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Can I Use A Mandoline To Slice Cheese?

Writer John Campbell

Cheese. Using a mandoline isn’t limited to slicing up fruits and veggies. To slice or grate any hard cheese, you can use it.

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What can you slice with a mandoline?

When making a potato gratin or homemade potato chips, a mandoline is typically used to slice the vegetables uniformly. However, it can also be used to make fries, slaw, and shredded or shaved vegetables for other recipes.

Can you use a mandolin as a deli slicer?

A Mandoline slicer (and any other slicing instrument) can be used to slice cooked meat after the meat has cooled down and is ready to be sliced. A Mandoline slicer, or any other blade that comes standard with this utensil, should never be used to cut into bones.

How do you cut cheese without it sticking to the knife?

Use a Bottle of Water. Water is an easy way to keep your knife from getting stuck in the cheese! Using water to lower the temperature of the knife makes it easier to cut. You should use cold cheese and warm to hot water to get the best results.