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This actually raises an interesting question. If all of a sudden (or even not so suddenly) you had a continuing supply of lots and lots of money, would it change your eating habits? Would you opt for Wagyu whenever you felt like it? Would you indulge in Caspian caviar? Would you choose wild king salmon instead of farmed sockeye? Jeni's instead of Breyers ice cream? Brunello instead of Chianti? Or would you just buy thicker bologna and call it good?

I got the Super (I think there are 3 variants) for $43! And I believe, that just as is often with Japanese knives, the Benriner is probably the sharpest of the blades.

Affecting. Yes, it still matters. AI says a lot of wrong stuff. And maggots in your food are generally not good (unless you're in Sardinia, but even then....c'mon).

Good for him. Just goes to show that often it's the little things that matter.

Yes, and here is another I have that's a few cents cheaper (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

"Frugal NC lottery winner has lofty plan with newfound cash — buy thicker bologna" The whole story

I am not claiming this as a precedent or foundation rule for any other similar situations or for any one who may be reading this about their own stupidly left out pack of meat, but we tested it and have been fine. I will however cuation about 'on our cold kitchen floor for less than four hours near air conditioning' and 'left in a car trunk in august'. This was one very specific case. Those of you who think this is dangerous will say we got lucky, those who felt the evidence suggested a very low likelihood of having a problem were right but could have been wrong. I think a cautious intelligent examination made us confident it was wortth a shot and now a large amount of sliced meat doesn't need to go to waste. Thank you all regardlesss of your opinion.

These were the ones ic mentioned this was a long time ago. less $$ then , but a purchase that needed thought. Fine stuff then , and still fine in my drawer now

It appears to me that this one by WELTOHMH (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) is one such clone. Do you agree? I note that it's marked down right now, from $39.99 to $28.99.

I evaluate a lot of kitchen products. I have more than half a dozen mandolines. But my favorite is one I actually purchased: (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) This model exists in exact clones for a lot less. I've ended up in the emergency room after slicing myself with a knife. So far not yet from a mandoline.

I sold mine to a guy from Canada who claimed to be a chef. He promptly sliced three fingers and wound up in the emergency room.

I too had a mandoline I was afraid to use. I think it was a Bron. In any event, I donated it to the Shepherds of Good Hope's kitchen. They were glad to have it and I went out and bought an Oxo.

@weinoo way back when , I was thinking about getting the Matfer. it was not overly expensive , and sent from FR ( cheaper ) but I went w two version of the Japanese slice you have . One ( the smaller one ) was the color of yours. the other , a bit larger , but still not that big was a green-blue Ive use them extensively and still do . nice stuff

If this is the position of flesh-eating maggots, it's a hint that sous-vide works.

@JeanneCake no more additions from me. Ill keep them for later. Its a Wonderful box to Open ! hope you get the French One !

As long as it has veggies

@Smithy I did not mean you , for sure . I meant the Internet . you know what I mean.

I use the heck out of my simple V-slicer. But if it required assembly, I'd probably use a knife for all but the biggest jobs.

Are you interested?! In reality, I'm gifting it to a cook or two who I know!

I have 17 more days til ours is opened. Unless I cave before that day... which if there are more additions to this thread as @rotus uses his new one, i may well do!

Salted butter caramel macarons... There was a bunch of meringue left over so I baked that off and folded it through some mascarpone whipped cream for a peach and sumac Eton Mess (inspiration here)... Lemon and Poppy Seed Bars by Melissa Clark (YouTube)... There were highs and lows with this one. They smelled and tasted absolutely divine, but I was not enamoured of the texture and mouthfeel. She describes it as a pound cake/cookie-bar hybrid, but for me it fell into a weird no man's land between the two, kinda like an underbaked shortbread crossed with an overmixed cake. However, all was not lost. I stuck 'em in the fridge for a few hours, which transformed them from claggy and cloying to something with a bit of bite. Not bad at all; in fact, pretty good. Judging by the comments in the NYT article, the texture thing doesn't seem to be an issue for others, so don't let me put you off.

You i would always forgive.

What delicious food! If you go back to Stars would you please ask about Ode to Vegetables which is in the Farm Showcase section. If I'm reading correctly, the vegetables will come as Tempura, with various sauces. The vegetables are no doubt chosen for their freshness. I'm really curious about what a likely selection of vegetables would be.

We too have a large free standing tub that no one has bathed in since my daughters left home 5 years ago. I woud love to get rid of it and have a large steam shower with a big bench instead!

A perfect summer lunch!