I've had my mandoline for years and have only used the slicer. Finally, I resolved to correct that. I am so glad I found your video, especially since I have started to make spring rolls. Thank you!
Cut resistant gloves notwithstanding, no way I’d own this design. I’ve watched a number of mandoline videos, and the Swissmar Börner is the only one I’d consider.
@@HappyHealthyWife IMHO, the S-B mandolines appear to do as good a job as the others I’ve seen in videos, but the big difference is how the blades are handled. They use large “plates” for the blades, and those plates are released, withdrawn, and another plate inserted from the handle end of the mandoline, so that the hands need never get close to the blades. It’s interesting how many brands of mandoline require that the hands be quite close to the blades when performing these operations. I realize that one might employ cut-resistant gloves, but nevertheless.
@@HappyHealthyWife Nothing makes it "better". I bought one on Amazon for 50 bucks and returned it right away because it's a nightmare to clean. It's also not adjustable. You get two thicknesses and that's it. Neither one of them was good enough for tomatoes slices on a burger.
Bought this mandolin after watching this review, but I sent it back. Loved everything about it except it wouldn’t cut properly. It tore more than it cut. Plus, the only thing even remotely “European” about it is its name as it is made in the PRC. Maybe there was a defect in the blade, I really don’t know. I’m still salty about it... it was sturdy, seemed extremely well designed and looked great but just wouldn’t cut.
Sorry the mandoline didn't work our for you, but I'm glad you were able to send it back. Thanks for bringing your troubles to this video. Another commenter suggested a Swissmar Börner mandoline. I've never tried a Swissmar Börner myself, but maybe you can watch some reviews and see if that one might work for you.
The V type blades don’t cut so efficiently and are known to jam veggies even with the slightest density, relevant for fibrous foods. You should try one with a straight slicer. Unfortunately, all of these plastic goods are made in China so there’s no avoiding it unless you want to spend over $100 on a Benriner Japanese Mandoline.
The first time I used this tool I thought the vegetable holder would keep my fingers safe. I was wrong. Soooo wrong! I almost had to have a skin graft on my thumb because so much skin got cut off and could not be found. Yuck! 🤢 My daughter bought these gloves for me and every time I use them I say thank you for the salvation of my digits. It’s not a lot of money and they are so worth it.
To save your hands from getting cut, see how these cut resistant gloves work:
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I've had my mandoline for years and have only used the slicer. Finally, I resolved to correct that. I am so glad I found your video, especially since I have started to make spring rolls. Thank you!
Glad I could help!
My DH got me one for a gift. I liked the video and the chopper very much.
I'm glad my video helped.
Thank you for a great description (or application) of what each blade could be used for! I appreciate your thoroughness.
I’ve had this mandolin in the box for months and after watching your video, I will attempt to use it. I better buy the gloves first, tho. Thank you!
Yes, for using this type of Mandoline, I find that having a pair of cut resistant gloves relieves some of the fear in using it.
My man... what a badass you are!
Badass? Not sure I'd describe myself as a badass, but thank you very much.
This was featured on Sam The Cooking Guy today!
Thanks for letting me know. He sliced those onions really thin.
Cut resistant gloves notwithstanding, no way I’d own this design. I’ve watched a number of mandoline videos, and the Swissmar Börner is the only one I’d consider.
I'm curious, what makes the Swissmar Börner design better?
@@HappyHealthyWife IMHO, the S-B mandolines appear to do as good a job as the others I’ve seen in videos, but the big difference is how the blades are handled. They use large “plates” for the blades, and those plates are released, withdrawn, and another plate inserted from the handle end of the mandoline, so that the hands need never get close to the blades. It’s interesting how many brands of mandoline require that the hands be quite close to the blades when performing these operations. I realize that one might employ cut-resistant gloves, but nevertheless.
@@HappyHealthyWife Nothing makes it "better". I bought one on Amazon for 50 bucks and returned it right away because it's a nightmare to clean. It's also not adjustable. You get two thicknesses and that's it. Neither one of them was good enough for tomatoes slices on a burger.
Bought this mandolin after watching this review, but I sent it back. Loved everything about it except it wouldn’t cut properly. It tore more than it cut. Plus, the only thing even remotely “European” about it is its name as it is made in the PRC. Maybe there was a defect in the blade, I really don’t know. I’m still salty about it... it was sturdy, seemed extremely well designed and looked great but just wouldn’t cut.
Sorry the mandoline didn't work our for you, but I'm glad you were able to send it back. Thanks for bringing your troubles to this video. Another commenter suggested a Swissmar Börner mandoline. I've never tried a Swissmar Börner myself, but maybe you can watch some reviews and see if that one might work for you.
Agreed. You can see that in this video. Blade seems rather dull.
The V type blades don’t cut so efficiently and are known to jam veggies even with the slightest density, relevant for fibrous foods. You should try one with a straight slicer. Unfortunately, all of these plastic goods are made in China so there’s no avoiding it unless you want to spend over $100 on a Benriner Japanese Mandoline.
The mandolin is fine, but the slider sucks.. its really hard to use. I learned to use the gloves the bad way. I.e. blade is NOT dull
Yes, the gloves really give you the ability to worry less about cutting yourself.
The first time I used this tool I thought the vegetable holder would keep my fingers safe. I was wrong. Soooo wrong! I almost had to have a skin graft on my thumb because so much skin got cut off and could not be found. Yuck! 🤢
My daughter bought these gloves for me and every time I use them I say thank you for the salvation of my digits. It’s not a lot of money and they are so worth it.
I fully agree with using any kind of cut resistant gloves with a mandoline of this type just in case.
Some of those cuts look horrible like the blade is dull.
So I'm not the only one confused by the "grater"?