Testing this highly-rated kitchen slicer by request. Surprising results!
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- After seeing this slicer advertised on Instagram and getting requests for it, I decided to try it out for myself. As of this date, it currently holds a 4.5-star rating among almost 2000 Amazon reviews. Here's a short update a year later: • 1 Year Update on 10 Pr...
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0:00 Introduction and Overview
2:03 Slices
3:35 Strips & Fries
4:41 Julienne
5:31 Dicing
6:51 More Tests
8:50 Real-Time Potato Slicing
11:25 Conclusion
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For dicing, don’t cut to make vertical strips. Cut horizontally ( like you would do for scalloped potatoes). Then put those horizontally cut pieces into the pusher to cut for dicing.
I've watched all your videos and I don't recall any solely dedicated to electric kitchen knife sharpeners. That would be awesome if u could. 😊
Check out the channel Project Farm for some super in-depth knife sharpener reviews. Similar in style to Freakin Reviews but much more in depth
Agreed
If he did this, I'd love to see him put the knives under a microscope before and after sharpening.
That would be cool
@TylerTube does knife sharpening and other weird sharpening stuff
When slicing multiple potatoes, couldn’t you use the next potato as the pusher-this would be a lot less time consuming than using the pusher for each potato.
I was thinking the same thing
Same. Also have the bowl of potatoes closer instead of having to reach to Idaho for them. Another fast tip - just let them fall on a clean countertop and scoop them off instead of having to empty the little basket.
Or work on a flexible cutting board and forget about the catch container. 😀 Agree that price is a bit much. Thx for the review!
Yes and no. I have one and it is a little dicey on the multiples (pun intended). The issue is that potatoes are wet and starchy, so they tend to slide. So, as long as your potato fills in the height, it works, but for bigger potatoes that need to be cut to be inserted, they tend to slide over and bind in the feeder.
I just bought one and that’s what I do with potatoes and cucumbers 🥒 instead of the pusher.
If you do kitchen gadgets you should also do a section on cleaning them as well because some gadgets are hell to take apart and clean, it would also add more time to the video
Agreed, cuz I still don't know if I want it
@@Nikki-tx1wd I have purchased this exact product for my mother for Christmas and it's pretty easy to clean not difficult at all, would recommend
@@OptiPash That's a qualified statement. My definition of easy to clean is "jam it in the dishwasher". Anything else is a no go.
I was kind of surprised he didnt include a cleaning section. I have watched several of his videos where he does and it is very helpful. Some gadgets like there are a pain to clean.
@@claycassin8437 My sister bought me this and it’s exactly why I haven’t used it! A knife and cutting board is so easy to clean haha.
Surprised you didnt show the cleaning part. Its definitely faster than a knife, but a knife is a 2 second clean. This could get stuff stuck in it. Or compare it to a traditional mandolin grater/slicer which is open (dangerous) but easy to clean.
Almost every negative review relates to how difficult it is to clean so yeah, that is the part I kept waiting for as well.
I'm surprised he didn't show the cleanup. He ususally does. Maybe he'll update the review?
Think most of these products are dishwasher safe.
@@5phany5 I see you don't live in an Asian household. Dishwasher? You mean the drying rack?
It's really easy. Just put a bar of soap in and slice it down with water.
Bought this because of your review and I love it! I eat a lot of sweet potatoes and tend to be clumsy with knives. I cut myself often. I was getting scared with cutting so many potatoes all the time so I decided to invest in this. It gets the job done so quickly, everything is evenly sliced, no mess, no fear of chopping my hand off.. it's a wonder product! I've had compliments that the carrots in my home made soups look professionally cut because they're all so thin and uniform slices. I must use this 2-3 times a week minimum and just absolutely love it! I'll never go back to just cutting with a knife again.
How's the cleaning process?
@@yi-fonchen3310 easy. Quick rinse and wipe of the actual machine in the sink and the inlet pieces and catch basket go in the dishwasher. I've had this now a few months and still use it almost daily best thing I've bought in ages
@@kathys3412 does it cut beetroot, carrots and brinjal ?
@@juttadapraveen569 I've cut carrots with it with no issues. Never cut beetroot and the other item you mentioned. I mostly use it for carrots and sweet potato
@@kathys3412 okay thank you.
This one looks like a mandoline mixed with a Slap Chop chopper!
The one I use is a Borner V-Slicer which works great. (Traditional mandoline style but with v shaped blade) and was also $40.
