Actually both of the instruments can have an e on the end according to onelook.

My guess, though, is that there's a superficial resemblance between the two. Or perhaps the original kitchen utensil named mandoline had thin wires that did the cutting, like those egg slicer thingies.

And congratulations on your purchase. Those puppies are expensive but worth it, I understand. That's one of the things I do not have in my kitchen that I could really use.

I did recently purchase a 10" Messermeister chef's knife on Ebay that I find very useful.



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