Wysiwyg and Breezycooking,
Thanks for both of your tips!
I've been using a serrated tomato knife but when I read BreezyCooking's idea about the serrated bread knife, I tried that and it did work better. I got super thin slices. It was better than the tomato knife and any other straight edge knife I own. I don't own any super great knifes to brag about.
The 45-degree angle tip for tomatoes makes me even happier with the mandoline I bought. I wouldn't try it without a guard, per se; I'm a complete newbie to the mandoline. However, I've been reading a book from the library with various kitchen tips. One of the tips is using a moistened Scotch-Brite pad to hold the vegie you're cutting. In fact, I've have a little Scotch-Brite pad with the mandoline to remind me to give it a try the next time I use it. I don't like the guard it came with at all!! It's seems too big, doesn't feel comfortable in my hand, and I don't feel like I have good control. I think the Scotch-Brite pad would give me the control I need to hold a tomato at a 45-degree angle and yet protect me from slicing off a fingertip.
I'll use both tips, the bread knife when I just have a few tomatoes and the mandoline tip when I have a bunch of tomatoes!
Thanks!!
Diane
Thanks for both of your tips!
I've been using a serrated tomato knife but when I read BreezyCooking's idea about the serrated bread knife, I tried that and it did work better. I got super thin slices. It was better than the tomato knife and any other straight edge knife I own. I don't own any super great knifes to brag about.
The 45-degree angle tip for tomatoes makes me even happier with the mandoline I bought. I wouldn't try it without a guard, per se; I'm a complete newbie to the mandoline. However, I've been reading a book from the library with various kitchen tips. One of the tips is using a moistened Scotch-Brite pad to hold the vegie you're cutting. In fact, I've have a little Scotch-Brite pad with the mandoline to remind me to give it a try the next time I use it. I don't like the guard it came with at all!! It's seems too big, doesn't feel comfortable in my hand, and I don't feel like I have good control. I think the Scotch-Brite pad would give me the control I need to hold a tomato at a 45-degree angle and yet protect me from slicing off a fingertip.
I'll use both tips, the bread knife when I just have a few tomatoes and the mandoline tip when I have a bunch of tomatoes!
Thanks!!
Diane