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A little FYI on the Mandoline slicer. Um...DO NOT FORGET to use the Guard when you are slicing vegetables with the mandoline.

While yakking on my bluetooth one day and not paying attention as I was using my mandoline, I forgot to put the guard on the onion I was slicing and promptly sliced my finger open on the blade. It took only about 30 seconds to slice my finger open. However, the wait in the emergency room was 2 hours. $400.00 dollars and 2 stitches later, I learned my lesson about using kitchen tools safely.

I still use my mandoline all of the time. I just make sure to always have the guard on whatever I am chopping.