"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
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> On Mar 2, 10:34 pm, "anon" > wrote:
>> Thinking of getting a mandolin and wondering if others find it
>> worthwhile.
>> When do prefer a mandoline and when do you prefer a food processor?
>
> I prefer a mandoline when I slice thin longwise a long russet potato.
> Or slicing thin anything that will not fit into the tube of my fp.
>
> I could do without a mandoline, but not a fp.
> Dee
>

Both have their uses, but if I had to choose only one, it would be the fp.
Still, if you want to make waffle fries or true julienne, you can't do that
w/a fp. Plus, a mando takes up very little space. I saw that Costco is
selling a (made in PRC) steel mando for about $40. Don't know how the
quality compares to a Matfer.

Remsleep.