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ronnie_suburban wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:01 pm Inaugural trip with this new guy . . .
I'm not even a little jealous, really.
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ronnie_suburban wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:01 pm Inaugural trip with this new guy . . .

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Green Cabbage & Konosuke YW White #2 Gyuto, 210mm
Looks like you saved a bunch of cabbage on this one.
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d_rap wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:33 pm
ronnie_suburban wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:01 pm Inaugural trip with this new guy . . .
I'm not even a little jealous, really.
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NOT slaw but part of my dinner prep. I really liked the way this shot looked, with the lines of the cabbage shreds contrasting with the lines of what is arguably the most beautiful knife I own . . .

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Let us not forget to mention the very nice cutting board as well.

It is a lovely shot. Good job Mr. Suburban.
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Another weekly slaw takes form . . .

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Pretty sure this is the end of my conehead hookup for the season. They're a great variety but available only briefly.
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ronnie_suburban wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 3:35 pm Another weekly slaw takes form . . .

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Pretty sure this is the end of my conehead hookup for the season. They're a great variety but available only briefly.
Curious how you process your carrots Ronnie, is that knife work or by another kitchen utensil/tool?
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Jeff B wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:45 pm Curious how you process your carrots Ronnie, is that knife work or by another kitchen utensil/tool?
It's a julienne peeler. Can't remember the brand but it cost about $10. Bought it online. I usually try to avoid single-taskers but I make slaw so often, I figured why not?
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ronnie_suburban wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:50 pm
Jeff B wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:45 pm Curious how you process your carrots Ronnie, is that knife work or by another kitchen utensil/tool?
It's a julienne peeler. Can't remember the brand but it cost about $10. Bought it online. I usually try to avoid single-taskers but I make slaw so often, I figured why not?
Cool, I've seen those before but haven't made the leap, guess I need to get one and give it a try. 👍
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Jeff B wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:53 pm
ronnie_suburban wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:50 pm
Jeff B wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:45 pm Curious how you process your carrots Ronnie, is that knife work or by another kitchen utensil/tool?
It's a julienne peeler. Can't remember the brand but it cost about $10. Bought it online. I usually try to avoid single-taskers but I make slaw so often, I figured why not?
Cool, I've seen those before but haven't made the leap, guess I need to get one and give it a try. 👍
Before I bought it, I was using a grater which really tore the carrot more than it cut it and also produced a lot of unwanted moisture. At for now, while it's still sharp, the julienne peeler makes some really clean, uniform cuts.
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ronnie_suburban wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 8:01 pm
Jeff B wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:53 pm
ronnie_suburban wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:50 pm
It's a julienne peeler. Can't remember the brand but it cost about $10. Bought it online. I usually try to avoid single-taskers but I make slaw so often, I figured why not?
Cool, I've seen those before but haven't made the leap, guess I need to get one and give it a try. 👍
Before I bought it, I was using a grater which really tore the carrot more than it cut it and also produced a lot of unwanted moisture. At for now, while it's still sharp, the julienne peeler makes some really clean, uniform cuts.
I know what you mean, I used to use a grater myself but didn't like the results so just started using a knife again. I almost bought a mandolin once but I'm a little scared of them. Was afraid my wife might try to use it too and unexpectedly lose a nasty chunk of skin or worse.
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Jeff B wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 8:05 pm
ronnie_suburban wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 8:01 pm
Jeff B wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:53 pm Cool, I've seen those before but haven't made the leap, guess I need to get one and give it a try. 👍
Before I bought it, I was using a grater which really tore the carrot more than it cut it and also produced a lot of unwanted moisture. At for now, while it's still sharp, the julienne peeler makes some really clean, uniform cuts.
I know what you mean, I used to use a grater myself but didn't like the results so just started using a knife again. I almost bought a mandolin once but I'm a little scared of them. Was afraid my wife might try to use it too and unexpectedly lose a nasty chunk of skin or worse.
I understand. Plus, deploying, using and cleaning the mandolin is a lot of work, especially for one carrot. I can still see easy ways to injure myself with the julienne peeler -- and one of the worst cuts I ever gave myself was with a standard peeler -- but they require no set-up, reside in a drawer and are dishwasher friendly.
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Lol many moons ago I bought a mandoline also, the gucci french one, and think i used it maybe a handful of times. the "blade" part of it is just a thin piece of steel not an actual blade so you cant sharpen it nor make really thin slices.
Some of the things you can do like waffle cuts or perfect fries just aren't doable with a knife but I agree with Ronnie above about work involved vs reward. It lives on the shelf now with the other seldom used items.
I always thought about getting one of the japanese ones though....But I agree they seem scary.
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Monday, Monday, weekly slaw day . . . :D

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That is a beautiful knife.
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No cabbage in sight but another weekly slaw, so I figured this was the best place to post it . . .

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I only did some of this work with the Kono. Used the julienne grater for some of the kohlrabi and carrot.
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Nice snag on the Kono Dammy! And my Julienne peeler showed up the other day. Haven't had a chance to use it yet but looking forward to seeing how it works. Got it mostly for carrots in slaw on the recommendation of the "Slaw Slayer" here on the forum. ;)
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Another weekly slaw taking form . . .

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Hadn't used the Yuki in quite some time. It's such a beautiful and elegant cutter.
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Quick turn-around this week . . .

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Savoy is a relatively light and feathery cabbage, so a bit more knife than I needed here but there was a watermelon next, so I think it was the right call. :D
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