Last weekend we went to our local farm's annual tomato tasting (yum, 52 varieties!) and at one table I spotted a volunteer slicing her batch with this crazy implement. Made by All-Clad, it has the typical serrated blade, but it sports an enlarged, rounded tip that is for serving (perfect for a tasting, but my guests usually aren't so hungry that I need to serve slices right off the knife!).
Look! Crazy All-Clad Tomato Slicer
The most bizarre feature is it's handle which is just like a piece of All-Clad cookware: long, heavy, indented, with a hole for hanging. A little research turned up All-Clad's line of Tools, all featuring this "distinctive handle design."
A tomato knife is one of those things I just skip: I use my bread knife. I could see this being a silly gift for a tomato aficionado, but I can hardly imaging buying it for myself. I'd rather save my $20 to put toward a fancy Texas Tomato Cage to hold up my bounty.
• Buy the All-Clad Tomato Slicer (ChefsCatalog.com, $19.99)
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wait, $20 and it's All Clad? that's got to be their cheapest item ever! and it's silly...very silly!
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This is just what I was babbling about in this post:
http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/tips-techniques/quick-tip-use-a-bread-knife-to-slice-tomatoes-061216#comments
I'd rather find a vintage one, but it's certainly not the most frivolous tool I've even seen.
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This doesn't solve the problem of getting even slices from the whole tomato. I'll keep my cheap Target brand slicer, thanks.
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it looks unwieldy and cumbersome; a simple serrated knife, from target as well, great for Italian bread does the trick (it also equals my "less stuff" philosophy; I only have two kitchen Knives).
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ooh, sorry about the poor grammar; I thought that I fixed it when I changed the sentence!
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