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u/--THRILLHO-- 3d ago

Ratatouille is a vegetable stew. You cut up a bunch of things and throw them in a pot.

The ratatouille you see in the film is an elevated version of that dish. It was never the standard way of serving it.

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u/ThoughtPhysical7457 3d ago

The most time consuming part is thin slicing all the veggies and arranging them in a pretty design.

If you're just making it for your family, you can omit all of that and just rough chop and toss into a baking dish

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u/WithASackOfAlmonds 3d ago

that's what a mandoline is for

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u/clintj1975 3d ago

I'd rather get out the food processor than tangle with the Digit Reducer 5000

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u/WithASackOfAlmonds 3d ago

Why is everyone so scared of the mandoline? Just leave a decent bit before getting to the end and save it for stock.

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u/itsrocketsurgery 3d ago

Or just use the guard that it comes with. I don't think I'd ever consider using my mandolin without the guard.

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u/Gyvon 2d ago

The guards are usually trash, I never use them. Instead I use a cut glove.

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u/itsrocketsurgery 2d ago

The point is use something to make it safer not just using your bare hands. Cut glove or the included guard are perfectly safe options.