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Get Perfect Mushroom Slices With One Underrated Kitchen Tool
BY Sylvia Tomczak
While many kitchen tools serve a singular purpose, some can help you in various ways. One such tool is the egg slicer, which can help you effectively cut hard-to-wield mushrooms.
The egg slicer not only hugs the mushroom snugly in place, but its thin metal wires are strong enough to cleanly cut through a range of firm-yet-spongy mushrooms.
Cutting mushrooms with an egg slicer makes the task simple and quick. Just place a mushroom cap onto the tool's slotted dish and lower it in a swift slicing motion.
To maximize the benefits of the slicer even further, you can also turn (or partially rotate) a stack of sliced mushrooms on their side to julienne or dice the fungi in a flash.
Fresh varieties with a small size, rounded shape, and soft texture work best; avoid fungi with a tough texture as they stress the tool's fine-slicing wires and break the tool.