There are many ways that you can use the
Progressive Professional Mandoline. You can slice, julienne and cube fruit and vegetables for a variety of dishes. Each different function has its purpose and creates wonderful results. However, the feature I use the most is the simple slicing.
I can never accomplish the consistent uniformed results, attained from the mandoline, when using a knife. The uniformed slices it achieves are perfect for so many dishes including chips, scalloped potatoes, beautiful sliced salads, gratins and elegantly topped sandwiches.
One of my kids’ favourite snacks, and probably many kids’ favourite, is chips! Making your own is so much healthier and you don’t have to stick to plain potato either. I’ve made chips using sweet potato, beetroot, carrot and parsnips; all of which have been a hit. However, none of them are as popular as these apple and ginger chips. They are simply delicious and never last long in my house. I have been making these for quite a while now but only recently have I managed to get the cooking time down to 30 mins. Previously I baked them for 2 hours which meant I didn’t make them often. With the reduced cooking time and ease of slicing, thanks to the mandoline, I can see me making these a lot more often. They are great as a simple snack or for popping into a lunch box.
Pear and Apple chips are so easy to make with the right device but are very hard to make without the consistently thin slices that the mandoline achieves. When making apple and pear chips you want the slices to be ultra thin so that they will crisp up. I use setting 1 to achieve this. The paper thin result with this setting is perfect.
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Pear and Apple Crisps Recipe
Ingredients
2 apple
2 pears
½ tbsp. Ground cinnamon
½ tbsp. ground ginger
Method
Pre heat oven to 150C and line two baking trays with baking paper.
Set the manoline to 1 (as pictured above) and thinly slice the apple and pears.
Lay the apple on one lined baking tray and sprinkle with the cinnamon.
Lay the pears on the other lined baking tray and sprinkle with the ginger.
Bake for approx. 30 – 35 mins, until the fruit is crisp.
Note
I often serve fruit with some sort of protein. These chips are great dipped into a nut butter of choice!
Cleaning and storage of the Progressive Mandoline
What has put me off using gadgets, such as the mandoline, in the past has been the thought of the clean up. However, this mandoline is very easy to clean after use. The hand guard and slicing guide are easily removed and the blades can be placed in the dishwasher or hand washed using a brush.
With young kids around, I store the mandoline in a high place and always set it to the locked position. I then place the slicing guide on track to cover the blade.
About the author:
Amy is the recipe developer, photographer and voice behind the blog Healthy Little Foodies. She has a BSc(Hons) Food Science and Marketing and has, in the past, worked as a food development technologist, developing products for the UK's leading supermarkets. She now lives in Sydney and is a Mum to two young boys age 5 & 2.
