As I live alone... I buy myself a birthday present. I was drooling over a
mandolin just the other day. But I have that olde "that's too pricey to
justify buying without good reason" guilt of the lower middle class.

So to those who own mandolins how often do you use it and in what recipes?

This way I might just possibly justify buying myself one. As I have filled
most of my storage spaces with cheaper gizmos and don't require another use
2 times a year kitchen tool