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Originally Posted by Patricia
A cook's mandoline is wonderful for preparing pommes boulangère or dauphinoise quickly. I wouldn't be without mine, and use it more often than a food processor.
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And you still have all your fingertips? But I agree they are excellent for gratin dauphinois.
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
ooooh, gratin dauphinois !!! well if i had any doubt left in my mind i think that's clinched it. i sense a mandoline in my (very near) future. quickly, while it's still cold enough to want gratin dauphinois. i'm still somewhat hoping to find one for a bit less dosh though. i would ask my friend where she got hers, but i get the feeling she's had it since before i was born, so it might not be a very useful tip.
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Hint: get one with a good guard/holder. mandoline's are *lethal*!