We came across this recipe for Asparagus Linguine with mint pesto on No Recipes and noticed the cutting tool used to cut the asparagus into julienne strips. It's a Japanese kitchen tool called a negi cutter. More about this little tool below the jump. Look and then tell us what you think...
Hot or Not? Negi Cutter
We try not to clutter our kitchens with useless tools that we don't need. We aren't sure about this one, though. The negi cutter has multiple blades so it could be useful for making many julienne strips at one time. We see this as being useful for people who have wheat allergies and can't eat pasta, but like having julienned vegetables in place of pasta noodles, for example.
Want to start julienning away the easy way? You can buy them online at Amazon or Zensuke.
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cool. you can also use them to fan cornichons.
view art's profile
My mom has one. They make quick work of perfect skinny slivers of things like scallions for Korean scallion pancakes. Kind of a uni-tasker but it's a good one!
view dorothy's profile
Is this really julienning the easy way? I think a mandoline would definitely work better. You'd be able to do multiple stalks of asparagus at one time.
view wunami's profile
why not just get a mandoline?
view angorian's profile
How do you run asparagus down a mandoline without losing your entire palm?
I think it's pretty cool, especially for scallions, but I'd worry how long it keeps its edges, especially for $18.
view renata's profile
you can get them really cheap at Japanese stores. It's only $1 at Ichiban Kan in SF Japantown (www.ichibankanusa.com) or Daiso.
view gnomatic's profile
Clearly, you use one of those hand guards that comes with a mandoline and not your bare hands.
Like this:
http://fantes.com/images/120697mandoline.jpg
view wunami's profile