Benriner BN-1 Japanese Handheld Mandolin Slicer with Three Interchangeable Stainless-Steel Blades-Ivory, Vegetable Fruit Cutter Peeler, Stainless Steel, Off-White

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Its dimensions are 15.43 inches long, 8.9 inches wide, and 2.56 inches high. It weighs 9.9 ounces, or about 0.6 pounds, another lightweight in the kitchen that’s easy to move around as needed to keep up with a busy professional and home cook. It comes with a safety guard that holds smaller pieces of food as you slice them, so our fingers didn’t get too close to the blades, which we found to be extremely sharp during testing. In general, you get better leverage and control while gripping food with your hand. However, that comes with a risk of injury. As you create slice after slice, you’re likely to build momentum, and before you know it, your fingers might get snipped. That’s why mandolines have a reputation for being dangerous. For a low price, the Müeller Pro-Series Multi Chopper and Slicer promises a lot of versatility but it gives inconsistent results. While it produces fairly even slices, you definitely have to put some elbow grease into creating them. It’s hard to get a good grip, the mandoline moves around as you work, and you have to exert some pressure.

Looking for a great way to achieve those perfectly thin-sliced tomatoes or scalloped potatoes even if you don't have expert knife skills (or the best knives)? Try a mandoline. Available at an affordable price point, the Oxo Good Grips Handheld Mandoline Slicer is user friendly and easy to clean, making it our choice for best mandoline slicer for those on a budget.

When not in use, the food holder clips onto the top of the runway over the blade – both a smart safety precaution and a creative way to keep your items together. If you’re making eggplant rollatini you can get beautiful planks of eggplant. When you have an urge to make a waffle fry or julienned carrot salad, the specialty blades can come to your aid. On the upside, the stainless-steel construction is heavy and durable. Weighing 5 pounds – 80 ounces! – it won’t strike users as light or flimsy like some of the plastic models might. At heart, I’m a minimalist and primarily depend on a small collection of basic cooking utensils to prepare everything from simple salads to fancy terrines. An assortment of sharp knives has pride of place in my kitchen and I can slice up a slew of onions or shred a head of cabbage in less time than I can assemble some mandolines. Dakota Kim is a freelance writer and former restaurant owner who has tested many cookware items both for articles and for her restaurant. Since leaving restaurant life, she misses her commercial slicer and finds that her OXO Good Grips V-Blade Mandoline Slicer is a winner for slicing tomatoes, while also easily handling potatoes for her air fryer chips.

For cleaning this particular mandoline, it is best to handwash all of the parts and dry them immediately. If food accumulates under the mandoline or in the blade, stop and move the food or clean the blade or you’ll find food jamming up. Of course, having exposed blades means mandolines are inherently a little dangerous to have around. While many have handguards, more than a few of those are somewhat ineffective. One way to keep safe in the kitchen is to simply fold a clean kitchen towel and use that to protect your fingers while you glide the food along the slicer.

The Dash Safe Slice Mandoline Slicer makes using a mandoline easy, as your fingers never get close to the blades. Instead, it uses a gravity feeder and a mechanism that you push down to cut. Another compact handheld option, the OXO Good Grips Hand-Held Mandoline Slicer is simplicity at its best, and the most ergonomic product we reviewed. Straightforward ease is the name of the game here. All of these choices will still serve as slicing superstars in your kitchen! 1. Kyocera Advanced Ceramic