OXO Good Grips V-Blade Mandoline Slicer

I was looking for a new mandolin for domestic use: to help with preparing Chinese and Indian style dishes, summer salads, potato and vegetable gratins etc. one relatively safe to use (you always have to take care with a mandolin!) and capable of doing a range of cuts and thicknesses. In general this Oxo product really fits the bill. Straight out of the box it is initially a bit confusing until you work out how bits fit into other bits but once you've had a a play around and found the knack to assembling the different blades and combinations and putting them away again in the storage sections you actually start to think this is rather cleverly designed. If you are using it regularly putting it together will become second nature and straightforward. In use it feels relatively solid and has a good wide deck (an important feature).. And it is sharp! For those of a more nervous disposition the food holding tool is also a clever design. For domestic use it pretty much covers everything I want to do though sometimes the thicker cuts need a bit of effort - but I think that may be relatively endemic, at least to all non-professional mandolins. Then to cleaning. Again having used them before most are a bit fiddly to clean properly. It is just a feature of the tool. I wouldn't pick out this product as any worse than any other I've used and it is easier than some. Lastly storage. The way all the blades clip in the body of the deck and the way the products folds down flat means it is economical on the space it consumes for a larger size mandolin. Also, if you are disciplined enough to use the storage system then say goodbye to hunting around at the bottom of some cupboard for the lost blade you know you had last time. All in all this is a good, sturdy, cleverly designed kitchen tool - a little slice of heaven.

It is made of good quality and works well. It is easy to clean but becareful with the blade part of it.

Great addition to my kitchen, only small niggle is I wish it was wider for slicing cabbage

Bought it recently again for a present for a family member. However we have had same one for over 8 years now and it is amazing , simple, long lasting kitchen device. Quality of plastics and steel blades are top league. It is not fragile, cheap plastic. We don't wash it in dishwasher anymore as this is causing plastic to age faster. Despite being used every single day for over 8 years, all blades are still sharp and none of the clip latches are broken. Some tiny cracks appeard on main blade insert after few years of use, but I belive it is a result of putting it in dishwasher. My wife accidently put a hot pan on it in sink some time ago and plastic just slightly melted as seen on photos. If I could I would give it 6 stars or more.

It was sharp but it definitely not one of the best. I found a lot of wastage, it was too complicated to work with and time consuming. Its too dangerous as well, easily can give you a cut even if you’re careful. I literally got a cut at the end when I was assembling it (Just realised, I wasn’t attending to put that finger up like that 😖)

Brilliant gadget - perfect for making homemade coleslaw - and the easily swappable blades make grating just as easy as finely slicing. It's easy to use, easy to clean and being from OXO Good Grips it's a sturdy piece of kit. It also takes up very little room in the kitchen (which is a plus).

Have been after a Mandoline for a while now. Was originally going to get the original Benriner that you see all the chefs using on TV. But after looking into it, was worried that someone may get hurt using it incorrectly and slicing a finger. Opted for the Oxo Good grips mandoline slicer because. V shaped blade seems to make it easier to cut various items, from starchy potatoes, hard carrots, soft tomatoes, onions, lemons, oranges etc, It cuts very well. It is very easy to adjust the thickness of the cut with a simple dial. No need to worry about adjusting both sides to make it even. One dial controls the thickness. It has a built in stand that lifts up the top and at a slant so you can slice away with ease, not having to manually support the weight of the mandoline as you slice. Included with the kit was julienne attachments, which are very useful they make great french fries. The finger guard works well, leaving only a small amount of fruit or vegetable behind that cannot be cut. Storage, the whole thing including attachments clip and store inside the mandoline making storage a breeze. Clean up is ok, however before using it, I remove any attachments I don't need and set aside, otherwise they will get dirty even though your not using them. Very happy with this purchase, makes food prep a breeze and saves a lot of time.

A brilliant bit of kit that is very versatile. It has a lot of different (treacherous) blades cleverly hidden within. The only thing is it is a bit fiddly to clean. Definitely a dishwasher job if you don’t want to inadvertently slash yourself! All said and done though it slices beautifully and quickly and if used carefully is very safe.

