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Had to pick between a $15 mandoline and a $60 one. Now my thumb looks like ground beef.
Last Sunday I'm prepping for a catering gig, and I need to slice 12 pounds of potatoes for gratin. My old mandoline is dull and I'm short on time. I grab the cheap one at the restaurant supply because I'm in a rush. Three hours in, the guard slips and I shave off a chunk of my thumb. Blood everywhere. Had to send my sous to finish the order while I sat in urgent care. The expensive one would have had a better grip and a locking guard. Anyone else cheap out on a tool and pay for it physically?
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the_elizabeth4d ago
The mandatory safety guard on cheap mandolines is basically a suggestion at best lol. That locking mechanism on the pricier ones makes all the difference when you're trying to hustle through a mountain of potatoes.
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keith1644d ago
@the_elizabeth nailed it with the locking mechanism thing. Cheap guards might as well be paperweights for all the good they do. That $15 mandoline probably had the safety feature designed by someone who never actually sliced a potato. Bloody thumb club is too big in this industry.
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Honestly I used to be the guy buying the cheapest mandoline at the store thinking a guard was a guard. But after my third trip to urgent care for a fingertip slice I finally caved and got one with a proper locking mechanism. The difference is night and day. The cheap ones just slide off or the guard pops loose mid slice and then you're bleeding into the potatoes. Ngl I feel dumb for arguing with people about it before. That $40 was worth every penny just to keep my thumbs attached.
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