YIPEE! NO MORE SLICED FINGERS.. Sorry Dr. Lecter.
Written: Sep 26 '07
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Pros: six different inserts for perfect slicing
Cons: no cons
The Bottom Line: Absolutely perfect slicing with an incredible clean up and NO sliced fingers!
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| Donnie013's Full Review: Zyliss Mandoline Slicer |
If you have read enough of my reviews, then by now, you have gotten to know that while I like to cook, I am by far the type of person you’d consider safe in the kitchen.
So far, I’ve sliced my thumb on a potato peeler, dropped a carving knife that fell INTO my foot, burned myself several times either using the cooktop or my oven and cracked my head on the over-the-stove vent.
Yet, in spite of all the mishaps, I still enjoy preparing delicious meals. So, when my husband asked what I wanted for my birthday, I told him I wanted a ZYLISS MANDOLINE.
Well, Rich is NOT a kitchen-kind of man so he thought I wanted the musical instrument. When I told him it was a slicing tool, he enlisted the help of my friend who found just want I wanted.
My ZYLISS MANDOLINE is made of hard plastic with a V-shaped stainless steel blade.
The BASE measures 15-inches long and 5-inches wide. It stands off the table at an angle for easy slicing. The lowest part of the base stands just under 2-inches off the table.
The highest part of the base (which stands 3-1/2 inches off the table) has a handle between the legs for mobilization. The handle also aids you in raising the slicer should you find it easier to use. I prefer keeping in on the table - just hold it securely.
The FOOD HOLDER is a square device that affixes on the sliding rail on either side of the slicer for left-handed or right-handed people. It is designed so that when the plastic flange is affixed to the base, the holder can flip up in order to secure larger pieces of food like carrots, potatoes, peppers.
The FOOD GUIDE sits perfectly in the food holder to secure the smaller pieces of food like radishes, lemons, limes.
BOTH the food holder and food guide are made with sharp teeth protruding from the bottom. These teeth have been specifically designed to hold your food tightly as you slide the holder along the ridge in order to slice your food.
They have also been designed to a depth of a certain height so they WILL NOT get sliced as your food does.
The ZYLISS MANDOLINE comes with SIX different inserts that snap in the base to guide your food to the perfect thickness. For instance, there is the 1/8 of an inch insert which is perfect for Julienne strips. Should you want a thicker kind of Julienne strip for French fries, you might want to use the 1/4 of an inch insert. There is no limit of things to be sliced with this mandoline.
You DO NOT NEED to keep this device on your counter top. If you know you’ll be slicing a large quantity, just place a bowl beneath the slicer, keeping the front legs on the counter. The FRONT LEGS are coated with “non-skid rubber feet” to ensure your kitchen tool will stay put as you use it.
Another great thing about this devise is that just behind the front legs you’ll find SLIGHT INDENTATIONS made specifically to allow you to operate this device on top of a bowl.
Storing this a another great feather. All you need to do is place one insert in the mandoline and the rest in the neat hard molded plastic STORAGE CADDY. Each insert snaps in to keep them from falling out, hitting the hard floor and possibly cracking.
The Storage Caddy also fits perfectly on the slide rail of the base - or you could do what I do and stand it upright in the corner of my counter top.
Does this mandoline slice perfectly and evenly?
YES…… no doubt about it!
Does it clean easily?
YES …. The slicing base should be washed by hand in hot soapy water. The heat of a dishwasher could warp the blades and unless you have a sharpening steel that fits into the “V”, you can easily ruin the quality of the slices of your food. Same goes regarding the Julienne inserts.
Every other piece is completely dishwashable.
Each INSERT is also marked with the size of its slice and shows a diagram of how thick the slices will be.
I can’t praise this slicer enough! I have used it constantly and am still amazed at how well the slices look when they’re sitting on the counter top.
Many of my favorite dishes include onions and I’m really tired of crying over my cooking. I love homemade onion soup and with this slicer, I’m not crying anymore. In fact, I found myself cooking more since I don’t have to worry about using sharp knives to cut everything.
Recommended:
Yes
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