Swissmar Borner V-Slicer Plus Mandoline V5000-BORNER

I've had a couple of mandolines in the past, and my experience was that they were super cheap and didn't work at all. They were complete piles of junk, and dangerous because they didn't cut well, causing it to stick and your hand to slip. This one slices extremely well, it's almost scary. When I first got it, I did a trial slice of a red potato. I didn't think it was working properly because there was no force needed at all. I looked down and half the potato was sliced already. When I say no force needed, I don't mean a little force, or hardly any force. I mean it felt like nothing was happening. I got this because I recently purchased a dehydrator, and need thin, even slices of food. This definitely does the trick. It's pretty well made, has enough attachments to do any thickness I want, and has the julienne slicers at two thicknesses. The thick straight slice is great for just about anything, and the thin slicer is paper thin. Super thin red onions are great for pizzas, sandwiches, or salads. I am pretty decent with a knife, but I can't slice this thin. Although the manual specifically warns against it, I tried out the 'spin it 90 degrees' trick to see if it would dice, and it definitely works. Pull it back over the julienne prongs, then twist it, then go down, repeat... Perfect little cubes. Try dicing an onion like that with the smallest julienne attachment... tiny little onion cubes, works GREAT in meatloaf. The hand guard thing works pretty well, and normally I feel pretty confident with it.. however I was slicing bananas, and they were just too squishy to use the hand guard. I started doing it without the guard, got distracted for a split second, and almost took off the tip of my finger. Two weeks and about 12 fingertip bandages, and it still looks pretty bad. It's pretty obvious, but this thing is sharp! If you're an easily distracted monkey like me, don't try to do bananas without the guard. I ended up buying Chef'n Bananza Banana Slicer specifically for that purpose. I'm a musician, so would prefer to keep my fingertips. Anyway, with more solid foods (onions, potatoes, apples, whatever...) it works very well and is very secure. The fact that it's self contained and has a tray to catch the food, with a lid, is great. I'm super happy with this slicer.

This is the second time we have bought this product. The previous one lasted over 10 years. We changed it as the blades were no longer as sharp, and the plastic body had got scratched --- but it still performed beautifully. We have in total purchased 6 times --- the other 4 have been gifted to family --- and ALL are very happy with the product

As a home cook, I've got decent knife skills, but it is still time consuming prepping meals. The Swissmar Borner V slicer helps alot, especially with salads. Look up the American Kitchens review on YouTube for the details. In summary is you can get french fries, julienne carrots, make slaws, dice onions, get zucchini ribbons, etc in seconds. The base is sturdy, change out blades is quick and its very safe to use with the handle provided. You do need to apply some pressure and speed with harder vegetables, but I quickly got the hang of it. Like any sharp steel blades, unfortunately the diswasher is out of the question. Using a dishwashing brush is ideal for longevity. From my homework, this is still the best mandoline on the market, very sturdy, and everyone should have one in their kitchen.

Producto de buena calidad, simplifica mucho el trabajo de la cocina. Lo califico con 5 estrellas porque funciona excelente, pero se debe tener MUCHO cuidado cuando se usa, debe hacerse de acuerdo a las instrucciones, las cuchillas son MUY FILOSAS, y en un descuido me corté un dedo de manera muy fea.

Most mandolines sold anywhere are horrible products that just waste your time and you'd instead be better having a sharp knife to cut your veggies.... But not this one ! This one is actually good. I want to leave a prop to the seller Swissmar who sent me a new mandoline under warranty after I sent pictures of a defect in the manufacture of the blade of the first I received. I was passed my Amazon return window having not actually tested my mandoline right away and I was afraid I'd have no recourse but they replaced the whole mandoline under warranty. I was very pleased with the customer service and that made the whole difference for me. I recommend making a close inspection of the product as you receive it in case you'd suffer a similar defect. The first unit I received had blades that were like warped in two places. The new one I received fulfilled my expectations. The Borner German made blades are very high quality and stay sharp a long time. I have had several Borner mandolines over the years and even my 5+ years old ones are still way sharper than most competing products in a brand new state. No other brand compare. You can cut very fast and very precise cuts that makes using such a tool actually faster than a food processor. I really like the box it comes in both to protect against children putting their fingers on these ultra sharp blades and also during the preparation, you can cut horizontally and fill the box and use it to carry your slices veggies.