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OT: Looking for a mandoline
We're looking to buy a new mandoline. Any suggestions on a good one?
Large BGE, Mini BGE, Two Weimaraners
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canuckland
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This is what I have. Had it many years and works great. I have no fingerprints to prove it.
Steve
Caledon, ON
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I have 2 mandolins. The first one I bought was well built, had 4 different blades, and a really nice food gripper. Unfortunately the blades were not very sharp. The closest I can find to it currently is this. The hand guard - gripper is different and there are more blades.
I also have a base level Benriner. The gripper - hand guard is almost useless. Cut my fingers the 1st 3 times I used it. The size of food it can handle is probably no more than 2/3 of what the other does. But the blades are scary sharp.
The bigger one gathers dust, the Benriner gets almost all the use. I don't think either are excellent, but I go w. the Benriner for clean paper thin slices.
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Ouchy ouch!
I was going to say buy a really good one with a good system for holding the veggies in place. I bought one that is good enough to have sharp blades but has a terrible pronged POS for holding stuff. I feel really dumb whenever I use it though I haven't done that much damage to my digits. When I finally went to by a nice one a cheap kitchenaid FP cost the same so...... -
gdenby said:... Unfortunately the blades were not very sharp...canuckland
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+1 on the Bron. My dad bought one while we were in Paris 25+ yrs ago. He uses it all the time and it's still sharp.......bought me one when I got married. I'm sure there's something better out there, but it's what I'm used to.
http://www.amazon.com/Original-Stainless-Steel-Mandolin-Slicer/dp/B0001BMZ38
I was thinking about getting one of the mini Kyocera ceramic blade ones for carrots, garlic, etc. The Bron would still be the go to for potatoes, onions, etc.
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I've had the Borner V Slicer mandoline for 20 or so years. Still works great.Rob, Large BGE, Merritt Island, (Space Coast of Florida)Boiler UP
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I don't know how to play a Mandoline so I can't help.
Not to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol is a solution...
Large & Small BGE
Stockton Ca.
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Veg-O-Matic
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shredded 10 lb of coleslaw by hand last week, took over an hour, beat waiting 4 hours at ER though ">">canuckland
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The ex-GF got me a Borner:and it won a "shoot-out" by Cook's Illustrated. It works fine and less than $35._____________
Remember when teachers used to say 'You won't have a calculator everywhere you go'? Well, we showed them.
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^^^ I'm glad I didn't have a typo up there...._____________
Remember when teachers used to say 'You won't have a calculator everywhere you go'? Well, we showed them.
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Botch said:^^^ I'm glad I didn't have a typo up there....
Flint, Michigan -
Fred19Flintstone said:Botch said:^^^ I'm glad I didn't have a typo up there....
">Steve
Caledon, ON
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Mine is a Bron, picked it up for under $100 at a going out of business sale a couple of years ago. Had no idea what I had until my foodie neighbour tried to take it off my hands. 18/10 SS cleans like a dream. Check out the Chef's Depot site regarding cut proof gloves if you get one of these puppies.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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+1 on the glove. Amazon has some, and I think the ones used for shucking oysters would also work. last Thanksgiving, a guest was excited about using my mandoline slicer, and before I had a chance to warn her, she was asking for a band-aid.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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+1 on the cut proof gloves and I'll add New Skin Liquid Bandage to the mix. Don't ask me how I know. Oh, and also, an ice cube covered with a paper towel applied until the bleeding stops. My mandoline now stays in a drawer. It's bloodthirsty.
Large BGE
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might be old school but my feemsters probably 70 or 80 years old, bought a new one for camp a couple years ago for under ten bucks for slaw and au gratin. how can a hand slicer slicer cost 200 bucks
https://www.lehmans.com/p-1414-feemsters-famous-vegetable-slicer.aspx
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
I usually go by Cooks Illustrated testing, and I bought the Oxy mandoline which was top rated for use as well as safety--it has a large guard around the food holder--would be very hard to get cut as long as you use it. It is about $50 according to test results, and got mine at bedbath with 20% off coupon.
Highly Recommended OXO Good Grips V-Blade Mandoline Slicer Razor-sharp V-blade made short work of a variety of fruits and vegetables, with a wide, sturdy gripper guard that felt exceptionally safe. Extra blades conveniently stored beneath the frame. Measurement-marked dial sets slice thickness.
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