Yeah, I’ve used a mandoline to do it before. Frankly, that’s really the only way I’d do it these days. But, even then, it’s a lot of work and it’s hard on the eyeballs. Plus, mandolines are scary. I know what not to do when using one, but it’s like a fear of heights. Even if you know you’re doing it safely, it’s still nerve wracking. Maybe if I had a chain-mail glove I could do it without fear, but I don’t have one.
I chop my onions by hand but I wear swimming googles and they help a lot. The biggest issue is that they work so well I sometimes forget to move away from the onions before I take them off and it’s like getting punched in the face.
Yeah, I’ve used a mandoline to do it before. Frankly, that’s really the only way I’d do it these days. But, even then, it’s a lot of work and it’s hard on the eyeballs. Plus, mandolines are scary. I know what not to do when using one, but it’s like a fear of heights. Even if you know you’re doing it safely, it’s still nerve wracking. Maybe if I had a chain-mail glove I could do it without fear, but I don’t have one.
I chop my onions by hand but I wear swimming googles and they help a lot. The biggest issue is that they work so well I sometimes forget to move away from the onions before I take them off and it’s like getting punched in the face.
I found a plastic handle for the mandoline. If you mess up, the handle gets cut but your fingers survive unscathed.