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  1. "You can't really sharpen these" Those are screws holding the blade in. Like 3 of them. And when you take those screws out, the blade can come out. And when the blade is out, you know what you have? A really wide, short chisel with no handle. Fucking sharpen them

  2. Also keep your hand flat. If your palm is parallel to the blade and your fingers pointing slightly away (if you have that dexterity), you can move the product on the mandolin by pressing down rather than gripping with your fingers. It is much harder to cut off your fingers if your fingertips are never near the blade. Keeping a flat hand with a mandolin is no different than curling your fingers when slicing with a knife. These various guards and protections are great, but you need to start from a baseline of safety before you start relying on these

  3. Start letting TV or YouTube chefs that they should be setting a good example by using the food guard. Many tell you to use the guard but claim they have lost theirs or are used to using mandolines so they don't need to use the guard. So much for safety first in the kitchen.

  4. If you use a mandoline bare handed hold the food like you're feeding a horse..with the palm of your hand with your fingers out stretched( so your holding it flat with your palm) then you won't yourself. Cuts happen when novices hold the food with their fingers

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