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Mahalo's cooking expert Scott Aaronson shows you the steps for making slices with your mandoline.
What You'll Need
- A potato, carrot, apple or other fruit or vegetable that needs to be sliced
- A mandoline
Make Your Slices
Adjust the dial on your mandoline to match the desired thickness of the vegetable.- Set up the stand on your mandoline, if yours has one.
- Attach the vegetable to the guard slot.
- Place the guard at the top of the blade and run it down the mandoline in a quick, consistent movement. Repeat this action until you have sliced the entire vegetable.
Make Perfect Slices with Your Mandoline
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Meet Our Experts
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Scott Aaronson
By the age of 18, Scott was running a small kitchen in an Italian restaurant, which inspired him to spend the next several years learning global techniques and preparations as a server and cook. Then in 2002, he started his own private chef business, working with celebrities like Will Smith, Mary J Blige, Katey Sagal and Jimmy Kimmel. He has also been seen as a guest chef on four Los Angeles-based cooking shows. His most recent challenge was designing and instructing a weekly culinary program for 300 school-age children.
Know Your Mandoline
- Mandolines are a great way to make uniform slices. This helps cook vegetables evenly.
- You can adjust your slices to be thicker or thinner according to your recipe.
