Patent ID: 8667878

Claim:
A mandoline slicer integrated into the lid of a salad bowl, comprising: a rim adapted to fit on an upper rim of a salad bowl; a main platform area having an included sliding surface along which food can slide for cutting; a cutting tool area for holding a first cutting tool having at least one cutting edge extending above and disposable across said main platform area and a space adjacent said at least one cutting edge for allowing passage of sliced food from said platform area into the salad bowl; and a separate second cutting tool, said second cutting tool interchangeable with said first cutting tool into said cutting tool area, said second cutting tool having a different cutting edge configuration in comparison to that of said first cutting tool, and said second cutting tool having a storage location when not in use located adjacent to said main platform area yet separated from said sliding surface, said second cutting tool when in said storage location being directly beneath and parallel to said cutting tool area; said cutting tools having outwardly extending handles to allow holding of the same beyond the cutting edges of said cutting tool; wherein when food is slid across said main platform area, said cutting edge of either said first or said second cutting tool then located in said cutting tool area removes a quantity of the food, and said removed quantity falls through said space and into the salad bowl; said mandolin slicer further comprising a first slot and said cutting tool being insertable into said first slot substantially co-planar with an upper surface of said main platform.