embarrassed that she couldn't magically guess everything. But I'm like, cool, buy me this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! it's not even expensive and I'll be super happy with it!
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I will be able to slice things perfectly evenly, and even more exciting, julienne things.
Things like...
C arrot and daikon for making quick pickles for banh mi.
Zucchini noodles.
Papaya salad.
Oh yeah, thanks babe!
![]() 08/31/2014 at 20:08 |
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Watch those finger tips of yours when using it. Don't want to lose any digits when making dinner!
![]() 08/31/2014 at 20:09 |
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Do you already have a good chef knife? I bought a Santoku knife for my birthday. That and a cast iron pan. I've been wanting one for ages.
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For sure. I used a big pro mandoline when I worked in a kitchen and made potato chips in house. I made a lot of potato chips with fingers all intact. But I'm definitely using the guard on this thing.
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I have 8" and 10" chef knives, 9" serrated, 4" paring, and nice honing steel.
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Better mandolin to get (but I'm a bit of a musician):
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MANdoline, ehh? So how many guys can you kill with this? Does it make beer? Will it make removing bras easier?
![]() 08/31/2014 at 20:37 |
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My knives are all scary sharp. I slipped diving some bell peppers this week and took a nice chunk out of my thumb. A mandolin is a useful tool. Especially for julienning things. Just be careful. Most chefs I know that had to get stitches involved a mandolin.
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When you've julienned your fingers, don't forget to post pictures here! :)
![]() 08/31/2014 at 22:05 |
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After my third fingertip removal (with the guard, even), my wife disposed of the mandoline. The hot pepper incident was agony.
![]() 08/31/2014 at 22:14 |
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Very true, especially if you are making a vegetarian dish.
![]() 08/31/2014 at 23:43 |
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It mostly removes fingertips if you're not careful.
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I plan to be careful, and know it's dangerous. I've got a decent amount of experience with one from when I worked in a kitchen—where I gashed myself a few times but never with the mandoline.
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That is one challenge I hope not to fulfill.
![]() 08/31/2014 at 23:46 |
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I tried shopping around for one with good reviews AND relatively low incidence of fingertip removal.
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get a box of Band-Aids too, you'll need 'em