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.
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