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I've owned much cheaper food slicers (aka Mandolins) and they were always disappointing. I decided to splurge. I found that a well-respected magazine rated this slicer as the best home slicer. So I dropped the change and bought it. I fell in love with it from the first use and to this day, am still in love with it. It slices onions wafer thin that I use fresh on salads or burgers, or that I can saute for steaks, or that I reduce and caramelize. It slices fresh produce effortlessly. Slicing squash on the bias and then quickly sauteeing in butter and pepper is a reality now. I can now slice sweet potatoes thin enough for frying up home-made sweet potato chips. Does this sound like a commercial for this product? It ought to be. This is one fantastic product. It cleans up super easy - just rinse under hot water. The guard is the only awkward part of the product, takes a bit getting used to. Of course, you must use it because the blade is outrageously sharp. This is one great product and now, one that my kitchen cannot be without.

Stop wasting your time comparing mandolines. Seriously, have you heard of opportunity cost? :) I've already wasted enough of my time for you. The thing that makes this one stand out is it's small footprint, portability, and great design. It's not a kitchen utensil that feels like a hassle to use -- it's just like pulling out the vegetable peeler. I love that you can sit it on top of bowls to cut veggies right into the dish you're making. It's grippy, so it doesn't slide around. I absolutely hate hand washing, but this is SO easy to clean that I wash it and stick it back in the cabinet before dinner's even ready. It's very sharp, too (in fact, my husband suggested kevlar gloves...just in case).

Well designed and made, this little slicer will cut your veggies, and your thumb if you're not careful! It is so sharp you cannot feel it cutting you, so use the vegetable holder! Easy rinse and back in the drawer. Next purchase, kevlar gloves!

I'll be honest and say this is my first mandoline so I don't have much to compare it to. I did use my parents mandoline when I was younger and I seem to remember slicing with it being much easier. This V design doesn't seem to help matters much. I sliced a softer lemon and it was hard to get it to go through all the way without tearing the lemon. I sliced a harder onion and it would get stuck. The food holder is bulky but it does a decent job. I think I'll try selling it and paying more money for a better product. If this is the end all be all of this type of product, I'll stick to using a knife.

I do a lot of cooking and food prep at home and I absolutely love Microplane products. The Microplane graters (Gourmet series are best,and best buys) get a lot of use and hold up well, and performance can't be beat.

I say this slicer and it piqued my interest so I looked for it in a kitchen supply store.

It is well designed and with the slider accessory (not expensive at all) it would do well for most home cooks, or for a busy cook who needs to slice a small amount: one carrot, half a cucumber or zucchini, etc. And it is adjustable, which is a plus.

But I judged that it would not do well for a large quantity because of it's small size and the two edges for cutting (not as easy as a single, slanted blade), so I didn't get it. But it is worth recommending it for the casual user because it is solid, useful, and would really help when thin, uniform slices are needed.

But I'll stick to my solid mandoline with attachments. It can handle a potato, fennel bulb, eggplant, parsnips, stirfry meat, etc. This little gadget would not be able to do that. And an adjustible mandoline can make julienne cuts, waffle slices, etc.

So my recommendation: buy this Microplane adjustible slicer if you do small jobs. For a big jog you'll need a good, solid steel adjustible mandoline slicer. The latter will cost about $100, but they last forever and are also very versatile.