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The Chef's Secret Weapon

Dangerous to use but exquisitely efficient, the mandoline will ensure that you aren’t losing precious time slicing those vegetables—just make sure you don’t lose a finger. Chad Ward presents five facts about the culinary tool.

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1. These things are dangerous.

Just as working chefs invariably have a mandoline—the French spelling is used to distinguish the culinary tool from the musical instrument—in their kits, they also have scars on their knuckles, and every one has a mandoline horror story.

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