Mandoline and/or spiral slicer recommendations

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Permalink Reply by Jimmy Be Free on April 30, 2009 at 8:43pm

Hi Melissa,
The best choice for me, having tried a very inexpensive mandolin and a spiralizer (which I gave away) is the Benriner.
Here's a link.
http://www.quickspice.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/scstore/cookware-sli...
I think of this one as the middle path. Not too cheap but not too spendy either.
Tell me how it works out.
Peace,
Jimmy

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Permalink Reply by Melissa on May 3, 2009 at 12:09pm

Thanks so much for the recommendations Suvine and Jimmy. I did just get the World Cuisine Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer but I haven't had a chance to test it out yet, will update on this when I get a chance. I am still struggling over a mandolin. I am debating between the Swissamar Vblade Plus and the one you recommended. How many different settings does the Benriner have? I am most interested in superthin slices for slicing thin cucumbers/zucchini to use as a spring roll wrappers. I see the Benriner has a nice price, that's a plus, especially if it is a fairly sturdy slicer.
thank you again!
Melissa

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Permalink Reply by Jimmy Be Free on May 3, 2009 at 5:48pm

Hi again Melissa,
The Benriner is a fairly versatile tool. I make parogies with Jicama and so i need to make potato chip thin pieces so they don't break when rolled. It also comes with three blades for making varying sized noodles. I liked them so much I bought a case so I could get them to people who could benefit from them.
I'm curious to see how the story ends so keep us posted,
Jimmy

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Permalink Reply by Jimmy Be Free on May 3, 2009 at 5:49pm

Make sure take care of your fingers. I bought a pair of rubberized cotton gloves (the blue ones) that have saved my fingers from tiny little cuts.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa on May 3, 2009 at 7:18pm

Good tip, I do tend to cut myself, I know I gotta be careful!

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Permalink Reply by krose on April 30, 2009 at 8:51pm

People always say they have problems with their Saladacco, but I still maintain that mine works perfectly everytime.

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Permalink Reply by Jimmy Be Free on April 30, 2009 at 8:54pm

you must have the touch. I was always cursing mine. :)

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Permalink Reply by Panda on May 3, 2009 at 5:54pm

I got 2 nice mandolines, but since slicing my hand open and needing stiches, I haven;t used it since. I'm too afraid to clean it. As far as a spiral slicer, I use it all the time now to make zuchinni "pasta". MMMM. I honestly don't know what brand they were, but just throwing that out there. ;)

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Permalink Reply by Melissa on May 3, 2009 at 7:18pm

Panda,
Ouch! Sorry to hear about your hand. You can never be too careful. Amazon is full of mandolin horror stories in the reviews. I promise I will be careful. I used my spiral slicer today on a sweet potato. That was fun and fun to eat! So far so good, can't wait to spiral a zucchini!

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Permalink Reply by Chris Carlton on May 3, 2009 at 7:52pm

Before spending $30-$50 try a "Julienne Peeler" for about $4. Faster, easier, less waste, cheaper, easier to clean.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa on May 6, 2009 at 11:27pm

Oh I have one of those too, I love it! Great for carrots since they won't go through the spiral slicer. Still debating mandolines. I think I am just looking for reasons to buy new kitchen toys! :)

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Permalink Reply by Gil on May 6, 2009 at 11:46pm

I have to say benriner. I have another one from oxo that was more expensive and doesn't perform as well as the nifty little benriner.

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