To slice, a mandoline is ideal but a sharp knife works too.

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"A basic v-chisel is useful when you are making lines on the pumpkin's face, and a good sharp kitchen knife that is not too flexible is best to carve the features, " he says.

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When slicing the radishes and onions, a mandolin or very sharp knife is the best tool for getting paper-thin rounds and semi-circles.

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Digital overload is swamping the current recommendation engines, making the sharp knife of human editorial a better filter than the blunt instrument of algorithmic recommendation.

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