Howdy NorCal Ford Fans!

 

Hey Tim. Happy October in the September thread.

 

Funny that you should mention that tool. I had something like that a few years ago. I bought it at Cost Plus World Markets. It was adjustable. Had different blades. And it even had a box for catching whatever I was cutting or shredding. The blade wasn't very sharp. The adjustable part kept moving around. As I recall, it cut my hand really well. Didn't cut the vegetables that well. A friend who was working in some fancy restaurant at the time told me that it was junk. Most of the mandolins sold were junk. She said that in commercial kitchens, they have a very expensive version, made with heavy duty steel parts and a serviceable blade, which does work, but it's probably not worth buying for the house. She sort of compared it to very expensive mechanic's tools, versus the crap that comes with IKEA furniture. At the time, over $100. Versus something you buy from a home goods store for around $20.

But I'm glad that you brought it up. I ordered a Kyocera version. I like the fixed, ceramic blade. The fixed blade means that I can't adjust it for thick slicing anything else. But it also means that there won't be any moving parts which have a way of moving around. I've always like how ceramic knives seem to be better than steel for more delicate slicing.

Ceramic knives, in most cases, aren't necessary. I use mine for fish. It seems to make a cleaner slice on sashimi. They also cut the thinnest tomato slices. This new tool will be used for chips and slicing tomatoes.

What I really find distasteful, is the pricing. When ceramic knives first came out around 20 years ago, they were almost $200 dollars. That is $316 dollars in today's money. The good news is that they have gone down in price. Only $250 in today's money. The sad part is that over the course of the past few decades, I'm ashamed of how many of those fancy knives I've broken. Ceramics are very fragile. The finest of blades is extremely delicate. These knives are not for throwing.

 

October thread can be found here:
Oct 2022 all topic thread - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums (ford-trucks.com)

Jim