Recommend a good food mandolin that can be purchased locally

I would check out Bed Bath & Beyond.

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and can be purchased from a local store instead of online..T

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well that's just silly.

If you want safe, get a Sweedish mandolin.
If you want ultra thin and infinite adjustments, but the chance of losing a finger tip..get a Japanese mandolin.

Borner




The Borner is excellent, just doesn't have the control settings and thinness of the Japanese style.

Vinh Phat Asian Market in BR has the cheaper versions that wrk really well.

I got my Borner from Goodwood Hardware. They also had other brands to choose from.

You can probably find the OXO Good Grips V-Blade Mandoline Slicer at Target or Bed Bath for about $40. It was a past winner in a Cook's Illustrated equipment review.

They did a new test last year. Oxo was still recommended, but the highly recommended models were Swissmar Bo¨rner Original V-Slicer Plus Mandoline and Kyocera Adjustable Slicer with Handguard. Those are listed for about $30 and $25.

I don't use mine much. I just have a cheapo that I've had for years. Works fine. No trips to the ER yet, but I always worry when using it.

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Fender and a Washburn

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Pre 1950 Gibson is OK, too. I like the curves on them. Not sure where you might find one locally, but they can be found in Nashville.

OK Serious:

Our OXO

Will do all you want, plus julienne slice, which is nice.

Comes with a holder, which I do not use and have never cut my fingers

I have several and they all work well. I ran my thumb through the waffle blade awhile back. It was to the bone and looked like a tic, tac, toe board. That took a month to heal and didn't feel very good.

I have an old French one that was a couple hundred dollars but I have a $14.00 KitchenAid that works just as well and has the guard-which I wasn't using.