Uso questa mandolina OXO già da diverso tempo ed esprimo un'opinione estremamente positiva. E' facile da utilizzare, ha diverse lame che consentono di tagliare non solo a fette ma anche a julienne e con 4 diversi spessori. Inoltre, grazie alla grande affilatura delle lame il taglio è molto facile e non serve usare molta forza, anche nel caso di verdure meno morbide come le patate o il cavolo verza. Ciò che mi ha convito ad acquistarla al posto di un'altra mandolina con altrettante opinioni positive su Amazon è il fatto che questa ha anche le gambe che consentono di non doverla tenere sollevata mentre si taglia anche perchè nel caso di verdure più dure sarà necessario esercitare maggiore pressione. Le lame sono estremamente affilate, consiglio quindi vivamente di utilizzarla con dei guanti resistenti al taglio, se ne trovano a pochi euro anche qui su Amazon. Vi è infatti in dotazione un attrezzo per tenere le verdure ma per affettare l'intero pezzo è preferibile utilizzare i guanti i quali aiutano anche a lavare più facilmente la mandolina senza rischi di tagli. Il cambio delle lame non è facilissimo ma con il libretto di istruzioni alla fine si capisce il meccanismo (anche in questo caso i guanti sono fondamentali per non tagliarsi, vista l'affilatura).

p.s. WATCH VivianRogers6623 YouTube channel on how to put together the “OXO V Mandoline Slicer” - she makes it clear. EDIT: Great slicer -5 stars for that. Deserves 1?0 stars The instruction manual deserves 1 star. Preferably 0 stats. I bought the .4 blade slicer. The pictures are not of that model. Looking for the same square hole in your slicer’s frame? Doesn’t exist. Very frustrating to figure out how to reassemble the (d*mn’) thing after it falls in the floor. Or how to put it back tigether after washing because tgere is a super sharp blade involved! One part is said by the manual to slide in vertically. But it only fits if slid in horizontally. You get the picture . I am a little nervous about attempting to change blades until I have mastered assembling it. Disassembly, however, is a piece of cake! This is the best mandolin slicer I’ve ever had. And I’m coming to realise that it is absolutely the best one for the job when it comes to slicing food to be dehydrated. The sharpness of a mandolin slicers blades is pretty critical. These are as sharp as they get! The slicer comes fully assembled in its box. The instruction booklet wasn’t so great. It was pretty disappointed with it when I had to figure out how to put the parts back together when deci her fell on the floor unexpectedly and its removable parts flew off. If I have good pictures, I can put things together in a snap. These graphics are printed clearly, but they are not instructive enough when the text is so brief. However, if when sits down, it looks at things for a while you “get it.” •••Warning••• Yeah, the instructions say that the blades are very sharp. They say not to touch them. OK. I worked with sharp leather knives for years, Jerry rarely ever cutting myself. I never badly. As the instruction booklet does not tell you how to clean the blade other than that it’s dishwasher safe, and I did not intend to put it in dishwasher, I was very carefully running a dish cloth with soapy water over it. Bad idea! I will not touch that blade again. I’ve got a very large bandage on the end of my finger and the finger is very insulted. Loads of blood. I put red pepper on it which stings. Either red or black pepper is a pretty good coagulant. The moral of the story is that I discovered from the instructions how to remove the blade in its plastic frame. The essential thing to know is how to remove the frame with its blade, and to only touch the plastic framework. And once you know to do that, you’ll never get cut! Well, and using a Kevlar glove is pretty important too. Yeah, I know, for most people it’s another expenditure. But I am now using the Kevlar glove on my right hand when I’m slicing things. And it WILL prevent spilled blood, even for the most careful folks. A slicer should be very sharp and it should last a long time, in my humble opinion. I think this will live up to both of those expectations. However, in order to do so, one needs to develop new hands to keep one’s fingers from getting cut on the blade.

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Really good mandolin. works very well

I bought this because I have other OXO products and they are of good quality and work well. This mandoline is dangerous! For starters, it is very fiddly and awkward to assemble and disassemble. You will find yourself holding one of the very sharp 'V-Blades' by your fingertips trying to get it to fit into position. This is bad enough but if you want to change the blade in the middle of food preparation and it is wet then you are in danger of getting a very nasty cut. It says in the description that it is dishwasher proof. Well, it is not! The markings on the dial have all but washed off and what remains can simply be rubbed away.