Philly Steaks

[Mama Mangia]

It has a horizontal blade. I have 2 of them. I got one of them from a mail order place - either Carolyn Wright or Walter Drake and the other I got at some cheapo store. They had a bunch tossed on the counter that they wanted to get rid of. I like to use it for shredding and slicing and I got my moneys' worth so if it ever broke I couldn't say it was a waste - but I sure would miss it!

[oldbay]

I think the call those cutters a 'mandolin'. I have an older one from before anyone thought about separating hands from blades. It has a nice sharp knife too. I've been afraid of it taking off my finger tips so maybe I can fashion my own piece of wood or plastic to handle the food with.

[Mama Mangia]

One thing I don't like are those old-style mandolins that look so innocent but will remove body parts in a split second! I would rather cut, chop , shred - anything - by hand - rather than use one of those scary contraptions!!!

[Upennmama]

Oh no, the only real authentic cheesesteak is meat, onions (carmelized!), american cheeze, on an Amarosa roll!

[TexasRose]

I was in Philadelphia recently and was sad that I didn't get the chance to try a cheesesteak. Oh well, next time.

[BagCSC]

When I used to work at Dairy Queen, we had a commercial slicer (mostly used for tomatoes) and we had to wear a glove. You can get the cut-resistant gloves at several places. There were several occasions in which someone didnt wear a glove and cut themselves badly.

[TexasRose]

Yes, when I used to work in foodservice we had a couple of accidents with the slicer. Not me, thank goodness, but it was scary.

[BagCSC]

We had one that had about 6-7 straight blades, but then we changed it out for serrated blades. That worked so much better, but ohhhhh...so much more dangerous.

[Twinmama]

Yes, I had a run-in with a meat slicer when working at a deli one summer. They hadn't invested in the steel-tip gloves at that point, but then again, they didn't figure the college kids they hired to work the counters would be stupid enough to hold the tomatoes in place while slicing. Um, think again.

[JKander]

When you say "run-in with a meat slicer", do you mean, you accidentally cut yourself, or somebody took a swing at you... you're going to need to be more specific.