The blades are easily removable (to clean) and reversible (to change thickness etc) although it has less 'settings' for thickness
That’s what I thought too. I really like the pump action on the one being shown, my mandolin usually ends up cutting me as easily as the potato.
That's the same one I have, debated between the 2, but went with the more traditional style mandolin. It is really sharp, the blade. I ended up buying some cut proof gloves and use the guard alot when it comes to the end of whatever I'm slicing. And I do really like the choice of blades a lot, make wavy, ruffle kind of chips very easily!
Same, "team boerner" here. I think that more complex AND plastic elements is not a good idea. How much weight can that stand handle? How many pushes can that chopping spring last? I'd love to see the direct comparison between the two, though. Just how easier\harder is it to make those fries on a classic mandoline? What pros and cons are?
I have this exact same model, I bought it in Spain 2 or 3 years ago. Its excellent for the purpose, and does a great job. its easy to clean too. I definately wouldnt be with out it . Its one of those odd kitchen gadgets that actually works as its supposed to and well made too.
Thank you for pointing out that it is easy to clean...sure wish the video had that kind of important buying decision information...
That's not easy to clean - as in food safe.. And it's not stable. Watch him hold it.
@@screamtoasigh9984 i beg to differ, it IS easy to clean as in food safe. You simply run it under hot water pressing the blade up and down to loosen any veg that might be caught in the blade and then submerge in hot soapy water. You can easily see if there is any fragment of food trapped in rhe blades and it is supplied with a small brush to dislodge anything that might get stuck but i have never had to use it. It is stable in use, i have used mine frequently , if you push anything beyond its limits then it can topple. It sits very squarely on the counter with good balance and great little suction feet to hold it in place. My main uses are for slicing potatoes and julienning veg and it does a great job of both. If you have never used one then you don’t have the experience to comment
does it cut into cubes?
Is there a way to remove the blade to sharpen it? Or do you just have to throw the whole thing out once the blade dulls?
Just bought this a month ago & LOVE it!!! Where has this tool been all my life!!! I give it 10 stars out of 5. It's just as easy to clean as it is to use.
Seriously loving the bloopers at the end of the newest episodes. Always makes for an awesome laugh!
I’ve had a straight blade mandolin with a single blade and replaceable guides for thickness or fries. Similar, but my favorite, was the V Slicer that has two short blades in a v shape, with the same kind of replaceable guides. With both, I was always terrified of slicing my fingers, even using the hand guard.
I really like this design because of the designed in safety. That’s a big plus. I like not having to have a bulky tray to hold all the different guides, but this does still has all the pieces that cause storage bulk, so that’s a net neutral. The negative is the design doesn’t allow one to make normal longer fries, but that’s a small issue. A bigger negative is that I wonder how well the various plastic dials will hold up before breaking and making the thing at best a one trick slicer.
I think I’d wait to purchase it to see the longevity.
Just a tip:
I _hate_ those plastic guards on mandolins because they always seem to slip and fall off. It makes me scared that I'll get complacent and I'll have a slip that will result in a nasty accident.
So I bought some cut-proof gloves online.
They are made of a nylon weave which has something, maybe steel fiber, as a reinforcement through it. You *will* bruise your hands if you have an accident with a slicer or a knife while wearing one but you won't cut yourself (unless you're using a powdered device).
The gloves are easy enough to wash after use - I just hand-wash them in soapy dishwater and leave them out to dry.
I figure that as clumsy as I am, it would be foolish for me to not spend a few dollars to save a lot of potential suffering.
The amount of times that I've knocked a nice little red smile into a knuckle just using a box grater is proof enough that I needed to get some of these gloves...
I have a Boerner V-Slicer that I've used for the past 35 years -- and I still use it at least once a week! Fabulous product, but more basic than what you're showing here... Only 2 thicknesses of slices, 2 sizes of julienne (fries, matchsticks). The only problem is that it's extremely sharp (like most mandolins), thus it's very easy to cut yourself! I like the safety aspects of this new-style slicer, so I may get one to try out! (I'll keep my V-slicer for long french fries, but use the new one for everything else!)
cut resistance gloves can be a game changer
@@michelcolet6975 Yeah, I have a metal mesh glove I use. I'm happy with my Kyocera mandolin, since I mostly just slice stuff like cucumbers and onions.
Old is gold
This looks so awesome! I do wish the feeder tube was long enough that you could put a potato in lengthwise for longer fries, but regardless it seems great.
totally agree..
