Mandoline and Graters: Love, Hate and Band-Aids

It's the most dangerous tool in the kitchen... and the best. It allows you to make potato slices for tortilla in 1 minute, all identical (even cooking). Or vegetable carpaccios. The key is not strength, it's rhythm.

It's not a normal grater. Its blades are laser etched and *cut* instead of tearing. For citrus (only the orange part, without the bitter white), parmesan cheese (cheese cloud) or garlic (instant paste). It will change your finishes.

Wash the mandoline and graters *immediately* after using them under the tap. If food dries, the sponge will snag and dull the blades (or you will cut yourself). Pat dry, never rubbing against the grain.