An Edge in the Kitchen » mandolin http://www.chadwrites.com Knives, cooking and kitchen science with Chad Ward Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:24:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Faster than a Speeding Chef’s Knife http://www.chadwrites.com/faster-than-a-speeding-chefs-knife/ http://www.chadwrites.com/faster-than-a-speeding-chefs-knife/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:17:53 +0000 Chad http://www.chadwrites.com/?p=132 Coleslaw for a crowd and gratin by the cubic yard are not a problem if you have a mandoline in your arsenal.

Top to bottom: the mighty Shun mandoline, a Borner V-slicer, a Kyocera paddle slicer and my battered Matfer mandoline

What you need to know

1) You don’t need one (but they’re damn [...]]]> http://www.chadwrites.com/faster-than-a-speeding-chefs-knife/feed/ 3 Pricey Shun Mandolin Hits the Streets http://www.chadwrites.com/pricey-shun-mandolin-hits-the-streets/ http://www.chadwrites.com/pricey-shun-mandolin-hits-the-streets/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:28:08 +0000 Chad http://www.chadwrites.com/?p=9 Shun has been generating a lot of press lately (at least in the trade pubs) with background information and photos of its new mandolin. Here’s the press release –

2008 March — Kai Presents the Shun Pro Mandolin to the Marketplace

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