Originally Posted by
Chris_in_Miami
What kind of mandoline did you end up with? I have an old Matfer, but it need a set of blades, and the cost of those has me looking for a new unit.
Well, it's another OXO unit that was one of their cheaper ones. Bed Bath and Beyond didn't carry any of the ones that people seem to really like. The one I bought was one of the few that got ok reviews, but it does have some drawbacks. I used it today and it cut sweet potatoes pretty easily. You should have seen me trying to jam sweet potatoes through the crummy one.... i'm surprised I still have fingers.
Here is the one I ended up with:
http://www.kitchenaudition.com/?page_id=1499
I don't like that it is made out of white plastic, shouldn't take long to look pretty bad.
Here is the one that sucked. Did I mention that it is also a whopping 70 dollars?:
