One of the easiest ways to tell a real-deal chef from an amateur is to look at their slicing and dicing. Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food ...

A little departure today from our usual discussion of cooking methods and techniques. Instead, we’ll talk about a piece of equipment that is underutilized in most kitchens: the mandoline. Why you need ...

This past summer I fell in love with a kitchen gadget that has been relatively slow to catch on in the U.S. -- the mandoline. I've had several of these kicking around my kitchen for a while now, but I ...

It’s Sean Fowler’s favorite time of year to cook. Sure, this year is like no other, but amid the chaos and uncertainty, the vegetables in his Mandolin restaurant garden are still coming up, slowly but ...

Though a mandoline slicer may sound like a cross between a musical instrument and a piece of gym equipment, it's actually one of the most valuable tools every cook should have in their kitchen drawer.

Prep work can be a bore. However, having your ingredients in place before you start cooking can make all the difference in the world. So, we prep. We slice and dice, chop and cut our way through ...