Amazing Kitchen Gadget

When I was in Hilo, I stumbled upon a totally cool restaurant supply store. It was tucked unassumingly in a storefront along the main drag, which seemed to mostly house gift shops. I was kind of surprised (and delighted) to find it there. I have been looking for a julienne peeler ever since I saw this blog post on the site Oh She Glows, a site that is dedicated to healthy vegan cooking. Even if you aren't vegan, there are some great plant-based recipes there, so I highly suggest giving it a look. At any rate, in her post, she was raving about making "noodles" out of vegetables using a julienne peeler. I often use my food processor to shred vegetables (especially carrots which take forever to grate), but I was intrigued by the idea of having such a small, simple kitchen tool to use for this purpose. The restaurant supple store totally came through, and I acquired a fantastically sharp julienne peeler (so sharp it even comes with a cover for the blade). This tool is going to be great for making shredded salads in no time with minimal mess and for prepping veggies for sushi and sandwich wraps.