anon wrote:
>
> Any thoughts on choosing and the usefulness of a mandoline? Costco has an
> MIU stainless one with a variety of blades for around $50 (or maybe a few
> dollars more).
>
> I know they can be very useful for making even slices of things like
> potatoes and such, but if you own one, do you really use it enough to make
> it worth the space (I live in an apartment)?
>
> The MIU model at costco is the type that has a lever to change the thickness
> of the cut. Would a dial setting type be a much better choice?
>

About 5 years ago I bought a Japanese slicer for about $12.It doesn't make
curly cut fries but it will cut things to an even thickness and a very fine
Julienne. It takes up very little storage space and it is used quite
often. One of those very expensive mandolins OTOH, would have been a waste
of money for my purposes.