A mandoline slicer is a must for an OCD cook like me. The perfect slices you see in cooking shows cook evenly and quickly and look great on the plate- but they're impossible with a knife. Oxo has always provided good, solid kitchen gadgets, and their track record in my kitchen drove me towards this unit when I began the hunt for a mandoline slicer.
Upon unpackaging, this slicer seems a bit daunting. There are (2) extra blades in a seperate case along with a spacer to go with the food holder, and an additional (3) blades are housed in the unit itself along with the (1) installed slicer blade (a total of 6 blades included). All fit nicely within their respective slots / containers, and you can't shake any of the spares loose.
The instruction manual is pretty good. Good diagrams with supporting text. It has a bit of a learning curve (pages titled "How to Cube" require you to reference "How to Change V-Blades" and "How to Change Cubing Blades"). Also, each blade is color coordinated with the thickness know along the side, which matches the manual. This assures that your cubes will always be, well, cubes!
Your first and most basic slicing is simple. Food + food holder + back and forth motion = perfect slices (my first-cut items were a bell pepper and an apple). More complex operations require some reading- unlock, open food track section, open cubing / julienning blade section, remove / install cubing / julienning blade, install slicer blade, close up, unlock. But again, the slices were perfect (my next item was an onion- cubed perfectly within about 10 seconds). The crinkle blade adds some drag (USE THE FOOD HOLDER) but results in beautiful food.
The cubing feature alone is well worth the price. The food first passes over the vertical sawtooth blades and is scored, and then each subsequent pass a 90 degree turn scores the food in the opposite direction and the slicing blade seperates perfect little cubes from the food. Repeat until the end. Chopping an onion like your favorite Food Network star is complex and often leaves a good chunk of food un-choppable. This baby makes little pieces of 90% of the onion. Nice.
Cleaning is fairly simple. A stainless model would be nicer dishwater-safety, but longevity of the product is my goal, so I hand-washed after use. The dishwasher is said to dull blades anyways, so it's better to just take it for a dunk in some warm soapy water. Rince and let air dry on a towel and bam- you're good to go.
A storage container for the whole setup would be nice, but hey - this will probably remain on my counter anyways. I can't imagine a meal that wouldn't benefit from use of the mandoline.
One or two uses of this unit and you'll be an expert. Also, you can chop everything in about 5 minutes and put it all in little bowls mis-en-place style and host your OWN cooking show.
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| Sold By | WOOZ CORP | KNDirect | Fullstar Houseware | Life is all right | Swissmar Inc | Amazon.com |
| blade material | Stainless Steel | Stainless steel | Stainless Steel | — | Stainless Steel | Ceramic |
| blade shape | V Shape | Rectangular | V Shape | V Shape | V-Shape | V Shape |
| blade length | 15 inches | 9 millimeters | 6 inches | 3.5 inches | 7 millimeters | 10 inches |
| material | Plastic | MU-MANDO, MU-MANDO, MU-MANDO, MU-MANDO, MU-MANDO | Stainless Steel | Rubber | Plastic, Stainless Steel | Ceramic |
| operation mode | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| weight | 770 grams | 2.2 pounds | 0.7 kilograms | 0.42 kilograms | 0.5 pounds | 4.59 ounces |
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A+ mandoline
While OXO can't guarantee that you won't slice your hand, they make it fairly difficult to do so, and that's more than I can say for any other mandoline I've owned. The gripper / safety guard holds food well, and as long as you use it, you'll be fine.You can get paper-thin slices of veggies or fruits, which is my favorite use for this tool. Au gratin potatoes or homemade chips are unparalleled, and they're just better with the thinnest slice possible.This is easy to clean, and has different blades for different cut styles. It also adjusts for different cut thicknesses with a simple dial.I've had mine for 4+ years and it will probably last forever.
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