Exactly what I was thinking. Guess I'll have to get used to eating short french fries.
I’ve owned that very slicer for over a year and love it. It speeds through vegetables and fruits. Unlike a mandolin, it’s very safe to use. Clean-up is fairly easy, too.
I have the Dash version. We love that our 10 year old can safely use it with adult supervision.
How do you clean it?
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I use a brush under running water.
@@LawNerdsUnited Thanks. After I had asked you, I ended up on Amazon and saw that I had a $50 credit and I ended up buying an electric mandolin. The cutting blades looked so easy to remove and they were flat so I could just put them in the dishwasher.
does it cut into cubes?
Kitchen mandolin slicers are the #1 kitchen injury cause for ER visits! This one looks quite a bit safer when used with the guard and pusher. It also looks fairly easy to use for people with weak hands or other disabilities. A very nice item!
honestly that's why I haven't bought one yet. I've already removed a fingertip with a regular old knife, I can only imagine what my clumsy ass would do with something like a mandoline in the kitchen, which incidentally is the same place I keep the alcohol... hang on, I may have identified the problem
I bought this one a few months ago, and it does require some force to push that plunger unlike what he said at the beginning, you could see he was even getting out of breath with the potatoes and he’s a fit guy
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I think for dices, you're supposed to cut the potato first into think slices instead of fries. then feed the thick slices a 2nd time into the mandolin with the vertical blade up. much faster and cleaner.
Yes you are exactly right I found a video from the actual manufacture but I’m confused as to why in this video when he was slicing the cucumbers it was producing circular slices but when he was using the yellow squash it came out as a julienne strip
@@dcwatashi It's because he had turned the little 2 tabs to bring the other short blades up.
@@TT-de7wbI need to practice more with this contraption 😂
This is the best video on how to use this type of mandoline that I have seen so far. I've had this style a few months, had not seen how to dice, had to guess at it. I don't think my manual explained explained about the 2nd set of blades. Glad I saw this! I have thought if putting a sheet pan under it, I can slice so fast that the food flies!
That looks really amazing! I wonder what the clean up is like? Did you find that easy James? Thanks for the review, this looks like a must have product for my kitchen!
Potato slicing, the sport we never knew we wanted but needed
For everyone asking about cleaning...I give mine a quick rinse under the tap, and use the supplied brush to get any stubborn hitchhikers. When it's time to do the dishes after dinner, it gets processed through the soapy water very easily.
I use mine two or three times a week . It doesn't make the prettiest of slices, to be honest, but making a big family dinner every night ? I don't care if it's not Insta worthy, I want fresh food prepped easily and fast. This giraffe looking thing does the job, very well.
I just got one of these and although it’s pricey I do like it. The manual wasn’t the best so I came here searching for a demonstration. I learned some new things from you. I didn’t know how the little buttons on the back worked. Than you very much. I love to make sliced cucumber salad with oil and vinegar and onions salt and pepper. I also make a lot of potato dishes. This machine worked very well. I use the bigger vegetables as the pusher itself which makes the process go fast. It’s a little pricey but I do like it and I don’t regret my purchase. Looking forward to trying new settings and cuttings.
Seems like a pretty good product and a good gift for someone who loves to cook. Great review as always, but I was hoping you'd touch on the cleaning process 👍🏼
That chopping speed was pretty impressive and I loved that little wedge you hold to get all the way to the end of the potato.
Great review as always, this is a top ten channel for me!
Would have liked to have seen how well it worked on dicing onions, tomatoes, and boiled eggs. Would it work to slice strawberries? Definitely worked well with everything you tried. Great video!
onions work to slice I just did it
@@taniaboyd3435 What about dicing onions?
@@raeleneboyd7669 you just put the slices back in and have both blades up and it will dice them very small
Absolutely not. No strawberries
I have a mandolin and this unit he's reviewing. I haven't used the mandolin in over a year. This makes salads way easy and quick! I use it for processing tons of garden veggies for freezing, canning, and freeze drying. Fairly easy to clean and comes with a little brush/poking device if things get too stuck to spray out. I've never been concerned about my knuckles or fingers and the suction cups are very strong. My only complaint would be the tray that catches your veggies. I leave it off and cut straight onto a flexible cutting mat.
