Potato Chips and a toy
This is my newest toy, and at $18 a fairly inexpensive toy. Despite the low cost, the ceramic blade in the mandoline is quite sharp. I was careful not to test that sharpness on my own flesh. The reviews on Amazon gave ample warning that I'd be sorry if I did such a test. Here's a closeup of the thickness selection spindle. You can adjust the thickness of slices from 0.5 mm to 3mm. The reviews were mixed on how well this worked. From what I've seen so far, I think it'll work well on less dense items but on spuds, I'd keep the control at 2mm or 3mm. The thinner settings are 0.5mm and 1.3mm. This is Mr Potato (AKA spud) cut in half and getting ready to be sliced a whole lot more. I feel bad when I cut up a mouse but not so much when it's a potato in my sights. Thems just taste good---particularly when copious amounts of grease are involved. Be sure to use that knobby finger protector 'cause the blade is very sharp. See what happened to that spud?!?! It's ...