Jasen Betts wrote
 
-------------Slicing
 
 PM>  Incidently: Couldn't find anything on the net for
 PM>  'mandolin' so thought I'd better check the
 PM>  spelling -- it's 'mandoline'
 
> my dictionary lists both spellings.
 
> no picture though.
 
 Well, then let me elaborate on my previos
 description, which was:
 
 It's a kitchen gadget used for slicing. Has a
 fixed blade slightly raised on a smooth surface
 along which you slide the food item to be sliced,
 the slices coming out of the bottom. Works along
 the lines of a grater. For safety's sake, it's
 better to use the device that comes with it for
 holding the food item than just using your
 fingers. The blades on these things are usually
 -very- sharp. Why it's called a mandolin I have
 no idea. I'm not even sure I spelled it correctly.
 
 The one I was using was a simple rectangle about
 12 inches long by 6 inches wide and about a half
 inch thick.
 
 There's a half inch slot/opening across the width
 of it about 2/3 of the way down, and a blade above
 that slot.
 
 The blade is slightly adjustable, to allow for the
 desired thickness of the slices -- from paper thin
 to about a quarter inch.
 
 Simple yet clever device.
 
 Safe too, if you use the food holder.
 

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