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The best inexpensive mandoline slicers

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  1. [4]
    EscReality
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    I personally own a 'Benriner Mandoline' and use it regularly for home and professional use, for something so simple and cheap it is a workhorse.

    I personally own a 'Benriner Mandoline' and use it regularly for home and professional use, for something so simple and cheap it is a workhorse.

    5 votes
    1. [2]
      cge
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      Is there any non-Amazon seller, apart from Williams-Sonoma selling it for almost double Amazon's price? It's a bit disappointing that the linked article also only has Amazon sellers.

      Is there any non-Amazon seller, apart from Williams-Sonoma selling it for almost double Amazon's price? It's a bit disappointing that the linked article also only has Amazon sellers.

      2 votes
      1. EscReality
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        Not likely, the Amazon price is abnormally low. The Williams-Sonoma $60 is a pretty standard price. I bought mine from restaurant depot a few years ago for $60. There is some concern that the...

        Not likely, the Amazon price is abnormally low.

        The Williams-Sonoma $60 is a pretty standard price. I bought mine from restaurant depot a few years ago for $60.

        There is some concern that the Amazon one is a lower quality than what Benriner is known for, but I don't know if that is actually true, they look the same.

        Also, I don't have any experience with the 'new' version, the 'old' one is the more standardly used one.

        1 vote
    2. aintnonormie
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      It’s so bizarre seeing this come up on Tildes - this exact model literally sent me to urgent care a week ago when my hand slipped off the onion being sliced. Anyway, it works great and the injury...

      It’s so bizarre seeing this come up on Tildes - this exact model literally sent me to urgent care a week ago when my hand slipped off the onion being sliced. Anyway, it works great and the injury was really my fault.

  2. wise
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    Oh awesome I've been looking for cheap mandolines for a while.

    Oh awesome I've been looking for cheap mandolines for a while.

    2 votes
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    MimicSquid
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    I love a mandoline. There's nothing better when it comes to accidentally slicing off bits of all of your knuckles at once because you didn't use the tool to safely hold the food in place.

    I love a mandoline. There's nothing better when it comes to accidentally slicing off bits of all of your knuckles at once because you didn't use the tool to safely hold the food in place.

    2 votes
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      I don't think you will ever see anyone in a professional kitchen using the guide, it usually gets thrown away with the box.

      I don't think you will ever see anyone in a professional kitchen using the guide, it usually gets thrown away with the box.

      1 vote
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        MimicSquid
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        Yeah, in the years since then I've learned better finger discipline near sharp things, but I'm still wary around them.

        Yeah, in the years since then I've learned better finger discipline near sharp things, but I'm still wary around them.

        1. EscReality
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          As am I, but I use one regularly and it's been a very long time since I have actually cut myself on one. EDIT: crap, this means I am cutting myself tomorrow.

          As am I, but I use one regularly and it's been a very long time since I have actually cut myself on one.

          EDIT: crap, this means I am cutting myself tomorrow.

          3 votes
  4. toly
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    Don't know what qualifies as cheap but bought the Swissmar Borner V Power Mandoline, V-7000 in 2013 (had to check when I actually bought it) and use it to this day. After 5 years soft items like...

    Don't know what qualifies as cheap but bought the Swissmar Borner V Power Mandoline, V-7000 in 2013 (had to check when I actually bought it) and use it to this day. After 5 years soft items like bell peppers have to be jiggled but everything harder still cuts incredibly well.

    2 votes