I bought a Zyliss (sp?) for $50, and it works great for everything I need.

I'm sure if I were cooking as I did when I made french fries for 7 kids, it
wouldn't last long, but for just me and the occasional guest, it's a
bargain.

"levelwave" > wrote in message
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> Welp... it finally arrived...my Kuhn Rikon hand-held Mandoline finally
> came in the mail today...
>
>
http://www.chefscatalog.com/store/ca...d=cprod2810077
>
> A good quality Mandoline is one of those things that I always thought
> would come in handy - when it's needed - but unfortunately costs too
> damn much to talk myself into buying one... until I stumbled upon this
> bad boy... I'm not a schmucko for silly kitchen gadgets as I tend to
> enjoy prepping my food... it relaxes me... but this caught my
> attention... it seems the only thing that slows me down when preparing
> dinner is trying to get paper thin slices of garlic churned out at a
> reasonable speed... This Mandoline can give me PERFECTLY thin slices of
> garlic faster than I can peel the darned things... Works wonders on
> Potatoes too...best $19.99 I've spent...
>
> ~john!
>
>
> --
> What was it like to see - the face of your own stability - suddenly look
> away...
>
>