Talk:Mandoline/Archive 1

Archive 1

Mandoline != Mandolin

See the Talk:Mandolin page for details -- "Mandoline" is likely a reference to the "mandoline food slicer". Check Google: http://www.google.com/search?q=mandoline+slicer.

Never mind, will likely use a disambig notice on Mandolin page instead. Cheers, Eiríkr Útlendi 18:55, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Merge

I merged Mandolin (cooking) into this article since "mandoline" is the proper spelling, and redirected it here as well. Aguerriero (ţ) (ć) (ë) 17:55, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Stupid tool

It's probably not appropriate for the article, but can we add that mandolines are stupid, useless tools. They don't actually cut veggies but usually, except for maybe potatoes and carrots, just make a mess of them. Even with potatoes and carrots, unless you need to cut up tons of them, it's way easier simply to use a knife. A knife is also way easier to clean and it's far less likely you'll cut the crap out of your hand. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.239.115.231 (talk) 20:45, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

You're right, it's not appropriate for a Wikipedia article at all. Though, if you can find a publication which criticizes mandolines, it might be appropriate to mention that criticism. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 21:03, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

The Kitchen utensil page has some quotes about how "time saving devices" often don't save time. As I see it, the main advantage of a mandoline is consistent slice thickness for unexperienced cooks.--24.50.85.33 (talk) 19:08, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

I've read that some professional chefs like mandolines for making cuts that are consistent for garnishes, superfine work, or high volume kitchen production, but if you don't cook every day, or aren't gadget obsessed you probably only need a knife and a pan. Knife skills only require a little time to improve. Let every cook find what tools suit them and don't let a store or an advertisement push gadgets on you. Whitebox (talk) 08:43, 28 September 2011 (UTC)