While you can always use a chef’s knife to cut uniform slices of fruits and vegetables, there’s another lesser-known kitchen tool that can do the job with extra ease and efficiency. The best mandoline ...

Even though the idea of sliced bread took off like a shot, it took the inventor of the bread-slicing machine years to convince bakers to try his invention. Flickr/SliceofChic Some products are so ...

If you’re lacking confidence in your kitchen knife skills, you may be considering purchasing a mandoline slicer. A constant sight in professional kitchens, mandolines allow you to slice vegetables ...

As Food & Wine's Testing Editor, Jennifer's work focuses on finding the best tools for all sorts of cooks. She's vetted hundreds of products, from can openers to salad spinners and tortilla presses, ...

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We’re all more than capable of wielding a kitchen knife, but few of us can cut ingredients paper-thin and with absolute precision. That’s where electric food slicers come in. These high-powered brutes ...

Managers and employees at more than half of the delis in a recent study reported the retail operations are failing to meet U.S. Food Code specifications because meat slicers are not cleaned often ...

Which meat slicer is best? A good chef’s knife can accomplish many tasks, but it can’t make paper-thin cured meats or dozens of slices of cheese with consistent thickness. You’ll need an electric meat ...

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