Girlfriend wanted wine so I brought up a spare fermenter from my other house, giving lemon wine a shot. This will be my first proper wine (that I won’t be immediately turning into brandy) Glad to be back at it after the hectic holidays. I want to make an orange brandy next, but after slicing 50 lemons by hand (I don’t own a mandolin) I think I need a short break from slicing citrus.
If you're making brandy frequently, a $50 mandoline and a $45 chain mail glove (not just anti-cut, they make some out of actual metal. You want one of those) sounds like an investment that you'll get a lot of use out of.
Do not get a handheld mandoline. They are useless and you will cut yourself with that thing.
I was a chef for over 20 years, and have been cooking for almost 40. I love both my mandoline and my glove. I've never cut myself with a mandoline yet.
Is there a non handheld mandoline?
Yeah, they just cost around $50 rather than the cheap $10 handheld ones. They have legs or a stand and sit on the counter above a cutting board or bowl
Oh ok, I thought maybe there were electric ones or something like that. Thanks for the clarification.
There are attachments for kitchen robots. We have one but it gets dull pretty fast.
Just letting you know I bought one with stands and a chain mail glove. Should be in tomorrow. Appreciate the recommendation!
No worries! Once you're comfortable with a mandolin, making the thinnest of slices is a breeze, so working in the kitchen becomes even more fun. :)
I’m looking forward to trying it out! Already bought the 16 pounds of mandarins to do the test run for my next batch!
Nice! Appreciate the tip! I’ll definitely keep it in mind depending on how this wine turns out and how the eventual orange brandy goes. most of my brandies I use much easier fruit to work with, but I love the idea of citrus brandies so $100 seems like a fair investment