Interchangeable plates for different cuts. Made of sturdy composite plastic and stainless steel blades. Uniformly slices and juliennes vegetables and fruits thick or thin. Safety holder grips food, blade inserts locks in. Caddy stores all parts upright or flat.
Customer Rating: Summary: Works Well Comment: Certainly takes the place of a food processor I was eying but had no counter space for. I rarely use one anyway. But this is my first mandoline and I like it! I was making salad for a party and this fit the bill Cukes, carrots, radishes, done in a flash! I am going to make potato au gratin a big dish for the next party. And yeah this will be a joy to use. Watch your fingers! Use the guard. Also You tube features this item to demonstrate how to use a mandoline very informative for a novice like myself. I have hand washed and can't speak on how it will fare in the dishwasher. Customer Rating: Summary: A great, easy to use kitchen accessory Comment: I purchased this after reviewing several Mandolines. I wanted an inexpensive one to start out with to make sure it would get enough use in the kitchen. Now that I've had a chance to use it I don't feel the need to spend more, because this one works so well. It comes with 5 different inserts for julienne and slicing. My favorite is definitely the slicing blades for onions..no more crying. I've also taken a liking to the julienne for cole slaw and for zucchini when making bread. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars was I really wish there was a 6th insert for a thicker slice. I would recommend this to anyone that's been wanting a Mandoline. Customer Rating: Summary: best for the price Comment: I've tried one expensive mandoline and it was heavy and didn't slice tomatoes or anything soft. I also have a cheaper plastic which was a waste of money. When I ordered the MIU v-mandoline I had high expections and it proved me right. This mandoline, especially with the v-slice is great. It cut everything I put to it. For 29.95, it out performs my 115.00 stainless steel mandoline by 4-1. I should have bought one for my daughters family at same time. Customer Rating: Summary: good value Comment: I decided to take my chances with this slicer and am glad I did. It's everything I need, and it comes at a very reasonable price. The parts are well stored in a caddy and insert and remover very easily. The holder works well and the blade is sharp. I'm glad I bought it. Customer Rating: Summary: Works great for the price Comment: Positive:
Easy to clean.
5 blades are included. 3 even blades for different thickness and 2 julienne blades for a tiny carrot cut or a larger fry cut. Each blade works well at cutting strips. I like the standup design.
Negative:
In actuality there is nothing that stops the food from coming out perfectly. And for the $, this is a 5 star item. But I have noticed that the design of a V-blade causes food to catch at the bottom of the V where the 2 blades meet. No big deal but it does make getting the perfect even thickness a little harder. Also this is a plastic model and will eventually wear out. The blades take a little strength to get out but not much. I am afriad after a while I am going to break it trying to get the blades out.
I wish there was a cover that went over this for safety during storage.
