On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:23:45 GMT, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>
>"Nexis" > wrote in message news:OZMVe.10974$mH.5670@fed1read07...
>>I have discovered that getting a new kitchen gadget leads to near obsession for
>>me.
>> When I got my toaster, I made toast every morning and some evenings for
>> months. New Microplane meant cheese or chocolate shavings on everything. New
>> peeler? Don't get me started.
>> My husband bought me a new espresso machine for my birthday. Guess what I'm
>> drinking twice a day???
>>
>>
>> kimberly
>
>Do not get a mandoline.
>
>You'll be obsessed until you lose a fingertip or 2.
>
>Dimitri
>
My mon loves hers. I find it to be a gadget I have no use for. Gimme
my chineese cleaver anyday ! I can cut a onion or cucumber so thin you
can read a newspaper through them (handy for the cucumber for
Hungarian cumber salid.

"vega" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:23:45 GMT, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Nexis" > wrote in message
>>news:OZMVe.10974$mH.5670@fed1read07...
>>>I have discovered that getting a new kitchen gadget leads to near obsession
>>>for
>>>me.
>>> When I got my toaster, I made toast every morning and some evenings for
>>> months. New Microplane meant cheese or chocolate shavings on everything. New
>>> peeler? Don't get me started.
>>> My husband bought me a new espresso machine for my birthday. Guess what I'm
>>> drinking twice a day???
>>>
>>>
>>> kimberly
>>
>>Do not get a mandoline.
>>
>>You'll be obsessed until you lose a fingertip or 2.
>>
>>Dimitri
>>
> My mon loves hers. I find it to be a gadget I have no use for. Gimme
> my chineese cleaver anyday ! I can cut a onion or cucumber so thin you
> can read a newspaper through them (handy for the cucumber for
> Hungarian cumber salid.

If you have to do a big bunch of slaw or foods like that there is no substitute
for a good quality mandoline. it gives both speed and consistency with little or
no effort.

Dimitri

>If you have to do a big bunch of slaw or foods like that there is no substitute
>for a good quality mandoline. it gives both speed and consistency with little or
>no effort.
>
>Dimitri
>
>

I don't doubt it. I just try to avoide knife like tools that can't be
sharpened.

If I feel lazy and don't wanna use my cleaver to do slaw, I use a food
processer (rare).

As I said, Mom loves her mandoline. As does my wife's Mom. It just
isn't for me. I can't do without my box grater !

vega wrote:
> >If you have to do a big bunch of slaw or foods like that there is no substitute
> >for a good quality mandoline. it gives both speed and consistency with little or
> >no effort.
> >
> >Dimitri
> >
> >
>
> I don't doubt it. I just try to avoide knife like tools that can't be
> sharpened.
>
> If I feel lazy and don't wanna use my cleaver to do slaw, I use a food
> processer (rare).
>
> As I said, Mom loves her mandoline. As does my wife's Mom. It just
> isn't for me. I can't do without my box grater !

With my deathly sharp 12" carbon steel chefs knife and a large wooden
board I can shred cabbage twice as fast at you can with a mandoline,
four times faster than you can with a food processor... and I will have
neater, finer, longer shreds... by the time you have your head of
cabbage prepped for the mandoline I will have it shredded... by the
time you have your cabbage prepped for the food processor I will have
two heads shredded. There still exist slaw/kraut shredders, large
multi-bladed wooden gizmos, but they really don't do a very neat job,
the shreds are kinda coarse as the blades are not spaced very close
together... too close adn it's near impossible to push the cabbage
through. I much prefer my knife. Oh, and by shredding with my knife I
get to fillet out the cabbage hearts whole... yum

Sheldon

SNIP
>multi-bladed wooden gizmos, but they really don't do a very neat job,
>the shreds are kinda coarse as the blades are not spaced very close
>together... too close adn it's near impossible to push the cabbage
>through. I much prefer my knife. Oh, and by shredding with my knife I
>get to fillet out the cabbage hearts whole... yum
>
>Sheldon


That's twice today I agree with you. Creepy huh?

vega wrote:
> SNIP
> >multi-bladed wooden gizmos, but they really don't do a very neat job,
> >the shreds are kinda coarse as the blades are not spaced very close
> >together... too close and it's near impossible to push the cabbage
> >through. I much prefer my knife. Oh, and by shredding with my knife I
> >get to fillet out the cabbage hearts whole... yum
> >
> >Sheldon
>
>
> That's twice today I agree with you. Creepy huh?

Nah... you're just the only one who admits it.

Sheldon

In article .com>,
"Sheldon" > wrote:

> vega wrote:
> > SNIP
> > >multi-bladed wooden gizmos, but they really don't do a very neat job,
> > >the shreds are kinda coarse as the blades are not spaced very close
> > >together... too close and it's near impossible to push the cabbage
> > >through. I much prefer my knife. Oh, and by shredding with my knife I
> > >get to fillet out the cabbage hearts whole... yum
> > >
> > >Sheldon
> >
> >
> > That's twice today I agree with you. Creepy huh?
>
> Nah... you're just the only one who admits it.
>
> Sheldon
>

LOL!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On 14 Sep 2005 18:52:00 -0700, "Sheldon" > wrote:

>
>vega wrote:
>> SNIP
>> >multi-bladed wooden gizmos, but they really don't do a very neat job,
>> >the shreds are kinda coarse as the blades are not spaced very close
>> >together... too close and it's near impossible to push the cabbage
>> >through. I much prefer my knife. Oh, and by shredding with my knife I
>> >get to fillet out the cabbage hearts whole... yum
>> >
>> >Sheldon
>>
>>
>> That's twice today I agree with you. Creepy huh?
>
>Nah... you're just the only one who admits it.
>
>Sheldon
Well I can't say that I always agree with you. I will say that I find
your attitude, prejudice, and demeanor offencive. But that said, I do
believe that truth is truth, I do call a spade a spade, and I always
try to give credit where credit is due.

I might not agree with what you say> I will always defend your right
to say it.

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:42:05 GMT, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>If you have to do a big bunch of slaw or foods like that there is no substitute
>for a good quality mandoline. it gives both speed and consistency with little or
>no effort.

I will testify, Dimitri - I would rather trade in my food processor
than my mandoline. Word of caution: do not - repeat *Do Not* drink
wine while using a mandoline. <sigh> Took my index finger a month to
heal. Can I spell "food guard"???

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

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