I'm a huge fan of dishes that call for very thinly sliced potatoes. Gratins, French fries, and potato chips are a few that come instantly to mind. Thus, a couple of years ago, I invested in a mandoline. While it's a little difficult to clean, I love to use it and try to experiment with it often. How about you?
To kick my culinary skills up a notch, I've decided to invest in a mandoline. Pronounced mahn-duh-lee, a mandoline is a compact, hand operated machine similar to a cheese grater. Instead of grating, the blades can be set to various settings to cut vegetables and fruits into uniform sizes. With this fabulous little gadget, I can make melt in your mouth gratins and perfectly uniformed French fries. I asked you to head off to market in search of the most functional mandoline. You saved the tool in in the Yum Market on TeamSugar with the keyword tag Mandoline. As much as I would love to be able to afford a super sleek $200 mandoline, I'm more inclined to purchase a reasonably priced, practical mandoline like this one bookmarked by mellie_608. It has five blade attachments to cut waffle, straight, or julienne slices and it's on sale! Awesome find mellie! Scroll through the list to check out the rest of the finds.
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The quintessential French gratin is one of my all time favorite dishes to make and eat. I've made many a gratin in my day, but I know that my gratins will not be as delicious as they could be if I had a mandoline. Pronounced mahn-duh-lee, a mandoline is a compact, hand operated machine similar to a cheese grater. Instead of grating, the blades can be set to various settings to cut vegetables and fruits at uniform sizes. French fries are cut with a mandoline set on the julienne setting and it can be used to slice perfectly circular thin potatoes and zucchini for gratin making. Let's all head off to market in search of the most functional mandoline. Bookmark the mandolines that you find in the Yum Market on TeamSugar with the keyword tag Mandoline.
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If there was ever a reason to purchase a mandoline, I think it might be this one. Doesn't this paper-thin zucchini carpaccio salad look amazing? - Smitten Kitchen
