The Washington Post staff recently answered questions about all things edible. Here are edited excerpts from that chat. Q: I have a mid-range mandoline, that I like. I do not like the safety holder.

I want to buy a mandoline that has a dial (or whatever) mechanism for different thicknesses of slicing. Multiple blades to handle straight cutting vs shredding would be needed to (though I assume is ...

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Raise your (bandaged) hand if you’ve been personally victimized by a mandoline? Yes, you. I see you. You, too? Wow, a lot of us. More than knives, mandolines are the kitchen tool that truly strikes ...

Mandolines can be a useful kitchen tool — but only when used carefully. Sometimes, you just want to slice an entire cucumber — especially if you’ve been seeing it all over the internet lately. What’s ...

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In the kitchen, I think tools generally fall into two categories: must-haves and nice-to-haves. Must-haves possess wide appeal across the board. They're things it would be hard to do much cooking ...