Great and thorough review as always James! I know I'm knit picking here but Scalloped Potatoes are traditionally a Herbs and cream sauce dish where as Potatoes "Au Gratin" is made with Cream and Cheese like what you made! Cheers and Merry Christmas to you and you Children! 😊 🎄
The thing I like about this is that it looks very safe. I had a regular mandolin that I threw away because of the danger of actually using it, especially the blade changes.
I didn't know that you had reviewed this product. I purchased one a couple of months ago and absolutely love it. It's great for older people who have problems gripping things and my 6-year-old grandson LOVES using this slicer/chopper. I don't have to worry about him getting cut so I LOVE having him help me. Win-Win!
Love your reviews, trust them over any others. Wonder what this was like to clean afterwards, does it go in the dishwasher? I have had things that save me time in use but are a pain to clean afterwards & end up taking more time.
Don't put anything with a sharp edge in a dishwasher.....The powder is abrasive and will blunt knives, this thing , peelers and the like....Many people don't realise that fact..I wouldn't put any part of this in the dishwasher due to the plastics (Yes, I have one)...
@@tazman8697 Didn’t realise this although it makes sense. Thanks for the info.
Thorough review as usual and I love your outtakes, hilarious🤣, thanks James!
Loved your presentation. Very thorough. Love the "its chaos in here" remark when slicing the potatoes...it made me laugh.
How long will the blades be sharp? What should a person do when they become dull?
Watching your videos are costing me a lot of money. But it’s well spent because everything I’ve bought that you’ve reviewed I’ve enjoyed. I got my ninja creami about four days ago. Great videos much appreciated thanks
I have the Pampered Chef version of this, and it's probably my favorite kitchen tool. I love your channel.
I do to!!! I love it!
My wife still uses it for scalloping like you did, but the slice settings go mostly unused. Occasionally for like peppers or something but getting the thing out and setting it up doesn't save that much time compared to just a knife.
Did I miss a part where you talked about cleaning it? Usually you do a cleaning segment on what all is involved. Thwt is my concern with devices like this.
I bought one months ago but had never used it because the instructions on the different settings were not clear. Thanks to your video, it now makes sense; and I have just prepared my first coleslaw salad!
Have you used with tomatoes? 🤔
It's great that this video comes out hours after my ONCE FOR ALL Mandoline gets delivered, lol. I saw it on UA-cam in a TikTok compilation video of gadgets and got a few of the items with this being one of them. Seeing it in action with multiple levels tested was very helpful, especially the dicing function since I have some starchy veggies I plan to cube for a stew. Maybe now I won't have to buy frozen sliced and cubed veggies again for a while, if ever! I absolutely agree that the price for this is a bit high, especially since I (a) will be hand cleaning and washing this device and (b) don't know if it comes with a warranty or not. Had it been maybe $10-$15 less, this would've been a fantastic steal, but I have until the end of January to see how well things go.
Thanks for the video!
I do have a suggestion for a video: Testing and comparing a Brandless Pro-Blender against a Vitamix to see if it's actually as good as a Vitamix while being significantly cheaper.
That's a large item to keep in the kitchen for those task and I love my potatoes cuts longer rather than short. You did a great job reviewing it. Love your honest review. Waiting for your next reviews.
this is like a slap chop mandolin. Unusual. I have been watching your reviews since the beginning, I trust this channel and appreciate the thoroughness you put into your reviews.
This just seems like a souped-up mandolin slicer. You still have to use a continuous effort from your arm to use the slicer. On top of that it, it doesn't look that much fun to clean. As the grooves look extremely finicky to actually clean and the blades don't seem to come apart from the plastic housing, so mold and rust could probably be a factor of this.
I searched for nearly a year for an item that would help save my hand and shoulder while prepping food (arthritis and fibromyalgia). I ended up with this item: BLACK+DECKER Multi-Prep Slice 'N Dice Food Processor Bundle, and I'm really happy with it. It was $90, but it's pretty intuitive to clean and I've had minimal issues so far. There is a small area between the blade and the top that small shreds can get stuck and some of the wet veggies can get stuck in the shooter going into the bowl, but that's minimal for issues. I overall really like it and it saves my hands.
That would be a awesome video for you to do! The Black & Decker vs this slicer vs a mandolin vs a knife..
honestly, this is just a mandolin slicer with safety features lol not that that's a bad thing imo
How does yout B & D do with onions?
My roommate, has one similar to this one, it has a larger holding container and has no legs like yours.
The slicing and dicing mechanism sits on top of the container.. it doesn't have all those settings that I can recall. Kinda like this one. Quite impressed.
