Zyliss Mandolin - Slice & Shred With Ease
By Wanda on Oct 5, 2008 in Kitchen Accessories, Reviews
There were mixed thoughts about this product.
Some people find it an absolute marvel while others find it cumbersome and time consuming.
As always we can only provide you with all the information and leave it up to you to decide if the product is right for you.
With the Zyliss Mandoline Slicer you can slice fruit and vegetables easily and safely to whatever thickness you want.
There is a rail-guided sliding track which lets the Zyliss mandolin glide in a back and forth motion over the V-shaped stainless steel blade. You can use the slicer on all shapes and sizes of food and it can handle small or large quantities.
The Zyliss mandoline makes it is easy to slice fruit and veges easily and quickly for all those dishes such as the oranges that you want to have floating decoratively in the fruit punch, or potatoes for a casserole, kiwi fruit to decorate pies and meringues or tomatoes and mozzarella or bocconcini, as well as slicing your veges into matchstick strips to add to that delicious stirfry you are cooking.
The Zyliss mandolin comes with:-
- the base and blade,
- 6 slicing inserts - 1/32-in, 1/16-in, 1/8-in, 1/4-in, 1/8-inĀ thin Julienne and 1/4-in thick Julienne
- Food Holder
- Food Guide
- Storage Caddy
Everyone found the storage caddy to be very useful especially as it allows you to keep everything nice and tidy in the one spot.
Some had trouble slicing different foods and ended up with uneven results although the majority had no trouble at all.
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