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Originally Posted by montsnmags
Bookworm_Girl, do you have a mandolin? They're a pretty good chopping gadget and, while you can spend a lot of money on a stainless steel professional one (TL1 won't let me buy him one  ), the home ones, mostly plastic, work fine (watch your fingers!). But for me as a "chopping gadget" I'd probably go a very good knife, or set of knives. A good quality knife makes chopping, carving, slicing, peeling, dicing...easier, and even a pleasure. Something like a heavy cleaver can be used even for fine slicing, and at a good Asian grocer won't cost a bomb either (though I must admit I'm yet to get TL1 his cleaver).
One thing I like in our kitchen is our Joseph Joseph cutting board set. It sits tidy on the bench and each board happily fits in the dishwasher (a high priority for me  ). |
Thanks for the recommendations! I think that a mandoline is what I need. I'm not very skilled with knives. I'm too timid, and it's a very slow process. I looked at the Joseph Joseph website. They seem like nice products.