I found an electric one on Amazon that works just as well and even has grater blades for grated veggies and cheese. Everything but the main part of the unit that plugs in goes into the dishwasher. The major drawback is it only has 3 thicknesses due to only 3 blades.
Can you link the link to the one you have?
How easy/hard/quick/slow is to clean it? Is it easy to sharpen the blades? Do they need sharpening? Does it feel durable? Cheers.
I've been looking for years for something like this. Just ordered from your link. Thank you!
I have one I bought in France (I'm a UK viewer) and my amazing French wife uses it all the time. It's fast and easy to use and clean. Running it under a high pressure hot tap works but we usually pop it in the dishwasher. If you cut fruit though, the fruit needs to be quite firm and for tomatoes we use a sharp Damascus steel knife.
Been waiting to hear you say 'Inserting the cucumber' for the longest time.
My year is complete. Ty.
I have had one for a couple of years - it has been branded by many companies- like Dash and Geoffrey Zakarian - and the price has fluctuated with the name. Bought mine for under $30 and love it when I have a lot to cut. It is also safe for young people, which is a great feature in many homes.
I have one of these and I love it. It can be difficult to clean, but they include a little cleaning broom and I thankfully have a dish washer to run it in to sanitize it. Also, the little ledge that holds it shut broke almost right away so that's a negative.
How does it do with onions?
@@Oceangirl_505 really good! I actually engage both of the inner parts and just adjust the thickness to my preferred width to make it diced no re-putting it in. I have not tried with harder veggies yet so be careful
@@NaruSasuiscool - Wow, you can do it without having to run it through twice is great! Many thanks! 👍
I have one of these and reviewed it a long time ago on my cooking channel and I love the thing. It still works after 2 years, now the dice is my only complaint since its just not a nice dice.
I bought this a couple weeks ago and really like it. Only thing that bugs me is not being able to dunk it in soapy water. The thing I didn't see you do, is slice one end of all your veg on an angle to roughly match the angle of the food chute before you start. That's what the mfr video says to do.
I've used it a lot. I do refrigerator pickles, and I use 3 for the slices. I do the onion slices a bit less. I cut them in half moons. Used it to make little short fries for the air fryer, and a dice for carrots. I find that the carrots are harder for me to push down, but that's just me. I always keep a container of carrot coins and sliced cucumbers in the fridge for snacking. For that, I use a 6 for cucumbers and ~4 for carrots. I've seen someone slice a bell pepper, but can't for the life of me to figure that out. Once it's hollowed out, I'm like????
I like your video a lot. I really appreciate someone using it in the real world.
It looks like a great timesaver over the classic V slicer. I think you could’ve put a lot more in the shute, two or maybe even three of those small potatoes at a time. The only downside is, if you wanted longer fries from a larger/longer potato. That’s where the V slicer would win. And I really want to see how it cleans up.
This is a semi vertical Mandolin slicer with a feed chute. Why I prefer the regular Mandolin slicer: 1) Price. 2) You can slice potatoes lengthwise and get longer French fries instead of what I consider to be French fry remnants. 3) I prefer my scalloped potatoes to be consistently round, not oval shaped. When smaller items are in the feed chute, they can rotate preventing you from controlling the shape of the slice. Mine may not be quite as fast, but I have more control over the finished product.
It performed impressively in the video. :). I'm newly visually impaired and always excited to find safe, versatile tools that can aid me to be more independent in the kitchen. I've built back my rudimentary knife skills but it's nice to have options. If this will consistently chop onions and slice potatoes while being easy to clean, sounds like a winner to me.
I just bought a similar item (Same setup different colors/brand) for my mom for Christmas! Glad to see it should work well!
A great video, but I do have one question - when you were using it the table surface was covered with cloth. Have you tried it on a kitchen counter? They are usually slicker and I'm curious if the product would "hold still". Especially if you were slicing something like raw potatoes or carrots.
It's got suction cups on the bottom of it. It holds quite well i think.
I have had neck surgery which has left me with a weaker right hand side, in your opinion James would this be easy for someone of reduced mobility to use? I love being in the kitchen and using fresh veg but using a knife to chop (downward pressure) is hard work, was doing the pump action relatively easy to use or did you need force behind it please to do the slicing?
I remember someone did a review of this and said it was very easy to use and believe they said it was good for the elderly. While you are weak due to surgery, I believe it would still be good for you. I hope that helps!
