OXO Good Grips Mandoline Slicer
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of OXO Good Grips Mandoline Slicer
Customer Review: Flimsy
Summary: 3 Stars
When I first saw this item, I would have never thought that the first thing that would happen is it would break.
Don't get me wrong; it didn't break to the point that I couldn't use it (one of the lower plastic pivots busted, but it was still usable). Heck, I even sliced up a bunch of potatoes to make home made chips yesterday. Unfortunately, or maybe stupid of me, I didn't use the holder and wound up cutting my thumb on the VERY sharp blade.
This slicer has a VERY sharp blade and continuously adjustable thickness setting until it gets to the shredder settings.
I would have given it the highest rating were it not forr the fact that it broke the first time I used it.
Customer Review: Slicer that doesn't slice
Summary: 1 Stars
My husband bought this slicer for me for Christmas. I loved the design and the way the blades were stored. It looked amazing. However, when I tried to chop an onion, I found that the blade was terribly dull (and yes I did remove the plastic covering first). On julienne, it made mush. I thought that maybe that wasn't the best choice, so I tried to slice. It took all of my strength to cross the blade and I got chunks out and the onion got stuck.
After several Boerner V-slicers, which I have worn out over the years, and Pampered chef slicer - I would definitely go back to one of my older models. This one simply didn't work. The others were both one of my favorite kitchen tools.
Customer Review: Truth in Naming: Good (Not Great) Grips Slicer
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a pretty good product for the price, but as some other reviewers have noted, you have to work with it to avoid simply smashing up your food. This is because the blade isn't really as sharp as it could be, at least on the unit I got. I have to use significantly more force than I'd have expected when sliding food over the blades to avoid making a mess. However, once I figured that out and started hammering things onto it I got better results.
Still, it gets the job done and when you're finished, it's very easy to take apart and clean. Clearance under the unit is adequate. All in all I'm happy with it, but it could have been a bit better.
Customer Review: not for sweet potatoes
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this for aking french fries and sweet potato fries. It makes pretty good waffle fries using white potatoes but it doesn't cut a sweet potato at all. I had to get my boyfriend to try to push the sweet potato through (he's a muscular guy), and he had trouble. I abandoned the "food holder/grip" altogether. It's a joke. Needless to say I sliced my hand. Wont do that again. Like pervious users said, I am often left with unused portions of vegetables that I end up cutting with a knife (defeating the purpose of the mandoline). i love Oxo but this product doeasn't make sense. I am most disappointed with the food holder. it's good for a cucumber....that's about it.Customer Review: ZERO Stars
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't know, maybe half of the reviewers got a different product than the other half, but this mandoline is horrible. The blade is incredibly dull, butter knife dull, so dull that it fails at almost every task.
Tomato Test: F
Lemon Test: F
Carrot Test: D
Gaufrette Test: F
Cuke/Zuke Test: B+
Oxo should be ashamed to sell this product.
Besides the blade, which is the whole point of the product, it is sturdy and easy to use, but that means squat.
I guess the paper thin slices I was dreaming about will have to wait until I have enough money to buy a real mandoline.