Kyocera Advanced Ceramic Adjustable Mandoline Vegetable Slicer w/ Handguard-Red 11" x 4"

I bought this to replace a KitchenAid mandoline that was lost when I moved. My old slicer was much "fancier" and I wasn't sure what to expect from such a simple device. So I put it to the test on 50 lbs of potatoes. Yes that's right, Five Zero, and yes I know I'm crazy. My potatoes always sprout and I got tired of throwing out food, so I started dehydrating them so that I can use them as slow as I want and not worry about them going bad.I own a Kyocera peeler and love it, so I peeled the potatoes with that before slicing. I didn't really worry about getting all the skin off so the slicer did have to deal with some potato skin. I was very happy with the performance of the slicer, the potato went over the blade effortlessly and didn't hang up on it at all like I remember my steel-bladed slicer doing.The plastic blade guard/guide is ok, I never really like them but it is the only way to keep your fingers away from the blade when the item being sliced gets smaller. I wished the teeth on it were either a little sharper or longer, but it worked.The blade is very, very sharp. Use with caution, use the guard, and don't fret about losing that last little piece off the end, it's not worth chopping your fingers up just to get one more slice of potato!My only (minor) dissatisfaction with this slicer is that I wish it had more range in the adjustment of the slice thickness. The thickest slice came out close to 1/12 of an inch, considerably thinner than the 1/8" setting on my previous mandoline. So my potato slices were thinner than I was used to but I compensated for that by reducing the blanching time a bit and all was well.This slicer is a terrific deal on an excellent quality product, I know it will be hanging on my kitchen wall near to hand for many years.

PLEASE USE CUT RESISTENT FOOD SAFE GLOVES!For $20, I made my wife very happy. She eats pickled ginger almost every day and we like to make our own. We could never get the slices as thin as the ones you buy ready made.When we read that some folks felt that the Kyocera sliced too thinly, we figured that was exactly what we were looking for. It hit the mark beautifully. You can see right through them. The guard on any mandolin we have ever had is difficult to use. We expected that. But with the gloves (many brands available on Amazon) it does a perfect job making tissue paper thin slices.PLEASE USE CUT RESISTANT FOOD SAFE GLOVES!There is a great recipe for pickled ginger in “Vegetarian Sushi” by Brigid Treloar. And we found out this year you can even grow your own very easily in a pot (Epic Gardening on Youtube).So if you are looking for the thinnest slices ever, this is the mandolin for you. But please,USE CUT RESISTANT FOOD SAFE GLOVES! Happy slicing.

This is my second purchase. The first one lasted a little more than three years before it seemed a bit dull. I think I used it 2 the 3 times a week. I liked and used the various thickness settings of the adjustable design. I don't think I would like the fixed blade design. I'm not a kitchen gadget guy but the light-weight, easy-clean and overall simplicity makes this a goto kitchen tool. The plastic parts were all intact and functioning after 3 years. Just wish the ceramic blade was sharper or could be sharpened. Still pleased with the design, performance and value of this product. Will probably buy again in another 3 years. :-) BTW I think I maintained good blade life by storing it hanging with other kitchen stuff. To avoid chipping the ceramic blade you probably shouldn't store it tossed in a crowed drawer with other utensils.

So far works great. Very sharp and much cheaper than the upscale brands often recommended on famous sites. I like that it's a little smaller than my old mandoline, so it's easy to hold and manageable for a large onion (makes very quick work of slicing!). I also like the adjustability with fewer moving parts to break off. (I have not put it in dishwasher yet, as it's easy to rinse off, so don't know how it would fare, even tho it claims to be dishwasher safe)

This WILL SLICE YOUR FINGERS!! The guard is useless and if you think you'll stop before it cuts you you're wrong! There isn't much difference in slice thickness. . .it's either see-through veggies or not so see-through veggies. Cleans up easy and is easy to store. If you don't know whether or not you will use a mandoline this is a inexpensive way to find out. But, buy a glove as well.

It slices really well. The blade is sharp and the food glides smoothly without much force to slice. There was no instruction explaining how to adjust the width, but I think it is okay since it is somewhat intuitive. I think this slicer looks decent and well made for its price.

I saw this mandoline featured on America's Test Kitchen as a "must have" kitchen gadget. I don't enjoying prepping veggies, especially cucumbers, and this mandoline does the trick. Fast prepping, and consistent results. Warning: that ceramic blade is sharp and you have to be careful/watching things carefully as the veggie you're slicing gets close to the blade. It's that sharp.

It’s smaller than I wanted, but otherwise works wrll