I own this slicer and it’s very easy the use.
I think this was reviewed on the Epicurious channel and the guy there does tests to try to simulate someone with reduced strength or dexterity if you're curious.
great video as always. I wonder how difficult is it to clean/wash it.
My issue with this was how many times do you use that style of sliced veggies for cooking? I wish you tried bell peppers and onions.
Yes, do tell how it performs with onions and peppers!
I have it and it does a good job with both onions and peppers
I actually think I prefer a normal mandolin. It's more flexible regarding the way you cut things. Want long chips? just slice the potato lengthwise. Also I think it's a bit dicey calling it safe. Sure it may be safer than a mandolin but I wouldn't consider it safe enough to let kids, small kids that is, use it. If you can get your finger in there kids will try it just to see if they can.
However I do like the slice thickness adjustment. I've seen similar on some mandolins and they seem to work well. Question is how easy it is to clean. Someone asked about that in the comments and I agree that it would be interesting to know just how easy it is to clean or if things tends to get stuck in hard to clean places.
Also I have to admit to something cringe worthy. Watching one small potato after another being run through the slicer had me barking at the monitor. "Just fill up that chute! With potatoes as small as that you can get three in there are the same time."
Yea, not my proudest moment.
I agree a good quality mandolin is more flexible in use but i like this because there is no way you can cut yourself with it, so this little gadget is much safer but yeah a good mandolin is a good investment
Literally anything capable of cutting vegetables isn't safe for a small child to use. This is definitely safer than the kind where you slide the vegetable over a naked blade, though. And it's not hard to clean at all.
Nifty but for me one of the best things about cooking is practicing my knife skills and really focusing on consistency and knowing how sharp your knife is and honing it as needed. For those times that I need speed and/or volume its hard to beat a food processor for most things.
An ultra-sharp square cleaver 1 piece less than $20 - learn with your eyes shut and get very fast. Blade tilt fingers tucked - matches your best time but not as monotonous, and stores in the drawer. Also does oranges without a sweat.
Interesting, did it seem stable on the counter? Did it tend to slide around or tip over?
I'm disappointed you didn't try slicing and/or dicing an onion with this :(
I was thinking the same thing! I hate cutting onions, and would buy one just to make that easier.
I've used many mandolin slicers. A quick spray of vegetable oil usually makes them much faster and easier to use. One big thing is the cleaning. I've had some that were easy and others that were very time consuming. How does this unit clean up? You used to show clean up in many of your old videos. That would have been really helpful here.
Keep up the good work 👍
I keep going back and forth on this, do I like it enough to get one or not? I have a V blade mandolin, but I really don't like it. I've had it for years. I got it cheap because it was missing the guard, so I'm using one that doesn't quite fit (it's too large so there's a lot that doesn't reach the blade) and it doesn't grip the food well, either. It has 6 levels of thickness and none of them ever seem to be the size I want. I know I need a new one, but not sure if this one is right for me though. Great video as always!
just get a regular mandoline slicer. Buy a good one though. look up
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Wow clicking that thickness knob really fast reminds me of tuning in an old UHF TV tuner.
I wish you would have demonstrated how well it chops onions into bits. This is one of the most common items I use a mandolin for because of the eye irritation you can get from doing it with a knife.
Crazy that this gives home cooks professional kitchen staff speed and precision
The downfall I see is the size limited feeder shoot and small catch tray. I would love to have seen onions sliced/diced as that's where I've had other items fail (KitchenAid food processor attachment,) really good if you want onion juice, but bad for sliced or especially diced onions.
Just a regular food processor works great for dicing onions and for tons of other things too. My 14 cup Cuisinart was well worth the investment.
As for the catch tray, I'd probably just use a cutting board or a baking sheet or something similar instead, if I needed to slice a lot of food at once.
There are a few videos on UA-cam about dicing onions. Very fast and easy to do with a knife, no chopping, just a few slices. It's very fast and I don't know why I never thought of it. Diced onions are a totally different "animal" that I think would be easier using a knife.
The company has an upgraded model with a larger opening. It's the one i have and its much better.
9:57 you're such a goof!! 🤣🤣🤣 love the videos bro!!
Great demo Got one last week and LOVE it!
Purchased this and received it a day ago. Haven't used it yet but anxious to use julienne feature. The demonstration helped me, thanks
This thing is great! I have cut myself badly on mandolines several times. I can’t (hopefully) do that now. It also is very easy to use. I slice lots of cucumbers for water. This is a game changer.
