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    Anyone that doesn't like raw onion on a burger is a total twat.

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    • I'm thinking of getting a mandolin, just for the express purpose of having gossamer-thin slices of onion, like Burger Wolverine does.Continuity
    • But, after stabbing (literally) myself quite badly in the hand with one of my chef's knives ten days ago, I can just imagine what sort of fuckery I would commitContinuity
    • ... to myself with a mandolin.Continuity
    • I'm thinking of getting a Mandolin too, if only to make the preparation for soffritto, etc, much, much easier.Nairn
    • (I make a big batch of veggie sauce each week to portion and freeze to ensure the kid always has something healthy for lunch - it's like an hour of prep :\ )Nairn
    • Ah, but a box grater will work a treat for soffritto. Just grate your onions and carrots, and all that's left to mince by hand is the celery.Continuity
    • Goes really quickly, and has the added benefit of the onion and carrot melting into the sauce on a long simmer.Continuity
    • The other thing I've done with soffritto, when not the least bit in the mood for prep, is whazz the onions, carrots, and celery together with ...Continuity
    • ... my immersion blender. Granted, it comes out the texture of really thick gazpacho and there's a fair bit of liquid to boil off in the pan, but it works.Continuity
    • Ah, there IS a difference between a Mandolin and a box grater! I did a quick Google Image search and assumed they were one and the same.Nairn
    • Oh, yes. The box grater will take the skin off your knuckles. The mandolin will take progressive layers of entire fingers off.Continuity
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