Bought my first mandolin back in the mid-70s. Been using them since. Yes, I've nicked my finger tips more than a few times. In the mid-80s we attended a small Baptist church in Little Rock. Went to our first pot luck dinner with them, and I made a big bowl of cucumber and onion salad using the mandolin. The folk were astounded about how perfect and uniform everything was sliced. I guess the utensil had not made it that far yet. 😇😇😇😇
thanks again for another FANTASTIC VIDEO. I just ordered one, and your review reassured me, it's a great product.
If I ever had a need to slice up some stuff, this looks like it would work pretty good.
Probably the best slicer in the world, definitely the best product I have seen on your show
Okay, I love your reviews and am a big fan of your videos. BUT, I've held my tongue long enough. It is hilarious and AWESOME that you have a Squidward painting in the background. Absolutely love it. Keep up the great work boss!!
Awesome video! Just subscribed! I bought one of these things on Amazon and was about to return it because I wasn't sure how to use the french fry and dicing settings. Thank you!
Bought this. Worked great over the holidays.
I have used one for over a year and really like it. I have never used the pusher as gravity takes care of feeding.
When I got this unit 2 years ago it was ten bucks less, or maybe it was a Daily Deal. It does an incredible job on potatoes. Success with other vegs are dependent on their shape, as in that ending "outtake" with the carrot moving around. As he showed it's also easy for chopped food to fly out of the small catch container. It's also a massive pain to clean, food bits can get jammed where you can't reach to get them out even with a specialized cleaning brush. All in all, it's a good additional tool to have available.
Are you able to dice an onion with this product?
@@shellymac7597 haven't tried, I use a Mueller Chopper Pro for dicing and sometimes if it's a small amount I do it manually.
how does the cleaning work?
im all about simple. im starting to learn how to dehydrate and thickness consistency is key. i bought a slicer once, came with so many parts. had to erect it just to use it and then take apart to store. this one will do just fine. hope its dish washer safe..and you gave it a thumbs up..4 out of 5 maybe... my search is over thanks....
What a legend, always enjoy your videos pal.
I own multiple mandolins and slicers, and I think I would actually be interested in this. It definitely looks safer and easier to use. Most of mine have multiple blades I have to switch in and out, which is always a pain and never know exactly which one I need when I'm starting, and this would be so much easier. Thanks as always!
I think the only think I would miss is being able to make longer fries. I love fresh cut fries, but like them to be longer than shorter. Otherwise, I think this would be a good buy!
Hi James, could you let me know what juicer fruit and veg is like in this like peppers or onions
I have a problem pushing the blade down, is there a way to "oil" it? maybe vegetable oil? or would that make it stickier?
Its so easy and useful. I love mine. U make it look rough. It really is not. You just got to use it 3 times or so and dang it its fun and fast
Saw this on a cooking channel cause they test kitchen gadgets occasionally as professionals and they love this. By professionals, i mean a trained Chef and 3 guys that they labeled "Normals" but they do acknowledge their years of working in a professional environment has made them above average in terms of skill.
This looks and works exactly like my Dash mandoline slicer. I absolutely love it.
How does yours perform with onions?
Thank you for being the ONLY ONE to show HOW to use this!!! Other sites show colors....show slicing....blah blah blah.......bought on QVC and you should be their demonstrator.....
I already bought my mandolin here in Mexico. I watched your video and I understood much better how it works. Thank you so much. See you in your next videos 🥰👍🏼👍🏼♥️
I thought for sure I had to have a slicer, so I bought one, I used for the first week and it's been in my top cabinet, ever since, lol! Just like the French try cutter
Actually I myself barely using the food pusher, normally just the weight of the vegetable feeds into the cutter by itself, actually I’m quite impressed with it, got mine off of QVC
I have one, and I love it! I have never had an issue with it.
Interesting to compare to the designs with a grip lever handle instead of the spring loaded pusher. I'm interested in the effort to cut tougher veg and the long term durability. Some of these gadgets use a brittle plastic.
Thought there might be more interesting blades like crinkle cut so you could do crinkle and waffle style cuts.
This and similar slicers are great for fruits and vegetables, but what if you want to cut meats? I've had different slicers (not this one) but none are good are slicing sausages. I like sliced smoked beef sausage in my spaghetti but I have to use a knife.
How easy is the cleaning though? I feel like with products like that it's pretty hard to get clean